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Identifier
03050000
Latitude
38.80927 N
Longitude
79.88173 W
Elevation
1,941 ft
Rank
87of 711 in West Virginia, Oct 16
Observed
10:00 PMEDT, 47 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

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Tygart Valley River Near Dailey Report

Rank 87 of 711 in West 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 score97.9of 100

West Virginia median
92.4the median score of 711 stations
Scoring higher
86stations in West Virginia
Sharing its score
6ranks 87 to 92
Points deducted
2.10.9 accuracy, 0.6 forecast check, 0.6 arrival
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; West Virginia median 95.6, 100.0, 93.9
Next above
WV-PT-14rank 86; ahead on 247 score 98.0 against 97.9
Next below
TORW2rank 90; behind on reports received 100% against 99.4%
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 35100.035.0 of 35 pointsWest Virginia median 89.9168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1094.49.4 of 10 pointsWest Virginia median 87.5half its reports arrived within 13 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsWest Virginia median 100.0longest silence 67 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-19.1 of 20 points, at the medianWest Virginia median 95.6-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianWest Virginia median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.4 of 10 points, at the medianWest Virginia median 93.9-

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
Rank
87of 711 in West Virginia, Oct 16
Schedule
every houron the hour's :00
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
168 of 168100% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Oct 9, 3:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 2:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
13 min9 in 10 within 13 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 711 ranked stations in West 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, 14; 10 to 19 per cent, 140; 20 to 29 per cent, 65; 30 to 39 per cent, 11; 40 to 49 per cent, 23; 50 to 59 per cent, 38; 60 to 69 per cent, 8; 70 to 79 per cent, 17; 80 to 89 per cent, 40; 90 to 99 per cent, 194; 100 per cent, 161. Tygart Valley River Near Dailey received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 87 of 711.WHERE IT RANKS IN WEST VIRGINIA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 87 OF 711PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 91410 to 1914020 to 296530 to 391140 to 492350 to 593860 to 69870 to 791780 to 894090 to 99194100161STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Tygart Valley River Near Dailey's rank in West Virginia by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 487 of 703; 2026-10-08 rank 468 of 703; 2026-10-09 rank 409 of 704; 2026-10-10 rank 410 of 704; 2026-10-11 rank 362 of 704; 2026-10-12 rank 308 of 703; 2026-10-13 rank 63 of 706; 2026-10-14 rank 61 of 707; 2026-10-15 rank 83 of 706; 2026-10-16 rank 87 of 711.ITS RANK IN WEST VIRGINIA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%161
90 to 99%194
80 to 89%40
70 to 79%17
60 to 69%8
50 to 59%38
40 to 49%23
30 to 39%11
20 to 29%65
10 to 19%140
0 to 9%14
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 202687711100.0%
Oct 15, 202683706100.0%
Oct 14, 202661707100.0%
Oct 13, 202663706100.0%
Oct 12, 202630870385.7%
Oct 11, 202636270471.4%
Oct 10, 202641070457.1%
Oct 9, 202640970456.5%
Oct 8, 202646870328.5%
Oct 7, 202648770314.2%

Station report

Tygart Valley River Near Dailey, in 3 sheets

Drawn from the register, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The column

Contents

At 1,941 ft above sea level, 7 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.88 inHg and the temperature at 52.1 F.

Section from sea level of where Tygart Valley River Near Dailey stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,941 feet above sea level with 7 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.88 inches of mercury, and temperature, 52.1 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03050000FIG. D WHERE TYGART VALLEY RIVER NEAR DAILEY STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERETYGART VALLEY RIVER NEAR DAILEY7 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,941 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE27.88 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE52.1 FTITLETygart Valley River Near Dailey, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 03050000TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-03050000-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 42 degrees above the horizon at 38.81 N, and the day is 11 h 01 min long. Level ground there takes 67 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Tygart Valley River Near Dailey, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 42 degrees above the horizon, against 75 at the June solstice, 51 at the equinoxes and 28 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 01 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03050000FIG. E THE SUN AT TYGART VALLEY RIVER NEAR DAILEYELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 75°EQUINOXES 51°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 28°OCT 16, 42°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 01 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 67 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 38.81 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLETygart Valley River Near Dailey, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 03050000TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-03050000-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 1,941 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Tygart Valley River Near Dailey, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03050000FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLETygart Valley River Near Dailey, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 03050000TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-03050000-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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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