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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
CHFS1
Latitude
35.03110 N
Longitude
81.49280 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 659 reports in 169 hours over the last seven days
Rank
551of 1,128 in South Carolina, Oct 16
Observed
2:45 AMEDT, 40 minutes ago

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Broad River 3 SE Broad River Blw 99 Islands Nr Cherokee FallsReflectivityStorm 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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Broad River 3 SE Broad River Blw 99 Islands Nr Cherokee Falls Report

Rank 551 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 score96.8of 100

South Carolina median
96.6the median score of 1,128 stations
Scoring higher
535stations in South Carolina
Sharing its score
17ranks 536 to 552
Points deducted
3.22.6 arrival, 0.7 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
SC-LN-26rank 550; ahead on reports received 100% against 98.0%
Next below
IFSS1rank 552; behind on reports received 98.0% against 97.0%

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 3598.134.3 of 35 pointsSouth Carolina median 98.6659 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1074.27.4 of 10 pointsSouth Carolina median 95.3half its reports arrived within 23 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsSouth Carolina median 100.0longest silence 45 min, on a schedule of one report every 15 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 (45 min), none for 72 (18 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
551of 1,128 in South Carolina, Oct 16
Schedule
every 15 minon the hour's :00, :15, :30 and :45
Reports received, 24 hours
93 of 9696.8% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
660 of 67298.2% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
45 minfrom Oct 15, 12:45 PM
Latest report
Oct 15, 11:59 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
23 min9 in 10 within 26 min

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

Its schedule is one report every 15 min, 96 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 15 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. Broad River 3 SE Broad River Blw 99 Islands Nr Cherokee Falls received 98.0 per cent, 659 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 551 of 1,128.WHERE IT RANKS IN SOUTH CAROLINA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 98.0%, 659 OF 672, RANK 551 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 Broad River 3 SE Broad River Blw 99 Islands Nr Cherokee Falls's rank in South Carolina by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 293 of 378; 2026-09-27 rank 271 of 379; 2026-09-28 rank 361 of 481; 2026-09-29 rank 407 of 488; 2026-09-30 rank 378 of 493; 2026-10-01 rank 390 of 497; 2026-10-02 rank 690 of 869; 2026-10-03 rank 690 of 869; 2026-10-04 rank 672 of 900; 2026-10-05 rank 669 of 1,022; 2026-10-06 rank 674 of 1,077; 2026-10-07 rank 646 of 1,137; 2026-10-08 rank 689 of 1,156; 2026-10-09 rank 563 of 1,128; 2026-10-10 rank 562 of 1,128; 2026-10-11 rank 570 of 1,153; 2026-10-12 rank 663 of 1,155; 2026-10-13 rank 687 of 1,139; 2026-10-14 rank 596 of 1,132; 2026-10-15 rank 512 of 1,127; 2026-10-16 rank 551 of 1,128.ITS RANK IN SOUTH CAROLINA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600800Sep 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, 20265511,12898.0%
Oct 15, 20265121,12798.3%
Oct 14, 20265961,13297.9%
Oct 13, 20266871,13997.4%
Oct 12, 20266631,15597.4%
Oct 11, 20265701,15397.7%
Oct 10, 20265621,12897.4%
Oct 9, 20265631,12897.4%
Oct 8, 20266891,15697.0%
Oct 7, 20266461,13797.6%
Oct 6, 20266741,07797.9%
Oct 5, 20266691,02298.2%
Oct 4, 202667290098.2%
Oct 3, 202669086998.4%
Oct 2, 202669086998.4%
Oct 1, 202639049798.0%
Sep 30, 202637849398.7%
Sep 29, 202640748898.6%
Sep 28, 202636148199.6%
Sep 27, 202627137998.9%
Sep 26, 202629337898.9%
Reports received at Broad River 3 SE Broad River Blw 99 Islands Nr Cherokee Falls, reports from 1.0 to 4.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports012346 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM
Reports received at Broad River 3 SE Broad River Blw 99 Islands Nr Cherokee Falls, reports from 1.0 to 4.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports01234Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16

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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