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DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
BEFS2
Latitude
44.73670 N
Longitude
103.67420 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 167 reports in 168 hours over the last seven days
Observed
4:15 AMCDT, 40 minutes ago

Ranking Statistics

At a reservoir

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 3 instruments in South Dakota stand at one.

Station charts

Owl Creek 10 NE Belle Fourche Reservoir Report

Rank 358 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 score93.9of 100

South Dakota median
93.1the median score of 806 stations
Scoring higher
356stations in South Dakota
Sharing its score
16ranks 357 to 372
Points deducted
6.13.1 arrival, 2.7 forecast check, 0.2 reports received
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; South Dakota median 100.0, 100.0, 72.6
Next above
CHCS2rank 357; ahead on median arrival 25 min 32 s against 25 min 38 s
Next below
SNKS2rank 365; behind on median arrival 25 min 38 s against 25 min 52 s
Sharing its rank
6other stations, equal on every measure

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.

  1. Reports receivedweight 3599.434.8 of 35 pointsSouth Dakota median 98.2167 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1068.76.9 of 10 pointsSouth Dakota median 86.0half its reports arrived within 26 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsSouth Dakota median 100.0longest silence 2 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianSouth Dakota median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianSouth Dakota median 100.0-
  6. 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 10 min, none at 60 min
Continuity
Full marks for a longest silence of 3 reports or less (3 h), none for 72 (72 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 houron the hour's :15
Reports received, 24 hours
23 of 2495.8% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
167 of 16899.4% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
29 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
2 hoursfrom Oct 15, 10:15 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 3:15 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
26 min9 in 10 within 26 min

From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.

Its schedule is one report every hour, 24 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same hour count as one received.

