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A remote fire weather station

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
PLTN7
Latitude
36.35640 N
Longitude
80.49240 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 168 reports in 169 hours over the last seven days
Rank
950of 2,255 in North Carolina, Oct 16
Observed
1:37 AMEDT, 50 minutes ago
Air temperature
68F
What it feels like
68F
High so far today
70F
Low so far today
68F
Dew point
68F
Relative humidity
100%
Wind
1mph
Gust
4mph
Strongest wind today
1mph
Wind direction
27°
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Pilot Mountain 2SW - RAWSReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

A remote fire weather station

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 48 instruments in North Carolina stand at one.

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Pilot Mountain 2SW - RAWS Report

Rank 950 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 score96.5of 100

North Carolina median
95.0the median score of 2,255 stations
Scoring higher
949stations in North Carolina
Sharing its score
13ranks 950 to 962
Points deducted
3.53.1 accuracy, 0.4 arrival
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; North Carolina median 100.0
Next above
GRSN7rank 949; ahead on 247 score 96.6 against 96.5
Next below
351403081135945rank 951; behind on median arrival 11 min 58 s against 27 min 35 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 35100.035.0 of 35 pointsNorth Carolina median 92.6168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1096.19.6 of 10 pointsNorth Carolina median 95.2half its reports arrived within 12 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsNorth Carolina median 100.0longest silence 60 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2084.416.9 of 20 pointsNorth Carolina median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KMWK, 7.8 miles away, over 143 readings: typical difference 3.3 °F beyond a steady offset of -0.6 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsNorth Carolina median 100.00 of 143 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 (3 h), none for 72 (72 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 2.3 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.8 °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
950of 2,255 in North Carolina, Oct 16
Schedule
every houron the hour's :37
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
168 of 168100% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
24 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Oct 9, 2:37 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 1:37 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
12 min9 in 10 within 20 min
Against its reference, 30 days
-0.6 °Fcooler than the airport station KMWK, 7.8 miles away, on average over 398 readings; typical difference 3.4 °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 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. Pilot Mountain 2SW - RAWS received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 950 of 2,255.WHERE IT RANKS IN NORTH CAROLINA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 950 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 Pilot Mountain 2SW - RAWS's rank in North Carolina by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 314 of 910; 2026-09-27 rank 250 of 915; 2026-09-28 rank 228 of 1,010; 2026-09-29 rank 233 of 1,037; 2026-09-30 rank 198 of 1,043; 2026-10-01 rank 128 of 1,052; 2026-10-02 rank 946 of 1,620; 2026-10-03 rank 942 of 1,620; 2026-10-04 rank 907 of 1,659; 2026-10-05 rank 1,008 of 1,917; 2026-10-06 rank 879 of 1,980; 2026-10-07 rank 948 of 2,180; 2026-10-08 rank 1,006 of 2,202; 2026-10-09 rank 967 of 2,181; 2026-10-10 rank 959 of 2,181; 2026-10-11 rank 1,055 of 2,229; 2026-10-12 rank 1,188 of 2,235; 2026-10-13 rank 1,219 of 2,255; 2026-10-14 rank 916 of 2,251; 2026-10-15 rank 977 of 2,253; 2026-10-16 rank 950 of 2,255.ITS RANK IN NORTH CAROLINA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Sep 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, 20269502,255100.0%
