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A snow pillow on a mountain

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
SAMW1
Latitude
48.65518 N
Longitude
119.83830 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 166 reports in 160 hours over the last seven days
Observed
10:00 PMPDT, 30 minutes ago
Precipitation today
0.1in
Snow on the ground
38in

Ranking Statistics

A snow pillow on a mountain

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 71 instruments in Washington stand at one.

Station charts

Salmon Meadows Snotel Report

Rank 331 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 score96.7of 100

Washington median
93.9the median score of 1,451 stations
Scoring higher
309stations in Washington
Sharing its score
26ranks 310 to 335
Points deducted
3.31.0 accuracy, 0.9 arrival, 0.9 forecast check, 0.4 reports received
Counted at the median
Arrival, accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Washington median 90.6, 95.0, 100.0, 90.8
Next above
OVLW1rank 328; ahead on reports received 99.4% against 98.8%
Next below
SCPW1rank 333; behind on reports received 98.8% against 98.3%
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 pointsWashington median 98.7166 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10-9.1 of 10 points, at the medianWashington median 90.6-
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsWashington median 100.0longest silence 2 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 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 (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
167 of 16899.4% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
30 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
2 hoursfrom Oct 15, 8:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 15, 10:00 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
1 s9 in 10 within 1 s

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 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. Salmon Meadows Snotel received 98.8 per cent, 166 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 331 of 1,451.WHERE IT RANKS IN WASHINGTON, Oct 16THIS ONE: 98.8%, 166 OF 168, RANK 331 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 Salmon Meadows Snotel's rank in Washington by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 1 of 617; 2026-09-27 rank 1 of 645; 2026-09-28 rank 1 of 708; 2026-09-29 rank 1 of 820; 2026-09-30 rank 1 of 824; 2026-10-01 rank 339 of 827; 2026-10-02 rank 366 of 1,132; 2026-10-03 rank 405 of 1,132; 2026-10-04 rank 818 of 1,146; 2026-10-05 rank 781 of 1,348; 2026-10-06 rank 769 of 1,378; 2026-10-07 rank 807 of 1,409; 2026-10-08 rank 804 of 1,423; 2026-10-09 rank 797 of 1,441; 2026-10-10 rank 798 of 1,441; 2026-10-11 rank 269 of 1,450; 2026-10-12 rank 261 of 1,461; 2026-10-13 rank 281 of 1,457; 2026-10-14 rank 284 of 1,444; 2026-10-15 rank 284 of 1,454; 2026-10-16 rank 331 of 1,451.ITS RANK IN WASHINGTON, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12505007501,000Sep 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, 20263311,45198.8%
Oct 15, 20262841,45499.4%
Oct 14, 20262841,44499.4%
Oct 13, 20262811,45799.4%
Oct 12, 20262611,46199.4%
Oct 11, 20262691,45099.4%
Oct 10, 20267981,44194.6%
Oct 9, 20267971,44194.6%
Oct 8, 20268041,42394.6%
Oct 7, 20268071,40994.6%
Oct 6, 20267691,37894.6%
Oct 5, 20267811,34894.6%
Oct 4, 20268181,14694.6%
Oct 3, 20264051,13299.3%
Oct 2, 20263661,13299.3%
Oct 1, 2026339827100.0%
Sep 30, 20261824100.0%
Sep 29, 20261820100.0%
Sep 28, 20261708100.0%
Sep 27, 20261645100.0%
Sep 26, 20261617100.0%
Reports received at Salmon Meadows Snotel, reports from 1.0 to 1.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports00.250.50.751Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM
Reports received at Salmon Meadows Snotel, reports from 1.0 to 1.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports00.250.50.751Fri 9Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15
Precipitation at Salmon Meadows Snotel, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.50, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.200.400.60Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12
Snow depth at Salmon Meadows Snotel, snow depth from 0.00 to 446.00, the latest 38.00, in inches.SNOW DEPTHin0.00200.00400.00600.00Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayPrecipitation inSnow depth in
Oct 160.00-
Oct 150.1038.00
Oct 140.2064.00
Oct 130.20181.00
Oct 120.20173.00
Oct 110.2023.00
Oct 100.10225.00
Oct 90.0026.00
Oct 80.0079.00
Oct 70.0073.00
Oct 60.0066.00
Oct 50.0047.00
Oct 40.00-
Oct 30.0022.00
Oct 20.1035.00
Oct 10.000.00
Sep 300.50138.00
Sep 290.1081.00
Sep 280.3054.00
Sep 270.4031.00
Sep 260.4098.00
Sep 250.50446.00
Sep 240.2037.00
Sep 230.2077.00
Sep 220.5070.00
Sep 210.3060.00
Sep 200.3041.00
Sep 190.3068.00
Sep 180.30100.00
Sep 170.5083.00

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