Weather/South Dakota/Instruments/BBDS2
Fort Thompson 1W
At a river or reservoir gauge in Lyman County, South DakotaAt a river or reservoir gauge
DCP network, identified by the register
- Identifier
- BBDS2
- Latitude
- 44.08330 N
- Longitude
- 99.56670 W
- Elevation
- -
- Listed
- Automatically, on 41 reports in 41 hours over the last seven days
- Observed
- 10:00 PMCDT, 5 hours ago
- High so far today
- -
- Low so far today
- -
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Fort Thompson 1W Report
Rank 393 of 806 in South Dakota, Oct 16. The 247 rank orders a state's stations by their 247 score out of 100: how reliably they report, how accurate their readings are against a reference station, how their readings pass their checks, and how they stand against the forecast.
Ranking Statistics
247 score93.3of 100
- South Dakota median
- 93.1the median score of 806 stations
- Scoring higher
- 389stations in South Dakota
- Sharing its score
- 4ranks 390 to 393
- Points deducted
- 6.73.1 arrival, 2.7 forecast check, 0.8 reports received
- Counted at the median
- Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; South Dakota median 100.0, 100.0, 72.6
Equal scores are ordered by the share of scheduled reports received, then the reports due in the week (the longer record first), then the median arrival, then the longest silence.
- Reports receivedweight 3597.634.2 of 35 pointsSouth Dakota median 98.241 of 42 scheduled reports received in 7 days
- Arrivalweight 1069.06.9 of 10 pointsSouth Dakota median 86.0half its reports arrived within 1.5 h
- Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsSouth Dakota median 100.0longest silence 8 h, on a schedule of one report every 4 h
- Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianSouth Dakota median 100.0-
- Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianSouth Dakota median 100.0-
- Forecast checkweight 10-7.3 of 10 points, at the medianSouth Dakota median 72.6-
The score is the weighted mean of its six parts, from the last 7 days. How a station is ranked sets out each part.
How each part is scored
- Reports received
- Full marks for every scheduled report received, none for none, in proportion between
- Arrival
- Full marks for a median arrival within 24 min, none at 4 h
- Continuity
- Full marks for a longest silence of 3 reports or less (12 h), none for 72 (288 h)
- Accuracy
- Full marks within 1.5 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.0 °F
- Instrument checks
- Full marks for no reading failed, none for 5 per cent or more
- Forecast check
- Full marks within 2 °F of the forecast on average, none at 8 °F
- Schedule
- every 4 hourson the hour's :00
- Reports received, 24 hours
- 6 of 6100% of its schedule
- Reports received, 7 days
- 41 of 4297.6% of its schedule
- Days reported, 30 days
- 29 of 30
- Longest silence, 7 days
- 8 hoursfrom Oct 13, 6:00 AM
- Latest report
- Oct 15, 10:00 PMlocal time
- Time to reach Storm Station
- 1 h 31 min9 in 10 within 1 h 33 min
From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.
Its schedule is one report every 4 hours, 6 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 4 hours count as one received.
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
| Share of scheduled reports received | Stations |
|---|---|
| 100% | 303 |
| 90 to 99% | 160 |
| 80 to 89% | 88 |
| 70 to 79% | 166 |
| 60 to 69% | 3 |
| 50 to 59% | 43 |
| 40 to 49% | 37 |
| 30 to 39% | 1 |
| 20 to 29% | 4 |
| 10 to 19% | 0 |
| 0 to 9% | 1 |
| Day | Rank | Stations ranked | Share received |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 | 393 | 806 | 97.6% |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 398 | 794 | 97.6% |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 415 | 792 | 97.6% |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 337 | 787 | 100.0% |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 321 | 795 | 100.0% |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 332 | 797 | 100.0% |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 324 | 796 | 100.0% |
| Oct 9, 2026 | 329 | 796 | 100.0% |
| Oct 8, 2026 | 296 | 813 | 100.0% |
| Oct 7, 2026 | 309 | 834 | 100.0% |
| Oct 6, 2026 | 329 | 832 | 100.0% |
| Oct 5, 2026 | 297 | 826 | 100.0% |
| Oct 4, 2026 | 333 | 792 | 100.0% |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 338 | 769 | 100.0% |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 340 | 769 | 100.0% |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 156 | 590 | 100.0% |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 209 | 591 | 100.0% |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 216 | 585 | 100.0% |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 220 | 563 | 100.0% |
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
| Hour | Temperature F | Reports |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 15, 6 PM | 48.4 | 1 |
| Thu 15, 5 PM | 48.8 | 1 |
| Thu 15, 4 PM | 50.4 | 1 |
| Thu 15, 3 PM | 51.6 | 1 |
| Thu 15, 2 PM | 53.4 | 1 |
| Thu 15, 1 PM | 52.4 | 1 |
| Thu 15, 12 PM | 52.5 | 1 |
| Thu 15, 11 AM | 52.3 | 1 |
| Thu 15, 10 AM | 50.0 | 1 |
| Thu 15, 9 AM | 49.1 | 1 |
| Thu 15, 8 AM | 47.8 | 1 |
| Thu 15, 7 AM | 46.3 | 1 |
| Thu 15, 6 AM | 46.1 | 1 |
| Thu 15, 5 AM | 45.4 | 1 |
| Thu 15, 4 AM | 45.9 | 1 |
Left out: the temperature, which read 0 F in 34 reports in a row from Oct 10, 2026, the mark of a sensor that has stuck.