Chart of the 806 ranked stations in South Dakota on Oct 16 by the share of their scheduled reports received in Storm Station's own record, up to 7 days, in tenths: 0 to 9 per cent, 1; 10 to 19 per cent, 0; 20 to 29 per cent, 4; 30 to 39 per cent, 1; 40 to 49 per cent, 37; 50 to 59 per cent, 43; 60 to 69 per cent, 3; 70 to 79 per cent, 166; 80 to 89 per cent, 88; 90 to 99 per cent, 160; 100 per cent, 303. Owl Creek 10 NE Belle Fourche Reservoir received 99.4 per cent, 167 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 358 of 806.WHERE IT RANKS IN SOUTH DAKOTA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 99.4%, 167 OF 168, RANK 358 OF 806PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 1920 to 29430 to 39140 to 493750 to 594360 to 69370 to 7916680 to 898890 to 99160100303STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Owl Creek 10 NE Belle Fourche Reservoir's rank in South Dakota by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 130 of 425; 2026-09-27 rank 120 of 428; 2026-09-28 rank 125 of 563; 2026-09-29 rank 143 of 585; 2026-09-30 rank 142 of 591; 2026-10-01 rank 271 of 590; 2026-10-02 rank 442 of 769; 2026-10-03 rank 441 of 769; 2026-10-04 rank 366 of 792; 2026-10-05 rank 352 of 826; 2026-10-06 rank 367 of 832; 2026-10-07 rank 363 of 834; 2026-10-08 rank 353 of 813; 2026-10-09 rank 309 of 796; 2026-10-10 rank 306 of 796; 2026-10-11 rank 310 of 797; 2026-10-12 rank 313 of 795; 2026-10-13 rank 348 of 787; 2026-10-14 rank 341 of 792; 2026-10-15 rank 325 of 794; 2026-10-16 rank 358 of 806.ITS RANK IN SOUTH DAKOTA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600Sep 26Sep 30Oct 4Oct 8Oct 12Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
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
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 202635880699.4%
Oct 15, 2026325794100.0%
Oct 14, 2026341792100.0%
Oct 13, 2026348787100.0%
Oct 12, 2026313795100.0%
Oct 11, 2026310797100.0%
Oct 10, 2026306796100.0%
Oct 9, 2026309796100.0%
Oct 8, 202635381398.8%
Oct 7, 202636383498.8%
Oct 6, 202636783298.8%
Oct 5, 202635282698.8%
Oct 4, 202636679298.8%
Oct 3, 202644176998.7%
Oct 2, 202644276998.7%
Oct 1, 202627159099.2%
Sep 30, 2026142591100.0%
Sep 29, 2026143585100.0%
Sep 28, 2026125563100.0%
Sep 27, 2026120428100.0%
Sep 26, 2026130425100.0%
Precipitation at Owl Creek 10 NE Belle Fourche Reservoir, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.01, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.030.050.070.106 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM
Reports received at Owl Creek 10 NE Belle Fourche Reservoir, reports from 2.0 to 4.0, the latest 2.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports012346 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Thu 15, 11 PM0.004
Thu 15, 10 PM0.004
Thu 15, 9 PM0.004
Thu 15, 8 PM0.004
Thu 15, 7 PM0.004
Thu 15, 6 PM0.004
Thu 15, 5 PM0.004
Thu 15, 4 PM0.004
Thu 15, 3 PM0.004
Thu 15, 2 PM0.004
Thu 15, 1 PM0.004
Thu 15, 12 PM0.004
Thu 15, 11 AM0.004
Thu 15, 10 AM0.014
Thu 15, 9 AM0.004
Thu 15, 8 AM0.004
Thu 15, 7 AM0.004
Thu 15, 6 AM0.004
Thu 15, 5 AM0.004
Thu 15, 4 AM0.004
Precipitation at Owl Creek 10 NE Belle Fourche Reservoir, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.04, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.030.050.070.10Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
Reports received at Owl Creek 10 NE Belle Fourche Reservoir, reports from 2.0 to 4.0, the latest 2.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports01234Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Thu 15, 11 PM0.004
Thu 15, 10 PM0.004
Thu 15, 9 PM0.004
Thu 15, 8 PM0.004
Thu 15, 7 PM0.004
Thu 15, 6 PM0.004
Thu 15, 5 PM0.004
Thu 15, 4 PM0.004
Thu 15, 3 PM0.004
Thu 15, 2 PM0.004
Thu 15, 1 PM0.004
Thu 15, 12 PM0.004
Thu 15, 11 AM0.004
Thu 15, 10 AM0.014
Thu 15, 9 AM0.004
Thu 15, 8 AM0.004
Thu 15, 7 AM0.004
Thu 15, 6 AM0.004
Thu 15, 5 AM0.004
Thu 15, 4 AM0.004
Thu 15, 3 AM0.004
Thu 15, 2 AM0.004
Thu 15, 1 AM0.004
Thu 15, 12 AM0.004
Wed 14, 11 PM0.004
Wed 14, 10 PM0.004
Wed 14, 9 PM0.004
Wed 14, 8 PM0.004
Wed 14, 7 PM0.004
Wed 14, 6 PM0.004
Wed 14, 5 PM0.004
Wed 14, 4 PM0.004
Wed 14, 3 PM0.004
Wed 14, 2 PM0.004
Wed 14, 1 PM0.004
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Wed 14, 6 AM0.004
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Wed 14, 1 AM0.004
Wed 14, 12 AM0.004
Tue 13, 11 PM0.004
Tue 13, 10 PM0.004
Tue 13, 9 PM0.004
Tue 13, 8 PM0.004
Tue 13, 7 PM0.004
Tue 13, 6 PM0.004
Tue 13, 5 PM0.004
Tue 13, 4 PM0.004
Tue 13, 3 PM0.044
Tue 13, 2 PM0.004
Tue 13, 1 PM0.004
Tue 13, 12 PM0.004
Tue 13, 11 AM0.004
Tue 13, 10 AM0.004
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Tue 13, 8 AM0.004
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Mon 12, 2 PM0.004
Mon 12, 1 PM0.004
Mon 12, 12 PM0.004
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Mon 12, 10 AM0.004
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Mon 12, 1 AM0.004
Mon 12, 12 AM0.004
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Sun 11, 11 AM0.004
Sun 11, 10 AM0.004
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Sun 11, 6 AM0.004
Sun 11, 5 AM0.004
Sun 11, 4 AM0.004
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Sun 11, 2 AM0.004
Sun 11, 1 AM0.004
Sun 11, 12 AM0.004
Sat 10, 11 PM0.004
Sat 10, 10 PM0.004
Sat 10, 9 PM0.004
Sat 10, 8 PM0.004
Sat 10, 7 PM0.004
Sat 10, 6 PM0.004
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Sat 10, 3 PM0.004
Sat 10, 2 PM0.004
Sat 10, 1 PM0.004
Sat 10, 12 PM0.004
Sat 10, 11 AM0.004
Sat 10, 10 AM0.004
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Sat 10, 6 AM0.004
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Sat 10, 3 AM0.004
Sat 10, 2 AM0.004
Sat 10, 1 AM0.004
Sat 10, 12 AM0.004
Fri 9, 11 PM0.004
Fri 9, 10 PM0.004
Fri 9, 9 PM0.004
Fri 9, 8 PM0.004
Fri 9, 7 PM0.004
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Fri 9, 1 PM0.004
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Fri 9, 4 AM0.004
Precipitation at Owl Creek 10 NE Belle Fourche Reservoir, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.12, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.050.100.15Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayPrecipitation in
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Sep 180.11
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Near Owl Creek 10 NE Belle Fourche Reservoir