Storm Station
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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
CMBS2
Latitude
45.60000 N
Longitude
98.31670 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 161 reports in 156 hours over the last seven days
Observed
4:00 AMCDT, 55 minutes ago

Ranking Statistics

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 52 instruments in South Dakota stand at one.

Station charts

James River 1 S Columbia Report

Rank 472 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 score91.6of 100

South Dakota median
93.1the median score of 806 stations
Scoring higher
471stations in South Dakota
Sharing its score
2ranks 472 to 473
Points deducted
8.44.2 arrival, 2.7 forecast check, 1.5 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
SD-DY-17rank 471; ahead on 247 score 91.8 against 91.6
Next below
ABRrank 473; behind on reports received 95.8% against 94.6%

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.

  1. Reports receivedweight 3595.833.5 of 35 pointsSouth Dakota median 98.2161 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1058.25.8 of 10 pointsSouth Dakota median 86.0half its reports arrived within 31 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsSouth Dakota median 100.0longest silence 3 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 :00
Reports received, 24 hours
23 of 2495.8% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
161 of 16895.8% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
20 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
3 hoursfrom Oct 13, 11:00 PM
Latest report
Oct 15, 11:00 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
31 min9 in 10 within 33 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. James River 1 S Columbia received 95.8 per cent, 161 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 472 of 806.WHERE IT RANKS IN SOUTH DAKOTA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 95.8%, 161 OF 168, RANK 472 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 James River 1 S Columbia's rank in South Dakota by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 298 of 425; 2026-09-27 rank 269 of 428; 2026-09-28 rank 325 of 563; 2026-09-29 rank 342 of 585; 2026-09-30 rank 342 of 591; 2026-10-01 rank 336 of 590; 2026-10-02 rank 612 of 769; 2026-10-03 rank 610 of 769; 2026-10-04 rank 560 of 792; 2026-10-05 rank 619 of 826; 2026-10-06 rank 631 of 832; 2026-10-07 rank 618 of 834; 2026-10-08 rank 599 of 813; 2026-10-09 rank 481 of 796; 2026-10-10 rank 479 of 796; 2026-10-11 rank 481 of 797; 2026-10-12 rank 472 of 795; 2026-10-13 rank 480 of 787; 2026-10-14 rank 475 of 792; 2026-10-15 rank 481 of 794; 2026-10-16 rank 472 of 806.ITS RANK IN SOUTH DAKOTA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600800Sep 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, 202647280695.8%
Oct 15, 202648179495.8%
Oct 14, 202647579297.0%
Oct 13, 202648078797.0%
Oct 12, 202647279597.0%
Oct 11, 202648179793.4%
Oct 10, 202647979694.0%
Oct 9, 202648179694.0%
Oct 8, 202659981394.6%
Oct 7, 202661883494.0%
Oct 6, 202663183293.4%
Oct 5, 202661982693.4%
Oct 4, 202656079297.0%
Oct 3, 202661076996.9%
Oct 2, 202661276996.9%
Oct 1, 202633659097.1%
Sep 30, 202634259196.6%
Sep 29, 202634258596.8%
Sep 28, 202632556398.5%
Sep 27, 202626942897.8%
Sep 26, 202629842595.6%
Reports received at James River 1 S Columbia, reports from 1.0 to 7.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports024686 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM
Reports received at James River 1 S Columbia, reports from 0.0 to 7.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports02468Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourTemperature FReports
Tue 13, 8 AM43.31
High and Low at James River 1 S Columbia, high from 50.0 to 87.0, the latest 50.0; low from 36.0 to 63.0, the latest 38.0, in degrees Fahrenheit.HIGH AND LOWF20406080100Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12FREEZINGHIGHLOW
Precipitation at James River 1 S Columbia, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.74, the latest 0.13, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.200.400.600.80Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12
Snow depth at James River 1 S Columbia, snow depth from 0.00 to 0.00, the latest 0.00, in inches.SNOW DEPTHin-1.00-0.500.000.501.00Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayHigh FLow FPrecipitation inSnowfall inSnow depth in
Oct 1350.038.00.13--
Oct 1256.046.0trace--
Oct 1187.055.00.00--
Oct 971.042.00.00--
Oct 874.043.00.00--
Oct 679.046.00.00--
Oct 570.041.00.00--
Oct 360.042.00.00--
Oct 265.036.00.00--
Sep 3076.042.0--0.00
Sep 2973.063.0-0.000.00
Sep 2873.055.00.000.000.00
Sep 2769.060.00.00--
Sep 2668.059.00.04--
Sep 2567.061.00.010.000.00
Sep 2466.057.00.74--
Sep 2363.054.00.01--
Sep 2062.050.0---
Sep 1872.059.00.45--
Sep 1771.052.00.00--

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