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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
BLIN7
Latitude
36.42260 N
Longitude
75.96520 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 978 reports in 169 hours over the last seven days
Observed
9:10 PMEDT, 17 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

Maple 2E - Bells Island Report

Rank 699 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 score98.6of 100

North Carolina median
95.0the median score of 2,243 stations
Scoring higher
686stations in North Carolina
Sharing its score
17ranks 687 to 703
Points deducted
1.40.7 arrival, 0.7 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
LNSN7rank 698; ahead on reports received 98.2% against 98.0%
Next below
NNRN7rank 700; behind on reports received 98.0% against 97.9%

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 3598.034.3 of 35 pointsNorth Carolina median 91.1988 of 1,008 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1092.99.3 of 10 pointsNorth Carolina median 96.8half its reports arrived within 14 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsNorth Carolina median 100.0longest silence 30 min, on a schedule of one report every 10 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 (30 min), none for 72 (12 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 10 minon the hour's :05, :20, :25, :35, :50 and :55
Reports received, 24 hours
138 of 14495.8% of its schedule, 139 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
981 of 1,00897.3% of its schedule, 993 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
30 minfrom Oct 15, 1:15 PM
Latest report
Oct 15, 11:25 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
14 min9 in 10 within 14 min

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

Its schedule is one report every 10 min, 144 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 10 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. Maple 2E - Bells Island received 98.0 per cent, 988 of 1,008 scheduled reports, rank 699 of 2,243.WHERE IT RANKS IN NORTH CAROLINA, Oct 17THIS ONE: 98.0%, 988 OF 1,008, RANK 699 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 Maple 2E - Bells Island's rank in North Carolina by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-17: 2026-09-26 rank 682 of 910; 2026-09-27 rank 830 of 915; 2026-09-28 rank 717 of 1,010; 2026-09-29 rank 710 of 1,037; 2026-09-30 rank 686 of 1,043; 2026-10-01 rank 656 of 1,052; 2026-10-02 rank 1,314 of 1,620; 2026-10-03 rank 1,315 of 1,620; 2026-10-04 rank 1,151 of 1,659; 2026-10-05 rank 869 of 1,917; 2026-10-06 rank 848 of 1,980; 2026-10-07 rank 792 of 2,180; 2026-10-08 rank 809 of 2,202; 2026-10-09 rank 905 of 2,181; 2026-10-10 rank 908 of 2,181; 2026-10-11 rank 929 of 2,229; 2026-10-12 rank 841 of 2,235; 2026-10-13 rank 968 of 2,255; 2026-10-14 rank 992 of 2,251; 2026-10-15 rank 919 of 2,253; 2026-10-16 rank 945 of 2,255; 2026-10-17 rank 699 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, 20266992,24398.0%
Oct 16, 20269452,25597.0%
Oct 15, 20269192,25396.7%
Oct 14, 20269922,25195.5%
Oct 13, 20269682,25596.0%
Oct 12, 20268412,23595.7%
Oct 11, 20269292,22995.1%
Oct 10, 20269082,18194.6%
Oct 9, 20269052,18194.6%
Oct 8, 20268092,20295.3%
Oct 7, 20267922,18096.5%
Oct 6, 20268481,98095.9%
Oct 5, 20268691,91795.7%
Oct 4, 20261,1511,65989.8%
Oct 3, 20261,3151,62087.1%
Oct 2, 20261,3141,62087.0%
Oct 1, 20266561,05285.1%
Sep 30, 20266861,04383.7%
Sep 29, 20267101,03779.9%
Sep 28, 20267171,01074.2%
Sep 27, 202683091563.5%
Sep 26, 202668291074.2%
Reports received at Maple 2E - Bells Island, reports from 3.0 to 10.0, the latest 3.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports02.557.510Oct 163 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM
Reports received at Maple 2E - Bells Island, reports from 3.0 to 10.0, the latest 3.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports02.557.510Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16

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