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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
PRDM2
Latitude
39.40000 N
Longitude
76.98330 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 93 reports in 71 hours over the last seven days
Observed
2:00 AMEDT, 3 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

Piney Run Report

Rank 683 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 score64.5of 100

Maryland median
89.0the median score of 736 stations
Scoring higher
682stations in Maryland
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
35.528.5 reports received, 5.5 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
MD085rank 682; ahead on 247 score 64.8 against 64.5
Next below
MD028rank 684; behind on 247 score 64.5 against 64.4

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 3518.56.5 of 35 pointsMaryland median 82.193 of 504 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 1045.44.5 of 10 pointsMaryland median 100.0longest silence 5.7 h, on a schedule of one report every 20 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 (60 min), none for 72 (24 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 20 min
Reports received, 24 hours
13 of 7218.0% of its schedule, 15 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
95 of 50418.8% of its schedule, 121 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
30 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
5 h 40 minfrom Oct 9, 2:00 PM
Latest report
Oct 16, 2:00 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 20 min, 72 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 20 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. Piney Run received 18.4 per cent, 93 of 504 scheduled reports, rank 683 of 736.WHERE IT RANKS IN MARYLAND, Oct 16THIS ONE: 18.4%, 93 OF 504, RANK 683 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 Piney Run's rank in Maryland by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-27 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-27 rank 398 of 402; 2026-09-28 rank 415 of 418; 2026-09-29 rank 421 of 424; 2026-09-30 rank 422 of 424; 2026-10-01 rank 423 of 426; 2026-10-02 rank 526 of 540; 2026-10-03 rank 527 of 540; 2026-10-04 rank 550 of 564; 2026-10-05 rank 636 of 686; 2026-10-06 rank 653 of 702; 2026-10-07 rank 655 of 729; 2026-10-08 rank 681 of 731; 2026-10-09 rank 699 of 733; 2026-10-10 rank 678 of 733; 2026-10-11 rank 675 of 725; 2026-10-12 rank 675 of 728; 2026-10-13 rank 678 of 726; 2026-10-14 rank 682 of 727; 2026-10-15 rank 674 of 723; 2026-10-16 rank 683 of 736.ITS RANK IN MARYLAND, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600800Sep 27Oct 1Oct 5Oct 9Oct 13Oct 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, 202668373618.4%
Oct 15, 202667472318.0%
Oct 14, 202668272718.0%
Oct 13, 202667872617.8%
Oct 12, 202667572817.4%
Oct 11, 202667572514.7%
Oct 10, 202667873324.6%
Oct 9, 202669973313.8%
Oct 8, 202668173124.6%
Oct 7, 202665572924.6%
Oct 6, 202665370225.0%
Oct 5, 202663668624.2%
Oct 4, 202655056419.3%
Oct 3, 202652754017.7%
Oct 2, 202652654019.2%
Oct 1, 202642342611.5%
Sep 30, 202642242412.2%
Sep 29, 202642142413.2%
Sep 28, 202641541814.8%
Sep 27, 202639840224.0%
Reports received at Piney Run, reports from 0.0 to 3.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports01236 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Fri 16, 2 AM0.001
Reports received at Piney Run, reports from 0.0 to 19.0, 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, 2 AM0.001
Precipitation at Piney Run, precipitation from 0.00 to 2.60, 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 150.12
Oct 140.00
Oct 130.00
Oct 120.16
Oct 112.60
Oct 100.00
Oct 90.00
Oct 80.00
Oct 70.00
Oct 60.00
Oct 50.00
Oct 40.12
Oct 30.04
Oct 20.00
Oct 10.00
Sep 300.00
Sep 290.00
Sep 280.00
Sep 270.19
Sep 260.16
Sep 250.00
Sep 240.00
Sep 230.04
Sep 221.06
Sep 210.28
Sep 200.08
Sep 190.00
Sep 180.00
Sep 170.16

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