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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
ICKM2
Latitude
39.05940 N
Longitude
76.90860 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 78 reports in 59 hours over the last seven days
Observed
1:00 AMEDT, 5 hours ago
Precipitation this hour
-
Precipitation today
-

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

Indian Creek Branch 1 N Indian Creek 3/Beltsville Report

Rank 693 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 score63.3of 100

Maryland median
89.0the median score of 736 stations
Scoring higher
691stations in Maryland
Sharing its score
2ranks 692 to 693
Points deducted
36.728.2 reports received, 7.0 continuity, 0.8 forecast check, 0.5 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
NDBC-COVM2rank 692; ahead on reports received 57.6% against 19.3%
Next below
GW5670rank 694; behind on 247 score 63.3 against 63.2

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 3519.46.8 of 35 pointsMaryland median 82.178 of 403 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1094.89.5 of 10 pointsMaryland median 94.0half its reports arrived within 13 min
  3. Continuityweight 1029.93.0 of 10 pointsMaryland median 100.0longest silence 11.6 h, on a schedule of one report every 25 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 (75 min), none for 72 (30 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 25 min
Reports received, 24 hours
6 of 5710.5% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
80 of 40319.8% of its schedule, 105 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
30 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
11 h 35 minfrom Oct 9, 10:00 PM
Latest report
Oct 16, 1:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
13 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 25 min, 57 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 25 min 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. Indian Creek Branch 1 N Indian Creek 3/Beltsville received 19.3 per cent, 78 of 403 scheduled reports, rank 693 of 736.WHERE IT RANKS IN MARYLAND, Oct 16THIS ONE: 19.3%, 78 OF 403, RANK 693 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 Indian Creek Branch 1 N Indian Creek 3/Beltsville's rank in Maryland by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 395 of 399; 2026-09-27 rank 395 of 402; 2026-09-28 rank 416 of 418; 2026-09-29 rank 422 of 424; 2026-09-30 rank 414 of 424; 2026-10-01 rank 416 of 426; 2026-10-02 rank 530 of 540; 2026-10-03 rank 531 of 540; 2026-10-04 rank 554 of 564; 2026-10-05 rank 655 of 686; 2026-10-06 rank 657 of 702; 2026-10-07 rank 662 of 729; 2026-10-08 rank 678 of 731; 2026-10-09 rank 675 of 733; 2026-10-10 rank 646 of 733; 2026-10-11 rank 563 of 725; 2026-10-12 rank 695 of 728; 2026-10-13 rank 682 of 726; 2026-10-14 rank 686 of 727; 2026-10-15 rank 680 of 723; 2026-10-16 rank 693 of 736.ITS RANK IN MARYLAND, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600800Sep 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, 202669373619.3%
Oct 15, 202668072320.0%
Oct 14, 202668672719.8%
Oct 13, 202668272620.0%
Oct 12, 202669572815.8%
Oct 11, 202656372545.0%
Oct 10, 202664673338.9%
Oct 9, 202667573328.8%
Oct 8, 202667873128.8%
Oct 7, 202666272924.5%
Oct 6, 202665770223.8%
Oct 5, 202665568617.8%
Oct 4, 202655456420.6%
Oct 3, 202653154015.6%
Oct 2, 202653054016.4%
Oct 1, 202641642616.3%
Sep 30, 202641442417.7%
Sep 29, 202642242412.6%
Sep 28, 202641641814.8%
Sep 27, 202639540226.5%
Sep 26, 202639539919.6%
Precipitation at Indian Creek Branch 1 N Indian Creek 3/Beltsville, precipitation from 0.04 to 0.04, the latest 0.04, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.030.050.070.106 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM
Reports received at Indian Creek Branch 1 N Indian Creek 3/Beltsville, reports from 0.0 to 2.0, the latest 0.0, 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, 1 AM0.041
Precipitation at Indian Creek Branch 1 N Indian Creek 3/Beltsville, precipitation from 0.04 to 0.04, the latest 0.04, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.030.050.070.10Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
Reports received at Indian Creek Branch 1 N Indian Creek 3/Beltsville, reports from 0.0 to 16.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports05101520Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Fri 16, 1 AM0.041
Precipitation at Indian Creek Branch 1 N Indian Creek 3/Beltsville, precipitation from 0.00 to 1.30, the latest 0.04, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.501.001.50Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayPrecipitation in
Oct 160.04
Oct 150.00
Oct 140.00
Oct 130.00
Oct 120.20
Oct 111.30
Oct 100.00
Oct 90.00
Oct 80.00
Oct 70.00
Oct 60.00
Oct 50.00
Oct 40.04
Oct 30.11
Oct 20.48
Oct 10.00
Sep 300.00
Sep 290.00
Sep 280.00
Sep 270.15
Sep 260.20
Sep 250.00
Sep 240.00
Sep 230.20
Sep 220.95
Sep 210.43
Sep 200.04
Sep 190.00
Sep 180.00
Sep 170.08

Near Indian Creek Branch 1 N Indian Creek 3/Beltsville