Storm Station
Sign in

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
RMDV2
Latitude
37.56330 N
Longitude
77.54690 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 334 reports in 169 hours over the last seven days
Observed
1:00 AMEDT, 22 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

James River AT Richmond Westham Report

Rank 551 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 score97.6of 100

Virginia median
95.9the median score of 1,541 stations
Scoring higher
550stations in Virginia
Sharing its score
19ranks 551 to 569
Points deducted
2.41.8 arrival, 0.4 forecast check, 0.2 reports received
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Virginia median 100.0, 100.0, 96.5
Next above
PCCV2rank 549; ahead on 247 score 97.7 against 97.6
Next below
BFCV2rank 553; behind on reports due 336 against 168, the longer record first
Sharing its rank
1other stations, equal on every measure

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 3599.434.8 of 35 pointsVirginia median 97.9334 of 336 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1082.08.2 of 10 pointsVirginia median 92.7half its reports arrived within 19 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsVirginia median 100.0longest silence 60 min, on a schedule of one report every 30 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 (1.5 h), none for 72 (36 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 30 minon the hour's :00 and :30
Reports received, 24 hours
48 of 48100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
334 of 33699.4% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Oct 12, 1:00 PM
Latest report
Oct 16, 1:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
19 min9 in 10 within 29 min

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

Its schedule is one report every 30 min, 48 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 30 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. James River AT Richmond Westham received 99.4 per cent, 334 of 336 scheduled reports, rank 551 of 1,541.WHERE IT RANKS IN VIRGINIA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 99.4%, 334 OF 336, RANK 551 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 James River AT Richmond Westham's rank in Virginia by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 529 of 729; 2026-09-27 rank 362 of 733; 2026-09-28 rank 342 of 807; 2026-09-29 rank 317 of 818; 2026-09-30 rank 317 of 818; 2026-10-01 rank 265 of 820; 2026-10-02 rank 394 of 1,140; 2026-10-03 rank 394 of 1,140; 2026-10-04 rank 442 of 1,183; 2026-10-05 rank 420 of 1,415; 2026-10-06 rank 407 of 1,444; 2026-10-07 rank 407 of 1,526; 2026-10-08 rank 407 of 1,534; 2026-10-09 rank 386 of 1,529; 2026-10-10 rank 387 of 1,530; 2026-10-11 rank 369 of 1,520; 2026-10-12 rank 363 of 1,532; 2026-10-13 rank 406 of 1,536; 2026-10-14 rank 397 of 1,537; 2026-10-15 rank 551 of 1,532; 2026-10-16 rank 551 of 1,541.ITS RANK IN VIRGINIA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600Sep 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, 20265511,54199.4%
Oct 15, 20265511,53299.4%
Oct 14, 20263971,53798.5%
Oct 13, 20264061,53698.2%
Oct 12, 20263631,53298.5%
Oct 11, 20263691,52098.5%
Oct 10, 20263871,53098.2%
Oct 9, 20263861,52998.2%
Oct 8, 20264071,53497.9%
Oct 7, 20264071,52698.8%
Oct 6, 20264071,44499.4%
Oct 5, 20264201,41599.4%
Oct 4, 20264421,18399.4%
Oct 3, 20263941,14099.6%
Oct 2, 20263941,14099.6%
Oct 1, 202626582099.6%
Sep 30, 2026317818100.0%
Sep 29, 2026317818100.0%
Sep 28, 2026342807100.0%
Sep 27, 2026362733100.0%
Sep 26, 202652972997.8%
Reports received at James River AT Richmond Westham, reports from 1.0 to 4.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports012343 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 16
Reports received at James River AT Richmond Westham, reports from 1.0 to 4.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports01234Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16

Near James River AT Richmond Westham