This product relies on real-time weather station data, and too many missing observations in any given location can have a significant negative impact on product reliability. Therefore, data are screen daily for missing observations, and stations with insufficient data are omitted. Stations included in the Current Season Maps must meet the following criteria. First, a station must have 14 consecutive days of data for this period and must end no earlier than the day before yesterday. Second, a station cannot have more than 10% of data missing for the year-to-date period or for any consecutive 30-day period.
This product relies on real-time weather station data, and too many missing observations in any given location can have a significant negative impact on product reliability. Therefore, data are screen daily for missing observations, and stations with insufficient data are omitted. Stations included in the Current Season Maps must meet the following criteria. First, a station must have 14 consecutive days of data for this period and must end no earlier than the day before yesterday. Second, a station cannot have more than 10% of data missing for the year-to-date period or for any consecutive 30-day period.