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Identifier
350324080551845
Latitude
35.04784 N
Longitude
80.91834 W
Elevation
-
Rank
263of 1,128 in South Carolina, Oct 16
Observed
11:20 PMEDT, 29 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

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CRN-55 Raingage At Nation Ford Hs, Fort Mill Report

Rank 263 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 score99.5of 100

South Carolina median
96.6the median score of 1,128 stations
Scoring higher
249stations in South Carolina
Sharing its score
15ranks 250 to 264
Points deducted
0.50.5 reports received
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; South Carolina median 100.0, 100.0, 100.0
Next above
SPArank 262; ahead on reports received 99.0% against 98.6%
Next below
DCMrank 264; behind on median arrival 7 min 57 s against 9 min 54 s

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 3598.634.5 of 35 pointsSouth Carolina median 98.6497 of 504 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsSouth Carolina median 95.3half its reports arrived within 8 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsSouth Carolina median 100.0longest silence 40 min, on a schedule of one report every 20 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 (60 min), none for 72 (24 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
263of 1,128 in South Carolina, Oct 16
Schedule
every 20 minon the hour's :00, :05, :20, :25 and :45
Reports received, 24 hours
70 of 7297.2% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
497 of 50498.6% of its schedule, 500 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
40 minfrom Oct 12, 4:05 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 3:20 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
8 min9 in 10 within 13 min

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

Its schedule is one report every 20 min, 72 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 20 min 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. CRN-55 Raingage At Nation Ford Hs, Fort Mill received 98.6 per cent, 497 of 504 scheduled reports, rank 263 of 1,128.WHERE IT RANKS IN SOUTH CAROLINA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 98.6%, 497 OF 504, RANK 263 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 CRN-55 Raingage At Nation Ford Hs, Fort Mill's rank in South Carolina by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 1,054 of 1,137; 2026-10-08 rank 1,050 of 1,156; 2026-10-09 rank 843 of 1,128; 2026-10-10 rank 844 of 1,128; 2026-10-11 rank 810 of 1,153; 2026-10-12 rank 669 of 1,155; 2026-10-13 rank 213 of 1,139; 2026-10-14 rank 198 of 1,132; 2026-10-15 rank 245 of 1,127; 2026-10-16 rank 263 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, 20262631,12898.6%
Oct 15, 20262451,12798.8%
Oct 14, 20261981,13299.0%
Oct 13, 20262131,13999.0%
Oct 12, 20266691,15584.9%
Oct 11, 20268101,15370.6%
Oct 10, 20268441,12856.9%
Oct 9, 20268431,12856.5%
Oct 8, 20261,0501,15628.5%
Oct 7, 20261,0541,13714.2%

Station report

CRN-55 Raingage At Nation Ford Hs, Fort Mill, 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 35.05 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 CRN-55 Raingage At Nation Ford Hs, Fort Mill, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 46 degrees above the horizon, against 78 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 350324080551845FIG. E THE SUN AT CRN-55 RAINGAGE AT NATION FORD HS, FORT MILLELEVATION 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 78°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 35.05 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECRN-55 Raingage At Nation Ford Hs, Fort Mill, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 350324080551845TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-350324080551845-1DRAWN 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, CRN-55 Raingage At Nation Ford Hs, Fort Mill, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 350324080551845FIG. 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 SCALETITLECRN-55 Raingage At Nation Ford Hs, Fort Mill, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 350324080551845TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-350324080551845-2DRAWN 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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