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Identifier
325139081054200
Latitude
32.86078 N
Longitude
81.09506 W
Elevation
82 ft
Rank
371of 1,128 in South Carolina, Oct 16
Observed
1:15 AMEDT, 36 minutes ago
Air temperature
67.8F
Dew point
67.8F
Relative humidity
100%
Wind
0mph
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

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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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Meteorological Station Near Varnville Report

Rank 371 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
Forecast checknot measured at this station; South Carolina median 100.0
Next above
STRS1rank 370; ahead on 247 score 98.5 against 98.4
Next below
335446079024200rank 372; behind on longest silence 60 min against 65 min

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 20100.020.0 of 20 pointsSouth Carolina median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KAQX, 13.7 miles away, over 195 readings: typical difference 1.4 °F beyond a steady offset of +0.5 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsSouth Carolina median 100.00 of 195 readings failed their check against its reference station
  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 2.9 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 9.4 °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
371of 1,128 in South Carolina, Oct 16
Schedule
every houron the hour's :15 and :25
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule, 26 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
168 of 168100% of its schedule, 192 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Oct 9, 6:25 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 5:15 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
18 min9 in 10 within 28 min
Against its reference, 30 days
+0.5 °Fwarmer than the airport station KAQX, 14 miles away, on average over 276 readings; typical difference 1.5 °F

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

Against its reference: each temperature this station reports is compared with the nearest airport or climate reference station that reported within half an hour, up to 15 miles away. The figure is its reading less the reference's, on average, as both were reported; the typical difference is the root mean square. The difference in height is shown where both heights are known.

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. Meteorological Station Near Varnville received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 371 of 1,128.WHERE IT RANKS IN SOUTH CAROLINA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 371 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 Meteorological Station Near Varnville's rank in South Carolina by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 1,053 of 1,137; 2026-10-08 rank 1,041 of 1,156; 2026-10-09 rank 925 of 1,128; 2026-10-10 rank 924 of 1,128; 2026-10-11 rank 875 of 1,153; 2026-10-12 rank 786 of 1,155; 2026-10-13 rank 322 of 1,139; 2026-10-14 rank 307 of 1,132; 2026-10-15 rank 529 of 1,127; 2026-10-16 rank 371 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, 20263711,128100.0%
Oct 15, 20265291,127100.0%
Oct 14, 20263071,132100.0%
Oct 13, 20263221,139100.0%
Oct 12, 20267861,15586.3%
Oct 11, 20268751,15372.0%
Oct 10, 20269241,12857.7%
Oct 9, 20269251,12857.1%
Oct 8, 20261,0411,15629.1%
Oct 7, 20261,0531,13714.8%

Station report

Meteorological Station Near Varnville, 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 82 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.83 inHg and the temperature at 58.7 F.

Section from sea level of where Meteorological Station Near Varnville stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 82 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.83 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.7 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 325139081054200FIG. D WHERE METEOROLOGICAL STATION NEAR VARNVILLE 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 ATMOSPHEREMETEOROLOGICAL STATION NEAR VARNVILLE0 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT82 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 HERE29.83 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.7 FTITLEMeteorological Station Near Varnville, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 325139081054200TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-325139081054200-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 48 degrees above the horizon at 32.86 N, and the day is 11 h 13 min long. Level ground there takes 74 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Meteorological Station Near Varnville, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 48 degrees above the horizon, against 81 at the June solstice, 57 at the equinoxes and 34 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 13 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 325139081054200FIG. E THE SUN AT METEOROLOGICAL STATION NEAR VARNVILLEELEVATION 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 81°EQUINOXES 57°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 34°OCT 16, 48°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 13 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 74 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 32.86 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEMeteorological Station Near Varnville, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 325139081054200TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-325139081054200-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 82 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Meteorological Station Near Varnville, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 325139081054200FIG. 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 SCALETITLEMeteorological Station Near Varnville, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 325139081054200TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-325139081054200-3DRAWN 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-100Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

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