Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
435344103322100
Latitude
43.89554 N
Longitude
103.53964 W
Elevation
5,020 ft
Rank
627of 797 in South Dakota, Oct 11
Observed
6:45 AMCDT, 1 hour ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Precip At Willow Cr Horse Camp Nr Hill CityReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 52 instruments in South Dakota stand at one.

Station charts

Precip At Willow Cr Horse Camp Nr Hill City Report

Rank 627 of 797 in South Dakota, 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 score85.0of 100

South Dakota median
90.6the median score of 797 stations
Scoring higher
625stations in South Dakota
Sharing its score
27ranks 626 to 652
Points deducted
15.010.0 reports received, 3.8 accuracy, 1.2 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; South Dakota median 81.2, 100.0, 87.8
Next above
CLYS2rank 626; ahead on reports received 88.0% against 71.4%
Next below
06406760rank 630; behind on median arrival 7 min 48 s against 7 min 49 s
Sharing its rank
2other 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 3571.425.0 of 35 pointsSouth Dakota median 98.2120 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsSouth Dakota median 85.2half its reports arrived within 8 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsSouth Dakota median 100.0longest silence 60 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-16.2 of 20 points, at the medianSouth Dakota median 81.2-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianSouth Dakota median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-8.8 of 10 points, at the medianSouth Dakota median 87.8-

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 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
627of 797 in South Dakota, Oct 11
Schedule
every houron the hour's :45
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
133 of 16879.1% of its schedule, 134 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Oct 5, 10:45 PM
Latest report
Oct 11, 11:45 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
8 min9 in 10 within 8 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 797 ranked stations in South Dakota 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, 1; 10 to 19 per cent, 5; 20 to 29 per cent, 3; 30 to 39 per cent, 3; 40 to 49 per cent, 34; 50 to 59 per cent, 31; 60 to 69 per cent, 6; 70 to 79 per cent, 94; 80 to 89 per cent, 172; 90 to 99 per cent, 206; 100 per cent, 242. Precip At Willow Cr Horse Camp Nr Hill City received 71.4 per cent, 120 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 627 of 797.WHERE IT RANKS IN SOUTH DAKOTA, Oct 11THIS ONE: 71.4%, 120 OF 168, RANK 627 OF 797PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 19520 to 29330 to 39340 to 493450 to 593160 to 69670 to 799480 to 8917290 to 99206100242STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Precip At Willow Cr Horse Camp Nr Hill City's rank in South Dakota by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-07 rank 791 of 834; 2026-10-08 rank 756 of 813; 2026-10-09 rank 683 of 796; 2026-10-10 rank 685 of 796; 2026-10-11 rank 627 of 797.ITS RANK IN SOUTH DAKOTA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600800Oct 7Oct 8Oct 9Oct 10Oct 11
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%242
90 to 99%206
80 to 89%172
70 to 79%94
60 to 69%6
50 to 59%31
40 to 49%34
30 to 39%3
20 to 29%3
10 to 19%5
0 to 9%1
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 11, 202662779771.4%
Oct 10, 202668579657.1%
Oct 9, 202668379657.1%
Oct 8, 202675681328.5%
Oct 7, 202679183414.2%

Station report

Precip At Willow Cr Horse Camp Nr Hill City, 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 5,020 ft above sea level, 17 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 24.88 inHg and the temperature at 41.1 F.

Section from sea level of where Precip At Willow Cr Horse Camp Nr Hill City stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 5,020 feet above sea level with 17 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 24.88 inches of mercury, and temperature, 41.1 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 435344103322100FIG. D WHERE PRECIP AT WILLOW CR HORSE CAMP NR HILL CITY 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 ATMOSPHEREPRECIP AT WILLOW CR HORSE CAMP NR HILL CITY17 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT5,020 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 HERE24.88 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE41.1 FTITLEPrecip At Willow Cr Horse Camp Nr Hill City, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 435344103322100TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-435344103322100-1DRAWN 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 43.90 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 Precip At Willow Cr Horse Camp Nr Hill City, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 39 degrees above the horizon, against 70 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 435344103322100FIG. E THE SUN AT PRECIP AT WILLOW CR HORSE CAMP NR HILL CITYELEVATION 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 70°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 43.90 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLEPrecip At Willow Cr Horse Camp Nr Hill City, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 435344103322100TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-435344103322100-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 5,020 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Precip At Willow Cr Horse Camp Nr Hill City, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 435344103322100FIG. 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 SCALETITLEPrecip At Willow Cr Horse Camp Nr Hill City, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 435344103322100TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-435344103322100-3DRAWN 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

What this instrument measures for

2 places read it as one of the nearest to it.

Near Precip At Willow Cr Horse Camp Nr Hill City

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