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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
PIKM2
Latitude
39.38330 N
Longitude
76.71670 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 99 reports in 96 hours over the last seven days
Rank
605of 736 in Maryland, Oct 16
Observed
2:15 AMEDT, 1 hour ago
Precipitation today
0in

Ranking Statistics

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Alert Gage Report

Rank 605 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 score77.7of 100

Maryland median
89.0the median score of 736 stations
Scoring higher
603stations in Maryland
Sharing its score
2ranks 604 to 605
Points deducted
22.319.5 reports received, 1.2 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
EW7149rank 604; ahead on reports received 49.8% against 44.1%
Next below
GW3211rank 606; behind on 247 score 77.7 against 77.6

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 3544.215.5 of 35 pointsMaryland median 82.199 of 224 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 1088.48.8 of 10 pointsMaryland median 100.0longest silence 3.3 h, on a schedule of one report every 45 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 (2.3 h), none for 72 (54 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
605of 736 in Maryland, Oct 16
Schedule
every 45 min
Reports received, 24 hours
14 of 3243.7% of its schedule, 15 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
105 of 22446.8% of its schedule, 156 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
30 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
3 h 15 minfrom Oct 9, 7:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 3:00 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 45 min, 32 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 45 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. Alert Gage received 44.1 per cent, 99 of 224 scheduled reports, rank 605 of 736.WHERE IT RANKS IN MARYLAND, Oct 16THIS ONE: 44.1%, 99 OF 224, RANK 605 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 Alert Gage's rank in Maryland by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 371 of 399; 2026-09-27 rank 374 of 402; 2026-09-28 rank 387 of 418; 2026-09-29 rank 393 of 424; 2026-09-30 rank 391 of 424; 2026-10-01 rank 391 of 426; 2026-10-02 rank 494 of 540; 2026-10-03 rank 493 of 540; 2026-10-04 rank 525 of 564; 2026-10-05 rank 605 of 686; 2026-10-06 rank 630 of 702; 2026-10-07 rank 629 of 729; 2026-10-08 rank 618 of 731; 2026-10-09 rank 652 of 733; 2026-10-10 rank 656 of 733; 2026-10-11 rank 639 of 725; 2026-10-12 rank 616 of 728; 2026-10-13 rank 590 of 726; 2026-10-14 rank 598 of 727; 2026-10-15 rank 602 of 723; 2026-10-16 rank 605 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, 202660573644.1%
Oct 15, 202660272344.1%
Oct 14, 202659872744.1%
Oct 13, 202659072644.1%
Oct 12, 202661672841.5%
Oct 11, 202663972538.8%
Oct 10, 202665673338.3%
Oct 9, 202665273338.3%
Oct 8, 202661873138.3%
Oct 7, 202662972938.3%
Oct 6, 202663070238.3%
Oct 5, 202660568638.3%
Oct 4, 202652556438.8%
Oct 3, 202649354040.9%
Oct 2, 202649454040.7%
Oct 1, 202639142639.4%
Sep 30, 202639142439.8%
Sep 29, 202639342440.4%
Sep 28, 202638741841.4%
Sep 27, 202637440245.1%
Sep 26, 202637139948.3%
Reports received at Alert Gage, reports from 0.0 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
Reports received at Alert Gage, reports from 0.0 to 18.0, the latest 1.0, 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, 3 AM0.001
Precipitation at Alert Gage, precipitation from 0.00 to 2.23, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.001.002.003.00Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayPrecipitation in
Oct 160.00
Oct 150.04
Oct 140.00
Oct 130.00
Oct 120.47
Oct 112.23
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 280.00
Sep 270.28
Sep 260.16
Sep 250.00
Sep 240.00
Sep 230.04
Sep 221.43
Sep 210.12
Sep 200.16
Sep 190.00
Sep 180.00
Sep 170.08

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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