Storm Station
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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
PONS2
Latitude
44.59472 N
Longitude
97.02806 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 165 reports in 159 hours over the last seven days
Observed
2:00 AMCDT, 18 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

Watertown - Lake Poinsett Report

Rank 303 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 score94.5of 100

South Dakota median
93.1the median score of 806 stations
Scoring higher
299stations in South Dakota
Sharing its score
8ranks 300 to 307
Points deducted
5.52.7 forecast check, 2.2 arrival, 0.6 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
MRPS2rank 301; ahead on reports received 99.4% against 98.2%
Next below
FRDS2rank 305; behind on median arrival 20 min 51 s against 20 min 52 s
Sharing its rank
1other 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 3598.234.4 of 35 pointsSouth Dakota median 98.2165 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1078.37.8 of 10 pointsSouth Dakota median 86.0half its reports arrived within 21 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 :00
Reports received, 24 hours
23 of 2495.8% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
165 of 16898.2% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
2 hoursfrom Oct 10, 8:00 PM
Latest report
Oct 16, 1:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
21 min9 in 10 within 23 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. Watertown - Lake Poinsett received 98.2 per cent, 165 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 303 of 806.WHERE IT RANKS IN SOUTH DAKOTA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 98.2%, 165 OF 168, RANK 303 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 Watertown - Lake Poinsett's rank in South Dakota by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 265 of 425; 2026-09-27 rank 349 of 428; 2026-09-28 rank 446 of 563; 2026-09-29 rank 421 of 585; 2026-09-30 rank 346 of 591; 2026-10-01 rank 438 of 590; 2026-10-02 rank 476 of 769; 2026-10-03 rank 474 of 769; 2026-10-04 rank 374 of 792; 2026-10-05 rank 360 of 826; 2026-10-06 rank 364 of 832; 2026-10-07 rank 333 of 834; 2026-10-08 rank 368 of 813; 2026-10-09 rank 331 of 796; 2026-10-10 rank 329 of 796; 2026-10-11 rank 336 of 797; 2026-10-12 rank 352 of 795; 2026-10-13 rank 395 of 787; 2026-10-14 rank 363 of 792; 2026-10-15 rank 312 of 794; 2026-10-16 rank 303 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, 202630380698.2%
Oct 15, 202631279498.2%
Oct 14, 202636379297.0%
Oct 13, 202639578796.4%
Oct 12, 202635279596.4%
Oct 11, 202633679797.0%
Oct 10, 202632979697.0%
Oct 9, 202633179697.0%
Oct 8, 202636881395.8%
Oct 7, 202633383497.0%
Oct 6, 202636483296.4%
Oct 5, 202636082695.8%
Oct 4, 202637479295.2%
Oct 3, 202647476994.5%
Oct 2, 202647676994.5%
Oct 1, 202643859094.3%
Sep 30, 202634659194.9%
Sep 29, 202642158593.6%
Sep 28, 202644656394.2%
Sep 27, 202634942893.4%
Sep 26, 202626542595.6%
Battery at Watertown - Lake Poinsett, battery from 12.8 to 13.9, the latest 13.0, in volts.BATTERYV12.51313.5143 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 16
Reports received at Watertown - Lake Poinsett, reports from 1.0 to 4.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports012343 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 16
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourBattery VReports
Thu 15, 11 PM13.04
Thu 15, 10 PM13.14
Thu 15, 9 PM13.14
Thu 15, 8 PM13.14
Thu 15, 7 PM13.14
Thu 15, 6 PM13.24
Thu 15, 5 PM13.54
Thu 15, 4 PM13.94
Thu 15, 3 PM13.94
