Storm Station

On a farm or research station

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
USBR-AHTI
Latitude
44.02500 N
Longitude
111.46666 W
Elevation
5,300 ft
Observed
1:30 AMMDT, 42 minutes ago
Air temperature
49.5F
Dew point
46.7F
Relative humidity
90%
Wind
8mph
Gust
11mph
Wind direction
60°

Ranking Statistics

On a farm or research station

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

Station charts

Ashton, Idaho Weather Station Report

Rank 754 of 834 in Idaho, Oct 11. 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 score70.9of 100

Idaho median
89.7the median score of 834 stations
Scoring higher
753stations in Idaho
Sharing its score
16ranks 754 to 769
Points deducted
29.124.4 reports received, 3.7 accuracy, 1.0 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Idaho median 81.7, 100.0, 89.6
Next above
BSDI1rank 753; ahead on 247 score 71.5 against 70.9
Next below
USBR-PICIrank 770; behind on 247 score 70.9 against 70.7
Sharing its rank
15other 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 3530.410.6 of 35 pointsIdaho median 97.051 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsIdaho median 71.9half its reports arrived within 3 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsIdaho median 100.0longest silence 60 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-16.3 of 20 points, at the medianIdaho median 81.7-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianIdaho median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.0 of 10 points, at the medianIdaho median 89.6-

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 :30
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
59 of 16835.1% of its schedule, 60 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Oct 8, 8:30 PM
Latest report
Oct 11, 7:30 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
3 min9 in 10 within 3 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 834 ranked stations in Idaho on Oct 11 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, 4; 10 to 19 per cent, 2; 20 to 29 per cent, 29; 30 to 39 per cent, 29; 40 to 49 per cent, 32; 50 to 59 per cent, 43; 60 to 69 per cent, 4; 70 to 79 per cent, 132; 80 to 89 per cent, 33; 90 to 99 per cent, 441; 100 per cent, 85. Ashton, Idaho Weather Station received 30.3 per cent, 51 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 754 of 834.WHERE IT RANKS IN IDAHO, Oct 11THIS ONE: 30.3%, 51 OF 168, RANK 754 OF 834PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9410 to 19220 to 292930 to 392940 to 493250 to 594360 to 69470 to 7913280 to 893390 to 9944110085STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Ashton, Idaho Weather Station's rank in Idaho by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-09 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-09 rank 746 of 833; 2026-10-10 rank 747 of 833; 2026-10-11 rank 754 of 834.ITS RANK IN IDAHO, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600800Oct 9Oct 10Oct 11
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%85
90 to 99%441
80 to 89%33
70 to 79%132
60 to 69%4
50 to 59%43
40 to 49%32
30 to 39%29
20 to 29%29
10 to 19%2
0 to 9%4
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 11, 202675483430.3%
Oct 10, 202674783316.0%
Oct 9, 202674683315.4%

Station report

Ashton, Idaho Weather Station, in 3 sheets

Drawn from the register, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The column

Contents

At 5,300 ft above sea level, 18 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 24.62 inHg and the temperature at 40.1 F.

Section from sea level of where Ashton, Idaho Weather Station stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 5,300 feet above sea level with 18 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 24.62 inches of mercury, and temperature, 40.1 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT USBR-AHTIFIG. D WHERE ASHTON, IDAHO WEATHER STATION STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREASHTON, IDAHO WEATHER STATION18 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT5,300 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE24.62 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE40.1 FTITLEAshton, Idaho Weather Station, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP USBR-AHTITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-USBRAHTI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 39 degrees above the horizon at 44.02 N, and the day is 11 h 04 min long. Level ground there takes 63 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Ashton, Idaho Weather Station, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 39 degrees above the horizon, against 69 at the June solstice, 46 at the equinoxes and 23 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 04 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT USBR-AHTIFIG. E THE SUN AT ASHTON, IDAHO WEATHER STATIONELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 69°EQUINOXES 46°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 23°OCT 11, 39°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 04 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 63 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 44.02 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLEAshton, Idaho Weather Station, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP USBR-AHTITYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-USBRAHTI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 5,300 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Ashton, Idaho Weather Station, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT USBR-AHTIFIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEAshton, Idaho Weather Station, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP USBR-AHTITYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-USBRAHTI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near Ashton, Idaho Weather Station