Storm Station
Sign in

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
0209725960
Latitude
35.95118 N
Longitude
78.92694 W
Elevation
268 ft
Rank
1,401of 2,255 in North Carolina, Oct 16
Observed
11:20 PMEDT, 25 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Third Fork Creek At M.L. King Parkway At DurhamReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 212 instruments in North Carolina stand at one.

Station charts

Third Fork Creek At M.L. King Parkway At Durham Report

Rank 1,401 of 2,255 in North Carolina, 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 score89.4of 100

North Carolina median
95.0the median score of 2,255 stations
Scoring higher
1,396stations in North Carolina
Sharing its score
5ranks 1,397 to 1,401
Points deducted
10.69.0 reports received, 1.6 arrival
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; North Carolina median 100.0, 100.0, 100.0
Next above
NC-DP-4rank 1,400; ahead on reports received 85.7% against 74.2%
Next below
CKCN7rank 1,402; behind on 247 score 89.4 against 89.3

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 3574.326.0 of 35 pointsNorth Carolina median 92.6499 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1084.48.4 of 10 pointsNorth Carolina median 95.2half its reports arrived within 18 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsNorth Carolina median 100.0longest silence 45 min, on a schedule of one report every 15 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianNorth Carolina median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianNorth Carolina median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-10.0 of 10 points, at the medianNorth Carolina median 100.0-

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 (45 min), none for 72 (18 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
1,401of 2,255 in North Carolina, Oct 16
Schedule
every 15 minon the hour's :20, :35 and :50
Reports received, 24 hours
70 of 9672.9% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
499 of 67274.2% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
45 minfrom Oct 12, 3:50 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 3:20 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
18 min9 in 10 within 23 min

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

Its schedule is one report every 15 min, 96 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 15 min count as one received.

Chart of the 2,255 ranked stations in North Carolina 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, 12; 10 to 19 per cent, 26; 20 to 29 per cent, 46; 30 to 39 per cent, 10; 40 to 49 per cent, 178; 50 to 59 per cent, 286; 60 to 69 per cent, 199; 70 to 79 per cent, 156; 80 to 89 per cent, 200; 90 to 99 per cent, 591; 100 per cent, 551. Third Fork Creek At M.L. King Parkway At Durham received 74.2 per cent, 499 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 1,401 of 2,255.WHERE IT RANKS IN NORTH CAROLINA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 74.2%, 499 OF 672, RANK 1,401 OF 2,255PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 91210 to 192620 to 294630 to 391040 to 4917850 to 5928660 to 6919970 to 7915680 to 8920090 to 99591100551STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Third Fork Creek At M.L. King Parkway At Durham's rank in North Carolina by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 2,071 of 2,180; 2026-10-08 rank 2,075 of 2,202; 2026-10-09 rank 1,934 of 2,181; 2026-10-10 rank 1,926 of 2,181; 2026-10-11 rank 1,779 of 2,229; 2026-10-12 rank 1,524 of 2,235; 2026-10-13 rank 1,382 of 2,255; 2026-10-14 rank 1,368 of 2,251; 2026-10-15 rank 1,395 of 2,253; 2026-10-16 rank 1,401 of 2,255.ITS RANK IN NORTH CAROLINA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP11,0002,0003,000Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%551
90 to 99%591
80 to 89%200
70 to 79%156
60 to 69%199
50 to 59%286
40 to 49%178
30 to 39%10
20 to 29%46
10 to 19%26
0 to 9%12
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20261,4012,25574.2%
Oct 15, 20261,3952,25374.4%
Oct 14, 20261,3682,25174.5%
Oct 13, 20261,3822,25574.5%
Oct 12, 20261,5242,23564.1%
Oct 11, 20261,7792,22953.5%
Oct 10, 20261,9262,18142.8%
Oct 9, 20261,9342,18142.4%
Oct 8, 20262,0752,20221.5%
Oct 7, 20262,0712,18010.8%

Station report

Third Fork Creek At M.L. King Parkway At Durham, in 3 sheets

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

1The column

Contents

At 268 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.63 inHg and the temperature at 58.0 F.

Section from sea level of where Third Fork Creek At M.L. King Parkway At Durham stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 268 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.63 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.0 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 0209725960FIG. D WHERE THIRD FORK CREEK AT M.L. KING PARKWAY AT DURHAM STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERETHIRD FORK CREEK AT M.L. KING PARKWAY AT DURHAM1 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT268 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.63 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.0 FTITLEThird Fork Creek At M.L. King Parkway At Durham, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 0209725960TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-0209725960-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 45 degrees above the horizon at 35.95 N, and the day is 11 h 07 min long. Level ground there takes 71 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Third Fork Creek At M.L. King Parkway At Durham, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 45 degrees above the horizon, against 77 at the June solstice, 54 at the equinoxes and 31 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 07 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 0209725960FIG. E THE SUN AT THIRD FORK CREEK AT M.L. KING PARKWAY AT DURHAMELEVATION 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 77°EQUINOXES 54°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 31°OCT 16, 45°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 07 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 71 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 35.95 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEThird Fork Creek At M.L. King Parkway At Durham, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 0209725960TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-0209725960-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 268 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Third Fork Creek At M.L. King Parkway At Durham, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 0209725960FIG. 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 SCALETITLEThird Fork Creek At M.L. King Parkway At Durham, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 0209725960TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-0209725960-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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

Near Third Fork Creek At M.L. King Parkway At Durham

Gauges

Weather instruments

Places