Oct 15, 20269772,253100.0%
Oct 14, 20269162,25198.2%
Oct 13, 20261,2192,25597.6%
Oct 12, 20261,1882,23597.6%
Oct 11, 20261,0552,22997.6%
Oct 10, 20269592,18197.6%
Oct 9, 20269672,18197.6%
Oct 8, 20261,0062,20297.0%
Oct 7, 20269482,18098.8%
Oct 6, 20268791,98099.4%
Oct 5, 20261,0081,91799.4%
Oct 4, 20269071,65999.4%
Oct 3, 20269421,62099.3%
Oct 2, 20269461,62099.3%
Oct 1, 20261281,052100.0%
Sep 30, 20261981,043100.0%
Sep 29, 20262331,037100.0%
Sep 28, 20262281,010100.0%
Sep 27, 2026250915100.0%
Sep 26, 2026314910100.0%
Temperature and Dew point at Pilot Mountain 2SW - RAWS, temperature from 60.0 to 92.0, the latest 68.0; dew point from 68.0 to 69.7, the latest 68.0, in degrees Fahrenheit.TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINTF607080901003 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 16TEMPERATUREDEW POINT
Relative humidity at Pilot Mountain 2SW - RAWS, relative humidity from 99 to 100, the latest 100, in per cent.RELATIVE HUMIDITY%9999.2599.599.751003 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 16
Wind and Gust at Pilot Mountain 2SW - RAWS, wind from 0 to 2, the latest 1; gust from 4 to 5, the latest 4, in miles an hour.WIND AND GUSTmph02463 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 16WINDGUST
Wind direction at Pilot Mountain 2SW - RAWS, wind direction from 23 to 176, the latest 27, in degrees.WIND DIRECTION°0901802703603 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 16
Reports received at Pilot Mountain 2SW - RAWS, reports from 0.0 to 2.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports00.511.523 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 16
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourTemperature FDew point FRelative humidity %Wind mphGust mphWind direction °Precipitation inReports
Fri 16, 1 AM68.068.010014270.001
Fri 16, 12 AM70.069.79915530.001
Thu 15, 7 PM76.0--0--0.001
Thu 15, 6 PM80.0--0--0.001
Thu 15, 5 PM88.0--0--0.001
Thu 15, 4 PM89.0--0--0.001
Thu 15, 3 PM92.0--0--0.001
Thu 15, 2 PM90.0--1-1760.001
Thu 15, 1 PM90.0--1-1220.001
Thu 15, 12 PM85.0--2-230.001
Thu 15, 11 AM84.0--2-390.001
Thu 15, 10 AM76.0--0--0.001
Thu 15, 9 AM70.0--0--0.001
Thu 15, 8 AM68.0--0--0.002
Thu 15, 7 AM62.0--0--0.001
Thu 15, 6 AM61.0--0--0.001
Thu 15, 5 AM60.0--0--0.001
Thu 15, 4 AM61.0--0--0.001
Thu 15, 3 AM61.0--0--0.001
Temperature and Dew point at Pilot Mountain 2SW - RAWS, temperature from 50.0 to 92.0, the latest 68.0; dew point from 68.0 to 69.7, the latest 68.0, in degrees Fahrenheit.TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINTF406080100Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16TEMPERATUREDEW POINT
Relative humidity at Pilot Mountain 2SW - RAWS, relative humidity from 99 to 100, the latest 100, in per cent.RELATIVE HUMIDITY%9999.2599.599.75100Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
Wind and Gust at Pilot Mountain 2SW - RAWS, wind from 0 to 5, the latest 1; gust from 4 to 5, the latest 4, in miles an hour.WIND AND GUSTmph0246Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16WINDGUST
Wind direction at Pilot Mountain 2SW - RAWS, wind direction from 7 to 345, the latest 27, in degrees.WIND DIRECTION°090180270360Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
