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Identifier
364728075591900
Latitude
36.79100 N
Longitude
75.98869 W
Elevation
-
Rank
234of 1,541 in Virginia, Oct 16
Observed
5:25 AMEDT, 17 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Met Station At Red Wing Park At Dam NeckReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Met Station At Red Wing Park At Dam Neck Report

Rank 234 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 score99.1of 100

Virginia median
95.9the median score of 1,541 stations
Scoring higher
228stations in Virginia
Sharing its score
11ranks 229 to 239
Points deducted
0.90.6 reports received, 0.4 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Virginia median 100.0, 100.0, 96.5
Next above
364926076052600rank 232; ahead on median arrival 7 min 56 s against 7 min 57 s
Next below
363507076050000rank 238; behind on longest silence 40 min against 45 min
Sharing its rank
3other 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 3598.434.4 of 35 pointsVirginia median 97.9496 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 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 96.5-

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 1.5 °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
234of 1,541 in Virginia, Oct 16
Schedule
every 20 minon the hour's :00, :05, :25 and :45
Reports received, 24 hours
69 of 7295.8% of its schedule, 70 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
496 of 50498.4% 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, 9:25 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
8 min9 in 10 within 13 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 1,541 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. Met Station At Red Wing Park At Dam Neck received 98.4 per cent, 496 of 504 scheduled reports, rank 234 of 1,541.WHERE IT RANKS IN VIRGINIA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 98.4%, 496 OF 504, RANK 234 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 Met Station At Red Wing Park At Dam Neck's rank in Virginia by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 1,377 of 1,526; 2026-10-08 rank 1,355 of 1,534; 2026-10-09 rank 1,096 of 1,529; 2026-10-10 rank 1,093 of 1,530; 2026-10-11 rank 994 of 1,520; 2026-10-12 rank 847 of 1,532; 2026-10-13 rank 211 of 1,536; 2026-10-14 rank 201 of 1,537; 2026-10-15 rank 232 of 1,532; 2026-10-16 rank 234 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, 20262341,54198.4%
Oct 15, 20262321,53298.8%
Oct 14, 20262011,53799.0%
Oct 13, 20262111,53699.0%
Oct 12, 20268471,53284.9%
Oct 11, 20269941,52070.6%
Oct 10, 20261,0931,53056.9%
Oct 9, 20261,0961,52956.5%
Oct 8, 20261,3551,53428.5%
Oct 7, 20261,3771,52614.2%

Station report

Met Station At Red Wing Park At Dam Neck, in 2 sheets

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

1The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 44 degrees above the horizon at 36.79 N, and the day is 11 h 05 min long. Level ground there takes 70 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Met Station At Red Wing Park At Dam Neck, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 44 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 05 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 364728075591900FIG. E THE SUN AT MET STATION AT RED WING PARK AT DAM NECKELEVATION 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 16, 44°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 05 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 70 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 36.79 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEMet Station At Red Wing Park At Dam Neck, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 364728075591900TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-364728075591900-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

2The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Met Station At Red Wing Park At Dam Neck, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 364728075591900FIG. 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 SCALETITLEMet Station At Red Wing Park At Dam Neck, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 364728075591900TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-364728075591900-2DRAWN 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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