Potomac River at Little Falls

Ranking Statistics

247 score98.4of 100

Maryland median

89.0the median score of 736 stations

Scoring higher

87stations in Maryland

Sharing its score

10ranks 88 to 97

Points deducted

1.60.8 forecast check, 0.6 arrival, 0.2 accuracy

Counted at the median

Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Maryland median 99.0, 100.0, 92.1

Next above

JONM2rank 88; ahead on median arrival 12 min 50 s against 12 min 58 s

Next below

BLDM2rank 93; behind on longest silence 60 min against 63 min

Sharing its rank

3other 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 35100.035.0 of 35 pointsMaryland median 82.1168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
2. Arrivalweight 1094.19.4 of 10 pointsMaryland median 94.0half its reports arrived within 13 min
3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsMaryland median 100.0longest silence 60 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
4. Accuracyweight 20-19.8 of 20 points, at the medianMaryland median 99.0-
5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianMaryland median 100.0-
6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.2 of 10 points, at the medianMaryland median 92.1-

The score is the weighted mean of its six parts, from the last 7 days. How a station is ranked sets out each part.