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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
MIKW3
Latitude
43.00250 N
Longitude
87.91330 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 144 reports in 142 hours over the last seven days
Rank
1,000of 1,313 in Wisconsin, Oct 16
Observed
1:00 AMCDT, 2 hours ago
Precipitation this hour
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Milwaukee 3SSWReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 81 instruments in Wisconsin stand at one.

Station charts

Milwaukee 3SSW Report

Rank 1,000 of 1,313 in Wisconsin, 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 score86.5of 100

Wisconsin median
95.1the median score of 1,313 stations
Scoring higher
998stations in Wisconsin
Sharing its score
12ranks 999 to 1,010
Points deducted
13.57.4 arrival, 5.0 reports received, 1.1 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Wisconsin median 100.0, 100.0, 89.0
Next above
ONTW3rank 999; ahead on reports received 88.6% against 85.7%
Next below
FKNW3rank 1,011; behind on 247 score 86.5 against 86.3
Sharing its rank
10other 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 3585.730.0 of 35 pointsWisconsin median 98.8144 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1026.12.6 of 10 pointsWisconsin median 100.0half its reports arrived within 47 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsWisconsin median 100.0longest silence 3 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianWisconsin median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianWisconsin median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-8.9 of 10 points, at the medianWisconsin median 89.0-

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
Rank
1,000of 1,313 in Wisconsin, Oct 16
Schedule
every houron the hour's :00
Reports received, 24 hours
19 of 2479.1% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
143 of 16885.1% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
12 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
3 hoursfrom Oct 9, 5:00 PM
Latest report
Oct 16, 1:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
47 min9 in 10 within 1 h 47 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 1,313 ranked stations in Wisconsin 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, 2; 10 to 19 per cent, 5; 20 to 29 per cent, 26; 30 to 39 per cent, 4; 40 to 49 per cent, 82; 50 to 59 per cent, 132; 60 to 69 per cent, 13; 70 to 79 per cent, 116; 80 to 89 per cent, 171; 90 to 99 per cent, 213; 100 per cent, 549. Milwaukee 3SSW received 85.7 per cent, 144 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 1,000 of 1,313.WHERE IT RANKS IN WISCONSIN, Oct 16THIS ONE: 85.7%, 144 OF 168, RANK 1,000 OF 1,313PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9210 to 19520 to 292630 to 39440 to 498250 to 5913260 to 691370 to 7911680 to 8917190 to 99213100549STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Milwaukee 3SSW's rank in Wisconsin by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 1,360 of 1,399; 2026-10-08 rank 1,296 of 1,350; 2026-10-09 rank 1,203 of 1,319; 2026-10-10 rank 1,199 of 1,319; 2026-10-11 rank 1,113 of 1,323; 2026-10-12 rank 989 of 1,305; 2026-10-13 rank 965 of 1,307; 2026-10-14 rank 981 of 1,286; 2026-10-15 rank 990 of 1,304; 2026-10-16 rank 1,000 of 1,313.ITS RANK IN WISCONSIN, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%549
90 to 99%213
80 to 89%171
70 to 79%116
60 to 69%13
50 to 59%132
40 to 49%82
30 to 39%4
20 to 29%26
10 to 19%5
0 to 9%2
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20261,0001,31385.7%
Oct 15, 20269901,30486.9%
Oct 14, 20269811,28686.3%
Oct 13, 20269651,30785.7%
Oct 12, 20269891,30578.5%
Oct 11, 20261,1131,32366.0%
Oct 10, 20261,1991,31954.7%
Oct 9, 20261,2031,31954.1%
Oct 8, 20261,2961,35029.1%
Oct 7, 20261,3601,39917.2%
Reports received at Milwaukee 3SSW, reports from 0.0 to 1.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports00.250.50.7516 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Fri 16, 1 AM0.001
Reports received at Milwaukee 3SSW, reports from 0.0 to 1.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports00.250.50.751Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Fri 16, 1 AM0.001

The instrumentWhat an instrument is FB-INS-001

What it seesMoon and tides FB-CLK-003Hurricane FB-EVT-043Nor'easter FB-EVT-066Flash flood FB-EVT-100Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

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