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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
ZLFN7
Latitude
35.95920 N
Longitude
81.26920 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 523 reports in 146 hours over the last seven days
Observed
8:15 PMEDT, 9 minutes 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

Taylorsville 6WNW - Lambert Fork Report

Rank 2,091 of 2,224 in North Carolina, Oct 18. 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 score74.9of 100

North Carolina median
95.0the median score of 2,224 stations
Scoring higher
2,089stations in North Carolina
Sharing its score
3ranks 2,090 to 2,092
Points deducted
25.116.7 reports received, 7.6 continuity, 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
352536082333245rank 2,090; ahead on reports received 65.4% against 52.1%
Next below
NC-HL-1rank 2,092; behind on reports received 52.1% against 42.8%

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 3552.218.3 of 35 pointsNorth Carolina median 94.0526 of 1,008 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1092.39.2 of 10 pointsNorth Carolina median 95.2half its reports arrived within 14 min
  3. Continuityweight 1023.62.4 of 10 pointsNorth Carolina median 100.0longest silence 5.7 h, 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 min
Reports received, 24 hours
93 of 14464.5% of its schedule, 104 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
526 of 1,00852.1% of its schedule, 596 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
5 h 40 minfrom Oct 15, 12:20 PM
Latest report
Oct 17, 8:00 PMlocal 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 2,224 ranked stations in North Carolina on Oct 18 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, 16; 10 to 19 per cent, 39; 20 to 29 per cent, 39; 30 to 39 per cent, 12; 40 to 49 per cent, 153; 50 to 59 per cent, 257; 60 to 69 per cent, 223; 70 to 79 per cent, 151; 80 to 89 per cent, 199; 90 to 99 per cent, 570; 100 per cent, 565. Taylorsville 6WNW - Lambert Fork received 52.1 per cent, 526 of 1,008 scheduled reports, rank 2,091 of 2,224.WHERE IT RANKS IN NORTH CAROLINA, Oct 18THIS ONE: 52.1%, 526 OF 1,008, RANK 2,091 OF 2,224PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 91610 to 193920 to 293930 to 391240 to 4915350 to 5925760 to 6922370 to 7915180 to 8919990 to 99570100565STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Taylorsville 6WNW - Lambert Fork's rank in North Carolina by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-18: 2026-09-26 rank 691 of 910; 2026-09-27 rank 853 of 915; 2026-09-28 rank 925 of 1,010; 2026-09-29 rank 954 of 1,037; 2026-09-30 rank 953 of 1,043; 2026-10-01 rank 947 of 1,052; 2026-10-02 rank 1,515 of 1,620; 2026-10-03 rank 1,515 of 1,620; 2026-10-04 rank 1,532 of 1,659; 2026-10-05 rank 1,717 of 1,917; 2026-10-06 rank 1,811 of 1,980; 2026-10-07 rank 1,819 of 2,180; 2026-10-08 rank 1,842 of 2,202; 2026-10-09 rank 1,951 of 2,181; 2026-10-10 rank 1,959 of 2,181; 2026-10-11 rank 2,001 of 2,229; 2026-10-12 rank 2,028 of 2,235; 2026-10-13 rank 2,039 of 2,255; 2026-10-14 rank 2,078 of 2,251; 2026-10-15 rank 2,096 of 2,253; 2026-10-16 rank 2,099 of 2,255; 2026-10-17 rank 2,107 of 2,243; 2026-10-18 rank 2,091 of 2,224.ITS RANK IN NORTH CAROLINA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP11,0002,0003,000Sep 26Sep 30Oct 4Oct 8Oct 12Oct 16Oct 18
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%565
90 to 99%570
80 to 89%199
70 to 79%151
60 to 69%223
50 to 59%257
40 to 49%153
30 to 39%12
20 to 29%39
10 to 19%39
0 to 9%16
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 18, 20262,0912,22452.1%
Oct 17, 20262,1072,24351.8%
Oct 16, 20262,0992,25553.8%
Oct 15, 20262,0962,25354.9%
Oct 14, 20262,0782,25155.6%
Oct 13, 20262,0392,25556.8%
Oct 12, 20262,0282,23555.3%
Oct 11, 20262,0012,22956.1%
Oct 10, 20261,9592,18157.1%
Oct 9, 20261,9512,18157.1%
Oct 8, 20261,8422,20255.5%
Oct 7, 20261,8192,18055.0%
Oct 6, 20261,8111,98054.1%
Oct 5, 20261,7171,91760.3%
Oct 4, 20261,5321,65962.2%
Oct 3, 20261,5151,62062.6%
Oct 2, 20261,5151,62062.5%
Oct 1, 20269471,05262.6%
Sep 30, 20269531,04362.7%
Sep 29, 20269541,03763.0%
Sep 28, 20269251,01062.7%
Sep 27, 202685391558.5%
Sep 26, 202669191072.8%
Reports received at Taylorsville 6WNW - Lambert Fork, reports from 2.0 to 6.0, the latest 2.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports02469 PMOct 173 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Reports received at Taylorsville 6WNW - Lambert Fork, reports from 0.0 to 6.0, the latest 2.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports0246Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16Sat 17

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