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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
KELW1
Latitude
46.14270 N
Longitude
122.91580 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 656 reports in 169 hours over the last seven days
Observed
2:51 AMPDT, 31 minutes ago

Ranking Statistics

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 148 instruments in Washington stand at one.

Station charts

Cowlitz River AT Kelso Report

Rank 309 of 1,451 in Washington, 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 score96.8of 100

Washington median
93.9the median score of 1,451 stations
Scoring higher
299stations in Washington
Sharing its score
10ranks 300 to 309
Points deducted
3.21.0 accuracy, 0.9 forecast check, 0.8 reports received, 0.4 arrival
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Washington median 95.0, 100.0, 90.8
Next above
NOEW1rank 308; ahead on reports received 98.5% against 97.6%
Next below
99Srank 310; behind on 247 score 96.8 against 96.7

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 3597.634.2 of 35 pointsWashington median 98.7656 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1095.99.6 of 10 pointsWashington median 90.6half its reports arrived within 12 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsWashington median 100.0longest silence 45 min, on a schedule of one report every 15 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-19.0 of 20 points, at the medianWashington median 95.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianWashington median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.1 of 10 points, at the medianWashington median 90.8-

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 (45 min), none for 72 (18 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 15 minon the hour's :06, :21, :36 and :51
Reports received, 24 hours
92 of 9695.8% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
657 of 67297.7% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
45 minfrom Oct 15, 9:51 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 3:06 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
12 min9 in 10 within 15 min

From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.

Its schedule is one report every 15 min, 96 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 15 min count as one received.

Chart of the 1,451 ranked stations in Washington 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, 10; 20 to 29 per cent, 26; 30 to 39 per cent, 10; 40 to 49 per cent, 73; 50 to 59 per cent, 180; 60 to 69 per cent, 35; 70 to 79 per cent, 53; 80 to 89 per cent, 106; 90 to 99 per cent, 580; 100 per cent, 377. Cowlitz River AT Kelso received 97.6 per cent, 656 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 309 of 1,451.WHERE IT RANKS IN WASHINGTON, Oct 16THIS ONE: 97.6%, 656 OF 672, RANK 309 OF 1,451PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 191020 to 292630 to 391040 to 497350 to 5918060 to 693570 to 795380 to 8910690 to 99580100377STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Cowlitz River AT Kelso's rank in Washington by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 496 of 617; 2026-09-27 rank 513 of 645; 2026-09-28 rank 607 of 708; 2026-09-29 rank 605 of 820; 2026-09-30 rank 628 of 824; 2026-10-01 rank 622 of 827; 2026-10-02 rank 415 of 1,132; 2026-10-03 rank 415 of 1,132; 2026-10-04 rank 421 of 1,146; 2026-10-05 rank 383 of 1,348; 2026-10-06 rank 383 of 1,378; 2026-10-07 rank 742 of 1,409; 2026-10-08 rank 784 of 1,423; 2026-10-09 rank 775 of 1,441; 2026-10-10 rank 775 of 1,441; 2026-10-11 rank 771 of 1,450; 2026-10-12 rank 771 of 1,461; 2026-10-13 rank 798 of 1,457; 2026-10-14 rank 622 of 1,444; 2026-10-15 rank 308 of 1,454; 2026-10-16 rank 309 of 1,451.ITS RANK IN WASHINGTON, 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%377
90 to 99%580
80 to 89%106
70 to 79%53
60 to 69%35
50 to 59%180
40 to 49%73
30 to 39%10
20 to 29%26
10 to 19%10
0 to 9%1
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20263091,45197.6%
Oct 15, 20263081,45497.4%
Oct 14, 20266221,44496.1%
Oct 13, 20267981,45795.2%
Oct 12, 20267711,46194.7%
Oct 11, 20267711,45094.6%
Oct 10, 20267751,44194.3%
Oct 9, 20267751,44194.3%
Oct 8, 20267841,42393.8%
Oct 7, 20267421,40994.4%
Oct 6, 20263831,37895.2%
Oct 5, 20263831,34895.6%
Oct 4, 20264211,14695.6%
Oct 3, 20264151,13296.1%
Oct 2, 20264151,13296.0%
Oct 1, 202662282796.8%
Sep 30, 202662882496.8%
Sep 29, 202660582097.8%
Sep 28, 202660770898.2%
Sep 27, 202651364598.9%
Sep 26, 202649661798.9%
Reports received at Cowlitz River AT Kelso, reports from 1.0 to 4.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports012346 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM
Reports received at Cowlitz River AT Kelso, reports from 1.0 to 5.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports0246Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16

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