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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
PBRS1
Latitude
34.01270 N
Longitude
80.98220 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 164 reports in 165 hours over the last seven days
Observed
2:15 AMEDT, 1 hour 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

Columbia - Pen Branch Report

Rank 597 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 score96.0of 100

South Carolina median
96.6the median score of 1,128 stations
Scoring higher
596stations in South Carolina
Sharing its score
15ranks 597 to 611
Points deducted
4.03.2 arrival, 0.8 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
NSHS1rank 596; ahead on 247 score 96.2 against 96.0
Next below
JAMS1rank 612; behind on 247 score 96.0 against 95.9
Sharing its rank
14other 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 3597.634.2 of 35 pointsSouth Carolina median 98.6164 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1068.36.8 of 10 pointsSouth Carolina median 95.3half its reports arrived within 26 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 :15
Reports received, 24 hours
23 of 2495.8% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
164 of 16897.6% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
2 hoursfrom Oct 11, 5:15 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 1:15 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
26 min9 in 10 within 28 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. Columbia - Pen Branch received 97.6 per cent, 164 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 597 of 1,128.WHERE IT RANKS IN SOUTH CAROLINA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 97.6%, 164 OF 168, RANK 597 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 Columbia - Pen Branch's rank in South Carolina by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 185 of 378; 2026-09-27 rank 149 of 379; 2026-09-28 rank 162 of 481; 2026-09-29 rank 158 of 488; 2026-09-30 rank 148 of 493; 2026-10-01 rank 286 of 497; 2026-10-02 rank 549 of 869; 2026-10-03 rank 549 of 869; 2026-10-04 rank 543 of 900; 2026-10-05 rank 541 of 1,022; 2026-10-06 rank 528 of 1,077; 2026-10-07 rank 509 of 1,137; 2026-10-08 rank 455 of 1,156; 2026-10-09 rank 408 of 1,128; 2026-10-10 rank 410 of 1,128; 2026-10-11 rank 414 of 1,153; 2026-10-12 rank 439 of 1,155; 2026-10-13 rank 503 of 1,139; 2026-10-14 rank 511 of 1,132; 2026-10-15 rank 572 of 1,127; 2026-10-16 rank 597 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, 20265971,12897.6%
Oct 15, 20265721,12798.2%
Oct 14, 20265111,13298.2%
Oct 13, 20265031,13998.8%
Oct 12, 20264391,15599.4%
Oct 11, 20264141,153100.0%
Oct 10, 20264101,128100.0%
Oct 9, 20264081,128100.0%
Oct 8, 20264551,15699.4%
Oct 7, 20265091,13799.4%
Oct 6, 20265281,07799.4%
Oct 5, 20265411,02299.4%
Oct 4, 202654390099.4%
Oct 3, 202654986999.3%
Oct 2, 202654986999.3%
Oct 1, 202628649799.2%
Sep 30, 2026148493100.0%
Sep 29, 2026158488100.0%
Sep 28, 2026162481100.0%
Sep 27, 2026149379100.0%
Sep 26, 2026185378100.0%
Reports received at Columbia - Pen Branch, reports from 0.0 to 4.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports012346 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM
Reports received at Columbia - Pen Branch, 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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