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Identifier
364258080313700
Latitude
36.71606 N
Longitude
80.52702 W
Elevation
2,877 ft
Rank
557of 1,568 in Virginia, Oct 18
Observed
3:15 PMEDT, 21 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Meteorological Station At Laurel ForkReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

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Meteorological Station At Laurel Fork Report

Rank 557 of 1,568 in Virginia, Oct 18. 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
96.0the median score of 1,568 stations
Scoring higher
542stations in Virginia
Sharing its score
17ranks 543 to 559
Points deducted
2.31.6 arrival, 0.4 reports received, 0.3 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Virginia median 100.0, 100.0, 96.6
Next above
BWLV2rank 555; ahead on reports received 99.1% against 98.8%
Next below
RAPV2rank 559; behind on reports received 98.8% against 96.6%
Sharing its rank
1other 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 3598.834.6 of 35 pointsVirginia median 97.6166 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1084.48.4 of 10 pointsVirginia median 92.8half its reports arrived within 18 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsVirginia 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 medianVirginia median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianVirginia median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.7 of 10 points, at the medianVirginia median 96.6-

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
Rank
557of 1,568 in Virginia, Oct 18
Schedule
every houron the hour's :15
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
166 of 16898.8% of its schedule, 167 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
2 hoursfrom Oct 17, 7:15 AM
Latest report
Oct 18, 7:15 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
18 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 hour, 24 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same hour count as one received.

Chart of the 1,568 ranked stations in Virginia on Oct 18 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, 3; 10 to 19 per cent, 20; 20 to 29 per cent, 41; 30 to 39 per cent, 9; 40 to 49 per cent, 90; 50 to 59 per cent, 167; 60 to 69 per cent, 41; 70 to 79 per cent, 136; 80 to 89 per cent, 132; 90 to 99 per cent, 540; 100 per cent, 389. Meteorological Station At Laurel Fork received 98.8 per cent, 166 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 557 of 1,568.WHERE IT RANKS IN VIRGINIA, Oct 18THIS ONE: 98.8%, 166 OF 168, RANK 557 OF 1,568PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9310 to 192020 to 294130 to 39940 to 499050 to 5916760 to 694170 to 7913680 to 8913290 to 99540100389STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Meteorological Station At Laurel Fork's rank in Virginia by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-18: 2026-10-07 rank 1,410 of 1,526; 2026-10-08 rank 1,388 of 1,534; 2026-10-09 rank 1,156 of 1,529; 2026-10-10 rank 1,151 of 1,530; 2026-10-11 rank 1,050 of 1,520; 2026-10-12 rank 927 of 1,532; 2026-10-13 rank 396 of 1,536; 2026-10-14 rank 353 of 1,537; 2026-10-15 rank 546 of 1,532; 2026-10-16 rank 546 of 1,541; 2026-10-17 rank 549 of 1,554; 2026-10-18 rank 557 of 1,568.ITS RANK IN VIRGINIA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 18
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%389
90 to 99%540
80 to 89%132
70 to 79%136
60 to 69%41
50 to 59%167
40 to 49%90
30 to 39%9
20 to 29%41
10 to 19%20
0 to 9%3
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 18, 20265571,56898.8%
Oct 17, 20265491,55498.8%
Oct 16, 20265461,54198.8%
Oct 15, 20265461,53298.8%
Oct 14, 20263531,53798.8%
Oct 13, 20263961,53698.2%
Oct 12, 20269271,53284.5%
Oct 11, 20261,0501,52070.8%
Oct 10, 20261,1511,53057.1%
Oct 9, 20261,1561,52956.5%
Oct 8, 20261,3881,53428.5%
Oct 7, 20261,4101,52614.2%

Station report

Meteorological Station At Laurel Fork, 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 2,877 ft above sea level, 10 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 26.94 inHg and the temperature at 48.7 F.

Section from sea level of where Meteorological Station At Laurel Fork stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,877 feet above sea level with 10 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 26.94 inches of mercury, and temperature, 48.7 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 364258080313700FIG. D WHERE METEOROLOGICAL STATION AT LAUREL FORK 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 ATMOSPHEREMETEOROLOGICAL STATION AT LAUREL FORK10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,877 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 HERE26.94 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE48.7 FTITLEMeteorological Station At Laurel Fork, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 364258080313700TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-18IDSR-364258080313700-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 18 the noon sun stands 43 degrees above the horizon at 36.72 N, and the day is 11 h 01 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 Meteorological Station At Laurel Fork, angles true: on Oct 18 it stands 43 degrees above the horizon, against 77 at the June solstice, 53 at the equinoxes and 30 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 01 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 364258080313700FIG. E THE SUN AT METEOROLOGICAL STATION AT LAUREL FORKELEVATION 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 77°EQUINOXES 53°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 30°OCT 18, 43°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 01 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 69 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 36.72 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.8°TITLEMeteorological Station At Laurel Fork, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 364258080313700TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-18IDSR-364258080313700-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 2,877 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Meteorological Station At Laurel Fork, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 364258080313700FIG. 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 SCALETITLEMeteorological Station At Laurel Fork, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 364258080313700TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-18IDSR-364258080313700-3DRAWN 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-100River flood FB-EVT-102Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

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