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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
NSHN7
Latitude
35.50440 N
Longitude
80.87970 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 685 reports in 168 hours over the last seven days
Observed
9:50 AMEDT, 21 minutes ago
Precipitation today
0in

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

Norman Shores Report

Rank 1,434 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 score88.0of 100

North Carolina median
95.0the median score of 2,243 stations
Scoring higher
1,431stations in North Carolina
Sharing its score
103ranks 1,432 to 1,534
Points deducted
12.011.2 reports received, 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
SRFN7rank 1,433; ahead on reports received 70.5% against 67.9%
Next below
AWRN7rank 1,495; behind on reports received 67.9% against 67.8%
Sharing its rank
60other 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 3568.023.8 of 35 pointsNorth Carolina median 91.1685 of 1,008 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 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, :15, :20, :35, :45 and :50
Reports received, 24 hours
102 of 14470.8% of its schedule, 143 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
685 of 1,00867.9% of its schedule, 1,001 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
30 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
30 minfrom Oct 15, 1:15 PM
Latest report
Oct 17, 9:50 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 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. Norman Shores received 67.9 per cent, 685 of 1,008 scheduled reports, rank 1,434 of 2,243.WHERE IT RANKS IN NORTH CAROLINA, Oct 17THIS ONE: 67.9%, 685 OF 1,008, RANK 1,434 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 Norman Shores's rank in North Carolina by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-17: 2026-09-26 rank 715 of 910; 2026-09-27 rank 703 of 915; 2026-09-28 rank 807 of 1,010; 2026-09-29 rank 817 of 1,037; 2026-09-30 rank 842 of 1,043; 2026-10-01 rank 839 of 1,052; 2026-10-02 rank 1,163 of 1,620; 2026-10-03 rank 1,171 of 1,620; 2026-10-04 rank 1,212 of 1,659; 2026-10-05 rank 1,426 of 1,917; 2026-10-06 rank 1,381 of 1,980; 2026-10-07 rank 1,381 of 2,180; 2026-10-08 rank 1,375 of 2,202; 2026-10-09 rank 1,351 of 2,181; 2026-10-10 rank 1,353 of 2,181; 2026-10-11 rank 1,518 of 2,229; 2026-10-12 rank 1,537 of 2,235; 2026-10-13 rank 1,515 of 2,255; 2026-10-14 rank 1,515 of 2,251; 2026-10-15 rank 1,502 of 2,253; 2026-10-16 rank 1,505 of 2,255; 2026-10-17 rank 1,434 of 2,243.ITS RANK IN NORTH CAROLINA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,5002,000Sep 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, 20261,4342,24367.9%
Oct 16, 20261,5052,25567.7%
Oct 15, 20261,5022,25368.2%
Oct 14, 20261,5152,25167.9%
Oct 13, 20261,5152,25568.4%
Oct 12, 20261,5372,23568.9%
Oct 11, 20261,5182,22969.2%
Oct 10, 20261,3532,18169.1%
Oct 9, 20261,3512,18169.0%
Oct 8, 20261,3752,20268.6%
Oct 7, 20261,3812,18068.7%
Oct 6, 20261,3811,98068.2%
Oct 5, 20261,4261,91767.4%
Oct 4, 20261,2121,65967.0%
Oct 3, 20261,1711,62066.9%
Oct 2, 20261,1631,62066.9%
Oct 1, 20268391,05266.5%
Sep 30, 20268421,04366.8%
Sep 29, 20268171,03766.9%
Sep 28, 20268071,01066.9%
Sep 27, 202670391567.5%
Sep 26, 202671591067.8%
Reports received at Norman Shores, reports from 1.0 to 20.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports0510152012 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 173 AM6 AM9 AM
Reports received at Norman Shores, reports from 1.0 to 20.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports05101520Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16Sat 17
Precipitation at Norman Shores, precipitation from 0.00 to 1.93, the latest 0.04, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.501.001.502.00Sep 18Sep 23Sep 28Oct 3Oct 8Oct 13
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayPrecipitation in
Oct 170.04
Oct 160.00
Oct 150.00
Oct 140.00
Oct 130.00
Oct 120.00
Oct 110.36
Oct 101.93
Oct 90.00
Oct 80.00
Oct 70.00
Oct 60.00
Oct 50.00
Oct 40.03
Oct 30.04
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 240.39
Sep 230.82
Sep 220.10
Sep 210.00
Sep 200.00
Sep 190.00
Sep 180.03

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