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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
BACP1
Latitude
40.59030 N
Longitude
80.16890 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 70 reports in 27 hours over the last seven days
Rank
1,352of 1,383 in Pennsylvania, Oct 16
Observed
10:34 PMEDT, 2 hours ago

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Bell AcresReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Bell Acres Report

Rank 1,352 of 1,383 in Pennsylvania, 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 score56.4of 100

Pennsylvania median
94.3the median score of 1,383 stations
Scoring higher
1,350stations in Pennsylvania
Sharing its score
2ranks 1,351 to 1,352
Points deducted
43.632.1 reports received, 9.4 continuity, 1.4 arrival, 0.7 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Pennsylvania median 100.0, 100.0, 92.9
Next above
LVHP1rank 1,351; ahead on reports received 8.9% against 8.3%
Next below
HLPP1rank 1,353; behind on 247 score 56.4 against 56.3

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 358.32.9 of 35 pointsPennsylvania median 95.870 of 840 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1085.98.6 of 10 pointsPennsylvania median 94.8half its reports arrived within 17 min
  3. Continuityweight 105.70.6 of 10 pointsPennsylvania median 100.0longest silence 12 h, on a schedule of one report every 12 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianPennsylvania median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianPennsylvania median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.3 of 10 points, at the medianPennsylvania median 92.9-

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 (36 min), none for 72 (14.4 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
1,352of 1,383 in Pennsylvania, Oct 16
Schedule
every 12 min
Reports received, 24 hours
2 of 1201.6% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
71 of 8408.4% of its schedule, 83 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
3 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
12 hoursfrom Oct 11, 10:34 PM
Latest report
Oct 15, 10:34 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
17 min9 in 10 within 22 min

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

Its schedule is one report every 12 min, 120 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 12 min count as one received.

Chart of the 1,383 ranked stations in Pennsylvania 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, 33; 10 to 19 per cent, 9; 20 to 29 per cent, 43; 30 to 39 per cent, 6; 40 to 49 per cent, 109; 50 to 59 per cent, 201; 60 to 69 per cent, 122; 70 to 79 per cent, 60; 80 to 89 per cent, 90; 90 to 99 per cent, 310; 100 per cent, 400. Bell Acres received 8.3 per cent, 70 of 840 scheduled reports, rank 1,352 of 1,383.WHERE IT RANKS IN PENNSYLVANIA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 8.3%, 70 OF 840, RANK 1,352 OF 1,383PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 93310 to 19920 to 294330 to 39640 to 4910950 to 5920160 to 6912270 to 796080 to 899090 to 99310100400STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Bell Acres's rank in Pennsylvania by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-02 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-02 rank 916 of 924; 2026-10-03 rank 916 of 924; 2026-10-04 rank 948 of 956; 2026-10-05 rank 992 of 1,219; 2026-10-06 rank 1,212 of 1,252; 2026-10-07 rank 1,313 of 1,339; 2026-10-08 rank 1,338 of 1,356; 2026-10-12 rank 1,331 of 1,368; 2026-10-13 rank 1,353 of 1,374; 2026-10-14 rank 1,351 of 1,372; 2026-10-15 rank 1,352 of 1,375; 2026-10-16 rank 1,352 of 1,383.ITS RANK IN PENNSYLVANIA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Oct 2Oct 4Oct 6Oct 8Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%400
90 to 99%310
80 to 89%90
70 to 79%60
60 to 69%122
50 to 59%201
40 to 49%109
30 to 39%6
20 to 29%43
10 to 19%9
0 to 9%33
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20261,3521,3838.3%
Oct 15, 20261,3521,3757.5%
Oct 14, 20261,3511,3725.8%
Oct 13, 20261,3531,3745.3%
Oct 12, 20261,3311,3685.1%
Oct 8, 20261,3381,35610.9%
Oct 7, 20261,3131,33910.9%
Oct 6, 20261,2121,25212.1%
Oct 5, 20269921,21945.4%
Oct 4, 202694895612.1%
Oct 3, 20269169248.3%
Oct 2, 20269169248.3%
Reports received at Bell Acres, reports from 0.0 to 1.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports00.250.50.7513 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 16
Reports received at Bell Acres, reports from 0.0 to 43.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports0204060Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
Precipitation at Bell Acres, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.49, the latest 0.18, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.200.400.60Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayPrecipitation in
Oct 140.18
Oct 110.49
Oct 100.00

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