Storm Station
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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
BFTN7
Latitude
34.71720 N
Longitude
76.66720 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 839 reports in 168 hours over the last seven days
Observed
12:18 AMEDT, 36 minutes ago

Ranking Statistics

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

AT Beaufort Marine Lab Report

Rank 838 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 score97.8of 100

North Carolina median
95.0the median score of 2,243 stations
Scoring higher
837stations in North Carolina
Sharing its score
43ranks 838 to 880
Points deducted
2.22.2 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
WLTN7rank 836; ahead on 247 score 97.9 against 97.8
Next below
LXTN7rank 842; behind on reports received 99.8% against 98.8%
Sharing its rank
3other 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 3599.935.0 of 35 pointsNorth Carolina median 91.1839 of 840 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1077.97.8 of 10 pointsNorth Carolina median 96.8half its reports arrived within 21 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsNorth Carolina median 100.0longest silence 30 min, on a schedule of one report every 12 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 (36 min), none for 72 (14.4 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 12 min
Reports received, 24 hours
120 of 120100% of its schedule, 142 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
839 of 84099.8% of its schedule, 1,002 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
30 minfrom Oct 15, 1:06 PM
Latest report
Oct 17, 12:30 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
21 min9 in 10 within 25 min

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

Its schedule is one report every 12 min, 120 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 12 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. AT Beaufort Marine Lab received 99.8 per cent, 839 of 840 scheduled reports, rank 838 of 2,243.WHERE IT RANKS IN NORTH CAROLINA, Oct 17THIS ONE: 99.8%, 839 OF 840, RANK 838 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 AT Beaufort Marine Lab's rank in North Carolina by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-17: 2026-09-26 rank 417 of 910; 2026-09-27 rank 351 of 915; 2026-09-28 rank 407 of 1,010; 2026-09-29 rank 406 of 1,037; 2026-09-30 rank 351 of 1,043; 2026-10-01 rank 343 of 1,052; 2026-10-02 rank 603 of 1,620; 2026-10-03 rank 603 of 1,620; 2026-10-04 rank 625 of 1,659; 2026-10-05 rank 659 of 1,917; 2026-10-06 rank 669 of 1,980; 2026-10-07 rank 1,172 of 2,180; 2026-10-08 rank 1,153 of 2,202; 2026-10-09 rank 1,135 of 2,181; 2026-10-10 rank 1,135 of 2,181; 2026-10-11 rank 1,154 of 2,229; 2026-10-12 rank 1,306 of 2,235; 2026-10-13 rank 1,282 of 2,255; 2026-10-14 rank 962 of 2,251; 2026-10-15 rank 932 of 2,253; 2026-10-16 rank 936 of 2,255; 2026-10-17 rank 838 of 2,243.ITS RANK IN NORTH CAROLINA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Sep 26Sep 30Oct 4Oct 8Oct 12Oct 16Oct 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, 20268382,24399.8%
Oct 16, 20269362,25599.4%
Oct 15, 20269322,25399.1%
Oct 14, 20269622,25198.3%
Oct 13, 20261,2822,25596.5%
Oct 12, 20261,3062,23596.4%
Oct 11, 20261,1542,22996.3%
Oct 10, 20261,1352,18196.1%
Oct 9, 20261,1352,18196.1%
Oct 8, 20261,1532,20296.3%
Oct 7, 20261,1722,18097.1%
Oct 6, 20266691,98098.8%
Oct 5, 20266591,91798.9%
Oct 4, 20266251,65999.0%
Oct 3, 20266031,62099.1%
Oct 2, 20266031,62099.1%
Oct 1, 20263431,05299.0%
Sep 30, 20263511,04399.6%
Sep 29, 20264061,03799.5%
Sep 28, 20264071,01099.7%
Sep 27, 202635191599.5%
Sep 26, 202641791099.1%
Reports received at AT Beaufort Marine Lab, reports from 9.0 to 10.0, the latest 9.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports02.557.5103 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 17
Reports received at AT Beaufort Marine Lab, reports from 9.0 to 10.0, the latest 9.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports02.557.510Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16Sat 17

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