Storm Station

At a dam

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
ELSK1
Latitude
38.79780 N
Longitude
99.72310 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 164 reports in 165 hours over the last seven days
Rank
469of 1,389 in Kansas, Oct 4

On the radar over Smoky Hill River At Cedar Bluff DamReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a dam

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 4 instruments in Kansas stand at one.

Station charts

Smoky Hill River At Cedar Bluff Dam Report

Rank 469 of 1,389 in Kansas, Oct 4. 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.

247 score97.0of 100

  1. Reports receivedweight 3597.6164 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1080.6half its reports arrived within 20 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.0longest silence 2 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20--
  5. Instrument checksweight 15--
  6. Forecast checkweight 10--

The score is the weighted mean of its six parts, from the last 7 days. How a station is ranked sets out each part.

Rank
469of 1,389 in Kansas, Oct 4
Schedule
every houron the hour's :15
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
165 of 16898.2% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
2 hoursfrom Oct 1, 7:15 PM
Latest report
Oct 4, 8:15 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
20 min9 in 10 within 20 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 1,389 ranked stations in Kansas on Oct 4 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, 0; 10 to 19 per cent, 0; 20 to 29 per cent, 1; 30 to 39 per cent, 41; 40 to 49 per cent, 33; 50 to 59 per cent, 41; 60 to 69 per cent, 487; 70 to 79 per cent, 38; 80 to 89 per cent, 81; 90 to 99 per cent, 258; 100 per cent, 409. Smoky Hill River At Cedar Bluff Dam received 97.6 per cent, 164 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 469 of 1,389.WHERE IT RANKS IN KANSAS, Oct 4THIS ONE: 97.6%, 164 OF 168, RANK 469 OF 1,389PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 1920 to 29130 to 394140 to 493350 to 594160 to 6948770 to 793880 to 898190 to 99258100409STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Smoky Hill River At Cedar Bluff Dam's rank in Kansas by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-04: 2026-09-26 rank 108 of 341; 2026-09-27 rank 135 of 342; 2026-09-28 rank 125 of 506; 2026-09-29 rank 93 of 525; 2026-09-30 rank 95 of 571; 2026-10-01 rank 69 of 591; 2026-10-02 rank 912 of 1,380; 2026-10-03 rank 912 of 1,380; 2026-10-04 rank 469 of 1,389.ITS RANK IN KANSAS, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12505007501,000Sep 26Sep 28Sep 30Oct 2Oct 4
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%409
90 to 99%258
80 to 89%81
70 to 79%38
60 to 69%487
50 to 59%41
40 to 49%33
30 to 39%41
20 to 29%1
10 to 19%0
0 to 9%0
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 4, 20264691,38997.6%
Oct 3, 20269121,38098.1%
Oct 2, 20269121,38098.1%
Oct 1, 202669591100.0%
Sep 30, 202695571100.0%
Sep 29, 202693525100.0%
Sep 28, 2026125506100.0%
Sep 27, 2026135342100.0%
Sep 26, 2026108341100.0%
Reports received at Smoky Hill River At Cedar Bluff Dam, reports from 0.0 to 4.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports0123412 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 43 AM6 AM9 AM
Temperature at Smoky Hill River At Cedar Bluff Dam, temperature from 68.3 to 70.3, the latest 68.7, in degrees Fahrenheit.TEMPERATUREF6868.56969.57070.5Mon 28Tue 29Wed 30Thu 1Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4
Reports received at Smoky Hill River At Cedar Bluff Dam, reports from 0.0 to 4.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports01234Mon 28Tue 29Wed 30Thu 1Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourTemperature FReports
Thu 1, 7 AM68.71
Wed 30, 7 AM68.71
Tue 29, 7 AM70.31
Mon 28, 7 AM68.31
Average high and Average low at Smoky Hill River At Cedar Bluff Dam, average high from 42.6 to 96.9, the latest 96.9; average low from 14.2 to 65.3, the latest 65.3, in degrees Fahrenheit.AVERAGE HIGH AND AVERAGE LOWF025507510020222023202420252026FREEZINGAVERAGE HIGHAVERAGE LOW
Deepest snow at Smoky Hill River At Cedar Bluff Dam, deepest snow from 0.00 to 5.00, the latest 0.00, in inches.DEEPEST SNOWin0.002.004.006.0020222023202420252026
Days reported at Smoky Hill River At Cedar Bluff Dam, days from 0.0 to 18.0, the latest 0.0, in days.DAYS REPORTEDdays010203120222023202420252026
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
MonthAverage high FAverage low FDeepest snow inDays reported
Aug 2024--0.002
May 2024--0.001
Apr 2024--0.002
Jan 2024--3.001
Dec 2023--0.002
Nov 2023--0.001
Oct 2023--0.0014
Sep 2023--0.009
Aug 202396.965.30.0017
Jul 2023--0.0014
Jun 202387.460.90.0018
May 2023--0.0014
Apr 2023--0.0014
Mar 2023--1.0014
Feb 202349.815.04.0016
Jan 202342.614.85.0016
Dec 202243.414.21.0018
Nov 2022--0.009
Average high and Average low at Smoky Hill River At Cedar Bluff Dam, average high from 42.6 to 96.9, the latest 96.9; average low from 13.7 to 65.3, the latest 65.3, in degrees Fahrenheit.AVERAGE HIGH AND AVERAGE LOWF025507510020172019202120232025FREEZINGAVERAGE HIGHAVERAGE LOW
Deepest snow at Smoky Hill River At Cedar Bluff Dam, deepest snow from 0.00 to 5.00, the latest 0.00, in inches.DEEPEST SNOWin0.002.004.006.0020172019202120232025
Days reported at Smoky Hill River At Cedar Bluff Dam, days from 0.0 to 21.0, the latest 0.0, in days.DAYS REPORTEDdays010203120172019202120232025
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
MonthAverage high FAverage low FDeepest snow inDays reported
Aug 2024--0.002
May 2024--0.001
Apr 2024--0.002
Jan 2024--3.001
Dec 2023--0.002
Nov 2023--0.001
Oct 2023--0.0014
Sep 2023--0.009
Aug 202396.965.30.0017
Jul 2023--0.0014
Jun 202387.460.90.0018
May 2023--0.0014
Apr 2023--0.0014
Mar 2023--1.0014
Feb 202349.815.04.0016
Jan 202342.614.85.0016
Dec 202243.414.21.0018
Nov 2022--0.009
Jan 2021--0.004
Dec 2019--0.003
Aug 2018--0.001
Jul 2018--0.0012
Jun 201891.463.40.0021
May 2018--0.006
Apr 2018--0.0012
Mar 201858.828.71.0017
Feb 201844.915.71.0017
Jan 201844.914.22.0018
Dec 201749.518.60.0017
Nov 201759.529.30.0015
Oct 201770.342.20.0017
Sep 201782.952.50.0020
Aug 201786.859.50.0019
Jul 2017--0.0012
Jun 201789.962.60.0019
May 201774.948.70.0018
Apr 2017--0.0014
Mar 2017--0.0011
Feb 2017--0.0014
Jan 201742.819.31.0019
Dec 201643.213.72.0016
Nov 2016--0.0012

