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Identifier
BNKN7
Latitude
36.17390 N
Longitude
81.63750 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 60 reports in 53 hours over the last seven days
Rank
2,175of 2,243 in North Carolina, Oct 17
Observed
8:00 AMEDT, 16 hours ago
Precipitation today
-

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Blackburn KnobReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Blackburn Knob Report

Rank 2,175 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 score64.4of 100

North Carolina median
95.0the median score of 2,243 stations
Scoring higher
2,172stations in North Carolina
Sharing its score
3ranks 2,173 to 2,175
Points deducted
35.627.7 reports received, 7.0 continuity, 0.8 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
GW3943rank 2,174; ahead on reports received 21.0% against 20.8%
Next below
OLFN7rank 2,176; behind on 247 score 64.4 against 64.3

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 3520.87.3 of 35 pointsNorth Carolina median 91.160 of 288 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1092.09.2 of 10 pointsNorth Carolina median 96.8half its reports arrived within 14 min
  3. Continuityweight 1029.63.0 of 10 pointsNorth Carolina median 100.0longest silence 16.4 h, on a schedule of one report every 35 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 (1.8 h), none for 72 (42 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
2,175of 2,243 in North Carolina, Oct 17
Schedule
every 35 min
Reports received, 24 hours
3 of 417.3% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
60 of 28820.8% of its schedule, 87 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
29 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
16 h 25 minfrom Oct 13, 8:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 8:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
14 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 35 min, 41 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 35 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. Blackburn Knob received 20.8 per cent, 60 of 288 scheduled reports, rank 2,175 of 2,243.WHERE IT RANKS IN NORTH CAROLINA, Oct 17THIS ONE: 20.8%, 60 OF 288, RANK 2,175 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 Blackburn Knob's rank in North Carolina by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-28 to 2026-10-17: 2026-09-28 rank 941 of 1,010; 2026-09-29 rank 1,023 of 1,037; 2026-09-30 rank 1,002 of 1,043; 2026-10-01 rank 1,034 of 1,052; 2026-10-02 rank 1,586 of 1,620; 2026-10-03 rank 1,586 of 1,620; 2026-10-04 rank 1,637 of 1,659; 2026-10-05 rank 1,857 of 1,917; 2026-10-06 rank 1,912 of 1,980; 2026-10-07 rank 2,111 of 2,180; 2026-10-08 rank 2,129 of 2,202; 2026-10-09 rank 2,093 of 2,181; 2026-10-10 rank 2,093 of 2,181; 2026-10-11 rank 2,152 of 2,229; 2026-10-12 rank 2,151 of 2,235; 2026-10-13 rank 2,175 of 2,255; 2026-10-14 rank 2,172 of 2,251; 2026-10-15 rank 2,176 of 2,253; 2026-10-16 rank 2,188 of 2,255; 2026-10-17 rank 2,175 of 2,243.ITS RANK IN NORTH CAROLINA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP11,0002,0003,000Sep 28Oct 2Oct 6Oct 10Oct 14Oct 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, 20262,1752,24320.8%
Oct 16, 20262,1882,25521.5%
Oct 15, 20262,1762,25323.9%
Oct 14, 20262,1722,25125.3%
Oct 13, 20262,1752,25525.6%
Oct 12, 20262,1512,23526.3%
Oct 11, 20262,1522,22923.6%
Oct 10, 20262,0932,18123.6%
Oct 9, 20262,0932,18123.6%
Oct 8, 20262,1292,20220.8%
Oct 7, 20262,1112,18020.1%
Oct 6, 20261,9121,98021.1%
Oct 5, 20261,8571,91719.4%
Oct 4, 20261,6371,65915.2%
Oct 3, 20261,5861,62022.2%
Oct 2, 20261,5861,62022.2%
Oct 1, 20261,0341,05212.6%
Sep 30, 20261,0021,04336.7%
Sep 29, 20261,0231,03712.7%
Sep 28, 20269411,01053.8%
Reports received at Blackburn Knob, reports from 0.0 to 2.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports00.511.523 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 17
Reports received at Blackburn Knob, reports from 0.0 to 11.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports051015Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16Sat 17
Precipitation at Blackburn Knob, precipitation from 0.00 to 2.87, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.001.002.003.00Sep 18Sep 23Sep 28Oct 3Oct 8Oct 13
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayPrecipitation in
Oct 160.00
Oct 150.00
Oct 140.00
Oct 130.00
Oct 120.00
Oct 112.87
Oct 101.70
Oct 90.00
Oct 80.00
Oct 70.00
Oct 60.00
Oct 50.00
Oct 40.11
Oct 31.26
Oct 20.00
Oct 10.00
Sep 300.00
Sep 290.00
Sep 280.00
Sep 270.00
Sep 260.00
Sep 250.00
Sep 240.83
Sep 231.02
Sep 221.74
Sep 210.08
Sep 200.24
Sep 190.67
Sep 180.08

The instrumentWhat an instrument is FB-INS-001

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