Precipitation at Pilot Mountain 2SW - RAWS, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.70, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.200.400.600.80Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
Reports received at Pilot Mountain 2SW - RAWS, reports from 0.0 to 2.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports00.511.52Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourTemperature FDew point FRelative humidity %Wind mphGust mphWind direction °Precipitation inReports
Fri 16, 1 AM68.068.010014270.001
Fri 16, 12 AM70.069.79915530.001
Thu 15, 7 PM76.0--0--0.001
Thu 15, 6 PM80.0--0--0.001
Thu 15, 5 PM88.0--0--0.001
Thu 15, 4 PM89.0--0--0.001
Thu 15, 3 PM92.0--0--0.001
Thu 15, 2 PM90.0--1-1760.001
Thu 15, 1 PM90.0--1-1220.001
Thu 15, 12 PM85.0--2-230.001
Thu 15, 11 AM84.0--2-390.001
Thu 15, 10 AM76.0--0--0.001
Thu 15, 9 AM70.0--0--0.001
Thu 15, 8 AM68.0--0--0.002
Thu 15, 7 AM62.0--0--0.001
Thu 15, 6 AM61.0--0--0.001
Thu 15, 5 AM60.0--0--0.001
Thu 15, 4 AM61.0--0--0.001
Thu 15, 3 AM61.0--0--0.001
Thu 15, 2 AM61.0--0--0.001
Thu 15, 1 AM62.0--0--0.001
Thu 15, 12 AM63.0--0--0.001
Wed 14, 11 PM64.0--0--0.001
Wed 14, 10 PM65.0--0--0.001
Wed 14, 9 PM66.0--0--0.001
Wed 14, 8 PM68.0--0--0.001
Wed 14, 7 PM72.0--0--0.001
Wed 14, 6 PM77.0--0--0.001
Wed 14, 5 PM89.0--1-1770.001
Wed 14, 4 PM91.0--1-2320.001
Wed 14, 3 PM90.0--3-2190.001
Wed 14, 2 PM90.0--1-1930.001
Wed 14, 1 PM89.0--1-1460.001
Wed 14, 12 PM86.0--1-2080.001
Wed 14, 11 AM83.0--1-2320.001
Wed 14, 10 AM73.0--1-2760.001
Wed 14, 9 AM61.0--0--0.001
Wed 14, 8 AM62.8--0--0.002
Wed 14, 7 AM55.0--0--0.001
Wed 14, 6 AM55.0--0--0.001
Wed 14, 5 AM56.0--0--0.001
Wed 14, 4 AM57.0--0--0.001
Wed 14, 3 AM58.0--0--0.001
Wed 14, 2 AM59.0--0--0.001
Wed 14, 1 AM60.0--0--0.001
Wed 14, 12 AM61.0--0--0.001
Tue 13, 11 PM62.0--0--0.001
Tue 13, 10 PM65.0--0--0.001
Tue 13, 9 PM66.0--0--0.001
Tue 13, 8 PM70.0--0--0.001
Tue 13, 7 PM72.0--0--0.001
Tue 13, 6 PM76.0--0--0.001
Tue 13, 5 PM86.0--1-1750.001
Tue 13, 4 PM88.0--2-2180.001
Tue 13, 3 PM88.0--2-2020.001
Tue 13, 2 PM88.0--2-2220.001
Tue 13, 1 PM86.0--3-2600.001
Tue 13, 12 PM84.0--2-2390.001
Tue 13, 11 AM80.0--1-2190.001
Tue 13, 10 AM72.0--0--0.001
Tue 13, 9 AM60.0--0--0.001
Tue 13, 8 AM60.0--0--0.002
Tue 13, 7 AM52.0--0--0.001
Tue 13, 6 AM52.0--0--0.001
Tue 13, 5 AM53.0--0--0.001
Tue 13, 4 AM52.0--0--0.001
Tue 13, 3 AM53.0--0--0.001
Tue 13, 2 AM54.0--0--0.001
Tue 13, 1 AM55.0--0--0.001
Tue 13, 12 AM57.0--0--0.001
Mon 12, 11 PM58.0--0--0.001
Mon 12, 10 PM58.0--0--0.001
Mon 12, 9 PM61.0--0--0.001
Mon 12, 8 PM62.0--0--0.001
Mon 12, 7 PM63.0--0--0.001
Mon 12, 6 PM71.0--0--0.001
Mon 12, 5 PM82.0--0--0.001
Mon 12, 4 PM82.0--2-2720.001
Mon 12, 3 PM82.0--2-3110.001
Mon 12, 2 PM81.0--2-3020.001
Mon 12, 1 PM79.0--3-345-1
Mon 12, 12 PM77.0--3-3190.001
Mon 12, 11 AM74.0--4-2730.001
Mon 12, 10 AM72.0--5-3030.011
Mon 12, 9 AM69.0--2-3210.001
Mon 12, 8 AM65.5--0--0.002
Mon 12, 7 AM61.0--0--0.001
Mon 12, 6 AM61.0--0--0.001
Mon 12, 5 AM60.0--0--0.001
Mon 12, 4 AM60.0--1-2360.001
Mon 12, 2 AM63.0--1-1860.001
Mon 12, 1 AM62.0--0--0.001
Mon 12, 12 AM63.0--0--0.001
Sun 11, 11 PM64.0--0--0.001
Sun 11, 10 PM64.0--1-2720.001
Sun 11, 9 PM64.0--1-2150.001
Sun 11, 8 PM64.0--0--0.001
Sun 11, 7 PM65.0--0--0.001
Sun 11, 6 PM68.0--0--0.001
Sun 11, 5 PM72.0--1-2350.001
Sun 11, 4 PM74.0--1-1870.001
Sun 11, 3 PM70.0--0--0.001
Sun 11, 2 PM68.0--0--0.001
Sun 11, 12 PM68.0--2-430.001
Sun 11, 11 AM67.0--0--0.031
Sun 11, 10 AM65.0--2-3360.001
Sun 11, 9 AM63.0--2-870.011
Sun 11, 8 AM62.0--2-820.032
Sun 11, 7 AM63.0--2-820.061
