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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
BCCS1
Latitude
34.07250 N
Longitude
81.71972 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 167 reports in 167 hours over the last seven days
Observed
1:30 AMEDT, 56 minutes ago

Ranking Statistics

At a river or reservoir gauge

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

Station charts

Saluda - Big Creek Report

Rank 450 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 score97.6of 100

South Carolina median
96.6the median score of 1,128 stations
Scoring higher
447stations in South Carolina
Sharing its score
19ranks 448 to 466
Points deducted
2.42.2 arrival, 0.2 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
PDES1rank 449; ahead on median arrival 20 min 51 s against 20 min 52 s
Next below
MBES1rank 452; behind on median arrival 20 min 52 s against 20 min 53 s
Sharing its rank
1other 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 3599.434.8 of 35 pointsSouth Carolina median 98.6167 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1078.37.8 of 10 pointsSouth Carolina median 95.3half its reports arrived within 21 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsSouth Carolina median 100.0longest silence 2 h, 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
Schedule
every houron the hour's :30
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
167 of 16899.4% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
2 hoursfrom Oct 12, 12:30 PM
Latest report
Oct 16, 1:30 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
21 min9 in 10 within 23 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. Saluda - Big Creek received 99.4 per cent, 167 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 450 of 1,128.WHERE IT RANKS IN SOUTH CAROLINA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 99.4%, 167 OF 168, RANK 450 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 Saluda - Big Creek's rank in South Carolina by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 152 of 378; 2026-09-27 rank 147 of 379; 2026-09-28 rank 146 of 481; 2026-09-29 rank 144 of 488; 2026-09-30 rank 123 of 493; 2026-10-01 rank 88 of 497; 2026-10-02 rank 471 of 869; 2026-10-03 rank 465 of 869; 2026-10-04 rank 497 of 900; 2026-10-05 rank 494 of 1,022; 2026-10-06 rank 483 of 1,077; 2026-10-07 rank 480 of 1,137; 2026-10-08 rank 447 of 1,156; 2026-10-09 rank 395 of 1,128; 2026-10-10 rank 396 of 1,128; 2026-10-11 rank 385 of 1,153; 2026-10-12 rank 403 of 1,155; 2026-10-13 rank 432 of 1,139; 2026-10-14 rank 409 of 1,132; 2026-10-15 rank 430 of 1,127; 2026-10-16 rank 450 of 1,128.ITS RANK IN SOUTH CAROLINA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600Sep 26Sep 30Oct 4Oct 8Oct 12Oct 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, 20264501,12899.4%
Oct 15, 20264301,12799.4%
Oct 14, 20264091,13298.2%
Oct 13, 20264321,13997.6%
Oct 12, 20264031,15598.2%
Oct 11, 20263851,15398.2%
Oct 10, 20263961,12897.6%
Oct 9, 20263951,12897.6%
Oct 8, 20264471,15697.0%
Oct 7, 20264801,13798.2%
Oct 6, 20264831,07798.8%
Oct 5, 20264941,02298.8%
Oct 4, 202649790098.8%
Oct 3, 202646586999.3%
Oct 2, 202647186999.3%
Oct 1, 202688497100.0%
Sep 30, 2026123493100.0%
Sep 29, 2026144488100.0%
Sep 28, 2026146481100.0%
Sep 27, 2026147379100.0%
Sep 26, 2026152378100.0%
Reports received at Saluda - Big Creek, reports from 0.0 to 4.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports012343 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 16
Reports received at Saluda - Big Creek, reports from 0.0 to 4.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports01234Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16

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