Storm Station
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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
MDRV2
Latitude
38.95940 N
Longitude
77.17580 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 164 reports in 165 hours over the last seven days
Observed
2:25 PMEDT, 1 hour 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

Dead Run AT McLean Report

Rank 516 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 score97.9of 100

Virginia median
95.9the median score of 1,554 stations
Scoring higher
496stations in Virginia
Sharing its score
25ranks 497 to 521
Points deducted
2.10.8 reports received, 0.8 arrival, 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
MCBV2rank 515; ahead on reports received 97.9% against 97.6%
Next below
ACKV2rank 517; behind on median arrival 13 min 59 s against 14 min

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 3597.634.2 of 35 pointsVirginia median 97.6164 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1092.09.2 of 10 pointsVirginia median 92.7half its reports arrived within 14 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 10-9.6 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 (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
Schedule
every 5 min
Reports received, 24 hours
287 of 28899.6% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
1,915 of 2,01694.9% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
65 minfrom Oct 17, 2:25 PM
Latest report
Oct 17, 2:25 PMlocal time

The reports received are counted from the network's own archive of this station's reports. Its 247 rank is counted from Storm Station's own record, which holds less than 7 days of it so far: 164 of 168 scheduled reports received, 97.6%.

Its schedule is one report every 5 min, 288 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 5 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. Dead Run AT McLean received 97.6 per cent, 164 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 516 of 1,554.WHERE IT RANKS IN VIRGINIA, Oct 17THIS ONE: 97.6%, 164 OF 168, RANK 516 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 Dead Run AT McLean's rank in Virginia by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-17: 2026-09-26 rank 26 of 729; 2026-09-27 rank 28 of 733; 2026-09-28 rank 27 of 807; 2026-09-29 rank 39 of 818; 2026-09-30 rank 40 of 818; 2026-10-01 rank 361 of 820; 2026-10-02 rank 375 of 1,140; 2026-10-03 rank 362 of 1,140; 2026-10-04 rank 358 of 1,183; 2026-10-05 rank 366 of 1,415; 2026-10-06 rank 379 of 1,444; 2026-10-07 rank 296 of 1,526; 2026-10-08 rank 276 of 1,534; 2026-10-09 rank 219 of 1,529; 2026-10-10 rank 223 of 1,530; 2026-10-11 rank 212 of 1,520; 2026-10-12 rank 210 of 1,532; 2026-10-13 rank 264 of 1,536; 2026-10-14 rank 232 of 1,537; 2026-10-15 rank 298 of 1,532; 2026-10-16 rank 433 of 1,541; 2026-10-17 rank 516 of 1,554.ITS RANK IN VIRGINIA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600Sep 26Sep 30Oct 4Oct 8Oct 12Oct 16Oct 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, 20265161,55497.6%
Oct 16, 20264331,54198.2%
Oct 15, 20262981,53299.4%
Oct 14, 20262321,537100.0%
Oct 13, 20262641,536100.0%
Oct 12, 20262101,532100.0%
Oct 11, 20262121,520100.0%
Oct 10, 20262231,530100.0%
Oct 9, 20262191,529100.0%
Oct 8, 20262761,53498.8%
Oct 7, 20262961,52698.8%
Oct 6, 20263791,44498.2%
Oct 5, 20263661,41598.2%
Oct 4, 20263581,18398.2%
Oct 3, 20263621,14098.1%
Oct 2, 20263751,14098.1%
Oct 1, 202636182099.2%
Sep 30, 202640818100.0%
Sep 29, 202639818100.0%
Sep 28, 202627807100.0%
Sep 27, 202628733100.0%
Sep 26, 202626729100.0%
Reports received at Dead Run AT McLean, reports from 0.0 to 12.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports0510156 PM9 PMOct 173 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM
Reports received at Dead Run AT McLean, reports from 0.0 to 12.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports051015Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16Sat 17

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