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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
KGCS1
Latitude
35.11830 N
Longitude
81.43670 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 165 reports in 165 hours over the last seven days
Observed
12:30 AMEDT, 52 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

Kings Creek At Kings Ck 5 E Blacksburg Report

Rank 640 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 score95.3of 100

South Carolina median
96.6the median score of 1,128 stations
Scoring higher
638stations in South Carolina
Sharing its score
2ranks 639 to 640
Points deducted
4.74.1 arrival, 0.6 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
CHLS1rank 639; ahead on reports received 99.4% against 98.2%
Next below
341913081341500rank 641; behind on 247 score 95.3 against 95.2

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 3598.234.4 of 35 pointsSouth Carolina median 98.6165 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1058.95.9 of 10 pointsSouth Carolina median 95.3half its reports arrived within 31 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, 25 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
166 of 16898.8% of its schedule, 198 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
2 hoursfrom Oct 10, 12:30 PM
Latest report
Oct 16, 12:30 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
31 min9 in 10 within 31 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. Kings Creek At Kings Ck 5 E Blacksburg received 98.2 per cent, 165 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 640 of 1,128.WHERE IT RANKS IN SOUTH CAROLINA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 98.2%, 165 OF 168, RANK 640 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 Kings Creek At Kings Ck 5 E Blacksburg's rank in South Carolina by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 272 of 378; 2026-09-27 rank 224 of 379; 2026-09-28 rank 227 of 481; 2026-09-29 rank 232 of 488; 2026-09-30 rank 216 of 493; 2026-10-01 rank 129 of 497; 2026-10-02 rank 652 of 869; 2026-10-03 rank 652 of 869; 2026-10-04 rank 640 of 900; 2026-10-05 rank 637 of 1,022; 2026-10-06 rank 632 of 1,077; 2026-10-07 rank 605 of 1,137; 2026-10-08 rank 588 of 1,156; 2026-10-09 rank 553 of 1,128; 2026-10-10 rank 554 of 1,128; 2026-10-11 rank 560 of 1,153; 2026-10-12 rank 569 of 1,155; 2026-10-13 rank 610 of 1,139; 2026-10-14 rank 603 of 1,132; 2026-10-15 rank 628 of 1,127; 2026-10-16 rank 640 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, 20266401,12898.2%
Oct 15, 20266281,12798.2%
Oct 14, 20266031,13297.6%
Oct 13, 20266101,13997.6%
Oct 12, 20265691,15598.2%
Oct 11, 20265601,15398.2%
Oct 10, 20265541,12898.2%
Oct 9, 20265531,12898.2%
Oct 8, 20265881,15698.2%
Oct 7, 20266051,13798.8%
Oct 6, 20266321,07798.8%
Oct 5, 20266371,02298.8%
Oct 4, 202664090098.8%
Oct 3, 202665286999.3%
Oct 2, 202665286999.3%
Oct 1, 2026129497100.0%
Sep 30, 2026216493100.0%
Sep 29, 2026232488100.0%
Sep 28, 2026227481100.0%
Sep 27, 2026224379100.0%
Sep 26, 2026272378100.0%
Reports received at Kings Creek At Kings Ck 5 E Blacksburg, 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 Kings Creek At Kings Ck 5 E Blacksburg, 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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