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
| Hour | Temperature F | Reports |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 15, 6 PM | 48.4 | 1 |
| Thu 15, 5 PM | 48.8 | 1 |
| Thu 15, 4 PM | 50.4 | 1 |
| Thu 15, 3 PM | 51.6 | 1 |
| Thu 15, 2 PM | 53.4 | 1 |
| Thu 15, 1 PM | 52.4 | 1 |
| Thu 15, 12 PM | 52.5 | 1 |
| Thu 15, 11 AM | 52.3 | 1 |
| Thu 15, 10 AM | 50.0 | 1 |
| Thu 15, 9 AM | 49.1 | 1 |
| Thu 15, 8 AM | 47.8 | 1 |
| Thu 15, 7 AM | 46.3 | 1 |
| Thu 15, 6 AM | 46.1 | 1 |
| Thu 15, 5 AM | 45.4 | 1 |
| Thu 15, 4 AM | 45.9 | 1 |
| Thu 15, 3 AM | 46.3 | 1 |
| Thu 15, 2 AM | 47.7 | 1 |
| Thu 15, 1 AM | 46.5 | 1 |
| Thu 15, 12 AM | 47.0 | 1 |
| Wed 14, 11 PM | 46.0 | 1 |
| Wed 14, 10 PM | 48.0 | 1 |
| Wed 14, 9 PM | 48.0 | 1 |
| Wed 14, 8 PM | 51.0 | 1 |
| Wed 14, 7 PM | 53.0 | 1 |
| Wed 14, 6 PM | 55.5 | 1 |
| Wed 14, 5 PM | 57.4 | 1 |
| Wed 14, 4 PM | 58.4 | 1 |
| Wed 14, 3 PM | 57.1 | 1 |
| Wed 14, 2 PM | 53.4 | 1 |
| Wed 14, 1 PM | 53.7 | 1 |
| Wed 14, 12 PM | 50.9 | 1 |
| Wed 14, 11 AM | 47.5 | 1 |
| Wed 14, 10 AM | 43.0 | 1 |
| Wed 14, 9 AM | 38.5 | 1 |
| Wed 14, 8 AM | 36.7 | 1 |
| Wed 14, 7 AM | 36.9 | 1 |
| Wed 14, 6 AM | 38.0 | 1 |
| Wed 14, 5 AM | 38.2 | 1 |
| Wed 14, 4 AM | 38.4 | 1 |
| Wed 14, 3 AM | 39.0 | 1 |
| Wed 14, 2 AM | 40.2 | 1 |
| Wed 14, 1 AM | 41.5 | 1 |
| Wed 14, 12 AM | 42.0 | 1 |
| Tue 13, 11 PM | 43.0 | 1 |
| Tue 13, 10 PM | 45.0 | 1 |
| Tue 13, 9 PM | 46.0 | 1 |
| Tue 13, 8 PM | 48.0 | 1 |
| Tue 13, 7 PM | 51.0 | 1 |
| Tue 13, 6 PM | 54.9 | 1 |
| Tue 13, 5 PM | 55.9 | 1 |
| Tue 13, 4 PM | 56.6 | 1 |
| Tue 13, 3 PM | 55.7 | 1 |
| Tue 13, 2 PM | 54.9 | 1 |
| Tue 13, 1 PM | 53.0 | 1 |
| Tue 13, 12 PM | 51.7 | 1 |
| Tue 13, 11 AM | 51.2 | 1 |
| Tue 13, 10 AM | 46.2 | 1 |
| Tue 13, 9 AM | 45.8 | 1 |
| Tue 13, 8 AM | 45.3 | 1 |
| Tue 13, 7 AM | 43.8 | 1 |
| Tue 13, 6 AM | 45.0 | 1 |
| Tue 13, 5 AM | 47.0 | 1 |
| Tue 13, 4 AM | 46.6 | 1 |
| Tue 13, 3 AM | 46.8 | 1 |
| Tue 13, 2 AM | 46.9 | 1 |
| Tue 13, 1 AM | 47.4 | 1 |
| Tue 13, 12 AM | 50.0 | 1 |
| Mon 12, 11 PM | 50.0 | 1 |
| Mon 12, 10 PM | 51.0 | 1 |
| Mon 12, 9 PM | 52.0 | 1 |
| Mon 12, 8 PM | 53.0 | 1 |
| Mon 12, 7 PM | 53.0 | 1 |
| Mon 12, 6 PM | 54.0 | 1 |
| Mon 12, 5 PM | 54.4 | 1 |
| Mon 12, 4 PM | 54.1 | 1 |
| Mon 12, 3 PM | 53.2 | 1 |
| Mon 12, 2 PM | 52.8 | 1 |
| Mon 12, 1 PM | 51.0 | 1 |
| Mon 12, 11 AM | 0.0 | 1 |
| Mon 12, 10 AM | 0.0 | 1 |
| Mon 12, 9 AM | 0.0 | 1 |
| Mon 12, 8 AM | 0.0 | 1 |
| Mon 12, 7 AM | 0.0 | 1 |
| Mon 12, 6 AM | 0.0 | 1 |
| Sat 10, 6 PM | 86.2 | 1 |
| Sat 10, 5 PM | 88.8 | 1 |
