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Identifier
0205551460
Latitude
37.27794 N
Longitude
79.93756 W
Elevation
915 ft
Rank
545of 1,541 in Virginia, Oct 16
Observed
5:05 AMEDT, 20 minutes ago
Air temperature
63.9F
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

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Lick Run Above Patton Avenue At Roanoke Report

Rank 545 of 1,541 in Virginia, 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 score97.7of 100

Virginia median
95.9the median score of 1,541 stations
Scoring higher
521stations in Virginia
Sharing its score
29ranks 522 to 550
Points deducted
2.31.6 accuracy, 0.4 reports received, 0.4 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Virginia median 96.5
Next above
371518079591700rank 544; ahead on reports received 99.0% against 98.8%
Next below
364258080313700rank 546; 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 3598.834.6 of 35 pointsVirginia median 97.9498 of 504 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsVirginia median 92.7half its reports arrived within 8 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsVirginia median 100.0longest silence 40 min, on a schedule of one report every 20 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2092.118.4 of 20 pointsVirginia median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KROA, 3.4 miles away, over 252 readings: typical difference 2.4 °F beyond a steady offset of -0.8 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsVirginia median 100.00 of 252 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.7 of 10 points, at the medianVirginia median 96.5-

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 1.8 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.3 °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
545of 1,541 in Virginia, 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
498 of 50498.8% of its schedule, 501 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
40 minfrom Oct 12, 4:05 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 9:05 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
8 min9 in 10 within 13 min
Against its reference, 30 days
-0.7 °Fcooler than the airport station KROA, 3.4 miles away, on average over 353 readings; typical difference 2.5 °F

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

Against its reference: each temperature this station reports is compared with the nearest airport or climate reference station that reported within half an hour, up to 15 miles away. The figure is its reading less the reference's, on average, as both were reported; the typical difference is the root mean square. The difference in height is shown where both heights are known.

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 1,541 ranked stations in Virginia 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, 17; 20 to 29 per cent, 48; 30 to 39 per cent, 6; 40 to 49 per cent, 81; 50 to 59 per cent, 182; 60 to 69 per cent, 29; 70 to 79 per cent, 130; 80 to 89 per cent, 138; 90 to 99 per cent, 543; 100 per cent, 362. Lick Run Above Patton Avenue At Roanoke received 98.8 per cent, 498 of 504 scheduled reports, rank 545 of 1,541.WHERE IT RANKS IN VIRGINIA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 98.8%, 498 OF 504, RANK 545 OF 1,541PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9510 to 191720 to 294830 to 39640 to 498150 to 5918260 to 692970 to 7913080 to 8913890 to 99543100362STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Lick Run Above Patton Avenue At Roanoke's rank in Virginia by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 1,442 of 1,526; 2026-10-08 rank 1,392 of 1,534; 2026-10-09 rank 1,167 of 1,529; 2026-10-10 rank 1,163 of 1,530; 2026-10-11 rank 1,051 of 1,520; 2026-10-12 rank 888 of 1,532; 2026-10-13 rank 288 of 1,536; 2026-10-14 rank 297 of 1,537; 2026-10-15 rank 565 of 1,532; 2026-10-16 rank 545 of 1,541.ITS RANK IN VIRGINIA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%362
90 to 99%543
80 to 89%138
70 to 79%130
60 to 69%29
50 to 59%182
40 to 49%81
30 to 39%6
20 to 29%48
10 to 19%17
0 to 9%5
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20265451,54198.8%
Oct 15, 20265651,53298.8%
Oct 14, 20262971,53799.0%
Oct 13, 20262881,53699.0%
Oct 12, 20268881,53284.9%
Oct 11, 20261,0511,52070.6%
Oct 10, 20261,1631,53056.9%
Oct 9, 20261,1671,52956.5%
Oct 8, 20261,3921,53428.5%
Oct 7, 20261,4421,52614.2%

Station report

Lick Run Above Patton Avenue At Roanoke, in 3 sheets

Drawn from the register, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The column

Contents

At 915 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.95 inHg and the temperature at 55.7 F.

Section from sea level of where Lick Run Above Patton Avenue At Roanoke stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 915 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.95 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.7 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 0205551460FIG. D WHERE LICK RUN ABOVE PATTON AVENUE AT ROANOKE STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERELICK RUN ABOVE PATTON AVENUE AT ROANOKE3 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT915 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE28.95 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.7 FTITLELick Run Above Patton Avenue At Roanoke, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 0205551460TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-0205551460-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 44 degrees above the horizon at 37.28 N, and the day is 11 h 04 min long. Level ground there takes 69 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Lick Run Above Patton Avenue At Roanoke, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 44 degrees above the horizon, against 76 at the June solstice, 53 at the equinoxes and 29 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 04 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 0205551460FIG. E THE SUN AT LICK RUN ABOVE PATTON AVENUE AT ROANOKEELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 76°EQUINOXES 53°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 29°OCT 16, 44°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 04 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 69 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 37.28 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLELick Run Above Patton Avenue At Roanoke, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 0205551460TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-0205551460-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 915 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Lick Run Above Patton Avenue At Roanoke, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 0205551460FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLELick Run Above Patton Avenue At Roanoke, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 0205551460TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-0205551460-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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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