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Identifier
BLDA1
Latitude
33.45280 N
Longitude
87.35720 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 329 reports in 169 hours over the last seven days
Rank
418of 798 in Alabama, Oct 16
Observed
5:30 AMCDT, 33 minutes ago
Precipitation today
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Black Warrior River 18 WNW Bankhead Lock and DamReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a dam

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 5 instruments in Alabama stand at one.

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Black Warrior River 18 WNW Bankhead Lock and Dam Report

Rank 418 of 798 in Alabama, Oct 16. 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 score95.4of 100

Alabama median
95.6the median score of 798 stations
Scoring higher
417stations in Alabama
Sharing its score
2ranks 418 to 419
Points deducted
4.63.4 arrival, 0.7 reports received, 0.5 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Alabama median 100.0, 100.0, 95.4
Next above
TOIrank 417; ahead on 247 score 95.6 against 95.4
Next below
VGTA1rank 419; behind on reports received 97.9% against 94.6%

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 3597.934.3 of 35 pointsAlabama median 98.8329 of 336 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1066.06.6 of 10 pointsAlabama median 87.5half its reports arrived within 27 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsAlabama median 100.0longest silence 60 min, on a schedule of one report every 30 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianAlabama median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianAlabama median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.5 of 10 points, at the medianAlabama median 95.4-

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 (1.5 h), none for 72 (36 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
418of 798 in Alabama, Oct 16
Schedule
every 30 minon the hour's :00 and :30
Reports received, 24 hours
45 of 4893.7% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
330 of 33698.2% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
30 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Oct 9, 10:30 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 12:30 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
27 min9 in 10 within 47 min

From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.

Its schedule is one report every 30 min, 48 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 30 min count as one received.

Chart of the 798 ranked stations in Alabama on Oct 16 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, 0; 10 to 19 per cent, 7; 20 to 29 per cent, 11; 30 to 39 per cent, 3; 40 to 49 per cent, 43; 50 to 59 per cent, 71; 60 to 69 per cent, 12; 70 to 79 per cent, 56; 80 to 89 per cent, 86; 90 to 99 per cent, 228; 100 per cent, 281. Black Warrior River 18 WNW Bankhead Lock and Dam received 97.9 per cent, 329 of 336 scheduled reports, rank 418 of 798.WHERE IT RANKS IN ALABAMA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 97.9%, 329 OF 336, RANK 418 OF 798PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 19720 to 291130 to 39340 to 494350 to 597160 to 691270 to 795680 to 898690 to 99228100281STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Black Warrior River 18 WNW Bankhead Lock and Dam's rank in Alabama by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 270 of 323; 2026-09-27 rank 253 of 323; 2026-09-28 rank 386 of 431; 2026-09-29 rank 397 of 461; 2026-09-30 rank 384 of 468; 2026-10-01 rank 357 of 474; 2026-10-02 rank 560 of 652; 2026-10-03 rank 560 of 652; 2026-10-04 rank 453 of 669; 2026-10-05 rank 454 of 746; 2026-10-06 rank 553 of 765; 2026-10-07 rank 540 of 800; 2026-10-08 rank 538 of 808; 2026-10-09 rank 361 of 800; 2026-10-10 rank 363 of 800; 2026-10-11 rank 344 of 818; 2026-10-12 rank 345 of 815; 2026-10-13 rank 368 of 804; 2026-10-14 rank 361 of 799; 2026-10-15 rank 383 of 798; 2026-10-16 rank 418 of 798.ITS RANK IN ALABAMA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600Sep 26Sep 30Oct 4Oct 8Oct 12Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%281
90 to 99%228
80 to 89%86
70 to 79%56
60 to 69%12
50 to 59%71
40 to 49%43
30 to 39%3
20 to 29%11
10 to 19%7
0 to 9%0
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 202641879897.9%
Oct 15, 202638379897.9%
Oct 14, 202636179997.6%
Oct 13, 202636880497.0%
Oct 12, 202634581597.3%
Oct 11, 202634481897.3%
Oct 10, 202636380097.0%
Oct 9, 202636180097.0%
Oct 8, 202653880898.5%
Oct 7, 202654080098.8%
Oct 6, 202655376599.1%
Oct 5, 202645474698.5%
Oct 4, 202645366998.2%
Oct 3, 202656065298.4%
Oct 2, 202656065298.4%
Oct 1, 202635747498.2%
Sep 30, 202638446897.8%
Sep 29, 202639746197.8%
Sep 28, 202638643197.8%
Sep 27, 202625332398.9%
Sep 26, 202627032397.8%
Reports received at Black Warrior River 18 WNW Bankhead Lock and Dam, reports from 0.0 to 4.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports012349 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM6 AM
Temperature at Black Warrior River 18 WNW Bankhead Lock and Dam, temperature from 62.3 to 71.0, the latest 70.7, in degrees Fahrenheit.TEMPERATUREF6062.56567.57072.5Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
Precipitation at Black Warrior River 18 WNW Bankhead Lock and Dam, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.10, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.030.050.070.10Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
Reports received at Black Warrior River 18 WNW Bankhead Lock and Dam, reports from 0.0 to 4.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports01234Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourTemperature FPrecipitation inReports
Thu 15, 4 AM70.70.001
Wed 14, 4 AM71.00.001
Tue 13, 4 AM68.70.001
Mon 12, 4 AM66.00.001
Sun 11, 4 AM65.70.001
Sat 10, 4 AM62.30.101
Precipitation at Black Warrior River 18 WNW Bankhead Lock and Dam, precipitation from 0.00 to 1.79, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.501.001.502.00Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayPrecipitation in
Oct 160.00
Oct 150.00
Oct 140.00
Oct 130.01
Oct 120.00
Oct 110.00
Oct 101.79
Oct 90.16
Oct 80.00
Oct 70.01
Oct 60.00
Oct 50.02
Oct 41.17
Oct 30.10
Oct 20.00
Oct 10.00
Sep 300.00
Sep 290.00
Sep 280.00
Sep 270.00
Sep 260.00
Sep 250.00
Sep 240.00
Sep 230.00
Sep 220.00
Sep 210.12
Sep 200.12
Sep 190.00
Sep 180.00
Sep 170.00

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

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