Storm Station
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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
OSAS2
Latitude
43.72560 N
Longitude
102.90610 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 168 reports in 168 hours over the last seven days
Observed
2:30 AMCDT, 45 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

Battle Creek 18 SE Hermosa Report

Rank 407 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 score93.1of 100

South Dakota median
93.1the median score of 806 stations
Scoring higher
402stations in South Dakota
Sharing its score
7ranks 403 to 409
Points deducted
6.94.1 arrival, 2.7 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; South Dakota median 100.0, 100.0, 72.6
Next above
RSIS2rank 406; ahead on median arrival 30 min 38 s against 30 min 40 s
Next below
RDWS2rank 408; behind on median arrival 30 min 40 s against 30 min 59 s

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 35100.035.0 of 35 pointsSouth Dakota median 98.2168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1058.75.9 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 60 min, 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 :30
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
168 of 168100% of its schedule, 171 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Oct 9, 1:30 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 12:30 AMlocal 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. Battle Creek 18 SE Hermosa received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 407 of 806.WHERE IT RANKS IN SOUTH DAKOTA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 407 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 Battle Creek 18 SE Hermosa's rank in South Dakota by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 216 of 425; 2026-09-27 rank 198 of 428; 2026-09-28 rank 188 of 563; 2026-09-29 rank 194 of 585; 2026-09-30 rank 185 of 591; 2026-10-01 rank 141 of 590; 2026-10-02 rank 486 of 769; 2026-10-03 rank 482 of 769; 2026-10-04 rank 381 of 792; 2026-10-05 rank 372 of 826; 2026-10-06 rank 382 of 832; 2026-10-07 rank 389 of 834; 2026-10-08 rank 390 of 813; 2026-10-09 rank 393 of 796; 2026-10-10 rank 390 of 796; 2026-10-11 rank 397 of 797; 2026-10-12 rank 398 of 795; 2026-10-13 rank 438 of 787; 2026-10-14 rank 431 of 792; 2026-10-15 rank 411 of 794; 2026-10-16 rank 407 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, 2026407806100.0%
Oct 15, 2026411794100.0%
Oct 14, 202643179299.4%
Oct 13, 202643878799.4%
Oct 12, 202639879599.4%
Oct 11, 202639779799.4%
Oct 10, 202639079699.4%
Oct 9, 202639379699.4%
Oct 8, 202639081399.4%
Oct 7, 2026389834100.0%
Oct 6, 2026382832100.0%
Oct 5, 2026372826100.0%
Oct 4, 2026381792100.0%
Oct 3, 2026482769100.0%
Oct 2, 2026486769100.0%
Oct 1, 2026141590100.0%
Sep 30, 2026185591100.0%
Sep 29, 2026194585100.0%
Sep 28, 2026188563100.0%
Sep 27, 2026198428100.0%
Sep 26, 2026216425100.0%
Reports received at Battle Creek 18 SE Hermosa, reports from 0.0 to 4.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports012343 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 16
Reports received at Battle Creek 18 SE Hermosa, reports from 0.0 to 4.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports01234Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16

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