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DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
USBR-SIGM
Latitude
47.32527 N
Longitude
114.08416 W
Elevation
-
Rank
96of 1,053 in Montana, Oct 16
Observed
5:30 AMMDT, 14 minutes ago
Air temperature
32.5F
Dew point
29.9F
Relative humidity
90%
Wind
3mph
Gust
5mph
Wind direction
127°

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Saint Ignatius, Montana Weather StationReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

On a farm or research station

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 20 instruments in Montana stand at one.

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Saint Ignatius, Montana Weather Station Report

Rank 96 of 1,053 in Montana, 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 score94.8of 100

Montana median
91.1the median score of 1,053 stations
Scoring higher
92stations in Montana
Sharing its score
8ranks 93 to 100
Points deducted
5.22.7 accuracy, 2.1 forecast check, 0.4 reports received
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Montana median 86.7, 100.0, 78.7
Next above
STKM8rank 95; ahead on reports received 100% against 98.8%
Next below
HNYM8rank 101; behind on 247 score 94.8 against 94.7
Sharing its rank
4other 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 3598.834.6 of 35 pointsMontana median 98.8166 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsMontana median 80.4half its reports arrived within 3 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsMontana median 100.0longest silence 2 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-17.3 of 20 points, at the medianMontana median 86.7-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianMontana median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-7.9 of 10 points, at the medianMontana median 78.7-

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
96of 1,053 in Montana, Oct 16
Schedule
every houron the hour's :30
Reports received, 24 hours
23 of 2495.8% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
166 of 16898.8% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
2 hoursfrom Oct 12, 3:30 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 11:30 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 1,053 ranked stations in Montana 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, 0; 10 to 19 per cent, 0; 20 to 29 per cent, 11; 30 to 39 per cent, 0; 40 to 49 per cent, 29; 50 to 59 per cent, 43; 60 to 69 per cent, 25; 70 to 79 per cent, 133; 80 to 89 per cent, 69; 90 to 99 per cent, 405; 100 per cent, 338. Saint Ignatius, Montana Weather Station received 98.8 per cent, 166 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 96 of 1,053.WHERE IT RANKS IN MONTANA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 98.8%, 166 OF 168, RANK 96 OF 1,053PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 1920 to 291130 to 3940 to 492950 to 594360 to 692570 to 7913380 to 896990 to 99405100338STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Saint Ignatius, Montana Weather Station's rank in Montana by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-09 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-09 rank 1,008 of 1,048; 2026-10-10 rank 1,007 of 1,049; 2026-10-11 rank 997 of 1,054; 2026-10-12 rank 948 of 1,057; 2026-10-13 rank 813 of 1,059; 2026-10-14 rank 707 of 1,057; 2026-10-15 rank 561 of 1,056; 2026-10-16 rank 96 of 1,053.ITS RANK IN MONTANA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%338
90 to 99%405
80 to 89%69
70 to 79%133
60 to 69%25
50 to 59%43
40 to 49%29
30 to 39%0
20 to 29%11
10 to 19%0
0 to 9%0
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 2026961,05398.8%
Oct 15, 20265611,05686.9%
Oct 14, 20267071,05772.6%
Oct 13, 20268131,05958.3%
Oct 12, 20269481,05744.6%
Oct 11, 20269971,05430.3%
Oct 10, 20261,0071,04916.0%
Oct 9, 20261,0081,04815.4%

Station report

Saint Ignatius, Montana Weather Station, in 2 sheets

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

1The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 34 degrees above the horizon at 47.33 N, and the day is 10 h 40 min long. Level ground there takes 55 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Saint Ignatius, Montana Weather Station, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 34 degrees above the horizon, against 66 at the June solstice, 43 at the equinoxes and 19 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 40 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT USBR-SIGMFIG. E THE SUN AT SAINT IGNATIUS, MONTANA 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 66°EQUINOXES 43°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 19°OCT 16, 34°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 40 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 55 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 47.33 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLESaint Ignatius, Montana Weather Station, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP USBR-SIGMTYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-USBRSIGM-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

2The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Saint Ignatius, Montana 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-SIGMFIG. 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 SCALETITLESaint Ignatius, Montana Weather Station, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP USBR-SIGMTYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-USBRSIGM-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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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