Thu 15, 2 PM13.94
Thu 15, 1 PM13.74
Thu 15, 12 PM13.64
Thu 15, 11 AM13.54
Thu 15, 10 AM13.14
Thu 15, 9 AM12.84
Thu 15, 8 AM12.84
Thu 15, 7 AM12.84
Thu 15, 6 AM12.84
Thu 15, 5 AM12.94
Thu 15, 4 AM12.94
Thu 15, 3 AM12.94
Battery at Watertown - Lake Poinsett, battery from 12.8 to 14.0, the latest 13.0, in volts.BATTERYV12.51313.514Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
Reports received at Watertown - Lake Poinsett, reports from 1.0 to 4.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports01234Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourBattery VReports
Thu 15, 11 PM13.04
Thu 15, 10 PM13.14
Thu 15, 9 PM13.14
Thu 15, 8 PM13.14
Thu 15, 7 PM13.14
Thu 15, 6 PM13.24
Thu 15, 5 PM13.54
Thu 15, 4 PM13.94
Thu 15, 3 PM13.94
Thu 15, 2 PM13.94
Thu 15, 1 PM13.74
Thu 15, 12 PM13.64
Thu 15, 11 AM13.54
Thu 15, 10 AM13.14
Thu 15, 9 AM12.84
Thu 15, 8 AM12.84
Thu 15, 7 AM12.84
Thu 15, 6 AM12.84
Thu 15, 5 AM12.94
Thu 15, 4 AM12.94
Thu 15, 3 AM12.94
Thu 15, 2 AM12.94
Thu 15, 1 AM13.04
Thu 15, 12 AM13.04
Wed 14, 11 PM13.04
Wed 14, 10 PM13.14
Wed 14, 9 PM13.14
Wed 14, 8 PM13.14
Wed 14, 7 PM13.14
Wed 14, 6 PM13.24
Wed 14, 5 PM13.34
Wed 14, 4 PM13.84
Wed 14, 3 PM13.94
Wed 14, 2 PM13.94
Wed 14, 1 PM13.94
Wed 14, 12 PM13.74
Wed 14, 11 AM13.64
Wed 14, 10 AM13.54
Wed 14, 9 AM13.14
Wed 14, 8 AM13.04
Wed 14, 7 AM12.94
Wed 14, 6 AM13.04
Wed 14, 5 AM13.04
Wed 14, 4 AM13.04
Wed 14, 3 AM13.04
Wed 14, 2 AM13.04
Wed 14, 1 AM13.04
Wed 14, 12 AM13.04
Tue 13, 11 PM13.14
Tue 13, 10 PM13.14
Tue 13, 9 PM13.14
Tue 13, 8 PM13.14
Tue 13, 7 PM13.24
Tue 13, 6 PM13.44
Tue 13, 5 PM13.84
Tue 13, 4 PM13.84
Tue 13, 3 PM13.94
Tue 13, 2 PM13.94
Tue 13, 1 PM13.94
Tue 13, 12 PM13.94
Tue 13, 11 AM13.94
Tue 13, 10 AM14.04
Tue 13, 9 AM13.64
Tue 13, 8 AM12.94
Tue 13, 7 AM12.84
Tue 13, 6 AM12.84
Tue 13, 5 AM12.84
Tue 13, 4 AM12.84
Tue 13, 3 AM12.84
Tue 13, 2 AM12.84
Tue 13, 1 AM12.84
Tue 13, 12 AM12.94
Mon 12, 11 PM13.04
Mon 12, 10 PM13.04
Mon 12, 9 PM13.04
Mon 12, 8 PM13.14
Mon 12, 7 PM13.14
Mon 12, 6 PM13.14
Mon 12, 5 PM13.24
Mon 12, 4 PM13.44
Mon 12, 3 PM13.44
Mon 12, 2 PM13.44
Mon 12, 1 PM13.74
Mon 12, 12 PM13.94
Mon 12, 11 AM13.64
Mon 12, 10 AM13.74
Mon 12, 9 AM13.34
Mon 12, 8 AM12.94
Mon 12, 7 AM12.84
Mon 12, 6 AM12.84
Mon 12, 5 AM12.94
Mon 12, 4 AM12.94
Mon 12, 3 AM12.94
Mon 12, 2 AM12.94
Mon 12, 1 AM13.04
Mon 12, 12 AM13.04
Sun 11, 11 PM13.04
Sun 11, 10 PM13.04
Sun 11, 9 PM13.04
Sun 11, 8 PM13.14
Sun 11, 7 PM13.14
Sun 11, 6 PM13.14
Sun 11, 5 PM13.53
Sun 11, 4 PM13.51
Sun 11, 3 PM13.54
Sun 11, 2 PM13.54
Sun 11, 1 PM13.54
Sun 11, 12 PM13.64
Sun 11, 11 AM13.64
Sun 11, 10 AM13.74
Sun 11, 9 AM13.54
Sun 11, 8 AM13.04
Sun 11, 7 AM12.94
Sun 11, 6 AM12.94
Sun 11, 5 AM12.94
Sun 11, 4 AM12.94
Sun 11, 3 AM12.94
Sun 11, 2 AM13.04
Sun 11, 1 AM13.04
Sun 11, 12 AM13.04
Sat 10, 11 PM13.04
Sat 10, 10 PM13.04
Sat 10, 9 PM13.13
Sat 10, 8 PM13.11
Sat 10, 7 PM13.14
Sat 10, 6 PM13.34
Sat 10, 5 PM13.54
Sat 10, 4 PM13.54
Sat 10, 3 PM13.54
Sat 10, 2 PM13.54
Sat 10, 1 PM13.54
Sat 10, 12 PM13.64
Sat 10, 11 AM13.64
Sat 10, 10 AM13.74
Sat 10, 9 AM13.24
Sat 10, 8 AM12.94
Sat 10, 7 AM12.94
Sat 10, 6 AM12.94
Sat 10, 5 AM12.94
Sat 10, 4 AM12.94
Sat 10, 3 AM13.04
Sat 10, 2 AM13.04
Sat 10, 1 AM13.04
Sat 10, 12 AM13.04
Fri 9, 11 PM13.04
Fri 9, 10 PM13.14
Fri 9, 9 PM13.14
Fri 9, 8 PM13.14
Fri 9, 7 PM13.24
Fri 9, 6 PM13.44
Fri 9, 5 PM13.64
Fri 9, 4 PM13.64
Fri 9, 3 PM13.54
Fri 9, 2 PM13.64
Fri 9, 1 PM13.64
Fri 9, 12 PM13.74
Fri 9, 11 AM13.74
Fri 9, 10 AM13.84
Fri 9, 9 AM13.44
Fri 9, 8 AM13.04
Fri 9, 7 AM12.84
Fri 9, 6 AM12.94
Fri 9, 5 AM12.94
Fri 9, 4 AM12.94
Fri 9, 3 AM12.94

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