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At a river or reservoir gauge

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Identifier
POCT1
Latitude
35.70770 N
Longitude
83.38260 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 501 reports in 169 hours over the last seven days
Rank
398of 1,019 in Tennessee, Oct 16
Observed
12:00 AMCDT, 35 minutes ago
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Pittman Center 3S - Porters CreekReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Pittman Center 3S - Porters Creek Report

Rank 398 of 1,019 in Tennessee, 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 score98.5of 100

Tennessee median
97.0the median score of 1,019 stations
Scoring higher
397stations in Tennessee
Sharing its score
2ranks 398 to 399
Points deducted
1.51.1 arrival, 0.2 reports received, 0.2 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Tennessee median 100.0, 100.0, 98.3
Next above
HILT1rank 396; ahead on 247 score 98.6 against 98.5
Next below
WLVT1rank 399; behind on reports due 504 against 168, the longer record first

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 pointsTennessee median 98.8501 of 504 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1088.78.9 of 10 pointsTennessee median 100.0half its reports arrived within 16 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsTennessee median 100.0longest silence 40 min, on a schedule of one report every 20 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianTennessee median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianTennessee median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.8 of 10 points, at the medianTennessee median 98.3-

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 (60 min), none for 72 (24 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
398of 1,019 in Tennessee, Oct 16
Schedule
every 20 minon the hour's :05, :25 and :45
Reports received, 24 hours
71 of 7298.6% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
502 of 50499.6% of its schedule, 538 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
30 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
40 minfrom Oct 9, 2:25 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 1:20 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
16 min9 in 10 within 18 min

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

Its schedule is one report every 20 min, 72 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 20 min count as one received.

Chart of the 1,019 ranked stations in Tennessee 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, 1; 10 to 19 per cent, 8; 20 to 29 per cent, 22; 30 to 39 per cent, 6; 40 to 49 per cent, 75; 50 to 59 per cent, 115; 60 to 69 per cent, 18; 70 to 79 per cent, 76; 80 to 89 per cent, 96; 90 to 99 per cent, 247; 100 per cent, 355. Pittman Center 3S - Porters Creek received 99.4 per cent, 501 of 504 scheduled reports, rank 398 of 1,019.WHERE IT RANKS IN TENNESSEE, Oct 16THIS ONE: 99.4%, 501 OF 504, RANK 398 OF 1,019PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 19820 to 292230 to 39640 to 497550 to 5911560 to 691870 to 797680 to 899690 to 99247100355STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Pittman Center 3S - Porters Creek's rank in Tennessee by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 294 of 425; 2026-09-27 rank 261 of 425; 2026-09-28 rank 143 of 484; 2026-09-29 rank 338 of 498; 2026-09-30 rank 314 of 507; 2026-10-01 rank 364 of 513; 2026-10-02 rank 474 of 786; 2026-10-03 rank 478 of 786; 2026-10-04 rank 530 of 836; 2026-10-05 rank 529 of 970; 2026-10-06 rank 510 of 982; 2026-10-07 rank 485 of 1,021; 2026-10-08 rank 465 of 1,020; 2026-10-09 rank 421 of 1,001; 2026-10-10 rank 424 of 1,001; 2026-10-11 rank 407 of 1,003; 2026-10-12 rank 415 of 1,007; 2026-10-13 rank 419 of 1,014; 2026-10-14 rank 415 of 1,012; 2026-10-15 rank 391 of 1,012; 2026-10-16 rank 398 of 1,019.ITS RANK IN TENNESSEE, 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%355
90 to 99%247
80 to 89%96
70 to 79%76
60 to 69%18
50 to 59%115
40 to 49%75
30 to 39%6
20 to 29%22
10 to 19%8
0 to 9%1
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20263981,01999.4%
Oct 15, 20263911,01299.4%
Oct 14, 20264151,01298.6%
Oct 13, 20264191,01498.6%
Oct 12, 20264151,00798.6%
Oct 11, 20264071,00398.6%
Oct 10, 20264241,00198.4%
Oct 9, 20264211,00198.4%
Oct 8, 20264651,02098.2%
Oct 7, 20264851,02199.0%
Oct 6, 202651098298.6%
Oct 5, 202652997098.6%
Oct 4, 202653083698.6%
Oct 3, 202647878698.7%
Oct 2, 202647478698.7%
Oct 1, 202636451398.8%
Sep 30, 202631450799.7%
Sep 29, 202633849899.6%
Sep 28, 2026143484100.0%
Sep 27, 2026261425100.0%
Sep 26, 202629442598.5%
Reports received at Pittman Center 3S - Porters Creek, reports from 2.0 to 3.0, the latest 2.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports01233 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 16
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Fri 16, 1 AM0.002
Reports received at Pittman Center 3S - Porters Creek, reports from 2.0 to 13.0, the latest 2.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports051015Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Fri 16, 1 AM0.002
Precipitation at Pittman Center 3S - Porters Creek, precipitation from 0.00 to 2.12, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.001.002.003.00Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayPrecipitation in
Oct 160.00
Oct 150.00
Oct 140.00
Oct 130.00
Oct 120.04
Oct 111.04
Oct 100.52
Oct 90.00
Oct 80.00
Oct 70.00
Oct 60.00
Oct 50.00
Oct 40.00
Oct 30.16
Oct 20.00
Oct 10.00
Sep 300.00
Sep 290.00
Sep 280.00
Sep 270.00
Sep 260.00
Sep 250.00
Sep 240.16
Sep 232.05
Sep 222.12
Sep 210.00
Sep 200.00
Sep 190.24
Sep 181.50
Sep 170.00

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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