Storm Station
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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
KPTV2
Latitude
37.17000 N
Longitude
75.99000 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 827 reports in 169 hours over the last seven days
Observed
11:54 PMEDT, 36 minutes ago

Ranking Statistics

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 98 instruments in Virginia stand at one.

Station charts

Chesapeake Bay AT Kiptopeke Report

Rank 751 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 score96.1of 100

Virginia median
95.9the median score of 1,541 stations
Scoring higher
746stations in Virginia
Sharing its score
11ranks 747 to 757
Points deducted
3.93.0 arrival, 0.5 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
RLRV2rank 750; ahead on reports received 98.8% against 98.4%
Next below
FIVV2rank 752; behind on reports received 98.4% against 98.3%

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 3598.534.5 of 35 pointsVirginia median 97.9827 of 840 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1070.27.0 of 10 pointsVirginia median 92.7half its reports arrived within 25 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsVirginia median 100.0longest silence 36 min, on a schedule of one report every 12 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 (36 min), none for 72 (14.4 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
Schedule
every 12 minon the hour's :06, :12, :24, :36, :42 and :54
Reports received, 24 hours
118 of 12098.3% of its schedule, 138 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
826 of 84098.3% of its schedule, 983 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
30 minfrom Oct 15, 1:06 PM
Latest report
Oct 16, 12:06 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
25 min9 in 10 within 27 min

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

Its schedule is one report every 12 min, 120 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 12 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. Chesapeake Bay AT Kiptopeke received 98.4 per cent, 827 of 840 scheduled reports, rank 751 of 1,541.WHERE IT RANKS IN VIRGINIA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 98.4%, 827 OF 840, RANK 751 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 Chesapeake Bay AT Kiptopeke's rank in Virginia by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 468 of 729; 2026-09-27 rank 477 of 733; 2026-09-28 rank 507 of 807; 2026-09-29 rank 486 of 818; 2026-09-30 rank 466 of 818; 2026-10-01 rank 495 of 820; 2026-10-02 rank 612 of 1,140; 2026-10-03 rank 646 of 1,140; 2026-10-04 rank 690 of 1,183; 2026-10-05 rank 694 of 1,415; 2026-10-06 rank 695 of 1,444; 2026-10-07 rank 670 of 1,526; 2026-10-08 rank 879 of 1,534; 2026-10-09 rank 870 of 1,529; 2026-10-10 rank 867 of 1,530; 2026-10-11 rank 875 of 1,520; 2026-10-12 rank 900 of 1,532; 2026-10-13 rank 926 of 1,536; 2026-10-14 rank 920 of 1,537; 2026-10-15 rank 756 of 1,532; 2026-10-16 rank 751 of 1,541.ITS RANK IN VIRGINIA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12505007501,000Sep 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, 20267511,54198.4%
Oct 15, 20267561,53298.3%
Oct 14, 20269201,53797.2%
Oct 13, 20269261,53697.1%
Oct 12, 20269001,53297.0%
Oct 11, 20268751,52097.1%
Oct 10, 20268671,53098.3%
Oct 9, 20268701,52998.4%
Oct 8, 20268791,53498.2%
Oct 7, 20266701,52699.0%
Oct 6, 20266951,44499.0%
Oct 5, 20266941,41599.0%
Oct 4, 20266901,18398.9%
Oct 3, 20266461,14098.9%
Oct 2, 20266121,14099.1%
Oct 1, 202649582098.7%
Sep 30, 202646681899.4%
Sep 29, 202648681899.3%
Sep 28, 202650780799.4%
Sep 27, 202647773399.1%
Sep 26, 202646872999.1%
Reports received at Chesapeake Bay AT Kiptopeke, reports from 1.0 to 10.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports02.557.5103 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 16
Reports received at Chesapeake Bay AT Kiptopeke, reports from 1.0 to 10.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports02.557.510Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16

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