Storm Station
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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
SBSS2
Latitude
44.22390 N
Longitude
103.36420 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 917 reports in 168 hours over the last seven days
Observed
5:55 AMCDT, 46 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

Piedmont - Stagebarn Canyon Report

Rank 525 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 score88.5of 100

South Dakota median
93.1the median score of 806 stations
Scoring higher
524stations in South Dakota
Sharing its score
15ranks 525 to 539
Points deducted
11.53.5 continuity, 3.2 reports received, 2.7 forecast check, 2.2 arrival
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; South Dakota median 100.0, 100.0, 72.6
Next above
SD532rank 524; ahead on 247 score 88.6 against 88.5
Next below
HATS2rank 526; behind on reports received 90.9% against 89.7%

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 3591.031.9 of 35 pointsSouth Dakota median 98.2917 of 1,008 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1078.07.8 of 10 pointsSouth Dakota median 86.0half its reports arrived within 21 min
  3. Continuityweight 1065.46.5 of 10 pointsSouth Dakota median 100.0longest silence 1.5 h, on a schedule of one report every 10 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 (30 min), none for 72 (12 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 10 min
Reports received, 24 hours
136 of 14494.4% of its schedule, 137 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
918 of 1,00891.0% of its schedule, 979 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 h 30 minfrom Oct 13, 11:00 PM
Latest report
Oct 15, 9:10 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
21 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 10 min, 144 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 10 min 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. Piedmont - Stagebarn Canyon received 90.9 per cent, 917 of 1,008 scheduled reports, rank 525 of 806.WHERE IT RANKS IN SOUTH DAKOTA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 90.9%, 917 OF 1,008, RANK 525 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 Piedmont - Stagebarn Canyon's rank in South Dakota by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 408 of 425; 2026-09-27 rank 332 of 428; 2026-09-28 rank 386 of 563; 2026-09-29 rank 478 of 585; 2026-09-30 rank 434 of 591; 2026-10-01 rank 475 of 590; 2026-10-02 rank 599 of 769; 2026-10-03 rank 597 of 769; 2026-10-04 rank 636 of 792; 2026-10-05 rank 679 of 826; 2026-10-06 rank 675 of 832; 2026-10-07 rank 684 of 834; 2026-10-08 rank 671 of 813; 2026-10-09 rank 667 of 796; 2026-10-10 rank 670 of 796; 2026-10-11 rank 688 of 797; 2026-10-12 rank 524 of 795; 2026-10-13 rank 596 of 787; 2026-10-14 rank 528 of 792; 2026-10-15 rank 588 of 794; 2026-10-16 rank 525 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, 202652580690.9%
Oct 15, 202658879491.1%
Oct 14, 202652879290.6%
Oct 13, 202659678789.4%
Oct 12, 202652479589.0%
Oct 11, 202668879786.3%
Oct 10, 202667079686.6%
Oct 9, 202666779686.4%
Oct 8, 202667181384.4%
Oct 7, 202668483484.4%
Oct 6, 202667583284.9%
Oct 5, 202667982686.5%
Oct 4, 202663679289.9%
Oct 3, 202659776991.4%
Oct 2, 202659976991.4%
Oct 1, 202647559091.3%
Sep 30, 202643459192.2%
Sep 29, 202647858578.8%
Sep 28, 202638656396.9%
Sep 27, 202633242895.7%
Sep 26, 202640842576.4%
Reports received at Piedmont - Stagebarn Canyon, reports from 5.0 to 14.0, the latest 5.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports0510156 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM
Reports received at Piedmont - Stagebarn Canyon, reports from 5.0 to 14.0, the latest 5.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports051015Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16

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