Storm Station
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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
RFKT1
Latitude
35.69970 N
Longitude
83.47220 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 366 reports in 159 hours over the last seven days
Observed
5:25 AMCDT, 41 minutes ago

Ranking Statistics

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 46 instruments in Tennessee stand at one.

Station charts

Gatlinburg Report

Rank 775 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 score85.0of 100

Tennessee median
97.0the median score of 1,019 stations
Scoring higher
774stations in Tennessee
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
15.09.6 reports received, 4.1 continuity, 1.2 arrival, 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
GW3532rank 774; ahead on 247 score 85.1 against 85.0
Next below
COVT1rank 776; behind on 247 score 85.0 against 84.8

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 3572.625.4 of 35 pointsTennessee median 98.8366 of 504 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1088.38.8 of 10 pointsTennessee median 100.0half its reports arrived within 16 min
  3. Continuityweight 1059.15.9 of 10 pointsTennessee median 100.0longest silence 3.7 h, 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
Schedule
every 20 minon the hour's :05, :25 and :45
Reports received, 24 hours
55 of 7276.3% of its schedule, 56 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
374 of 50474.2% of its schedule, 379 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
2 h 20 minfrom Oct 9, 10:05 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 6:45 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. Gatlinburg received 72.6 per cent, 366 of 504 scheduled reports, rank 775 of 1,019.WHERE IT RANKS IN TENNESSEE, Oct 16THIS ONE: 72.6%, 366 OF 504, RANK 775 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 Gatlinburg's rank in Tennessee by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 423 of 425; 2026-09-27 rank 423 of 425; 2026-09-28 rank 468 of 484; 2026-09-29 rank 489 of 498; 2026-09-30 rank 484 of 507; 2026-10-01 rank 500 of 513; 2026-10-02 rank 783 of 786; 2026-10-03 rank 783 of 786; 2026-10-04 rank 835 of 836; 2026-10-05 rank 944 of 970; 2026-10-06 rank 961 of 982; 2026-10-07 rank 1,012 of 1,021; 2026-10-08 rank 1,013 of 1,020; 2026-10-09 rank 971 of 1,001; 2026-10-10 rank 971 of 1,001; 2026-10-11 rank 972 of 1,003; 2026-10-12 rank 923 of 1,007; 2026-10-13 rank 833 of 1,014; 2026-10-14 rank 793 of 1,012; 2026-10-15 rank 777 of 1,012; 2026-10-16 rank 775 of 1,019.ITS RANK IN TENNESSEE, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Sep 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, 20267751,01972.6%
Oct 15, 20267771,01272.4%
Oct 14, 20267931,01271.8%
Oct 13, 20268331,01463.2%
Oct 12, 20269231,00751.9%
Oct 11, 20269721,00344.4%
Oct 10, 20269711,00139.6%
Oct 9, 20269711,00139.4%
Oct 8, 20261,0131,02020.8%
Oct 7, 20261,0121,02122.4%
Oct 6, 202696198228.7%
Oct 5, 202694497039.4%
Oct 4, 202683583641.4%
Oct 3, 202678378643.6%
Oct 2, 202678378643.7%
Oct 1, 202650051350.9%
Sep 30, 202648450761.2%
Sep 29, 202648949856.3%
Sep 28, 202646848454.7%
Sep 27, 202642342544.2%
Sep 26, 202642342545.7%
Reports received at Gatlinburg, reports from 0.0 to 3.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports01239 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM6 AM
Reports received at Gatlinburg, 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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