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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
FCHS1
Latitude
34.63660 N
Longitude
80.92750 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 663 reports in 168 hours over the last seven days
Observed
12:20 AMEDT, 48 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

Fishing Creek Below Hightower Road Near Ford Lawn 5SSW Report

Rank 434 of 1,111 in South Carolina, Oct 17. 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 score98.0of 100

South Carolina median
96.7the median score of 1,111 stations
Scoring higher
432stations in South Carolina
Sharing its score
2ranks 433 to 434
Points deducted
2.01.6 arrival, 0.5 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
LCSS1rank 433; ahead on reports received 99.4% against 98.6%
Next below
CSCS1rank 435; behind on 247 score 98.0 against 97.8

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 3598.734.5 of 35 pointsSouth Carolina median 98.8663 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1084.28.4 of 10 pointsSouth Carolina median 97.8half its reports arrived within 18 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
Schedule
every 15 minon the hour's :05, :20, :35 and :50
Reports received, 24 hours
95 of 9698.9% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
663 of 67298.6% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
45 minfrom Oct 15, 12:50 PM
Latest report
Oct 17, 12:35 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
18 min9 in 10 within 21 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 1,111 ranked stations in South Carolina on Oct 17 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, 21; 20 to 29 per cent, 2; 30 to 39 per cent, 5; 40 to 49 per cent, 84; 50 to 59 per cent, 121; 60 to 69 per cent, 15; 70 to 79 per cent, 63; 80 to 89 per cent, 122; 90 to 99 per cent, 258; 100 per cent, 415. Fishing Creek Below Hightower Road Near Ford Lawn 5SSW received 98.6 per cent, 663 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 434 of 1,111.WHERE IT RANKS IN SOUTH CAROLINA, Oct 17THIS ONE: 98.6%, 663 OF 672, RANK 434 OF 1,111PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9510 to 192120 to 29230 to 39540 to 498450 to 5912160 to 691570 to 796380 to 8912290 to 99258100415STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Fishing Creek Below Hightower Road Near Ford Lawn 5SSW's rank in South Carolina by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-17: 2026-09-26 rank 106 of 378; 2026-09-27 rank 264 of 379; 2026-09-28 rank 83 of 481; 2026-09-29 rank 351 of 488; 2026-09-30 rank 327 of 493; 2026-10-01 rank 343 of 497; 2026-10-02 rank 650 of 869; 2026-10-03 rank 650 of 869; 2026-10-04 rank 635 of 900; 2026-10-05 rank 631 of 1,022; 2026-10-06 rank 606 of 1,077; 2026-10-07 rank 590 of 1,137; 2026-10-08 rank 673 of 1,156; 2026-10-09 rank 534 of 1,128; 2026-10-10 rank 540 of 1,128; 2026-10-11 rank 499 of 1,153; 2026-10-12 rank 512 of 1,155; 2026-10-13 rank 535 of 1,139; 2026-10-14 rank 507 of 1,132; 2026-10-15 rank 392 of 1,127; 2026-10-16 rank 427 of 1,128; 2026-10-17 rank 434 of 1,111.ITS RANK IN SOUTH CAROLINA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600800Sep 26Sep 30Oct 4Oct 8Oct 12Oct 16Oct 17
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%415
90 to 99%258
80 to 89%122
70 to 79%63
60 to 69%15
50 to 59%121
40 to 49%84
30 to 39%5
20 to 29%2
10 to 19%21
0 to 9%5
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 17, 20264341,11198.6%
Oct 16, 20264271,12898.5%
Oct 15, 20263921,12798.8%
Oct 14, 20265071,13298.2%
Oct 13, 20265351,13998.2%
Oct 12, 20265121,15598.2%
Oct 11, 20264991,15398.2%
Oct 10, 20265401,12897.9%
Oct 9, 20265341,12897.9%
Oct 8, 20266731,15697.4%
Oct 7, 20265901,13798.2%
Oct 6, 20266061,07798.3%
Oct 5, 20266311,02298.6%
Oct 4, 202663590098.6%
Oct 3, 202665086998.9%
Oct 2, 202665086998.9%
Oct 1, 202634349798.7%
Sep 30, 202632749399.5%
Sep 29, 202635148899.4%
Sep 28, 202683481100.0%
Sep 27, 202626437999.4%
Sep 26, 2026106378100.0%
Reports received at Fishing Creek Below Hightower Road Near Ford Lawn 5SSW, reports from 0.0 to 12.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports0510153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 17
Reports received at Fishing Creek Below Hightower Road Near Ford Lawn 5SSW, reports from 0.0 to 12.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports051015Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16Sat 17

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