Storm Station
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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
PKRS2
Latitude
43.41670 N
Longitude
97.20000 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 166 reports in 168 hours over the last seven days
Observed
1:15 AMCDT, 1 hour 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

West Fork Vermillion River 4 NW Parker Report

Rank 377 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 score93.7of 100

South Dakota median
93.1the median score of 806 stations
Scoring higher
373stations in South Dakota
Sharing its score
10ranks 374 to 383
Points deducted
6.33.1 arrival, 2.7 forecast check, 0.4 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
SWMS2rank 376; ahead on median arrival 25 min 30 s against 25 min 33 s
Next below
HTFS2rank 378; behind on median arrival 25 min 33 s against 25 min 38 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 3598.834.6 of 35 pointsSouth Dakota median 98.2166 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1068.96.9 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
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
167 of 16899.4% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
2 hoursfrom Oct 10, 6:15 PM
Latest report
Oct 15, 10:15 PMlocal 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. West Fork Vermillion River 4 NW Parker received 98.8 per cent, 166 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 377 of 806.WHERE IT RANKS IN SOUTH DAKOTA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 98.8%, 166 OF 168, RANK 377 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 West Fork Vermillion River 4 NW Parker'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 129 of 585; 2026-09-30 rank 124 of 591; 2026-10-01 rank 105 of 590; 2026-10-02 rank 317 of 769; 2026-10-03 rank 315 of 769; 2026-10-04 rank 346 of 792; 2026-10-05 rank 352 of 826; 2026-10-06 rank 366 of 832; 2026-10-07 rank 363 of 834; 2026-10-08 rank 374 of 813; 2026-10-09 rank 385 of 796; 2026-10-10 rank 383 of 796; 2026-10-11 rank 381 of 797; 2026-10-12 rank 384 of 795; 2026-10-13 rank 421 of 787; 2026-10-14 rank 413 of 792; 2026-10-15 rank 383 of 794; 2026-10-16 rank 377 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, 202637780698.8%
Oct 15, 202638379498.8%
Oct 14, 202641379297.6%
Oct 13, 202642178797.6%
Oct 12, 202638479597.6%
Oct 11, 202638179797.6%
Oct 10, 202638379697.0%
Oct 9, 202638579697.0%
Oct 8, 202637481397.6%
Oct 7, 202636383498.8%
Oct 6, 202636683298.8%
Oct 5, 202635282698.8%
Oct 4, 202634679299.4%
Oct 3, 2026315769100.0%
Oct 2, 2026317769100.0%
Oct 1, 2026105590100.0%
Sep 30, 2026124591100.0%
Sep 29, 2026129585100.0%
Sep 28, 2026125563100.0%
Sep 27, 2026120428100.0%
Sep 26, 2026130425100.0%
Reports received at West Fork Vermillion River 4 NW Parker, 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 West Fork Vermillion River 4 NW Parker, 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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