Upper-air Observation Reliability Score

The Observation Reliability Score to used to help quickly identify NWS upper-air stations with high numbers of missed flights and flights that did not reach 400 mb.

The score equation is simple: Score = (Flights not reaching 400 mb during the month) + (Missed flights during month x 3)

NOTE:  A perfect score equals ZERO.

Missed flights were given a heavier weight (3 times) since they have more of an impact to the upper-air program.

Below are the ranked scores for the past 3 months and the 3 month average. Stations with a month to month score 5 or higher should be investigated by NWS Regional Office staff and station managers to determine what is causing the poor performance. If necessary, corrective actions will be taken to solve the problem(s).   It should be noted that there will be times when poor performance occurring during a month is caused by factors (e.g., lightning hit, installation of the new RRS) beyond the control of station staff.

  

Stn

Mar Score

Stn

Apr Score

Stn

May Score

Stn

3 Month Average

KABQ

0

KBIS

0

KABR

0

KBOI

0.00

KABR

0

KBOI

0

KALY

0

KMFL

0.00

KBOI

0

KCAR

0

KAPX

0

KSLE

0.00

KBRO

0

KDTX

0

KBIS

0

KWAL

0.00

KCHH

0

KDVN

0

KBOI

0

KCAR

0.33

KCRP

0

KGJT

0

KCAR

0

KGJT

0.33

KFGZ

0

KGSO

0

KDNR

0

KGSO

0.33

KGJT

0

KJAX

0

KFFC

0

KJAX

0.33

KGRB

0

KMFL

0

KGSO

0

PAFC

0.33

KMAF

0

KMHX

0

KJAX

0

PASN

0.33

KMFL

0

KOUN

0

KKEY

0

KCHH

0.67

KNKX

0

KSGF

0

KLCH

0

KLKN

0.67

KREV

0

KSHV

0

KLKN

0

KMHX

0.67

KRIW

0

KSLE

0

KLWX

0

KOKX

0.67

KSGF

0

KTAE

0

KMFL

0

KCRP

1.00

KSLE

0

KUIL

0

KOKX

0

KKEY

1.00

KTFX

0

KWAL

0

KOTX

0

KLCH

1.00

KTOP

0

PAFC

0

KREV

0

KMAF

1.00

KWAL

0

KAPX

1

KRNK

0

KMPX

1.00

PABE

0

KBMX

1

KSJU

0

KNKX

1.00

PABR

0

KBUF

1

KSLE

0

KOTX

1.00

PADQ

0

KCHH

1

KTBW

0

KSGF

1.00

PAFC

0

KCRP

1

KTOP

0

KSJU

1.00

PAFG

0

KEPZ

1

KWAL

0

PABE

1.00

PAOT

0

KFWD

1

PAMC

0

PANT

1.00

PASN

0

KGGW

1

PASN

0

PHTO

1.00

KAMA

1

KGYX

1

PHLI

0

PTKR

1.00

KCAR

1

KILN

1

PHTO

0

KAPX

1.33

KEPZ

1

KLCH

1

KBMX

1

KBUF

1.33

KFFC

1

KLKN

1

KBRO

1

KGGW

1.33

KGSO

1

KMPX

1

KBUF

1

KILN

1.33

KJAX

1

KNKX

1

KCHH

1

KTBW

1.33

KKEY

1

KOHX

1

KDRA

