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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
TSBN7
Latitude
34.36560 N
Longitude
77.63200 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 602 reports in 168 hours over the last seven days
Rank
1,246of 2,255 in North Carolina, Oct 16
Observed
3:40 AMEDT, 37 minutes ago

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Banks Channel at Topsail BeachReflectivityStorm 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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Banks Channel at Topsail Beach Report

Rank 1,246 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 score93.0of 100

North Carolina median
95.0the median score of 2,255 stations
Scoring higher
1,245stations in North Carolina
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
7.03.6 reports received, 2.7 continuity, 0.7 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
EMWN7rank 1,245; ahead on 247 score 93.1 against 93.0
Next below
53877rank 1,247; behind on 247 score 93.0 against 92.7

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 3589.631.4 of 35 pointsNorth Carolina median 92.6602 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1092.89.3 of 10 pointsNorth Carolina median 95.2half its reports arrived within 14 min
  3. Continuityweight 1073.37.3 of 10 pointsNorth Carolina median 100.0longest silence 1.8 h, on a schedule of one report every 15 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 (45 min), none for 72 (18 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
1,246of 2,255 in North Carolina, Oct 16
Schedule
every 15 minon the hour's :15, :25, :45 and :55
Reports received, 24 hours
91 of 9694.7% of its schedule, 101 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
601 of 67289.4% of its schedule, 665 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
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Longest silence, 7 days
1 h 45 minfrom Oct 9, 6:10 AM
Latest report
Oct 15, 10:25 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
14 min9 in 10 within 14 min

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

Its schedule is one report every 15 min, 96 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 15 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. Banks Channel at Topsail Beach received 89.5 per cent, 602 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 1,246 of 2,255.WHERE IT RANKS IN NORTH CAROLINA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 89.5%, 602 OF 672, RANK 1,246 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 Banks Channel at Topsail Beach's rank in North Carolina by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 677 of 910; 2026-09-27 rank 822 of 915; 2026-09-28 rank 924 of 1,010; 2026-09-29 rank 813 of 1,037; 2026-09-30 rank 834 of 1,043; 2026-10-01 rank 826 of 1,052; 2026-10-02 rank 1,499 of 1,620; 2026-10-03 rank 1,499 of 1,620; 2026-10-04 rank 1,522 of 1,659; 2026-10-05 rank 1,646 of 1,917; 2026-10-06 rank 1,825 of 1,980; 2026-10-07 rank 1,900 of 2,180; 2026-10-08 rank 2,099 of 2,202; 2026-10-09 rank 2,100 of 2,181; 2026-10-10 rank 2,101 of 2,181; 2026-10-11 rank 2,120 of 2,229; 2026-10-12 rank 2,131 of 2,235; 2026-10-13 rank 1,964 of 2,255; 2026-10-14 rank 1,701 of 2,251; 2026-10-15 rank 1,420 of 2,253; 2026-10-16 rank 1,246 of 2,255.ITS RANK IN NORTH CAROLINA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP11,0002,0003,000Sep 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, 20261,2462,25589.5%
Oct 15, 20261,4202,25376.3%
Oct 14, 20261,7012,25164.4%
Oct 13, 20261,9642,25551.1%
Oct 12, 20262,1312,23542.5%
Oct 11, 20262,1202,22939.7%
Oct 10, 20262,1012,18131.9%
Oct 9, 20262,1002,18131.9%
Oct 8, 20262,0992,20242.1%
Oct 7, 20261,9002,18052.5%
Oct 6, 20261,8251,98064.1%
Oct 5, 20261,6461,91769.1%
Oct 4, 20261,5221,65967.7%
Oct 3, 20261,4991,62068.1%
Oct 2, 20261,4991,62068.1%
Oct 1, 20268261,05269.3%
Sep 30, 20268341,04368.6%
Sep 29, 20268131,03767.8%
Sep 28, 20269241,01062.8%
Sep 27, 202682291564.7%
Sep 26, 202667791075.2%
Reports received at Banks Channel at Topsail Beach, reports from 0.0 to 7.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports024686 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM
Reports received at Banks Channel at Topsail Beach, reports from 0.0 to 7.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports02468Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16

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

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