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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
PLVP1
Latitude
40.38440 N
Longitude
76.03390 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 242 reports in 165 hours over the last seven days
Observed
11:30 PMEDT, 1 hour ago
Precipitation today
0in

Ranking Statistics

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 108 instruments in Pennsylvania stand at one.

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Tulpehocken Creek AT Blue Marsh Lake Report

Rank 999 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 score82.0of 100

Pennsylvania median
94.3the median score of 1,383 stations
Scoring higher
998stations in Pennsylvania
Sharing its score
6ranks 999 to 1,004
Points deducted
18.09.8 reports received, 6.6 arrival, 0.9 continuity, 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
PA-SM-8rank 997; ahead on 247 score 82.3 against 82.0
Next below
PA069rank 1,000; behind on reports received 72.0% against 68.0%

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 3572.025.2 of 35 pointsPennsylvania median 95.8242 of 336 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1034.23.4 of 10 pointsPennsylvania median 94.8half its reports arrived within 43 min
  3. Continuityweight 1090.99.1 of 10 pointsPennsylvania median 100.0longest silence 2 h, on a schedule of one report every 30 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 (1.5 h), none for 72 (36 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 30 minon the hour's :00 and :30
Reports received, 24 hours
33 of 4868.7% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
243 of 33672.3% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
29 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
2 hoursfrom Oct 15, 12:00 PM
Latest report
Oct 15, 11:30 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
43 min9 in 10 within 63 min

