Storm Station
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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
STGS2
Latitude
44.39222 N
Longitude
103.51917 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 166 reports in 166 hours over the last seven days
Observed
7:55 AMCDT, 48 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

Sturgis - Deadman Gultch Report

Rank 190 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 score95.7of 100

South Dakota median
93.1the median score of 806 stations
Scoring higher
185stations in South Dakota
Sharing its score
6ranks 186 to 191
Points deducted
4.32.7 forecast check, 1.2 arrival, 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
PAMS2rank 189; ahead on longest silence 105 min against 120 min
Next below
LANS2rank 192; behind on 247 score 95.7 against 95.5
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 3598.834.6 of 35 pointsSouth Dakota median 98.2166 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1088.28.8 of 10 pointsSouth Dakota median 86.0half its reports arrived within 16 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 :55
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
166 of 16898.8% of its schedule, 167 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
29 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
2 hoursfrom Oct 13, 10:55 AM
Latest report
Oct 15, 10:55 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
16 min9 in 10 within 18 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. Sturgis - Deadman Gultch received 98.8 per cent, 166 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 190 of 806.WHERE IT RANKS IN SOUTH DAKOTA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 98.8%, 166 OF 168, RANK 190 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 Sturgis - Deadman Gultch's rank in South Dakota by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 39 of 425; 2026-09-27 rank 49 of 428; 2026-09-28 rank 304 of 563; 2026-09-29 rank 291 of 585; 2026-09-30 rank 283 of 591; 2026-10-01 rank 39 of 590; 2026-10-02 rank 166 of 769; 2026-10-03 rank 164 of 769; 2026-10-04 rank 163 of 792; 2026-10-05 rank 154 of 826; 2026-10-06 rank 153 of 832; 2026-10-07 rank 162 of 834; 2026-10-08 rank 148 of 813; 2026-10-09 rank 145 of 796; 2026-10-10 rank 144 of 796; 2026-10-11 rank 138 of 797; 2026-10-12 rank 143 of 795; 2026-10-13 rank 163 of 787; 2026-10-14 rank 199 of 792; 2026-10-15 rank 189 of 794; 2026-10-16 rank 190 of 806.ITS RANK IN SOUTH DAKOTA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1100200300400Sep 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, 202619080698.8%
Oct 15, 202618979498.8%
Oct 14, 202619979298.2%
Oct 13, 202616378799.4%
Oct 12, 202614379599.4%
Oct 11, 202613879799.4%
Oct 10, 202614479699.4%
Oct 9, 202614579699.4%
Oct 8, 202614881399.4%
Oct 7, 2026162834100.0%
Oct 6, 2026153832100.0%
Oct 5, 202615482699.4%
Oct 4, 202616379299.4%
Oct 3, 202616476999.3%
Oct 2, 202616676999.3%
Oct 1, 202639590100.0%
Sep 30, 202628359199.1%
Sep 29, 202629158598.9%
Sep 28, 202630456398.5%
Sep 27, 202649428100.0%
Sep 26, 202639425100.0%
Reports received at Sturgis - Deadman Gultch, reports from 0.0 to 13.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports0510159 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM6 AM
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Thu 15, 11 PM0.0012
Thu 15, 10 PM0.0012
Thu 15, 9 PM0.0012
Thu 15, 8 PM0.0012
Thu 15, 6 PM0.0012
Thu 15, 5 PM0.0012
Thu 15, 4 PM0.0012
Thu 15, 3 PM0.0012
Thu 15, 2 PM0.0012
Thu 15, 1 PM0.0012
Thu 15, 12 PM0.0012
Thu 15, 11 AM0.0012
Thu 15, 10 AM0.0012
Thu 15, 9 AM0.0012
Thu 15, 8 AM0.0012
Precipitation at Sturgis - Deadman Gultch, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.05, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.030.050.070.10Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
Reports received at Sturgis - Deadman Gultch, reports from 0.0 to 13.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports051015Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Thu 15, 11 PM0.0012
Thu 15, 10 PM0.0012
Thu 15, 9 PM0.0012
Thu 15, 8 PM0.0012
Thu 15, 6 PM0.0012
Thu 15, 5 PM0.0012
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Thu 15, 3 AM0.0012
Thu 15, 2 AM0.0412
Thu 15, 1 AM0.0412
Thu 15, 12 AM0.0012
Wed 14, 11 PM0.0012
Wed 14, 10 PM0.0012
Wed 14, 8 PM0.0012
Wed 14, 7 PM0.0012
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Tue 13, 11 PM0.0012
Tue 13, 10 PM0.0012
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Tue 13, 6 PM0.0012
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Tue 13, 5 AM0.0512
Tue 13, 4 AM0.0412
Tue 13, 3 AM0.0012
Tue 13, 2 AM0.0112
Tue 13, 1 AM0.0012
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Mon 12, 11 PM0.0012
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Mon 12, 1 AM0.0112
Mon 12, 12 AM0.0112
Sun 11, 11 PM0.0012
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Sat 10, 11 PM0.0012
Sat 10, 10 PM0.0012
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Sat 10, 2 AM0.0012
Sat 10, 1 AM0.0012
Sat 10, 12 AM0.0012
Fri 9, 11 PM0.0012
Fri 9, 10 PM0.0012
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Fri 9, 12 PM0.0012
Fri 9, 11 AM0.0012
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Fri 9, 8 AM0.0012
Precipitation at Sturgis - Deadman Gultch, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.88, the latest 0.08, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.250.500.751.00Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayPrecipitation in
Oct 150.08
Oct 140.00
Oct 130.10
Oct 120.02
Oct 110.01
Oct 100.00
Oct 90.00
Oct 80.00
Oct 70.00
Oct 60.00
Oct 50.00
Oct 40.00
Oct 30.00
Oct 20.00
Oct 10.00
Sep 300.00
Sep 290.00
Sep 280.08
Sep 270.00
Sep 260.00
Sep 250.00
Sep 240.00
Sep 230.04
Sep 220.00
Sep 210.04
Sep 200.88
Sep 190.05
Sep 180.13
Sep 170.21

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