Sun 11, 6 AM64.0--2-880.021
Sun 11, 5 AM64.0--1-1000.271
Sun 11, 4 AM64.0--0--0.021
Sun 11, 3 AM63.0--0--0.201
Sun 11, 2 AM63.0--1-2190.701
Sun 11, 1 AM65.0--1-260.271
Sun 11, 12 AM63.0--3-390.291
Sat 10, 11 PM62.0--3-410.121
Sat 10, 10 PM62.0--2-280.131
Sat 10, 9 PM61.0--1-400.191
Sat 10, 8 PM60.0--2-550.071
Sat 10, 7 PM59.0--2-460.101
Sat 10, 6 PM59.0--2-550.071
Sat 10, 5 PM60.0--3-540.071
Sat 10, 4 PM59.0--3-540.021
Sat 10, 3 PM58.0--2-680.041
Sat 10, 2 PM57.0--2-210.061
Sat 10, 1 PM57.0--2-470.011
Sat 10, 12 PM57.0--2-460.031
Sat 10, 11 AM59.0--1-150.021
Sat 10, 10 AM60.0--1-720.001
Sat 10, 9 AM59.0--2-300.001
Sat 10, 8 AM61.5--1-630.012
Sat 10, 7 AM58.0--0--0.001
Sat 10, 6 AM59.0--1-150.001
Sat 10, 5 AM60.0--0--0.001
Sat 10, 4 AM59.0--0--0.001
Sat 10, 3 AM59.0--1-220.001
Sat 10, 2 AM58.0--0--0.001
Sat 10, 1 AM58.0--0--0.001
Sat 10, 12 AM58.0--0--0.001
Fri 9, 11 PM58.0--0--0.001
Fri 9, 10 PM59.0--0--0.001
Fri 9, 9 PM60.0--0--0.001
Fri 9, 8 PM61.0--0--0.001
Fri 9, 7 PM63.0--0--0.001
Fri 9, 6 PM67.0--0--0.001
Fri 9, 5 PM72.0--0--0.001
Fri 9, 4 PM76.0--0--0.001
Fri 9, 3 PM77.0--1-600.001
Fri 9, 2 PM78.0--0--0.001
Fri 9, 1 PM78.0--2-210.001
Fri 9, 12 PM76.0--0--0.001
Fri 9, 11 AM71.0--1-70.001
Fri 9, 10 AM66.0--0--0.001
Fri 9, 9 AM58.0--0--0.001
Fri 9, 8 AM60.0--0--0.002
Fri 9, 7 AM50.0--0--0.001
Fri 9, 6 AM50.0--0--0.001
Fri 9, 5 AM51.0--0--0.001
Fri 9, 4 AM51.0--0--0.001
Fri 9, 3 AM52.0--0--0.001
High and Low at Pilot Mountain 2SW - RAWS, high from 59.0 to 92.0, the latest 70.0; low from 41.0 to 68.0, the latest 68.0, in degrees Fahrenheit.HIGH AND LOWF406080100Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12HIGHLOW
Highest dew point and Lowest dew point at Pilot Mountain 2SW - RAWS, highest dew point from 49.6 to 71.8, the latest 69.7; lowest dew point from 33.7 to 68.0, the latest 68.0, in degrees Fahrenheit.HIGHEST DEW POINT AND LOWEST DEW POINTF304050607080Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12HIGHEST DEW POINTLOWEST DEW POINT
Highest humidity and Lowest humidity at Pilot Mountain 2SW - RAWS, highest humidity from 91 to 100, the latest 100; lowest humidity from 20 to 99, the latest 99, in per cent.HIGHEST HUMIDITY AND LOWEST HUMIDITY%20406080100Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12HIGHEST HUMIDITYLOWEST HUMIDITY
Strongest gust at Pilot Mountain 2SW - RAWS, strongest gust from 5 to 17, the latest 5, in miles an hour.STRONGEST GUSTmph5101520Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12
Precipitation at Pilot Mountain 2SW - RAWS, precipitation from 0.00 to 1.90, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.501.001.502.00Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayHigh FLow FHighest dew point FLowest dew point FHighest humidity %Lowest humidity %Strongest gust mphPrecipitation in
Oct 1670.068.069.768.01009950.00
Oct 1592.060.071.860.010049100.00
Oct 1491.055.067.255.01004180.00
Oct 1388.052.066.752.01003980.00
Oct 1282.058.063.058.010045170.01
Oct 1174.063.068.262.510068101.90
Oct 1062.057.062.051.710074150.94
Oct 978.050.057.346.610033100.00
Oct 886.049.061.549.010035100.00
Oct 779.041.059.141.010047100.00
Oct 674.044.053.644.010038110.00
Oct 582.052.062.050.01003380.00
Oct 471.056.064.556.01007680.15
Oct 371.056.068.055.410081130.08
Oct 291.054.067.654.010043100.00
Oct 188.053.064.453.010037100.00
Sep 3085.053.064.453.01003880.00
Sep 2983.052.060.552.01003970.00
Sep 2879.050.058.349.410045120.00
Sep 2776.053.052.544.79134140.00
Sep 2682.045.049.640.010024120.00
Sep 2578.044.051.033.710020120.01
Sep 2465.051.057.750.710074140.33
Sep 2359.057.057.455.69894160.01

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