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Identifier
02130980
Latitude
34.24377 N
Longitude
79.74478 W
Elevation
57 ft
Rank
274of 1,111 in South Carolina, Oct 17
Observed
9:00 AMEDT, 1 hour ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0.01in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Black Creek Near QuinbyReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 82 instruments in South Carolina stand at one.

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Black Creek Near Quinby Report

Rank 274 of 1,111 in South Carolina, Oct 17. 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 score99.4of 100

South Carolina median
96.7the median score of 1,111 stations
Scoring higher
272stations in South Carolina
Sharing its score
21ranks 273 to 293
Points deducted
0.60.6 arrival
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; South Carolina median 100.0, 100.0, 100.0
Next above
330239080123800rank 273; ahead on longest silence 60 min against 65 min
Next below
DRLS1rank 282; behind on median arrival 12 min 51 s against 12 min 53 s
Sharing its rank
7other stations, equal on every measure

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 35100.035.0 of 35 pointsSouth Carolina median 98.8168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1094.39.4 of 10 pointsSouth Carolina median 97.8half its reports arrived within 13 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsSouth Carolina median 100.0longest silence 65 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianSouth Carolina median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianSouth Carolina median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-10.0 of 10 points, at the medianSouth 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 (3 h), none for 72 (72 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
274of 1,111 in South Carolina, Oct 17
Days reported, 30 days
0 of 30

The reports received are counted from the network's own archive of this station's reports. Its 247 rank is counted from Storm Station's own record, which holds less than 7 days of it so far: 168 of 168 scheduled reports received, 100%.

Chart of the 1,111 ranked stations in South Carolina on Oct 17 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, 5; 10 to 19 per cent, 21; 20 to 29 per cent, 2; 30 to 39 per cent, 5; 40 to 49 per cent, 84; 50 to 59 per cent, 121; 60 to 69 per cent, 15; 70 to 79 per cent, 63; 80 to 89 per cent, 122; 90 to 99 per cent, 258; 100 per cent, 415. Black Creek Near Quinby received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 274 of 1,111.WHERE IT RANKS IN SOUTH CAROLINA, Oct 17THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 274 OF 1,111PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9510 to 192120 to 29230 to 39540 to 498450 to 5912160 to 691570 to 796380 to 8912290 to 99258100415STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Black Creek Near Quinby's rank in South Carolina by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-17: 2026-10-07 rank 1,059 of 1,137; 2026-10-08 rank 1,060 of 1,156; 2026-10-09 rank 861 of 1,128; 2026-10-10 rank 847 of 1,128; 2026-10-11 rank 824 of 1,153; 2026-10-12 rank 681 of 1,155; 2026-10-13 rank 238 of 1,139; 2026-10-14 rank 204 of 1,132; 2026-10-15 rank 270 of 1,127; 2026-10-16 rank 267 of 1,128; 2026-10-17 rank 274 of 1,111.ITS RANK IN SOUTH CAROLINA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%415
90 to 99%258
80 to 89%122
70 to 79%63
60 to 69%15
50 to 59%121
40 to 49%84
30 to 39%5
20 to 29%2
10 to 19%21
0 to 9%5
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 17, 20262741,111100.0%
Oct 16, 20262671,128100.0%
Oct 15, 20262701,127100.0%
Oct 14, 20262041,132100.0%
Oct 13, 20262381,139100.0%
Oct 12, 20266811,15585.7%
Oct 11, 20268241,15371.4%
Oct 10, 20268471,12857.1%
Oct 9, 20268611,12856.5%
Oct 8, 20261,0601,15628.5%
Oct 7, 20261,0591,13714.2%

Station report

Black Creek Near Quinby, in 3 sheets

Drawn from the register, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The column

Contents

At 57 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.86 inHg and the temperature at 58.8 F.

Section from sea level of where Black Creek Near Quinby stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 57 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.86 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02130980FIG. D WHERE BLACK CREEK NEAR QUINBY STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREBLACK CREEK NEAR QUINBY0 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT57 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.86 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.8 FTITLEBlack Creek Near Quinby, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 02130980TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-02130980-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 17 the noon sun stands 46 degrees above the horizon at 34.24 N, and the day is 11 h 08 min long. Level ground there takes 72 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Black Creek Near Quinby, angles true: on Oct 17 it stands 46 degrees above the horizon, against 79 at the June solstice, 56 at the equinoxes and 32 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 08 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02130980FIG. E THE SUN AT BLACK CREEK NEAR QUINBYELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 79°EQUINOXES 56°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 32°OCT 17, 46°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 08 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 72 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 34.24 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.4°TITLEBlack Creek Near Quinby, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 02130980TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-02130980-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 57 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Black Creek Near Quinby, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02130980FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEBlack Creek Near Quinby, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 02130980TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-02130980-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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-100River flood FB-EVT-102Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

What this instrument measures for

1 place reads it as one of the nearest to it.

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