Ranking Statistics
247 score79.6of 100
- New York median
- 95.8the median score of 1,431 stations
- Scoring higher
- 1,161stations in New York
- Sharing its score
- 5ranks 1,162 to 1,166
- Points deducted
- 20.417.5 reports received, 2.7 continuity, 0.2 forecast check
- Counted at the median
- Forecast checknot measured at this station; New York median 97.8
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.
- Reports receivedweight 3550.017.5 of 35 pointsNew York median 98.282 of 164 scheduled reports received in 7 days
- Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsNew York median 94.3half its reports arrived within 18 s
- Continuityweight 1073.47.3 of 10 pointsNew York median 100.0longest silence 7 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
- Accuracyweight 20100.020.0 of 20 pointsNew York median 97.8its temperature against the airport station KIAG, 9.6 miles away, over 58 readings: typical difference 1.8 °F beyond a steady offset of -1.9 °F
- Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsNew York median 100.00 of 58 readings failed their check against its reference station
- Forecast checkweight 10-9.8 of 10 points, at the medianNew York median 97.8-
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 2.5 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 9.0 °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
The reports received are counted from the network's own archive of this station's reports. Its 247 rank is counted from Storm Station's own record, which holds less than 7 days of it so far: 82 of 164 scheduled reports received, 50.0%.