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Identifier
365038075590800
Latitude
36.84403 N
Longitude
75.98544 W
Elevation
9 ft
Rank
328of 1,554 in Virginia, Oct 17
Observed
11:55 PMEDT, 21 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Meteorological Station At Fs 11 At Va BeachReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Meteorological Station At Fs 11 At Va Beach Report

Rank 328 of 1,554 in Virginia, Oct 17. 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

Virginia median
95.9the median score of 1,554 stations
Scoring higher
319stations in Virginia
Sharing its score
10ranks 320 to 329
Points deducted
1.51.1 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, 95.7
Next above
365154076020100rank 327; ahead on longest silence 45 min against 50 min
Next below
LYHrank 329; behind on reports received 97.0% against 96.5%

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 3597.034.0 of 35 pointsVirginia median 97.6489 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 50 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 10-9.6 of 10 points, at the medianVirginia median 95.7-

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
328of 1,554 in Virginia, Oct 17
Schedule
every 20 minon the hour's :00, :05, :20, :25 and :45
Reports received, 24 hours
61 of 7284.7% of its schedule, 62 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
485 of 50496.2% of its schedule, 490 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
50 minfrom Oct 16, 8:55 PM
Latest report
Oct 17, 3:55 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
12 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 1,554 ranked stations in Virginia on Oct 17 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, 4; 10 to 19 per cent, 46; 20 to 29 per cent, 17; 30 to 39 per cent, 7; 40 to 49 per cent, 85; 50 to 59 per cent, 177; 60 to 69 per cent, 37; 70 to 79 per cent, 120; 80 to 89 per cent, 158; 90 to 99 per cent, 521; 100 per cent, 382. Meteorological Station At Fs 11 At Va Beach received 97.0 per cent, 489 of 504 scheduled reports, rank 328 of 1,554.WHERE IT RANKS IN VIRGINIA, Oct 17THIS ONE: 97.0%, 489 OF 504, RANK 328 OF 1,554PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9410 to 194620 to 291730 to 39740 to 498550 to 5917760 to 693770 to 7912080 to 8915890 to 99521100382STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Meteorological Station At Fs 11 At Va Beach's rank in Virginia by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-17: 2026-10-07 rank 1,391 of 1,526; 2026-10-08 rank 1,366 of 1,534; 2026-10-09 rank 1,119 of 1,529; 2026-10-10 rank 1,118 of 1,530; 2026-10-11 rank 1,021 of 1,520; 2026-10-12 rank 889 of 1,532; 2026-10-13 rank 277 of 1,536; 2026-10-14 rank 268 of 1,537; 2026-10-15 rank 304 of 1,532; 2026-10-16 rank 303 of 1,541; 2026-10-17 rank 328 of 1,554.ITS RANK IN VIRGINIA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%382
90 to 99%521
80 to 89%158
70 to 79%120
60 to 69%37
50 to 59%177
40 to 49%85
30 to 39%7
20 to 29%17
10 to 19%46
0 to 9%4
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 17, 20263281,55497.0%
Oct 16, 20263031,54198.2%
Oct 15, 20263041,53298.4%
Oct 14, 20262681,53798.4%
Oct 13, 20262771,53698.6%
Oct 12, 20268891,53284.5%
Oct 11, 20261,0211,52070.2%
Oct 10, 20261,1181,53056.5%
Oct 9, 20261,1191,52956.1%
Oct 8, 20261,3661,53428.3%
Oct 7, 20261,3911,52614.2%

Station report

Meteorological Station At Fs 11 At Va Beach, 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 9 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.91 inHg and the temperature at 59.0 F.

Section from sea level of where Meteorological Station At Fs 11 At Va Beach stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 9 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.91 inches of mercury, and temperature, 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 365038075590800FIG. D WHERE METEOROLOGICAL STATION AT FS 11 AT VA BEACH 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 FS 11 AT VA BEACH0 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT9 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 HERE29.91 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE59.0 FTITLEMeteorological Station At Fs 11 At Va Beach, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 365038075590800TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-365038075590800-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 17 the noon sun stands 44 degrees above the horizon at 36.84 N, and the day is 11 h 03 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 Fs 11 At Va Beach, angles true: on Oct 17 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 03 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 365038075590800FIG. E THE SUN AT METEOROLOGICAL STATION AT FS 11 AT VA BEACHELEVATION 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 17, 44°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 03 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 69 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 36.84 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.4°TITLEMeteorological Station At Fs 11 At Va Beach, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 365038075590800TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-365038075590800-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 9 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Meteorological Station At Fs 11 At Va Beach, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 365038075590800FIG. 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 Fs 11 At Va Beach, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 365038075590800TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-365038075590800-3DRAWN 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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