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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
JFSM2
Latitude
39.36940 N
Longitude
76.64920 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 344 reports in 169 hours over the last seven days
Observed
8:35 AMEDT, 25 minutes ago
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.

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Jones Falls (Falls And Smith) Report

Rank 328 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 score92.9of 100

Maryland median
89.0the median score of 736 stations
Scoring higher
321stations in Maryland
Sharing its score
7ranks 322 to 328
Points deducted
7.15.1 reports received, 1.1 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
MD056rank 326; ahead on reports received 96.4% against 85.3%
Next below
LTQM2rank 329; behind on 247 score 92.9 against 92.8

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 3585.429.9 of 35 pointsMaryland median 82.1344 of 403 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1089.59.0 of 10 pointsMaryland median 94.0half its reports arrived within 15 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsMaryland median 100.0longest silence 36 min, 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 minon the hour's :00 and :35
Reports received, 24 hours
47 of 5782.4% of its schedule, 48 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
342 of 40384.8% of its schedule, 374 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
30 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
43 minfrom Oct 15, 10:00 PM
Latest report
Oct 15, 10:00 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
15 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. Jones Falls (Falls And Smith) received 85.3 per cent, 344 of 403 scheduled reports, rank 328 of 736.WHERE IT RANKS IN MARYLAND, Oct 16THIS ONE: 85.3%, 344 OF 403, RANK 328 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 Jones Falls (Falls And Smith)'s rank in Maryland by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 319 of 399; 2026-09-27 rank 308 of 402; 2026-09-28 rank 318 of 418; 2026-09-29 rank 318 of 424; 2026-09-30 rank 319 of 424; 2026-10-01 rank 323 of 426; 2026-10-02 rank 330 of 540; 2026-10-03 rank 330 of 540; 2026-10-04 rank 336 of 564; 2026-10-05 rank 340 of 686; 2026-10-06 rank 357 of 702; 2026-10-07 rank 355 of 729; 2026-10-08 rank 345 of 731; 2026-10-09 rank 325 of 733; 2026-10-10 rank 328 of 733; 2026-10-11 rank 241 of 725; 2026-10-12 rank 340 of 728; 2026-10-13 rank 348 of 726; 2026-10-14 rank 347 of 727; 2026-10-15 rank 336 of 723; 2026-10-16 rank 328 of 736.ITS RANK IN MARYLAND, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1100200300400Sep 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, 202632873685.3%
Oct 15, 202633672384.8%
Oct 14, 202634772784.6%
Oct 13, 202634872684.6%
Oct 12, 202634072883.3%
Oct 11, 202624172592.6%
Oct 10, 202632873382.3%
Oct 9, 202632573382.3%
Oct 8, 202634573181.8%
Oct 7, 202635572982.1%
Oct 6, 202635770282.6%
Oct 5, 202634068682.6%
Oct 4, 202633656482.6%
Oct 3, 202633054082.9%
Oct 2, 202633054082.9%
Oct 1, 202632342682.4%
Sep 30, 202631942483.5%
Sep 29, 202631842483.2%
Sep 28, 202631841883.5%
Sep 27, 202630840283.0%
Sep 26, 202631939983.9%
Reports received at Jones Falls (Falls And Smith), reports from 0.0 to 5.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports024612 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM6 AM9 AM
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Fri 16, 8 AM0.003
Fri 16, 7 AM0.003
Fri 16, 6 AM0.003
Fri 16, 5 AM0.003
Fri 16, 4 AM0.003
Fri 16, 3 AM0.003
Fri 16, 2 AM0.003
Fri 16, 1 AM0.003
Reports received at Jones Falls (Falls And Smith), reports from 0.0 to 13.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports051015Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Fri 16, 8 AM0.003
Fri 16, 7 AM0.003
Fri 16, 6 AM0.003
Fri 16, 5 AM0.003
Fri 16, 4 AM0.003
Fri 16, 3 AM0.003
Fri 16, 2 AM0.003
Fri 16, 1 AM0.003
Precipitation at Jones Falls (Falls And Smith), precipitation from 0.00 to 1.92, 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 150.08
Oct 140.00
Oct 130.00
Oct 120.32
Oct 111.92
Oct 100.00
Oct 90.00
Oct 80.00
Oct 70.00
Oct 60.00
Oct 50.00
Oct 40.08
Oct 30.04
Oct 20.00
Oct 10.00
Sep 300.00
Sep 290.00
Sep 280.04
Sep 270.20
Sep 260.16
Sep 250.00
Sep 240.00
Sep 230.08
Sep 221.20
Sep 210.20
Sep 200.16
Sep 190.00
Sep 180.00
Sep 170.04

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