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At a tide gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
NDBC-BISM2
Latitude
38.22000 N
Longitude
76.03900 W
Elevation
-
Observed
12:18 AMEDT, 1 hour ago
Wind
7mph
Gust
10mph
Wind direction
100°

Ranking Statistics

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Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 10 instruments in Maryland stand at one.

Station charts

Bishops Head Report

Rank 665 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 score71.3of 100

Maryland median
89.0the median score of 736 stations
Scoring higher
664stations in Maryland
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
28.714.8 reports received, 6.8 arrival, 6.1 continuity, 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
NDBC-BLTM2rank 664; ahead on 247 score 71.4 against 71.3
Next below
GW4076rank 666; behind on 247 score 71.3 against 70.9

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 3557.720.2 of 35 pointsMaryland median 82.1323 of 560 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1031.93.2 of 10 pointsMaryland median 94.0half its reports arrived within 44 min
  3. Continuityweight 1038.83.9 of 10 pointsMaryland median 100.0longest silence 6.3 h, on a schedule of one report every 18 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 (54 min), none for 72 (21.6 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 18 minon the hour's :00, :18, :30 and :48
Reports received, 24 hours
57 of 8071.2% of its schedule, 62 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
337 of 56060.1% of its schedule, 399 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
6 h 18 minfrom Oct 14, 9:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 4:18 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
44 min9 in 10 within 53 min

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

Its schedule is one report every 18 min, 80 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 18 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. Bishops Head received 57.6 per cent, 323 of 560 scheduled reports, rank 665 of 736.WHERE IT RANKS IN MARYLAND, Oct 16THIS ONE: 57.6%, 323 OF 560, RANK 665 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 Bishops Head's rank in Maryland by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-11 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-11 rank 711 of 725; 2026-10-12 rank 682 of 728; 2026-10-13 rank 670 of 726; 2026-10-14 rank 662 of 727; 2026-10-15 rank 665 of 723; 2026-10-16 rank 665 of 736.ITS RANK IN MARYLAND, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600800Oct 11Oct 12Oct 13Oct 14Oct 15Oct 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, 202666573657.6%
Oct 15, 202666572347.6%
Oct 14, 202666272742.1%
Oct 13, 202667072632.6%
Oct 12, 202668272822.3%
Oct 11, 202671172511.6%

Station report

Bishops Head, in 2 sheets

Drawn from the register, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 43 degrees above the horizon at 38.22 N, and the day is 11 h 02 min long. Level ground there takes 68 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Bishops Head, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 43 degrees above the horizon, against 75 at the June solstice, 52 at the equinoxes and 28 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 02 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-BISM2FIG. E THE SUN AT BISHOPS HEADELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 75°EQUINOXES 52°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 28°OCT 16, 43°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 02 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 68 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 38.22 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEBishops Head, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-BISM2TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NDBCBISM2-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

2The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Bishops Head, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-BISM2FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEBishops Head, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-BISM2TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NDBCBISM2-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near Bishops Head