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Beltsville

A water gauge in Prince Georges County, Maryland. Its stage was 3.29 ft as of Oct 14, 3:10 PM EDT.

Gauge BTLM2Prince Georges County, MarylandEvery gauge in Maryland

Stage now
3.29 ftreported Oct 14, 3:10 PM EDT
24 hour change
Fell 0.27 ftsince Oct 13, 3:15 PM
Elevation
75 ftabove sea level
County
Prince Georges County
Position
38.9792° N, 76.9172° W
Record since
2011

Water level

Beltsville

Stage is the height of the water's surface above the gauge's own fixed zero, in feet, not the depth of the water. Every point drawn is a reading the gauge sent, at the time it sent it.

Water level, 7 days at Beltsville: the water from 2.94 to 4.66 feet of stage, the latest 3.29 feet.WATER LEVEL, 7 DAYSFTHIGH 4.66 FT, OCT 12, 11:25 AM · LOW 2.94 FT, OCT 10, 12:25 PM2.53.03.54.04.55.0Fri 9Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 153.29
Latest
3.29 ftOct 14, 3:10 PM
Highest
4.66 ftOct 12, 11:25 AM
Lowest
2.94 ftOct 10, 12:25 PM
Range
1.72 fthighest less lowest
Change
Rose 0.31 ftsince Oct 9, 11:15 AM
Readings
25
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
TimeStage ft
Oct 14, 3:10 PM3.29
Oct 14, 2:15 PM3.29
Oct 14, 1:15 PM3.28
Oct 14, 12:10 PM3.29
Oct 14, 11:10 AM3.31
Oct 13, 4:15 PM3.55
Oct 13, 3:15 PM3.56
Oct 13, 2:15 PM3.56
Oct 13, 1:15 PM3.57
Oct 13, 12:15 PM3.59
Oct 13, 11:15 AM3.62
Oct 12, 3:25 PM4.29
Oct 12, 2:30 PM4.36
Oct 12, 1:25 PM4.43
Oct 12, 12:25 PM4.54
Oct 12, 11:25 AM4.66
Oct 10, 12:25 PM2.94
Oct 10, 11:25 AM2.95
Oct 9, 5:15 PM2.98
Oct 9, 4:15 PM2.98
Oct 9, 3:15 PM2.97
Oct 9, 2:15 PM2.96
Oct 9, 1:15 PM2.95
Oct 9, 12:15 PM2.96
Oct 9, 11:15 AM2.98
Water level, 30 days at Beltsville: the water from 2.77 to 4.66 feet of stage, the latest 3.29 feet.WATER LEVEL, 30 DAYSFTHIGH 4.66 FT, OCT 12, 11:25 AM · LOW 2.77 FT, SEP 17, 1:00 PM2.53.03.54.04.55.0Sep 16Sep 21Sep 26Oct 1Oct 6Oct 113.29
Latest
3.29 ftOct 14, 3:10 PM
Highest
4.66 ftOct 12, 11:25 AM
Lowest
2.77 ftSep 17, 1:00 PM
Range
1.89 fthighest less lowest
Change
Rose 0.47 ftsince Sep 16, 10:50 AM
Readings
105
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayHigh ftLow ftAverage ftLast ftReadings
Oct 143.313.283.293.295
Oct 133.623.553.583.556
Oct 124.664.294.464.295
Oct 102.952.942.952.942
Oct 92.982.952.972.987
Oct 83.002.962.983.008
Oct 73.043.013.023.048
Oct 63.083.053.073.088
Oct 53.183.153.163.166
Oct 23.012.983.003.015
Oct 13.053.003.023.046
Sep 303.073.043.063.075
Sep 293.153.153.153.151
Sep 253.223.183.193.198
Sep 243.443.383.413.382
Sep 212.932.932.932.931
Sep 203.302.993.142.993
Sep 192.932.912.922.914
Sep 183.143.073.103.073
Sep 173.662.772.983.665
Sep 162.822.792.812.817

How it reports

Schedule
every houron the hour's :10, :15 and :25
Reports received, 24 hours
0 of 240.0% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
24 of 16814.2% of its schedule
Longest silence, 7 days
47 hoursfrom Oct 10, 12:25 PM
Latest report
Oct 14, 3:10 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
17 min9 in 10 within 18 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.

Ranking Statistics

247 score58.9of 100

Maryland median
89.0the median score of 736 stations
Scoring higher
726stations in Maryland
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
41.130.0 reports received, 8.7 continuity, 1.5 arrival, 0.8 forecast check, 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
CW1620rank 726; ahead on 247 score 59.1 against 58.9
Next below
LARM2rank 728; behind on 247 score 58.9 against 58.6

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 3514.35.0 of 35 pointsMaryland median 82.124 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1085.18.5 of 10 pointsMaryland median 94.0half its reports arrived within 17 min
  3. Continuityweight 1013.41.3 of 10 pointsMaryland median 100.0longest silence 47 h, 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.

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

Near Beltsville

How to read a gauge

A gauge measures the height of the water where it stands, its stage, in feet above a fixed mark at that gauge. Two gauges' stages are not comparable: each is measured from its own mark, and a reservoir's is often its height above sea level.

The stage shown is the latest the gauge reported, with the time it reported it. Storm Station hears each gauge on its own schedule and ranks it among its state's stations by its 247 score, how reliably it reports and how its readings hold up: that is its 247 rank.