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At a tide gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
NDBC-WLON7
Latitude
34.22800 N
Longitude
77.95400 W
Elevation
-
Rank
2,061of 2,255 in North Carolina, Oct 16
Observed
5:30 AMEDT, 1 hour ago
Air temperature
69.8F

Ranking Statistics

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Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 5 instruments in North Carolina stand at one.

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Wilmington Report

Rank 2,061 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 score77.4of 100

North Carolina median
95.0the median score of 2,255 stations
Scoring higher
2,060stations in North Carolina
Sharing its score
3ranks 2,061 to 2,063
Points deducted
22.611.4 reports received, 6.6 arrival, 4.6 continuity
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; North Carolina median 100.0
Next above
JSRN7rank 2,060; ahead on 247 score 77.5 against 77.4
Next below
354623078441345rank 2,062; behind on reports received 67.2% against 64.0%

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 3567.323.6 of 35 pointsNorth Carolina median 92.6226 of 336 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1034.13.4 of 10 pointsNorth Carolina median 95.2half its reports arrived within 43 min
  3. Continuityweight 1053.95.4 of 10 pointsNorth Carolina median 100.0longest silence 6.5 h, on a schedule of one report every 30 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20100.020.0 of 20 pointsNorth Carolina median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KILM, 4.1 miles away, over 234 readings: typical difference 1.7 °F beyond a steady offset of +0.9 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsNorth Carolina median 100.00 of 234 readings failed their check against its reference station
  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 (1.5 h), none for 72 (36 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 1.9 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.4 °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
2,061of 2,255 in North Carolina, Oct 16
Schedule
every 30 minon the hour's :00, :30 and :54
Reports received, 24 hours
38 of 4879.1% of its schedule, 42 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
242 of 33672.0% of its schedule, 274 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
6 h 30 minfrom Oct 14, 9:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 9:30 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
43 min9 in 10 within 53 min
Against its reference, 30 days
+0.8 °Fwarmer than the airport station KILM, 4.1 miles away, on average over 252 readings; typical difference 1.9 °F

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

Against its reference: each temperature this station reports is compared with the nearest airport or climate reference station that reported within half an hour, up to 15 miles away. The figure is its reading less the reference's, on average, as both were reported; the typical difference is the root mean square. The difference in height is shown where both heights are known.

Its schedule is one report every 30 min, 48 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 30 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. Wilmington received 67.2 per cent, 226 of 336 scheduled reports, rank 2,061 of 2,255.WHERE IT RANKS IN NORTH CAROLINA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 67.2%, 226 OF 336, RANK 2,061 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 Wilmington's rank in North Carolina by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-11 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-11 rank 2,175 of 2,229; 2026-10-12 rank 2,143 of 2,235; 2026-10-13 rank 2,142 of 2,255; 2026-10-14 rank 2,096 of 2,251; 2026-10-15 rank 2,134 of 2,253; 2026-10-16 rank 2,061 of 2,255.ITS RANK IN NORTH CAROLINA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP11,0002,0003,000Oct 11Oct 12Oct 13Oct 14Oct 15Oct 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, 20262,0612,25567.2%
Oct 15, 20262,1342,25355.9%
Oct 14, 20262,0962,25149.4%
Oct 13, 20262,1422,25537.5%
Oct 12, 20262,1432,23524.7%
Oct 11, 20262,1752,22913.3%

Station report

Wilmington, 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 16 the noon sun stands 47 degrees above the horizon at 34.23 N, and the day is 11 h 10 min long. Level ground there takes 73 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Wilmington, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 47 degrees above the horizon, against 79 at the June solstice, 56 at the equinoxes and 32 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 10 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-WLON7FIG. E THE SUN AT WILMINGTONELEVATION 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 79°EQUINOXES 56°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 32°OCT 16, 47°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 10 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 73 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 34.23 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEWilmington, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-WLON7TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NDBCWLON7-1DRAWN 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, Wilmington, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-WLON7FIG. 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 SCALETITLEWilmington, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-WLON7TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NDBCWLON7-2DRAWN 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-100Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

What this instrument measures for

1 place reads it as one of the nearest to it.

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