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A snow pillow on a mountain

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
SSTA2
Latitude
55.63000 N
Longitude
131.22000 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 55 reports in 59 hours over the last seven days
Observed
8:00 PMAKDT, 52 minutes ago
Precipitation today
0in

Ranking Statistics

A snow pillow on a mountain

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 54 instruments in Alaska stand at one.

Station charts

Swan Lake Snotel Report

Rank 952 of 1,025 in Alaska, Oct 17. 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 score78.1of 100

Alaska median
96.0the median score of 1,025 stations
Scoring higher
951stations in Alaska
Sharing its score
2ranks 952 to 953
Points deducted
21.918.6 reports received, 3.4 arrival
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Alaska median 100.0, 100.0, 100.0
Next above
CW4591rank 951; ahead on 247 score 78.3 against 78.1
Next below
GW5295rank 954; behind on 247 score 78.1 against 78.0
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 3547.016.5 of 35 pointsAlaska median 98.879 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1066.46.6 of 10 pointsAlaska median 85.0half its reports arrived within 27 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsAlaska median 100.0longest silence 61 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianAlaska median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianAlaska median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-10.0 of 10 points, at the medianAlaska median 100.0-

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
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
84 of 16850.0% of its schedule, 85 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
6 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
61 minfrom Oct 13, 11:59 PM
Latest report
Oct 16, 8:00 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
27 min9 in 10 within 37 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 1,025 ranked stations in Alaska on Oct 17 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, 7; 30 to 39 per cent, 9; 40 to 49 per cent, 24; 50 to 59 per cent, 34; 60 to 69 per cent, 58; 70 to 79 per cent, 42; 80 to 89 per cent, 92; 90 to 99 per cent, 430; 100 per cent, 318. Swan Lake Snotel received 47.0 per cent, 79 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 952 of 1,025.WHERE IT RANKS IN ALASKA, Oct 17THIS ONE: 47.0%, 79 OF 168, RANK 952 OF 1,025PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 191020 to 29730 to 39940 to 492450 to 593460 to 695870 to 794280 to 899290 to 99430100318STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Swan Lake Snotel's rank in Alaska by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-15 to 2026-10-17: 2026-10-15 rank 984 of 1,024; 2026-10-16 rank 970 of 1,023; 2026-10-17 rank 952 of 1,025.ITS RANK IN ALASKA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12505007501,000Oct 15Oct 16Oct 17
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%318
90 to 99%430
80 to 89%92
70 to 79%42
60 to 69%58
50 to 59%34
40 to 49%24
30 to 39%9
20 to 29%7
10 to 19%10
0 to 9%1
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 17, 20269521,02547.0%
Oct 16, 20269701,02332.7%
Oct 15, 20269841,02418.4%
Reports received at Swan Lake Snotel, reports from 1.0 to 1.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports00.250.50.7519 PMOct 163 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Reports received at Swan Lake Snotel, reports from 1.0 to 1.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports00.250.50.751Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
Precipitation at Swan Lake Snotel, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.88, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.250.500.751.00Sep 18Sep 23Sep 28Oct 3Oct 8Oct 13
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayPrecipitation in
Oct 160.00
Oct 150.10
Oct 140.01
Oct 130.88
Oct 120.03
Oct 110.00

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