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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
BLDM2
Latitude
38.93810 N
Longitude
76.94030 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 168 reports in 164 hours over the last seven days
Observed
2:00 AMEDT, 1 hour ago
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

Ranking Statistics

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 33 instruments in Maryland stand at one.

Station charts

Tidal Anacostia River AT Bladensburg Report

Rank 93 of 736 in Maryland, 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 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
POMM2rank 89; ahead on longest silence 60 min against 63 min
Next below
ECHM2rank 95; behind on longest silence 63 min against 65 min
Sharing its rank
1other 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 63 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.

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
Schedule
every houron the hour's :00 and :56
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
168 of 168100% of its schedule, 189 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
30 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
61 minfrom Oct 10, 11:59 PM
Latest report
Oct 16, 3:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
13 min9 in 10 within 20 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.

Chart of the 736 ranked stations in Maryland 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, 4; 10 to 19 per cent, 20; 20 to 29 per cent, 27; 30 to 39 per cent, 11; 40 to 49 per cent, 62; 50 to 59 per cent, 96; 60 to 69 per cent, 107; 70 to 79 per cent, 36; 80 to 89 per cent, 35; 90 to 99 per cent, 183; 100 per cent, 155. Tidal Anacostia River AT Bladensburg received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 93 of 736.WHERE IT RANKS IN MARYLAND, Oct 16THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 93 OF 736PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9410 to 192020 to 292730 to 391140 to 496250 to 599660 to 6910770 to 793680 to 893590 to 99183100155STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Tidal Anacostia River AT Bladensburg's rank in Maryland by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 31 of 399; 2026-09-27 rank 121 of 402; 2026-09-28 rank 164 of 418; 2026-09-29 rank 196 of 424; 2026-09-30 rank 164 of 424; 2026-10-01 rank 148 of 426; 2026-10-02 rank 176 of 540; 2026-10-03 rank 175 of 540; 2026-10-04 rank 185 of 564; 2026-10-05 rank 128 of 686; 2026-10-06 rank 162 of 702; 2026-10-07 rank 151 of 729; 2026-10-08 rank 153 of 731; 2026-10-09 rank 158 of 733; 2026-10-10 rank 156 of 733; 2026-10-11 rank 152 of 725; 2026-10-12 rank 173 of 728; 2026-10-13 rank 193 of 726; 2026-10-14 rank 126 of 727; 2026-10-15 rank 79 of 723; 2026-10-16 rank 93 of 736.ITS RANK IN MARYLAND, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP150100150200Sep 26Sep 30Oct 4Oct 8Oct 12Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%155
90 to 99%183
80 to 89%35
70 to 79%36
60 to 69%107
50 to 59%96
40 to 49%62
30 to 39%11
20 to 29%27
10 to 19%20
0 to 9%4
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 202693736100.0%
Oct 15, 202679723100.0%
Oct 14, 202612672798.2%
Oct 13, 202619372695.0%
Oct 12, 202617372895.0%
Oct 11, 202615272596.6%
Oct 10, 202615673396.6%
Oct 9, 202615873396.6%
Oct 8, 202615373196.6%
Oct 7, 202615172997.7%
Oct 6, 202616270297.2%
Oct 5, 202612868698.8%
Oct 4, 202618556496.1%
Oct 3, 202617554095.5%
Oct 2, 202617654095.4%
Oct 1, 202614842698.6%
Sep 30, 202616442498.3%
Sep 29, 202619642496.9%
Sep 28, 202616441898.6%
Sep 27, 202612140297.9%
Sep 26, 202631399100.0%
Reports received at Tidal Anacostia River AT Bladensburg, reports from 1.0 to 2.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports00.511.526 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Fri 16, 3 AM0.001
Fri 16, 2 AM0.002
Fri 16, 1 AM0.002
Reports received at Tidal Anacostia River AT Bladensburg, reports from 1.0 to 2.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports00.511.52Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Fri 16, 3 AM0.001
Fri 16, 2 AM0.002
Fri 16, 1 AM0.002
Precipitation at Tidal Anacostia River AT Bladensburg, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.12, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.050.100.15Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayPrecipitation in
Oct 160.00
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Oct 80.04
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Sep 300.00
Sep 290.04
Sep 280.00
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Sep 260.04
Sep 250.07
Sep 240.04
Sep 230.00
Sep 220.04
Sep 210.12
Sep 200.04
Sep 190.00
Sep 180.04
Sep 170.00

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