| Sat 10, 4 PM | 90.0 | 1 |
| Sat 10, 3 PM | 88.3 | 1 |
| Sat 10, 2 PM | 85.0 | 1 |
| Sat 10, 1 PM | 82.3 | 1 |
| Sat 10, 12 PM | 79.1 | 1 |
| Sat 10, 11 AM | 75.0 | 1 |
| Sat 10, 10 AM | 69.4 | 1 |
| Sat 10, 9 AM | 66.7 | 1 |
| Sat 10, 8 AM | 63.8 | 1 |
| Sat 10, 7 AM | 64.9 | 1 |
| Sat 10, 6 AM | 66.3 | 1 |
| Sat 10, 5 AM | 67.8 | 1 |
| Sat 10, 4 AM | 70.6 | 1 |
| Sat 10, 3 AM | 72.4 | 1 |
| Sat 10, 2 AM | 73.7 | 1 |
| Sat 10, 1 AM | 73.7 | 1 |
| Sat 10, 12 AM | 73.0 | 1 |
| Fri 9, 11 PM | 74.0 | 1 |
| Fri 9, 10 PM | 68.0 | 1 |
| Fri 9, 9 PM | 70.0 | 1 |
| Fri 9, 8 PM | 70.0 | 1 |
| Fri 9, 7 PM | 74.0 | 1 |
| Fri 9, 6 PM | 78.2 | 1 |
| Fri 9, 5 PM | 79.5 | 1 |
| Fri 9, 4 PM | 79.0 | 1 |
| Fri 9, 3 PM | 77.2 | 1 |
| Fri 9, 2 PM | 73.9 | 1 |
| Fri 9, 1 PM | 70.6 | 1 |
| Fri 9, 12 PM | 66.1 | 1 |
| Fri 9, 11 AM | 61.9 | 1 |
| Fri 9, 10 AM | 55.7 | 1 |
| Fri 9, 9 AM | 50.3 | 1 |
| Fri 9, 8 AM | 48.2 | 1 |
| Fri 9, 7 AM | 48.7 | 1 |
| Fri 9, 6 AM | 49.0 | 1 |
| Fri 9, 5 AM | 50.5 | 1 |
| Fri 9, 4 AM | 49.6 | 1 |
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
| Day | High F | Low F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 15 | 52.5 | 45.4 |
| Oct 14 | 58.0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 13 | 57.0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 12 | 54.0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 11 | 73.0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 10 | 90.0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 9 | 80.0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 8 | 71.4 | 0.0 |
| Oct 7 | 133.0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 6 | 109.0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 5 | 84.0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 4 | 71.0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 3 | 73.0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 2 | 66.2 | 0.0 |
| Oct 1 | 65.0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 30 | 80.0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 29 | 82.0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 28 | 72.0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 27 | 74.0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 26 | 75.0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 25 | 64.0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 24 | 73.2 | 0.0 |
| Sep 23 | 63.7 | 0.0 |
| Sep 22 | 64.2 | 0.0 |
| Sep 21 | 62.7 | 0.0 |
| Sep 20 | 60.1 | 0.0 |
| Sep 19 | 65.7 | 0.0 |
| Sep 18 | 69.8 | 0.0 |
| Sep 17 | 72.4 | 0.0 |