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Identifier
ABPV2
Latitude
38.80390 N
Longitude
77.12830 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 79 reports in 75 hours over the last seven days
Rank
1,519of 1,541 in Virginia, Oct 16
Observed
7:00 AMEDT, 42 minutes ago
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Backlick Run AT Armistead Boothe ParkReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Backlick Run AT Armistead Boothe Park Report

Rank 1,519 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 score61.5of 100

Virginia median
95.9the median score of 1,541 stations
Scoring higher
1,518stations in Virginia
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
38.530.9 reports received, 6.5 continuity, 0.7 arrival, 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
RNSV2rank 1,518; ahead on 247 score 61.7 against 61.5
Next below
HTLV2rank 1,520; behind on 247 score 61.5 against 61.4

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 3511.84.1 of 35 pointsVirginia median 97.979 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1092.69.3 of 10 pointsVirginia median 92.7half its reports arrived within 14 min
  3. Continuityweight 1034.63.5 of 10 pointsVirginia median 100.0longest silence 6 h, on a schedule of one report every 15 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 (45 min), none for 72 (18 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
1,519of 1,541 in Virginia, Oct 16
Schedule
every 15 min
Reports received, 24 hours
5 of 965.2% of its schedule, 9 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
78 of 67211.6% of its schedule, 119 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
30 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
6 hoursfrom Oct 10, 1:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 1:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
14 min9 in 10 within 19 min

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

Its schedule is one report every 15 min, 96 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 15 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. Backlick Run AT Armistead Boothe Park received 11.7 per cent, 79 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 1,519 of 1,541.WHERE IT RANKS IN VIRGINIA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 11.7%, 79 OF 672, RANK 1,519 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 Backlick Run AT Armistead Boothe Park's rank in Virginia by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 714 of 729; 2026-09-27 rank 717 of 733; 2026-09-28 rank 792 of 807; 2026-09-29 rank 799 of 818; 2026-09-30 rank 798 of 818; 2026-10-01 rank 797 of 820; 2026-10-02 rank 1,117 of 1,140; 2026-10-03 rank 1,117 of 1,140; 2026-10-04 rank 1,161 of 1,183; 2026-10-05 rank 1,357 of 1,415; 2026-10-06 rank 1,390 of 1,444; 2026-10-07 rank 1,474 of 1,526; 2026-10-08 rank 1,489 of 1,534; 2026-10-09 rank 1,477 of 1,529; 2026-10-10 rank 1,478 of 1,530; 2026-10-11 rank 1,387 of 1,520; 2026-10-12 rank 1,509 of 1,532; 2026-10-13 rank 1,510 of 1,536; 2026-10-14 rank 1,516 of 1,537; 2026-10-15 rank 1,509 of 1,532; 2026-10-16 rank 1,519 of 1,541.ITS RANK IN VIRGINIA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,5002,000Sep 26Sep 30Oct 4Oct 8Oct 12Oct 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, 20261,5191,54111.7%
Oct 15, 20261,5091,53211.7%
Oct 14, 20261,5161,53711.7%
Oct 13, 20261,5101,53611.7%
Oct 12, 20261,5091,53210.3%
Oct 11, 20261,3871,52035.8%
Oct 10, 20261,4781,53015.1%
Oct 9, 20261,4771,52915.1%
Oct 8, 20261,4891,53415.0%
Oct 7, 20261,4741,52616.8%
Oct 6, 20261,3901,44418.3%
Oct 5, 20261,3571,41519.9%
Oct 4, 20261,1611,18325.3%
Oct 3, 20261,1171,14022.8%
Oct 2, 20261,1171,14022.8%
Oct 1, 202679782024.5%
Sep 30, 202679881827.0%
Sep 29, 202679981827.7%
Sep 28, 202679280724.7%
Sep 27, 202671773327.5%
Sep 26, 202671472925.0%
Reports received at Backlick Run AT Armistead Boothe Park, reports from 0.0 to 1.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports00.250.50.7519 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM6 AM
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Fri 16, 7 AM0.001
Fri 16, 1 AM0.001
Reports received at Backlick Run AT Armistead Boothe Park, reports from 0.0 to 12.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports051015Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Fri 16, 7 AM0.001
Fri 16, 1 AM0.001
Precipitation at Backlick Run AT Armistead Boothe Park, precipitation from 0.00 to 1.32, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.501.001.50Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayPrecipitation in
Oct 160.00
Oct 150.00
Oct 140.00
Oct 130.00
Oct 120.40
Oct 111.32
Oct 100.00
Oct 90.00
Oct 80.00
Oct 70.00
Oct 60.00
Oct 50.00
Oct 40.16
Oct 30.44
Oct 20.08
Oct 10.00
Sep 300.00
Sep 290.00
Sep 280.39
Sep 270.00
Sep 260.32
Sep 250.00
Sep 240.00
Sep 230.60
Sep 220.80
Sep 210.36
Sep 200.00
Sep 190.00
Sep 180.00
Sep 170.00

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