The whole record, Jan 1, 2010 to Aug 26, 2024, 1,492 days reported. Left out of its precipitation: 9.08 in on Jan 27, 2012, when the gauge's own running total rose 0.04 in. The day counted as precipitation a reading that dropped and came back.

Temperature by month, the whole record at Smoky Hill River At Cedar Bluff Dam, average high from 44.0 to 91.5, the latest 44.5; average low from 16.5 to 65.5, the latest 16.9; record high from 67.0 to 107.0, the latest 67.0; record low from -16.0 to 52.0, the latest -16.0, in degrees Fahrenheit.TEMPERATURE BY MONTH, THE WHOLE RECORDF-50050100150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecFREEZINGAVERAGE HIGHAVERAGE LOWRECORD HIGHRECORD LOW
Average precipitation by month at Smoky Hill River At Cedar Bluff Dam, precipitation from 0.16 to 2.60, the latest 0.51, in inches.AVERAGE PRECIPITATION BY MONTHin0.001.002.003.00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Days reported, by year at Smoky Hill River At Cedar Bluff Dam, days reported from 3.0 to 365.0, the latest 6.0, in days.DAYS REPORTED, BY YEARdays01002003003662010201220152017201920222024
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
MonthAverage high FAverage low FRecord high FRecord low FAverage precipitation inStrongest gust mph
Jan44.016.580.0 2015-01-28-4.0 2018-01-160.16-
Feb48.717.679.0 2017-02-22-1.0 2023-02-010.21-
Mar60.228.790.0 2017-03-209.0 2023-03-201.47-
Apr68.534.890.0 2023-04-2414.0 2018-04-041.46-
May77.349.491.0 2017-05-1529.0 2023-05-012.60-
Jun89.662.4103.0 2018-06-2849.0 2015-06-011.88-
Jul91.565.5105.0 2023-07-2752.0 2015-07-082.38-
Aug91.162.9107.0 2023-08-2148.0 2015-08-241.09-
Sep83.754.299.0 2015-09-0340.0 2014-09-120.40-
Oct74.844.895.0 2023-10-0223.0 2017-10-310.52-
Nov55.725.477.0 2016-11-166.0 2014-11-140.77-
Dec44.516.967.0 2017-12-11-16.0 2016-12-190.51-

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