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

Its schedule is one report every 30 min, 48 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 30 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. Tulpehocken Creek AT Blue Marsh Lake received 72.0 per cent, 242 of 336 scheduled reports, rank 999 of 1,383.WHERE IT RANKS IN PENNSYLVANIA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 72.0%, 242 OF 336, RANK 999 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 Tulpehocken Creek AT Blue Marsh Lake's rank in Pennsylvania by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 344 of 543; 2026-09-27 rank 320 of 533; 2026-09-28 rank 317 of 600; 2026-09-29 rank 316 of 605; 2026-09-30 rank 304 of 608; 2026-10-01 rank 226 of 612; 2026-10-02 rank 678 of 924; 2026-10-03 rank 678 of 924; 2026-10-04 rank 672 of 956; 2026-10-05 rank 646 of 1,219; 2026-10-06 rank 648 of 1,252; 2026-10-07 rank 683 of 1,339; 2026-10-08 rank 671 of 1,356; 2026-10-09 rank 671 of 1,352; 2026-10-10 rank 675 of 1,352; 2026-10-11 rank 665 of 1,344; 2026-10-12 rank 681 of 1,368; 2026-10-13 rank 761 of 1,374; 2026-10-14 rank 1,013 of 1,372; 2026-10-15 rank 994 of 1,375; 2026-10-16 rank 999 of 1,383.ITS RANK IN PENNSYLVANIA, 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%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, 20269991,38372.0%
Oct 15, 20269941,37569.3%
Oct 14, 20261,0131,37266.6%
Oct 13, 20267611,37498.8%
Oct 12, 20266811,36898.8%
Oct 11, 20266651,34498.8%
Oct 10, 20266751,35298.8%
Oct 9, 20266711,35298.8%
Oct 8, 20266711,35698.8%
Oct 7, 20266831,33999.4%
Oct 6, 20266481,25299.4%
Oct 5, 20266461,21999.4%
Oct 4, 202667295699.4%
Oct 3, 202667892499.3%
Oct 2, 202667892499.3%
Oct 1, 2026226612100.0%
Sep 30, 2026304608100.0%
Sep 29, 2026316605100.0%
Sep 28, 2026317600100.0%
Sep 27, 2026320533100.0%
Sep 26, 2026344543100.0%
Reports received at Tulpehocken Creek AT Blue Marsh Lake, 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
HourPrecipitation inReports
Thu 15, 11 PM0.002
Thu 15, 10 PM0.002
Thu 15, 9 PM0.002
Thu 15, 8 PM0.002
Thu 15, 7 PM0.002
Thu 15, 6 PM0.002
Thu 15, 5 PM0.002
Thu 15, 4 PM0.002
Thu 15, 3 PM0.002
Thu 15, 2 PM0.002
Thu 15, 1 PM0.002
Thu 15, 12 PM0.002
Thu 15, 11 AM0.002
Thu 15, 10 AM0.002
Thu 15, 9 AM0.002
Thu 15, 8 AM0.002
Thu 15, 7 AM0.002
Thu 15, 6 AM0.002
Thu 15, 5 AM0.002
Thu 15, 4 AM0.002
Thu 15, 3 AM0.002
Thu 15, 2 AM0.002
Thu 15, 1 AM0.002
Temperature at Tulpehocken Creek AT Blue Marsh Lake, temperature from 51.3 to 62.3, the latest 62.3, in degrees Fahrenheit.TEMPERATUREF50556065Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
Precipitation at Tulpehocken Creek AT Blue Marsh Lake, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.30, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.100.200.30Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
Reports received at Tulpehocken Creek AT Blue Marsh Lake, 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 FPrecipitation inReports
Thu 15, 11 PM-0.002
Thu 15, 10 PM-0.002
Thu 15, 9 PM-0.002
Thu 15, 8 PM-0.002
Thu 15, 7 PM-0.002
Thu 15, 6 PM-0.002
Thu 15, 5 PM-0.002
Thu 15, 4 PM-0.002
Thu 15, 3 PM-0.002
Thu 15, 2 PM-0.002
Thu 15, 1 PM-0.002
Thu 15, 12 PM-0.002
Thu 15, 11 AM-0.002
Thu 15, 10 AM-0.002
Thu 15, 9 AM-0.002
Thu 15, 8 AM-0.002
Thu 15, 7 AM-0.002
Thu 15, 6 AM-0.002
Thu 15, 5 AM-0.002
Thu 15, 4 AM-0.002
Thu 15, 3 AM-0.002
Thu 15, 2 AM-0.002
Thu 15, 1 AM-0.002
Thu 15, 12 AM-0.002
Wed 14, 7 AM62.3-1
Tue 13, 7 AM57.0-1
Mon 12, 11 PM-0.002
Mon 12, 10 PM-0.002
Mon 12, 9 PM-0.002
Mon 12, 8 PM-0.002
Mon 12, 7 PM-0.002
Mon 12, 6 PM-0.002
Mon 12, 5 PM-0.002
Mon 12, 4 PM-0.002
Mon 12, 3 PM-0.002
Mon 12, 2 PM-0.002
Mon 12, 1 PM-0.002
Mon 12, 12 PM-0.002
Mon 12, 11 AM-0.002
Mon 12, 10 AM-0.002
Mon 12, 9 AM-0.002
Mon 12, 8 AM-0.002
Mon 12, 7 AM-0.002
Mon 12, 6 AM-0.002
Mon 12, 5 AM-0.002
Mon 12, 4 AM-0.002
Mon 12, 3 AM-0.002
Mon 12, 2 AM-0.002
Mon 12, 12 AM-0.002
Sun 11, 11 PM-0.002
Sun 11, 10 PM-0.002
Sun 11, 9 PM-0.002
Sun 11, 8 PM-0.022
Sun 11, 7 PM-0.072
Sun 11, 6 PM-0.182
Sun 11, 5 PM-0.142
Sun 11, 4 PM-0.042
Sun 11, 3 PM-0.242
Sun 11, 2 PM-0.262
Sun 11, 1 PM-0.302
Sun 11, 12 PM-0.252
Sun 11, 11 AM-0.142
Sun 11, 10 AM-0.142
Sun 11, 9 AM-0.162
Sun 11, 8 AM-0.082
Sun 11, 7 AM-0.042
Sun 11, 6 AM-0.002
Sun 11, 5 AM-0.012
Sun 11, 4 AM-0.002
Sun 11, 3 AM-0.002
Sun 11, 2 AM-0.002
Sun 11, 1 AM-0.002
Sun 11, 12 AM-0.002
Sat 10, 11 PM-0.002
Sat 10, 10 PM-0.002
Sat 10, 9 PM-0.002
Sat 10, 8 PM-0.002
Sat 10, 7 PM-0.002
Sat 10, 6 PM-0.002
Sat 10, 5 PM-0.002
Sat 10, 4 PM-0.002
Sat 10, 3 PM-0.002
Sat 10, 2 PM-0.002
Sat 10, 1 PM-0.002
Sat 10, 12 PM-0.002
Sat 10, 11 AM-0.002
Sat 10, 10 AM-0.002
Sat 10, 9 AM-0.002
Sat 10, 8 AM-0.002
Sat 10, 7 AM-0.002
Sat 10, 6 AM-0.002
Sat 10, 5 AM-0.002
Sat 10, 4 AM-0.002
Sat 10, 3 AM-0.002
Sat 10, 2 AM-0.002
Sat 10, 1 AM-0.002
Sat 10, 12 AM-0.002
Fri 9, 7 AM51.3-1
Precipitation at Tulpehocken Creek AT Blue Marsh Lake, precipitation from 0.00 to 2.07, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.001.002.003.00Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayPrecipitation in
Oct 150.00
Oct 140.00
Oct 130.00
Oct 120.00
Oct 112.07
Oct 100.00
Oct 90.00
Oct 80.00
Oct 70.00
Oct 60.00
Oct 50.00
Oct 40.03
Oct 30.00
Oct 20.00
Oct 10.00
Sep 300.00
Sep 290.00
Sep 280.13
Sep 270.21
Sep 260.27
Sep 250.00
Sep 240.00
Sep 230.00
Sep 220.50
Sep 210.01
Sep 200.90
Sep 190.00
Sep 180.00
Sep 170.15

Near Tulpehocken Creek AT Blue Marsh Lake