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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
SGPV2
Latitude
38.30080 N
Longitude
78.62030 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 648 reports in 169 hours over the last seven days
Rank
676of 1,541 in Virginia, Oct 16
Observed
11:15 AMEDT, 26 minutes ago
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Dyke 5ENE - Simmons GapReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Dyke 5ENE - Simmons Gap Report

Rank 676 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
3.31.7 arrival, 1.3 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
BMPV2rank 675; ahead on median arrival 18 min 19 s against 18 min 32 s
Next below
MSGV2rank 677; behind on reports due 672 against 168, the longer record first

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 97.9648 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1082.98.3 of 10 pointsVirginia median 92.7half its reports arrived within 19 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsVirginia median 100.0longest silence 45 min, on a schedule of one report every 15 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 (45 min), none for 72 (18 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
Rank
676of 1,541 in Virginia, Oct 16
Schedule
every 15 minon the hour's :00, :15, :30 and :45
Reports received, 24 hours
94 of 9697.9% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
651 of 67296.8% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
25 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
45 minfrom Oct 15, 1:00 PM
Latest report
Oct 16, 11:15 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
19 min9 in 10 within 24 min

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

Its schedule is one report every 15 min, 96 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 15 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. Dyke 5ENE - Simmons Gap received 96.4 per cent, 648 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 676 of 1,541.WHERE IT RANKS IN VIRGINIA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 96.4%, 648 OF 672, RANK 676 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 Dyke 5ENE - Simmons Gap's rank in Virginia by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-02 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-02 rank 1,124 of 1,140; 2026-10-03 rank 1,124 of 1,140; 2026-10-04 rank 1,160 of 1,183; 2026-10-05 rank 1,333 of 1,415; 2026-10-06 rank 1,297 of 1,444; 2026-10-07 rank 1,153 of 1,526; 2026-10-08 rank 1,042 of 1,534; 2026-10-09 rank 725 of 1,529; 2026-10-10 rank 727 of 1,530; 2026-10-11 rank 729 of 1,520; 2026-10-12 rank 734 of 1,532; 2026-10-13 rank 796 of 1,536; 2026-10-14 rank 781 of 1,537; 2026-10-15 rank 679 of 1,532; 2026-10-16 rank 676 of 1,541.ITS RANK IN VIRGINIA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Oct 2Oct 5Oct 8Oct 11Oct 14Oct 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, 20266761,54196.4%
Oct 15, 20266791,53296.4%
Oct 14, 20267811,53795.6%
Oct 13, 20267961,53696.1%
Oct 12, 20267341,53296.4%
Oct 11, 20267291,52096.2%
Oct 10, 20267271,53096.4%
Oct 9, 20267251,52996.4%
Oct 8, 20261,0421,53472.7%
Oct 7, 20261,1531,52659.6%
Oct 6, 20261,2971,44445.5%
Oct 5, 20261,3331,41531.5%
Oct 4, 20261,1601,18317.8%
Oct 3, 20261,1241,1403.9%
Oct 2, 20261,1241,1403.7%
Precipitation at Dyke 5ENE - Simmons Gap, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.01, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.030.050.070.1012 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM6 AM9 AM
Reports received at Dyke 5ENE - Simmons Gap, reports from 1.0 to 5.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports024612 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM6 AM9 AM
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Fri 16, 11 AM0.001
Fri 16, 10 AM0.004
Fri 16, 9 AM0.004
Fri 16, 8 AM0.004
Fri 16, 7 AM0.004
Fri 16, 6 AM0.004
Fri 16, 5 AM0.004
Fri 16, 4 AM0.004
Fri 16, 3 AM0.004
Fri 16, 2 AM0.004
Fri 16, 1 AM0.005
Fri 16, 12 AM0.013
Precipitation at Dyke 5ENE - Simmons Gap, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.01, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.030.050.070.10Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
Reports received at Dyke 5ENE - Simmons Gap, reports from 1.0 to 5.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports0246Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Fri 16, 11 AM0.001
Fri 16, 10 AM0.004
Fri 16, 9 AM0.004
Fri 16, 8 AM0.004
Fri 16, 7 AM0.004
Fri 16, 6 AM0.004
Fri 16, 5 AM0.004
Fri 16, 4 AM0.004
Fri 16, 3 AM0.004
Fri 16, 2 AM0.004
Fri 16, 1 AM0.005
Fri 16, 12 AM0.013
Precipitation at Dyke 5ENE - Simmons Gap, precipitation from 0.00 to 2.22, the latest 0.01, 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 160.01
Oct 150.04
Oct 140.53
Oct 130.00
Oct 120.10
Oct 112.22
Oct 100.04
Oct 90.00
Oct 80.00
Oct 70.00
Oct 60.00
Oct 50.00
Oct 40.02
Oct 30.46
Oct 20.07
Oct 10.00
Sep 250.00
Sep 240.00
Sep 230.32
Sep 220.44
Sep 210.19
Sep 200.02
Sep 190.00
Sep 180.00
Sep 170.15

The instrumentWhat an instrument is FB-INS-001

What it seesMoon and tides FB-CLK-003Hurricane FB-EVT-043Nor'easter FB-EVT-066Flash flood FB-EVT-100Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

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