Storm Station
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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
PBPV2
Latitude
38.69140 N
Longitude
77.43060 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 710 reports in 169 hours over the last seven days
Observed
1:00 AMEDT, 29 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

Purcell Road Report

Rank 1,158 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 score86.1of 100

Virginia median
95.9the median score of 1,541 stations
Scoring higher
1,156stations in Virginia
Sharing its score
2ranks 1,157 to 1,158
Points deducted
13.910.4 reports received, 2.4 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
PTBrank 1,157; ahead on reports received 71.4% against 70.4%
Next below
VA-NH-3rank 1,159; behind on 247 score 86.1 against 85.9

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 3570.424.6 of 35 pointsVirginia median 97.9710 of 1,008 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1092.29.2 of 10 pointsVirginia median 92.7half its reports arrived within 14 min
  3. Continuityweight 1075.77.6 of 10 pointsVirginia median 100.0longest silence 65 min, on a schedule of one report every 10 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 (30 min), none for 72 (12 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 10 min
Reports received, 24 hours
103 of 14471.5% of its schedule, 115 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
708 of 1,00870.2% of its schedule, 806 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
65 minfrom Oct 12, 5:10 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 10 min, 144 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 10 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. Purcell Road received 70.4 per cent, 710 of 1,008 scheduled reports, rank 1,158 of 1,541.WHERE IT RANKS IN VIRGINIA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 70.4%, 710 OF 1,008, RANK 1,158 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 Purcell Road's rank in Virginia by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 651 of 729; 2026-09-27 rank 683 of 733; 2026-09-28 rank 750 of 807; 2026-09-29 rank 758 of 818; 2026-09-30 rank 768 of 818; 2026-10-01 rank 765 of 820; 2026-10-02 rank 1,037 of 1,140; 2026-10-03 rank 1,037 of 1,140; 2026-10-04 rank 1,088 of 1,183; 2026-10-05 rank 1,187 of 1,415; 2026-10-06 rank 1,232 of 1,444; 2026-10-07 rank 1,169 of 1,526; 2026-10-08 rank 1,139 of 1,534; 2026-10-09 rank 1,109 of 1,529; 2026-10-10 rank 1,108 of 1,530; 2026-10-11 rank 1,128 of 1,520; 2026-10-12 rank 1,164 of 1,532; 2026-10-13 rank 1,154 of 1,536; 2026-10-14 rank 1,145 of 1,537; 2026-10-15 rank 1,137 of 1,532; 2026-10-16 rank 1,158 of 1,541.ITS RANK IN VIRGINIA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Sep 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, 20261,1581,54170.4%
Oct 15, 20261,1371,53270.6%
Oct 14, 20261,1451,53769.5%
Oct 13, 20261,1541,53669.0%
Oct 12, 20261,1641,53267.9%
Oct 11, 20261,1281,52066.1%
Oct 10, 20261,1081,53065.8%
Oct 9, 20261,1091,52965.9%
Oct 8, 20261,1391,53464.8%
Oct 7, 20261,1691,52661.1%
Oct 6, 20261,2321,44458.6%
Oct 5, 20261,1871,41560.7%
Oct 4, 20261,0881,18362.0%
Oct 3, 20261,0371,14061.0%
Oct 2, 20261,0371,14060.9%
Oct 1, 202676582067.3%
Sep 30, 202676881864.7%
Sep 29, 202675881868.7%
Sep 28, 202675080761.7%
Sep 27, 202668373367.1%
Sep 26, 202665172975.8%
Reports received at Purcell Road, reports from 3.0 to 7.0, the latest 3.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports024683 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 16
Reports received at Purcell Road, reports from 1.0 to 7.0, the latest 3.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports02468Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16

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