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Identifier
351741080475045
Latitude
35.29528 N
Longitude
80.79611 W
Elevation
-
Rank
482of 2,243 in North Carolina, Oct 17
Observed
11:25 AMEDT, 22 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over CRN-54 Raingage At Turning Point AcademyReflectivityStorm 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.

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CRN-54 Raingage At Turning Point Academy Report

Rank 482 of 2,243 in North Carolina, Oct 17. 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 score99.2of 100

North Carolina median
95.0the median score of 2,243 stations
Scoring higher
458stations in North Carolina
Sharing its score
96ranks 459 to 554
Points deducted
0.80.8 reports received
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; North Carolina median 100.0, 100.0, 100.0
Next above
LCCN7rank 481; ahead on reports received 98.7% against 97.8%
Next below
351604080470845rank 507; behind on longest silence 40 min against 45 min
Sharing its rank
24other stations, equal on every measure

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 3597.834.2 of 35 pointsNorth Carolina median 91.1493 of 504 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsNorth Carolina median 96.8half its reports arrived within 8 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsNorth Carolina median 100.0longest silence 40 min, on a schedule of one report every 20 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 (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
Rank
482of 2,243 in North Carolina, Oct 17
Schedule
every 20 minon the hour's :05, :25 and :45
Reports received, 24 hours
61 of 7284.7% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
490 of 50497.2% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
45 minfrom Oct 17, 2:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 17, 3:25 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
8 min9 in 10 within 13 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 2,243 ranked stations in North Carolina on Oct 17 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, 13; 10 to 19 per cent, 51; 20 to 29 per cent, 20; 30 to 39 per cent, 19; 40 to 49 per cent, 197; 50 to 59 per cent, 249; 60 to 69 per cent, 214; 70 to 79 per cent, 146; 80 to 89 per cent, 202; 90 to 99 per cent, 582; 100 per cent, 550. CRN-54 Raingage At Turning Point Academy received 97.8 per cent, 493 of 504 scheduled reports, rank 482 of 2,243.WHERE IT RANKS IN NORTH CAROLINA, Oct 17THIS ONE: 97.8%, 493 OF 504, RANK 482 OF 2,243PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 91310 to 195120 to 292030 to 391940 to 4919750 to 5924960 to 6921470 to 7914680 to 8920290 to 99582100550STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of CRN-54 Raingage At Turning Point Academy's rank in North Carolina by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-17: 2026-10-07 rank 1,972 of 2,180; 2026-10-08 rank 1,952 of 2,202; 2026-10-09 rank 1,544 of 2,181; 2026-10-10 rank 1,545 of 2,181; 2026-10-11 rank 1,333 of 2,229; 2026-10-12 rank 1,013 of 2,235; 2026-10-13 rank 429 of 2,255; 2026-10-14 rank 408 of 2,251; 2026-10-15 rank 446 of 2,253; 2026-10-16 rank 415 of 2,255; 2026-10-17 rank 482 of 2,243.ITS RANK IN NORTH CAROLINA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,5002,000Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%550
90 to 99%582
80 to 89%202
70 to 79%146
60 to 69%214
50 to 59%249
40 to 49%197
30 to 39%19
20 to 29%20
10 to 19%51
0 to 9%13
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 17, 20264822,24397.8%
Oct 16, 20264152,25598.8%
Oct 15, 20264462,25398.8%
Oct 14, 20264082,25199.0%
Oct 13, 20264292,25599.0%
Oct 12, 20261,0132,23584.9%
Oct 11, 20261,3332,22970.6%
Oct 10, 20261,5452,18156.9%
Oct 9, 20261,5442,18156.5%
Oct 8, 20261,9522,20228.5%
Oct 7, 20261,9722,18014.2%

Station report

CRN-54 Raingage At Turning Point Academy, 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 17 the noon sun stands 45 degrees above the horizon at 35.30 N, and the day is 11 h 06 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 CRN-54 Raingage At Turning Point Academy, angles true: on Oct 17 it stands 45 degrees above the horizon, against 78 at the June solstice, 55 at the equinoxes and 31 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 06 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 351741080475045FIG. E THE SUN AT CRN-54 RAINGAGE AT TURNING POINT ACADEMYELEVATION 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 78°EQUINOXES 55°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 31°OCT 17, 45°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 06 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 71 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 35.30 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.4°TITLECRN-54 Raingage At Turning Point Academy, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 351741080475045TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-17IDSR-351741080475045-1DRAWN 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, CRN-54 Raingage At Turning Point Academy, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 351741080475045FIG. 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 SCALETITLECRN-54 Raingage At Turning Point Academy, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 351741080475045TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-17IDSR-351741080475045-2DRAWN 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-100River flood FB-EVT-102Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

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