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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
PLRW1
Latitude
48.01870 N
Longitude
121.91500 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 664 reports in 169 hours over the last seven days
Observed
10:05 PMPDT, 26 minutes ago
Precipitation today
0in

Ranking Statistics

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 148 instruments in Washington stand at one.

Station charts

Granite Falls - Pilchuck River Report

Rank 291 of 1,451 in Washington, 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 score96.9of 100

Washington median
93.9the median score of 1,451 stations
Scoring higher
280stations in Washington
Sharing its score
19ranks 281 to 299
Points deducted
3.11.0 accuracy, 0.9 forecast check, 0.8 arrival, 0.4 reports received
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Washington median 95.0, 100.0, 90.8
Next above
DCKW1rank 290; ahead on reports received 99.4% against 98.8%
Next below
HZCW1rank 294; behind on reports due 672 against 168, the longer record first
Sharing its rank
2other 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 3598.834.6 of 35 pointsWashington median 98.7664 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1092.29.2 of 10 pointsWashington median 90.6half its reports arrived within 14 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsWashington median 100.0longest silence 45 min, on a schedule of one report every 15 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-19.0 of 20 points, at the medianWashington median 95.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianWashington median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.1 of 10 points, at the medianWashington median 90.8-

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
Schedule
every 15 minon the hour's :05, :20, :35 and :50
Reports received, 24 hours
94 of 9697.9% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
665 of 67298.9% of its schedule, 675 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
30 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
45 minfrom Oct 10, 4:20 PM
Latest report
Oct 15, 10:05 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
14 min9 in 10 within 17 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 1,451 ranked stations in Washington 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, 1; 10 to 19 per cent, 10; 20 to 29 per cent, 26; 30 to 39 per cent, 10; 40 to 49 per cent, 73; 50 to 59 per cent, 180; 60 to 69 per cent, 35; 70 to 79 per cent, 53; 80 to 89 per cent, 106; 90 to 99 per cent, 580; 100 per cent, 377. Granite Falls - Pilchuck River received 98.8 per cent, 664 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 291 of 1,451.WHERE IT RANKS IN WASHINGTON, Oct 16THIS ONE: 98.8%, 664 OF 672, RANK 291 OF 1,451PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 191020 to 292630 to 391040 to 497350 to 5918060 to 693570 to 795380 to 8910690 to 99580100377STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Granite Falls - Pilchuck River's rank in Washington by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 41 of 617; 2026-09-27 rank 43 of 645; 2026-09-28 rank 509 of 708; 2026-09-29 rank 494 of 820; 2026-09-30 rank 579 of 824; 2026-10-01 rank 534 of 827; 2026-10-02 rank 436 of 1,132; 2026-10-03 rank 436 of 1,132; 2026-10-04 rank 476 of 1,146; 2026-10-05 rank 433 of 1,348; 2026-10-06 rank 430 of 1,378; 2026-10-07 rank 441 of 1,409; 2026-10-08 rank 566 of 1,423; 2026-10-09 rank 416 of 1,441; 2026-10-10 rank 428 of 1,441; 2026-10-11 rank 456 of 1,450; 2026-10-12 rank 505 of 1,461; 2026-10-13 rank 508 of 1,457; 2026-10-14 rank 540 of 1,444; 2026-10-15 rank 299 of 1,454; 2026-10-16 rank 291 of 1,451.ITS RANK IN WASHINGTON, 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%377
90 to 99%580
80 to 89%106
70 to 79%53
60 to 69%35
50 to 59%180
40 to 49%73
30 to 39%10
20 to 29%26
10 to 19%10
0 to 9%1
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20262911,45198.8%
Oct 15, 20262991,45498.6%
Oct 14, 20265401,44497.6%
Oct 13, 20265081,45797.7%
Oct 12, 20265051,46197.6%
Oct 11, 20264561,45098.0%
Oct 10, 20264281,44197.6%
Oct 9, 20264161,44197.6%
Oct 8, 20265661,42397.6%
Oct 7, 20264411,40998.5%
Oct 6, 20264301,37898.5%
Oct 5, 20264331,34898.6%
Oct 4, 20264761,14698.6%
Oct 3, 20264361,13299.0%
Oct 2, 20264361,13299.0%
Oct 1, 202653482798.7%
Sep 30, 202657982498.3%
Sep 29, 202649482099.7%
Sep 28, 202650970899.6%
Sep 27, 202643645100.0%
Sep 26, 202641617100.0%
Reports received at Granite Falls - Pilchuck River, reports from 0.0 to 6.0, the latest 3.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports0246Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM
Reports received at Granite Falls - Pilchuck River, reports from 0.0 to 20.0, the latest 3.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports05101520Fri 9Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15
Precipitation at Granite Falls - Pilchuck River, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.76, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.200.400.600.80Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayPrecipitation in
Oct 160.00
Oct 150.00
Oct 140.05
Oct 130.00
Oct 120.00
Oct 110.00
Oct 100.34
Oct 90.18
Oct 80.00
Oct 70.00
Oct 60.00
Oct 50.00
Oct 40.00
Oct 30.00
Oct 20.00
Oct 10.00
Sep 300.01
Sep 290.76
Sep 280.04
Sep 270.00
Sep 260.00
Sep 250.61
Sep 240.10
Sep 230.00
Sep 220.02
Sep 210.00
Sep 200.00
Sep 190.00
Sep 180.00
Sep 170.00

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