1

KBIS

1.67

KLKN

1

KOKX

1

KDVN

1

KDNR

1.67

KMHX

1

KRNK

1

KFWD

1

KDVN

1.67

KMPX

1

KSJU

1

KGGW

1

KFGZ

1.67

KOKX

1

KSLC

1

KGJT

1

KMFR

1.67

KOTX

1

KTUS

1

KILN

1

KOHX

1.67

KSHV

1

PACD

1

KILX

1

KREV

1.67

KTBW

1

PANT

1

KLIX

1

KRNK

1.67

PAKN

1

PASN

1

KMAF

1

KSLC

1.67

PANT

1

PGUM

1

KMFR

1

KTOP

1.67

PGUM

1

PHTO

1

KMHX

1

PABR

1.67

PTKR

1

PTKR

1

KMPX

1

PAKN

1.67

KBUF

2

PTTP

1

KOAX

1

PAMC

1.67

KDNR

2

KAMA

2

KOHX

1

KAMA

2.00

KGGW

2

KDRA

2

KPBZ

1

KDRA

2.00

KILN

2

KFGZ

2

PABE

1

KFWD

2.00

KILX

2

KINL

2

PABR

1

KGYX

2.00

KINL

2

KKEY

2

PACD

1

KINL

2.00

KLCH

2

KLIX

2

PADQ

1

KSHV

2.00

KMFR

2

KMAF

2

PAFC

1

KABR

2.33

KOAX

2

KMFR

2

PANT

1

KBRO

2.33

KOUN

2

KOTX

2

PAYA

1

KOUN

2.33

KSJU

2

KPBZ

2

PTKR

1

PAYA

2.33

KSLC

2

PABE

2

KCRP

2

PGUM

2.33

PAOM

2

PAFG

2

KGYX

2

KBMX

2.67

PAYA

2

PAKN

2

KINL

2

KOAX

2.67

PHTO

2

PAMC

2

KLZK

2

KPBZ

2.67

PTTP

2

KCHS

3

KNKX

2

KTAE

2.67

PTYA

2

KDNR

3

KSLC

2

PHLI

2.67

KAPX

3

KDRT

3

PAKN

2

PADQ

3.00

KDRA

3

KRIW

3

KAMA

3

PAFG

3.00

KGYX

3

KTBW

3

KFGZ

3

KFFC

3.33

KOHX

3

KUNR

3

KJAN

3

PACD

3.33

KTAE

3

PAOT

3

KSGF

3

KTFX

3.67

NSTU

3

PTKK

3

PKMR

3

KDTX

4.00

PAMC

3

PTYA

3

KLBF

4

KUNR

4.00

PHLI

3

KJAN

4

KUIL

4

PKMR

4.00

PKMR

3

KTFX

4

KOUN

5

KRIW

4.33

KDVN

4

PABR

4

KSHV

5

PAOT

4.67

KFWD

4

PAYA

4

KTAE

5

KDRT

5.00

KRNK

4

KDDC

5

KUNR

5

KGRB

5.00

KUNR

4

KGRB

5

PGUM

5

KTWC

5.00

KALY

5

KOAX

5

KDTX

6

PAOM

5.00

KBIS

5

KREV

5

KDRT

7

KALY

5.33

KDRT

5

KTOP

5

KTFX

7

PTYA

5.67

KPBZ

5

PHLI

5

KTUS

7

KLIX

6.67

KBMX

6

KBRO

6

PAFG

7

KILX

7.33

KDDC

6

PAOM

6

PAOM

7

KUIL

7.33

KDTX

6

PKMR

6

KGRB

10

KDDC

7.67

KLBF

6

KABR

7

KRIW

10

PTKK

8.33

KLWX

6

KOAK

7

PAOT

11

KCHS

8.67

KOAK

7

PADQ

8

KDDC

12

KOAK

8.67

KTUS

7

KFFC

9

KOAK

12

KLBF

9.33

PACD

8

KALY

11

PTYA

12

KLWX

11.33

PTKK

8

KLBF

18

KCHS

13

NSTU

15.33

KCHS

10

KILX

19

PTKK

14

KJAN

17.67

KLIX

17

NSTU

21

NSTU

22

PTTP

18.67

KUIL

18

KLWX

28

KABQ

29

KABQ

20.33

KLZK

25

KABQ

32

PTTP

53

KEPZ

20.33

KJAN

46

KLZK

42

KEPZ

59

KLZK

23.00