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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
LLBM2
Latitude
39.09090 N
Longitude
76.85960 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 358 reports in 168 hours over the last seven days
Rank
650of 736 in Maryland, Oct 16
Observed
3:50 AMEDT, 24 minutes ago
Precipitation today
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Bear Branch AT Laurel LakeReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Bear Branch AT Laurel Lake Report

Rank 650 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 score73.7of 100

Maryland median
89.0the median score of 736 stations
Scoring higher
649stations in Maryland
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
26.322.6 reports received, 2.2 continuity, 0.8 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
MBOM2rank 649; ahead on 247 score 74.0 against 73.7
Next below
CW2157rank 651; behind on 247 score 73.7 against 73.6

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 3535.512.4 of 35 pointsMaryland median 82.1358 of 1,008 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1094.39.4 of 10 pointsMaryland median 94.0half its reports arrived within 13 min
  3. Continuityweight 1078.27.8 of 10 pointsMaryland median 100.0longest silence 60 min, on a schedule of one report every 10 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 (30 min), none for 72 (12 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
650of 736 in Maryland, Oct 16
Schedule
every 10 minon the hour's :00 and :50
Reports received, 24 hours
47 of 14432.6% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
358 of 1,00835.5% of its schedule, 368 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
30 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Oct 15, 9:00 PM
Latest report
Oct 16, 4:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
13 min9 in 10 within 17 min

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

Its schedule is one report every 10 min, 144 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 10 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. Bear Branch AT Laurel Lake received 35.5 per cent, 358 of 1,008 scheduled reports, rank 650 of 736.WHERE IT RANKS IN MARYLAND, Oct 16THIS ONE: 35.5%, 358 OF 1,008, RANK 650 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 Bear Branch AT Laurel Lake's rank in Maryland by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 355 of 399; 2026-09-27 rank 340 of 402; 2026-09-28 rank 392 of 418; 2026-09-29 rank 398 of 424; 2026-09-30 rank 397 of 424; 2026-10-01 rank 398 of 426; 2026-10-02 rank 436 of 540; 2026-10-03 rank 432 of 540; 2026-10-04 rank 467 of 564; 2026-10-05 rank 406 of 686; 2026-10-06 rank 426 of 702; 2026-10-07 rank 569 of 729; 2026-10-08 rank 547 of 731; 2026-10-09 rank 423 of 733; 2026-10-10 rank 423 of 733; 2026-10-11 rank 433 of 725; 2026-10-12 rank 654 of 728; 2026-10-13 rank 643 of 726; 2026-10-14 rank 645 of 727; 2026-10-15 rank 642 of 723; 2026-10-16 rank 650 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, 202665073635.5%
Oct 15, 202664272335.4%
Oct 14, 202664572737.1%
Oct 13, 202664372637.0%
Oct 12, 202665472834.3%
Oct 11, 202643372557.8%
Oct 10, 202642373358.8%
Oct 9, 202642373358.8%
Oct 8, 202654773149.5%
Oct 7, 202656972950.0%
Oct 6, 202642670265.0%
Oct 5, 202640668666.6%
Oct 4, 202646756465.4%
Oct 3, 202643254067.0%
Oct 2, 202643654066.9%
Oct 1, 202639842635.2%
Sep 30, 202639742435.9%
Sep 29, 202639842436.6%
Sep 28, 202639241837.7%
Sep 27, 202634040268.7%
Sep 26, 202635539962.5%
Precipitation at Bear Branch AT Laurel Lake, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.04, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.030.050.070.106 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM
Reports received at Bear Branch AT Laurel Lake, reports from 1.0 to 5.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports02466 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Fri 16, 4 AM0.001
Fri 16, 3 AM0.003
Fri 16, 2 AM0.003
Fri 16, 1 AM0.043
Precipitation at Bear Branch AT Laurel Lake, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.04, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.030.050.070.10Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
Reports received at Bear Branch AT Laurel Lake, reports from 1.0 to 15.0, the latest 1.0, 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, 4 AM0.001
Fri 16, 3 AM0.003
Fri 16, 2 AM0.003
Fri 16, 1 AM0.043
Precipitation at Bear Branch AT Laurel Lake, precipitation from 0.00 to 1.68, the latest 0.04, 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 160.04
Oct 150.04
Oct 140.00
Oct 130.00
Oct 120.36
Oct 111.68
Oct 100.00
Oct 90.00
Oct 80.00
Oct 70.00
Oct 60.00
Oct 50.00
Oct 40.12
Oct 30.08
Oct 20.16
Oct 10.00
Sep 300.00
Sep 290.00
Sep 280.00
Sep 270.16
Sep 260.20
Sep 250.00
Sep 240.00
Sep 230.24
Sep 221.04
Sep 210.67
Sep 200.08
Sep 190.00
Sep 180.00
Sep 170.36

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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