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Identifier
02156449
Latitude
34.66430 N
Longitude
81.44899 W
Elevation
-
Rank
375of 1,128 in South Carolina, Oct 16
Observed
11:15 PMEDT, 1 hour ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Neal Shoals Reservoir Near CarlisleReflectivityStorm 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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Neal Shoals Reservoir Near Carlisle Report

Rank 375 of 1,128 in South 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 score98.4of 100

South Carolina median
96.6the median score of 1,128 stations
Scoring higher
370stations in South Carolina
Sharing its score
30ranks 371 to 400
Points deducted
1.61.6 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
331713081021400rank 373; ahead on median arrival 17 min 48 s against 17 min 49 s
Next below
BERS1rank 379; behind on median arrival 17 min 49 s against 17 min 53 s
Sharing its rank
3other 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 98.6168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1084.48.4 of 10 pointsSouth Carolina median 95.3half its reports arrived within 18 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsSouth Carolina median 100.0longest silence 60 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
375of 1,128 in South Carolina, Oct 16
Schedule
every houron the hour's :15
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
168 of 168100% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
79 minfrom Oct 16, 3:15 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 3:15 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
18 min9 in 10 within 18 min

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

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

Chart of the 1,128 ranked stations in South 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, 5; 10 to 19 per cent, 6; 20 to 29 per cent, 18; 30 to 39 per cent, 1; 40 to 49 per cent, 98; 50 to 59 per cent, 120; 60 to 69 per cent, 16; 70 to 79 per cent, 62; 80 to 89 per cent, 139; 90 to 99 per cent, 265; 100 per cent, 398. Neal Shoals Reservoir Near Carlisle received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 375 of 1,128.WHERE IT RANKS IN SOUTH CAROLINA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 375 OF 1,128PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9510 to 19620 to 291830 to 39140 to 499850 to 5912060 to 691670 to 796280 to 8913990 to 99265100398STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Neal Shoals Reservoir Near Carlisle's rank in South Carolina by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 1,074 of 1,137; 2026-10-08 rank 1,071 of 1,156; 2026-10-09 rank 887 of 1,128; 2026-10-10 rank 883 of 1,128; 2026-10-11 rank 851 of 1,153; 2026-10-12 rank 747 of 1,155; 2026-10-13 rank 315 of 1,139; 2026-10-14 rank 297 of 1,132; 2026-10-15 rank 353 of 1,127; 2026-10-16 rank 375 of 1,128.ITS RANK IN SOUTH CAROLINA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%398
90 to 99%265
80 to 89%139
70 to 79%62
60 to 69%16
50 to 59%120
40 to 49%98
30 to 39%1
20 to 29%18
10 to 19%6
0 to 9%5
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20263751,128100.0%
Oct 15, 20263531,127100.0%
Oct 14, 20262971,132100.0%
Oct 13, 20263151,139100.0%
Oct 12, 20267471,15586.3%
Oct 11, 20268511,15372.0%
Oct 10, 20268831,12857.7%
Oct 9, 20268871,12857.1%
Oct 8, 20261,0711,15629.1%
Oct 7, 20261,0741,13714.8%

Station report

Neal Shoals Reservoir Near Carlisle, in 2 sheets

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

1The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 46 degrees above the horizon at 34.66 N, and the day is 11 h 09 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 Neal Shoals Reservoir Near Carlisle, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 46 degrees above the horizon, against 79 at the June solstice, 55 at the equinoxes and 32 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 09 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02156449FIG. E THE SUN AT NEAL SHOALS RESERVOIR NEAR CARLISLEELEVATION 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 55°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 32°OCT 16, 46°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 09 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 72 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 34.66 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLENeal Shoals Reservoir Near Carlisle, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 02156449TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-02156449-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

2The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Neal Shoals Reservoir Near Carlisle, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02156449FIG. 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 SCALETITLENeal Shoals Reservoir Near Carlisle, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 02156449TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-02156449-2DRAWN 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-100Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

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