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Identifier
BLSN7
Latitude
35.43220 N
Longitude
83.07780 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 34 reports in 38 hours over the last seven days
Rank
2,207of 2,255 in North Carolina, Oct 16
Observed
7:00 AMEDT, 41 minutes ago
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Balsam GapReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Balsam Gap Report

Rank 2,207 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 score63.4of 100

North Carolina median
95.0the median score of 2,255 stations
Scoring higher
2,205stations in North Carolina
Sharing its score
2ranks 2,206 to 2,207
Points deducted
36.629.7 reports received, 5.2 continuity, 1.7 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
GW3421rank 2,206; ahead on reports received 19.7% against 15.1%
Next below
GW5891rank 2,208; behind on 247 score 63.4 against 63.3

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 3515.25.3 of 35 pointsNorth Carolina median 92.634 of 224 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1083.08.3 of 10 pointsNorth Carolina median 95.2half its reports arrived within 18 min
  3. Continuityweight 1047.94.8 of 10 pointsNorth Carolina median 100.0longest silence 11.8 h, on a schedule of one report every 45 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 (2.3 h), none for 72 (54 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
2,207of 2,255 in North Carolina, Oct 16
Schedule
every 45 min
Reports received, 24 hours
10 of 3231.2% of its schedule, 13 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
38 of 22416.9% of its schedule, 50 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
30 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
11 h 45 minfrom Oct 9, 7:00 PM
Latest report
Oct 16, 7:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
18 min9 in 10 within 19 min

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

Its schedule is one report every 45 min, 32 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 45 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. Balsam Gap received 15.1 per cent, 34 of 224 scheduled reports, rank 2,207 of 2,255.WHERE IT RANKS IN NORTH CAROLINA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 15.1%, 34 OF 224, RANK 2,207 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 Balsam Gap's rank in North Carolina by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-01 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-01 rank 1,050 of 1,052; 2026-10-02 rank 1,610 of 1,620; 2026-10-03 rank 1,610 of 1,620; 2026-10-04 rank 1,647 of 1,659; 2026-10-05 rank 1,908 of 1,917; 2026-10-06 rank 1,967 of 1,980; 2026-10-07 rank 2,140 of 2,180; 2026-10-08 rank 2,154 of 2,202; 2026-10-09 rank 2,122 of 2,181; 2026-10-10 rank 2,121 of 2,181; 2026-10-11 rank 2,162 of 2,229; 2026-10-12 rank 2,172 of 2,235; 2026-10-13 rank 2,213 of 2,255; 2026-10-14 rank 2,227 of 2,251; 2026-10-15 rank 2,224 of 2,253; 2026-10-16 rank 2,207 of 2,255.ITS RANK IN NORTH CAROLINA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP11,0002,0003,000Oct 1Oct 4Oct 7Oct 10Oct 13Oct 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, 20262,2072,25515.1%
Oct 15, 20262,2242,2539.1%
Oct 14, 20262,2272,2517.6%
Oct 13, 20262,2132,25512.0%
Oct 12, 20262,1722,23512.5%
Oct 11, 20262,1622,22911.4%
Oct 10, 20262,1212,18112.0%
Oct 9, 20262,1222,18111.4%
Oct 8, 20262,1542,20211.9%
Oct 7, 20262,1402,18010.7%
Oct 6, 20261,9671,9807.9%
Oct 5, 20261,9081,9176.2%
Oct 4, 20261,6471,6598.1%
Oct 3, 20261,6101,6207.7%
Oct 2, 20261,6101,6207.7%
Oct 1, 20261,0501,0525.2%
Precipitation at Balsam Gap, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.04, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.030.050.070.109 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM6 AM
Reports received at Balsam Gap, reports from 0.0 to 3.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports01239 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM6 AM
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Fri 16, 7 AM0.001
Fri 16, 6 AM0.043
Fri 16, 2 AM0.001
Precipitation at Balsam Gap, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.04, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.030.050.070.10Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
Reports received at Balsam Gap, reports from 0.0 to 5.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports0246Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Fri 16, 7 AM0.001
Fri 16, 6 AM0.043
Fri 16, 2 AM0.001
Precipitation at Balsam Gap, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.23, the latest 0.04, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.100.200.30Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayPrecipitation in
Oct 160.04
Oct 150.23
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The instrumentWhat an instrument is FB-INS-001

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