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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
RCJD2
Latitude
38.96010 N
Longitude
77.04200 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 270 reports in 141 hours over the last seven days
Rank
9of 18 in District of Columbia, Oct 16
Observed
2:35 AMEDT, 44 minutes ago

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Rock Creek AT Joyce Road - Rock CreekReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 0 instruments in District of Columbia stand at one.

Station charts

Rock Creek AT Joyce Road - Rock Creek Report

Rank 9 of 18 in District of Columbia, 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 score94.3of 100

District of Columbia median
89.7the median score of 18 stations
Scoring higher
8stations in District of Columbia
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
5.74.0 arrival, 1.1 accuracy, 0.4 reports received, 0.2 continuity
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checksnot measured at this station; District of Columbia median 95.1, 100.0
Next above
BPAD2rank 8; ahead on 247 score 94.5 against 94.3
Next below
DW6279rank 10; behind on 247 score 94.3 against 85.0

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 3598.938.5 of 38.9 pointsDistrict of Columbia median 81.9270 of 273 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1064.37.1 of 11.1 pointsDistrict of Columbia median 88.2half its reports arrived within 28 min
  3. Continuityweight 1098.310.9 of 11.1 pointsDistrict of Columbia median 100.0longest silence 1.6 h, on a schedule of one report every 30 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-21.1 of 22.2 points, at the medianDistrict of Columbia median 95.1-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-16.7 of 16.7 points, at the medianDistrict of Columbia median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10--

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
9of 18 in District of Columbia, Oct 16
Schedule
every 5 min
Reports received, 24 hours
287 of 28899.6% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
2,000 of 2,01699.2% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
80 minfrom Oct 12, 4:15 PM
Latest report
Oct 16, 2:35 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
28 min9 in 10 within 32 min

The reports received are counted from the network's own archive of this station's reports. Its 247 rank is counted from Storm Station's own record, which holds less than 7 days of it so far: 270 of 273 scheduled reports received, 98.9%.

Its schedule is one report every 5 min, 288 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 5 min count as one received.

Chart of the 18 ranked stations in District of Columbia 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, 0; 20 to 29 per cent, 1; 30 to 39 per cent, 0; 40 to 49 per cent, 2; 50 to 59 per cent, 3; 60 to 69 per cent, 3; 70 to 79 per cent, 0; 80 to 89 per cent, 0; 90 to 99 per cent, 5; 100 per cent, 4. Rock Creek AT Joyce Road - Rock Creek received 98.9 per cent, 270 of 273 scheduled reports, rank 9 of 18.WHERE IT RANKS IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 98.9%, 270 OF 273, RANK 9 OF 18PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS10 to 910 to 1920 to 29130 to 3940 to 49250 to 59360 to 69370 to 7980 to 8990 to 9951004STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Rock Creek AT Joyce Road - Rock Creek's rank in District of Columbia by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-11 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-11 rank 7 of 17; 2026-10-12 rank 7 of 18; 2026-10-13 rank 9 of 18; 2026-10-14 rank 9 of 18; 2026-10-15 rank 9 of 17; 2026-10-16 rank 9 of 18.ITS RANK IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1246810Oct 11Oct 12Oct 13Oct 14Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%4
90 to 99%5
80 to 89%0
70 to 79%0
60 to 69%3
50 to 59%3
40 to 49%2
30 to 39%0
20 to 29%1
10 to 19%0
0 to 9%0
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 202691898.9%
Oct 15, 202691798.6%
Oct 14, 202691898.8%
Oct 13, 202691898.4%
Oct 12, 2026718100.0%
Oct 11, 2026717100.0%
Reports received at Rock Creek AT Joyce Road - Rock Creek, reports from 0.0 to 14.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports0510156 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM
Reports received at Rock Creek AT Joyce Road - Rock Creek, reports from 0.0 to 14.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports051015Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16

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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