Storm Station
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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
MSGV2
Latitude
38.92667 N
Longitude
77.34556 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 162 reports in 163 hours over the last seven days
Observed
1:25 AMEDT, 47 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

Reston Report

Rank 677 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 score96.7of 100

Virginia median
95.9the median score of 1,541 stations
Scoring higher
667stations in Virginia
Sharing its score
10ranks 668 to 677
Points deducted
3.31.3 reports received, 0.9 continuity, 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, 96.5
Next above
SGPV2rank 676; ahead on reports due 672 against 168, the longer record first
Next below
DMLV2rank 678; behind on 247 score 96.7 against 96.6

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 3596.433.7 of 35 pointsVirginia median 97.9162 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1092.19.2 of 10 pointsVirginia median 92.7half its reports arrived within 14 min
  3. Continuityweight 1090.99.1 of 10 pointsVirginia median 100.0longest silence 4 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 10-9.7 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 (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 houron the hour's :25
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
162 of 16896.4% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
29 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
4 hoursfrom Oct 9, 11:25 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 1:25 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
14 min9 in 10 within 16 min

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

Its schedule is one report every hour, 24 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same hour 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. Reston received 96.4 per cent, 162 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 677 of 1,541.WHERE IT RANKS IN VIRGINIA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 96.4%, 162 OF 168, RANK 677 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 Reston's rank in Virginia by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 301 of 729; 2026-09-27 rank 263 of 733; 2026-09-28 rank 259 of 807; 2026-09-29 rank 201 of 818; 2026-09-30 rank 64 of 818; 2026-10-01 rank 53 of 820; 2026-10-02 rank 303 of 1,140; 2026-10-03 rank 285 of 1,140; 2026-10-04 rank 301 of 1,183; 2026-10-05 rank 311 of 1,415; 2026-10-06 rank 306 of 1,444; 2026-10-07 rank 344 of 1,526; 2026-10-08 rank 296 of 1,534; 2026-10-09 rank 414 of 1,529; 2026-10-10 rank 402 of 1,530; 2026-10-11 rank 391 of 1,520; 2026-10-12 rank 399 of 1,532; 2026-10-13 rank 443 of 1,536; 2026-10-14 rank 399 of 1,537; 2026-10-15 rank 680 of 1,532; 2026-10-16 rank 677 of 1,541.ITS RANK IN VIRGINIA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600800Sep 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, 20266771,54196.4%
Oct 15, 20266801,53296.4%
Oct 14, 20263991,53798.2%
Oct 13, 20264431,53697.0%
Oct 12, 20263991,53297.0%
Oct 11, 20263911,52097.0%
Oct 10, 20264021,53097.0%
Oct 9, 20264141,52997.0%
Oct 8, 20262961,53498.2%
Oct 7, 20263441,52698.2%
Oct 6, 20263061,44499.4%
Oct 5, 20263111,41599.4%
Oct 4, 20263011,18399.4%
Oct 3, 20262851,14099.3%
Oct 2, 20263031,14099.3%
Oct 1, 202653820100.0%
Sep 30, 202664818100.0%
Sep 29, 2026201818100.0%
Sep 28, 2026259807100.0%
Sep 27, 2026263733100.0%
Sep 26, 2026301729100.0%
Precipitation at Reston, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.05, the latest 0.05, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.030.050.070.103 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 16
Reports received at Reston, reports from 0.0 to 12.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports0510153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 16
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Thu 15, 11 PM0.0512
Thu 15, 10 PM0.0112
Thu 15, 9 PM0.0012
Thu 15, 8 PM0.0012
Thu 15, 7 PM0.0012
Thu 15, 6 PM0.0012
Thu 15, 5 PM0.0412
Thu 15, 4 PM0.0312
Thu 15, 3 PM0.0012
Thu 15, 2 PM0.0012
