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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
POTW3
Latitude
46.46220 N
Longitude
90.50830 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 158 reports in 151 hours over the last seven days
Observed
7:00 AMCDT, 48 minutes ago

Ranking Statistics

At a river or reservoir gauge

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

Station charts

Gurney 1S - Potato River Report

Rank 838 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 score91.2of 100

Wisconsin median
95.1the median score of 1,313 stations
Scoring higher
837stations in Wisconsin
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
8.83.4 arrival, 2.2 continuity, 2.1 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
WNCW3rank 837; ahead on 247 score 91.3 against 91.2
Next below
ECTW3rank 839; behind on 247 score 91.2 against 91.1

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 3594.032.9 of 35 pointsWisconsin median 98.8158 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1066.06.6 of 10 pointsWisconsin median 100.0half its reports arrived within 27 min
  3. Continuityweight 1078.27.8 of 10 pointsWisconsin median 100.0longest silence 6 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
Schedule
every houron the hour's :00
Reports received, 24 hours
22 of 2491.6% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
157 of 16893.4% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
6 hoursfrom Oct 11, 2:00 PM
Latest report
Oct 15, 11:59 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
27 min9 in 10 within 29 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. Gurney 1S - Potato River received 94.0 per cent, 158 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 838 of 1,313.WHERE IT RANKS IN WISCONSIN, Oct 16THIS ONE: 94.0%, 158 OF 168, RANK 838 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 Gurney 1S - Potato River's rank in Wisconsin by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 321 of 342; 2026-09-27 rank 330 of 354; 2026-09-28 rank 451 of 489; 2026-09-29 rank 446 of 523; 2026-09-30 rank 433 of 530; 2026-10-01 rank 423 of 538; 2026-10-02 rank 993 of 1,114; 2026-10-03 rank 991 of 1,114; 2026-10-04 rank 796 of 1,149; 2026-10-05 rank 941 of 1,289; 2026-10-06 rank 930 of 1,310; 2026-10-07 rank 956 of 1,399; 2026-10-08 rank 925 of 1,350; 2026-10-09 rank 873 of 1,319; 2026-10-10 rank 876 of 1,319; 2026-10-11 rank 769 of 1,323; 2026-10-12 rank 822 of 1,305; 2026-10-13 rank 863 of 1,307; 2026-10-14 rank 846 of 1,286; 2026-10-15 rank 864 of 1,304; 2026-10-16 rank 838 of 1,313.ITS RANK IN WISCONSIN, 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%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, 20268381,31394.0%
Oct 15, 20268641,30492.2%
Oct 14, 20268461,28690.4%
Oct 13, 20268631,30788.6%
Oct 12, 20268221,30588.6%
Oct 11, 20267691,32386.9%
Oct 10, 20268761,31987.5%
Oct 9, 20268731,31987.5%
Oct 8, 20269251,35088.0%
Oct 7, 20269561,39988.6%
Oct 6, 20269301,31089.8%
Oct 5, 20269411,28989.2%
Oct 4, 20267961,14991.0%
Oct 3, 20269911,11489.7%
Oct 2, 20269931,11489.7%
Oct 1, 202642353888.7%
Sep 30, 202643353088.9%
Sep 29, 202644652388.2%
Sep 28, 202645148987.1%
Sep 27, 202633035486.9%
Sep 26, 202632134286.9%
Reports received at Gurney 1S - Potato River, reports from 1.0 to 12.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports0510159 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM6 AM
Reports received at Gurney 1S - Potato River, reports from 0.0 to 12.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports051015Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16

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