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At a river or reservoir gauge

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Identifier
SPAN7
Latitude
36.46020 N
Longitude
81.16780 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 339 reports in 169 hours over the last seven days
Rank
1,609of 2,255 in North Carolina, Oct 16
Observed
4:40 AMEDT, 18 minutes ago
Precipitation today
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Little River At Little R/Sparta IflowsReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 212 instruments in North Carolina stand at one.

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Little River At Little R/Sparta Iflows Report

Rank 1,609 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 score86.8of 100

North Carolina median
95.0the median score of 2,255 stations
Scoring higher
1,607stations in North Carolina
Sharing its score
2ranks 1,608 to 1,609
Points deducted
13.211.4 reports received, 1.7 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
SIXN7rank 1,608; ahead on reports due 1,008 against 504, the longer record first
Next below
BASN7rank 1,610; behind on 247 score 86.8 against 86.7

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 92.6339 of 504 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1082.98.3 of 10 pointsNorth Carolina median 95.2half its reports arrived within 19 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsNorth Carolina median 100.0longest silence 60 min, on a schedule of one report every 20 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 (60 min), none for 72 (24 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
1,609of 2,255 in North Carolina, Oct 16
Schedule
every 20 minon the hour's :00, :10 and :40
Reports received, 24 hours
48 of 7266.6% of its schedule, 64 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
340 of 50467.4% of its schedule, 484 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
30 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
31 minfrom Oct 10, 11:09 PM
Latest report
Oct 16, 4:40 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
19 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 20 min, 72 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 20 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. Little River At Little R/Sparta Iflows received 67.2 per cent, 339 of 504 scheduled reports, rank 1,609 of 2,255.WHERE IT RANKS IN NORTH CAROLINA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 67.2%, 339 OF 504, RANK 1,609 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 Little River At Little R/Sparta Iflows's rank in North Carolina by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 428 of 910; 2026-09-27 rank 514 of 915; 2026-09-28 rank 592 of 1,010; 2026-09-29 rank 582 of 1,037; 2026-09-30 rank 544 of 1,043; 2026-10-01 rank 536 of 1,052; 2026-10-02 rank 1,065 of 1,620; 2026-10-03 rank 1,065 of 1,620; 2026-10-04 rank 1,098 of 1,659; 2026-10-05 rank 635 of 1,917; 2026-10-06 rank 597 of 1,980; 2026-10-07 rank 560 of 2,180; 2026-10-08 rank 683 of 2,202; 2026-10-09 rank 688 of 2,181; 2026-10-10 rank 684 of 2,181; 2026-10-11 rank 714 of 2,229; 2026-10-12 rank 1,535 of 2,235; 2026-10-13 rank 1,509 of 2,255; 2026-10-14 rank 1,471 of 2,251; 2026-10-15 rank 1,606 of 2,253; 2026-10-16 rank 1,609 of 2,255.ITS RANK IN NORTH CAROLINA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,5002,000Sep 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, 20261,6092,25567.2%
Oct 15, 20261,6062,25367.2%
Oct 14, 20261,4712,25166.4%
Oct 13, 20261,5092,25566.2%
Oct 12, 20261,5352,23566.2%
Oct 11, 20267142,22997.4%
Oct 10, 20266842,18197.6%
Oct 9, 20266882,18197.6%
Oct 8, 20266832,20297.8%
Oct 7, 20265602,18098.8%
Oct 6, 20265971,98099.2%
Oct 5, 20266351,91798.6%
Oct 4, 20261,0981,65992.2%
Oct 3, 20261,0651,62092.3%
Oct 2, 20261,0651,62092.3%
Oct 1, 20265361,05290.8%
Sep 30, 20265441,04389.6%
Sep 29, 20265821,03786.9%
Sep 28, 20265921,01083.0%
Sep 27, 202651491576.4%
Sep 26, 202642891098.5%
Reports received at Little River At Little R/Sparta Iflows, reports from 3.0 to 4.0, the latest 4.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports012346 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Fri 16, 4 AM0.004
Fri 16, 3 AM0.004
Fri 16, 2 AM0.004
Fri 16, 1 AM0.004
Reports received at Little River At Little R/Sparta Iflows, reports from 3.0 to 7.0, the latest 4.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports02468Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Fri 16, 4 AM0.004
Fri 16, 3 AM0.004
Fri 16, 2 AM0.004
Fri 16, 1 AM0.004
Precipitation at Little River At Little R/Sparta Iflows, precipitation from 0.00 to 1.55, 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
DayPrecipitation in
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Sep 300.00
Sep 290.00
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Sep 270.00
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Sep 250.00
Sep 240.00
Sep 230.00
Sep 220.17
Sep 211.55
Sep 200.03
Sep 190.65
Sep 180.05
Sep 170.00

The instrumentWhat an instrument is FB-INS-001

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