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Identifier
03069500
Latitude
39.12156 N
Longitude
79.67553 W
Elevation
1,590 ft
Rank
399of 711 in West Virginia, Oct 16
Observed
3:00 AMEDT, 35 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Cheat River Near ParsonsReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Cheat River Near Parsons Report

Rank 399 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 score87.9of 100

West Virginia median
92.4the median score of 711 stations
Scoring higher
398stations in West Virginia
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
12.19.0 reports received, 1.6 arrival, 0.9 accuracy, 0.6 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; West Virginia median 95.6, 100.0, 93.9
Next above
03058000rank 398; ahead on 247 score 88.3 against 87.9
Next below
PHIW2rank 400; behind on 247 score 87.9 against 87.7

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 3574.326.0 of 35 pointsWest Virginia median 89.9499 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1084.38.4 of 10 pointsWest Virginia median 87.5half its reports arrived within 18 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsWest Virginia median 100.0longest silence 45 min, on a schedule of one report every 15 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 (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
399of 711 in West Virginia, Oct 16
Schedule
every 15 minon the hour's :00, :15 and :30
Reports received, 24 hours
71 of 9673.9% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
500 of 67274.4% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
45 minfrom Oct 14, 7:30 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 7:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
18 min9 in 10 within 23 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 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. Cheat River Near Parsons received 74.2 per cent, 499 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 399 of 711.WHERE IT RANKS IN WEST VIRGINIA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 74.2%, 499 OF 672, RANK 399 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 Cheat River Near Parsons's rank in West Virginia by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 526 of 703; 2026-10-08 rank 522 of 703; 2026-10-09 rank 501 of 704; 2026-10-10 rank 502 of 704; 2026-10-11 rank 478 of 704; 2026-10-12 rank 418 of 703; 2026-10-13 rank 394 of 706; 2026-10-14 rank 397 of 707; 2026-10-15 rank 406 of 706; 2026-10-16 rank 399 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, 202639971174.2%
Oct 15, 202640670674.4%
Oct 14, 202639770774.5%
Oct 13, 202639470674.7%
Oct 12, 202641870364.1%
Oct 11, 202647870453.4%
Oct 10, 202650270442.7%
Oct 9, 202650170442.4%
Oct 8, 202652270321.4%
Oct 7, 202652670310.7%

Station report

Cheat River Near Parsons, 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 1,590 ft above sea level, 6 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.24 inHg and the temperature at 53.3 F.

Section from sea level of where Cheat River Near Parsons stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,590 feet above sea level with 6 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.24 inches of mercury, and temperature, 53.3 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03069500FIG. D WHERE CHEAT RIVER NEAR PARSONS 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 ATMOSPHERECHEAT RIVER NEAR PARSONS6 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,590 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 HERE28.24 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE53.3 FTITLECheat River Near Parsons, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 03069500TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-03069500-1DRAWN 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 39.12 N, and the day is 11 h 00 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 Cheat River Near Parsons, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 42 degrees above the horizon, against 74 at the June solstice, 51 at the equinoxes and 27 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 00 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03069500FIG. E THE SUN AT CHEAT RIVER NEAR PARSONSELEVATION 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 74°EQUINOXES 51°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 27°OCT 16, 42°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 00 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 67 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 39.12 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECheat River Near Parsons, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 03069500TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-03069500-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 1,590 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Cheat River Near Parsons, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03069500FIG. 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 SCALETITLECheat River Near Parsons, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 03069500TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-03069500-3DRAWN 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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