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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
PLGN7
Latitude
35.68580 N
Longitude
82.06030 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 167 reports in 167 hours over the last seven days
Observed
2:45 AMEDT, 1 hour 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

Catawba River 1 SE Pleasant Gardens Report

Rank 823 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 score97.5of 100

North Carolina median
95.0the median score of 2,255 stations
Scoring higher
819stations in North Carolina
Sharing its score
7ranks 820 to 826
Points deducted
2.52.3 arrival, 0.2 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
REYN7rank 821; ahead on median arrival 21 min 17 s against 21 min 18 s
Next below
WCAN7rank 824; behind on median arrival 21 min 18 s against 21 min 20 s

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 3599.434.8 of 35 pointsNorth Carolina median 92.6167 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1077.47.7 of 10 pointsNorth Carolina median 95.2half its reports arrived within 21 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsNorth Carolina median 100.0longest silence 2 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 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 (3 h), none for 72 (72 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 hour
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
168 of 168100% of its schedule, 218 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Oct 9, 4:45 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 3:45 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
19 min9 in 10 within 24 min

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

Its schedule is one report every hour, 24 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same hour 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. Catawba River 1 SE Pleasant Gardens received 99.4 per cent, 167 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 823 of 2,255.WHERE IT RANKS IN NORTH CAROLINA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 99.4%, 167 OF 168, RANK 823 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 Catawba River 1 SE Pleasant Gardens's rank in North Carolina by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 331 of 910; 2026-09-27 rank 268 of 915; 2026-09-28 rank 259 of 1,010; 2026-09-29 rank 271 of 1,037; 2026-09-30 rank 223 of 1,043; 2026-10-01 rank 318 of 1,052; 2026-10-02 rank 657 of 1,620; 2026-10-03 rank 659 of 1,620; 2026-10-04 rank 680 of 1,659; 2026-10-05 rank 698 of 1,917; 2026-10-06 rank 705 of 1,980; 2026-10-07 rank 666 of 2,180; 2026-10-08 rank 655 of 2,202; 2026-10-09 rank 662 of 2,181; 2026-10-10 rank 664 of 2,181; 2026-10-11 rank 682 of 2,229; 2026-10-12 rank 697 of 2,235; 2026-10-13 rank 841 of 2,255; 2026-10-14 rank 803 of 2,251; 2026-10-15 rank 835 of 2,253; 2026-10-16 rank 823 of 2,255.ITS RANK IN NORTH CAROLINA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12505007501,000Sep 26Sep 30Oct 4Oct 8Oct 12Oct 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, 20268232,25599.4%
Oct 15, 20268352,25398.8%
Oct 14, 20268032,25197.6%
Oct 13, 20268412,25597.6%
Oct 12, 20266972,23597.6%
Oct 11, 20266822,22997.6%
Oct 10, 20266642,18197.6%
Oct 9, 20266622,18197.6%
Oct 8, 20266552,20298.2%
Oct 7, 20266662,18099.4%
Oct 6, 20267051,98099.4%
Oct 5, 20266981,91799.4%
Oct 4, 20266801,65999.4%
Oct 3, 20266591,62099.3%
Oct 2, 20266571,62099.3%
Oct 1, 20263181,05299.2%
Sep 30, 20262231,043100.0%
Sep 29, 20262711,037100.0%
Sep 28, 20262591,010100.0%
Sep 27, 2026268915100.0%
Sep 26, 2026331910100.0%
Reports received at Catawba River 1 SE Pleasant Gardens, reports from 0.0 to 4.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports012346 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM
Reports received at Catawba River 1 SE Pleasant Gardens, reports from 0.0 to 4.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports01234Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16

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