Thu 15, 1 PM0.0012
Thu 15, 12 PM0.0012
Thu 15, 11 AM0.0012
Thu 15, 10 AM0.0012
Thu 15, 9 AM0.0012
Thu 15, 8 AM0.0012
Thu 15, 7 AM0.0012
Thu 15, 6 AM0.0012
Thu 15, 5 AM0.0012
Thu 15, 4 AM0.0012
Thu 15, 3 AM0.0012
Precipitation at Reston, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.38, the latest 0.05, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.100.200.300.40Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
Reports received at Reston, reports from 0.0 to 12.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports051015Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Thu 15, 11 PM0.0512
Thu 15, 10 PM0.0112
Thu 15, 9 PM0.0012
Thu 15, 8 PM0.0012
Thu 15, 7 PM0.0012
Thu 15, 6 PM0.0012
Thu 15, 5 PM0.0412
Thu 15, 4 PM0.0312
Thu 15, 3 PM0.0012
Thu 15, 2 PM0.0012
Thu 15, 1 PM0.0012
Thu 15, 12 PM0.0012
Thu 15, 11 AM0.0012
Thu 15, 10 AM0.0012
Thu 15, 9 AM0.0012
Thu 15, 8 AM0.0012
Thu 15, 7 AM0.0012
Thu 15, 6 AM0.0012
Thu 15, 5 AM0.0012
Thu 15, 4 AM0.0012
Thu 15, 3 AM0.0012
Thu 15, 2 AM0.0012
Thu 15, 1 AM0.0012
Thu 15, 12 AM0.0012
Wed 14, 11 PM0.0012
Wed 14, 10 PM0.0012
Wed 14, 9 PM0.0012
Wed 14, 8 PM0.0012
Wed 14, 7 PM0.0012
Wed 14, 6 PM0.0012
Wed 14, 5 PM0.0012
Wed 14, 4 PM0.0012
Wed 14, 3 PM0.0012
Wed 14, 1 PM0.006
Wed 14, 10 AM0.006
Wed 14, 9 AM0.0012
Wed 14, 8 AM0.0012
Wed 14, 7 AM0.0012
Wed 14, 6 AM0.0012
Wed 14, 5 AM0.0012
Wed 14, 4 AM0.0012
Wed 14, 3 AM0.0012
Wed 14, 2 AM0.0012
Wed 14, 1 AM0.0012
Wed 14, 12 AM0.0012
Tue 13, 11 PM0.0012
Tue 13, 10 PM0.0012
Tue 13, 9 PM0.0012
Tue 13, 8 PM0.0012
Tue 13, 7 PM0.0012
Tue 13, 6 PM0.007
Tue 13, 5 PM0.006
Tue 13, 4 PM0.0012
Tue 13, 3 PM0.0012
Tue 13, 2 PM0.0012
Tue 13, 1 PM0.0012
Tue 13, 12 PM0.0012
Tue 13, 11 AM0.0012
Tue 13, 10 AM0.0012
Tue 13, 9 AM0.0012
Tue 13, 8 AM0.0012
Tue 13, 7 AM0.0012
Tue 13, 6 AM0.0012
Tue 13, 5 AM0.0012
Tue 13, 4 AM0.0012
Tue 13, 3 AM0.0012
Tue 13, 2 AM0.0012
Tue 13, 1 AM0.0012
Tue 13, 12 AM0.0012
Mon 12, 11 PM0.0012
Mon 12, 10 PM0.0012
Mon 12, 9 PM0.0012
Mon 12, 8 PM0.0012
Mon 12, 7 PM0.0012
Mon 12, 6 PM0.0012
Mon 12, 5 PM0.0012
Mon 12, 4 PM0.0012
Mon 12, 3 PM0.0012
Mon 12, 2 PM0.0012
Mon 12, 1 PM0.0012
Mon 12, 12 PM0.0012
Mon 12, 11 AM0.0012
Mon 12, 10 AM0.0012
Mon 12, 9 AM0.0012
Mon 12, 8 AM0.0012
Mon 12, 7 AM0.0012
Mon 12, 6 AM0.0012
Mon 12, 5 AM0.0912
Mon 12, 4 AM0.0112
Mon 12, 3 AM0.0912
Mon 12, 2 AM0.2912
Mon 12, 1 AM0.037
Mon 12, 12 AM0.006
Sun 11, 11 PM0.0012
Sun 11, 10 PM0.0012
Sun 11, 9 PM0.0012
Sun 11, 8 PM0.0112
Sun 11, 7 PM0.0012
Sun 11, 6 PM0.1312
Sun 11, 5 PM0.0112
Sun 11, 4 PM0.0412
Sun 11, 3 PM0.0112
Sun 11, 2 PM0.0312
Sun 11, 1 PM0.0912
Sun 11, 12 PM0.0512
Sun 11, 11 AM0.1412
Sun 11, 10 AM0.3812
Sun 11, 9 AM0.2512
Sun 11, 8 AM0.2512
Sun 11, 7 AM0.1312
Sun 11, 6 AM0.207
Sun 11, 5 AM0.106
Sun 11, 4 AM0.1412
Sun 11, 3 AM0.0812
Sun 11, 2 AM0.0012
Sun 11, 1 AM0.0012
Sun 11, 12 AM0.0112
Sat 10, 11 PM0.0012
Sat 10, 10 PM0.0012
Sat 10, 9 PM0.0012
Sat 10, 8 PM0.0012
Sat 10, 7 PM0.0012
Sat 10, 6 PM0.0012
Sat 10, 5 PM0.0012
Sat 10, 4 PM0.0012
Sat 10, 3 PM0.0012
Sat 10, 2 PM0.0012
Sat 10, 1 PM0.0012
Sat 10, 12 PM0.0012
Sat 10, 10 AM0.0012
Sat 10, 9 AM0.0012
Sat 10, 8 AM0.0012
Sat 10, 7 AM0.0012
Sat 10, 6 AM0.0012
Sat 10, 5 AM0.0012
Sat 10, 4 AM0.0012
Sat 10, 3 AM0.0012
Sat 10, 2 AM0.0012
Sat 10, 1 AM0.0012
Sat 10, 12 AM0.0012
Fri 9, 11 PM0.0012
Fri 9, 10 PM0.0012
Fri 9, 9 PM0.0012
Fri 9, 8 PM0.0012
Fri 9, 7 PM0.0012
Fri 9, 6 PM0.0012
Fri 9, 5 PM0.0012
Fri 9, 4 PM0.0012
Fri 9, 3 PM0.0012
Fri 9, 11 AM0.006
Fri 9, 10 AM0.0012
Fri 9, 9 AM0.0012
Fri 9, 8 AM0.0012
Fri 9, 7 AM0.0012
Fri 9, 6 AM0.0012
Fri 9, 5 AM0.0012
Fri 9, 4 AM0.0012
Fri 9, 3 AM0.0012
Precipitation at Reston, precipitation from 0.00 to 2.04, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.001.002.003.00Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayPrecipitation in
Oct 150.00
Oct 140.00
Oct 130.00
Oct 120.51
Oct 112.04
Oct 100.01
Oct 90.00
Oct 80.00
Oct 70.00
Oct 60.00
Oct 50.00
Oct 40.13
Oct 30.17
Oct 20.28
Oct 10.00
Sep 300.00
Sep 290.00
Sep 280.00
Sep 270.07
Sep 260.23
Sep 250.00
Sep 240.00
Sep 230.34
Sep 220.79
Sep 210.50
Sep 200.06
Sep 190.00
Sep 180.00
Sep 170.05

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