Storm Station
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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
BALW2
Latitude
37.47500 N
Longitude
80.76170 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 73 reports in 64 hours over the last seven days
Observed
4:00 AMEDT, 3 hours ago
Precipitation this hour
-
Precipitation today
-

Ranking Statistics

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 85 instruments in West Virginia stand at one.

Station charts

Ballard Report

Rank 539 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 score62.9of 100

West Virginia median
92.4the median score of 711 stations
Scoring higher
538stations in West Virginia
Sharing its score
3ranks 539 to 541
Points deducted
37.127.4 reports received, 6.9 continuity, 1.3 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
FOUW2rank 538; ahead on 247 score 63.0 against 62.9
Next below
FW9428rank 540; behind on reports received 21.7% against 20.5%

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 3521.77.6 of 35 pointsWest Virginia median 89.973 of 336 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1086.88.7 of 10 pointsWest Virginia median 87.5half its reports arrived within 17 min
  3. Continuityweight 1031.03.1 of 10 pointsWest Virginia median 100.0longest silence 13.4 h, on a schedule of one report every 30 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 (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 min
Reports received, 24 hours
8 of 4816.6% of its schedule, 11 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
73 of 33621.7% of its schedule, 104 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
30 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
13 h 26 minfrom Oct 14, 12:00 PM
Latest report
Oct 16, 4:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
17 min9 in 10 within 19 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 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. Ballard received 21.7 per cent, 73 of 336 scheduled reports, rank 539 of 711.WHERE IT RANKS IN WEST VIRGINIA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 21.7%, 73 OF 336, RANK 539 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 Ballard's rank in West Virginia by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 111 of 387; 2026-09-27 rank 83 of 432; 2026-09-28 rank 83 of 512; 2026-09-29 rank 286 of 523; 2026-09-30 rank 309 of 528; 2026-10-01 rank 346 of 527; 2026-10-02 rank 421 of 583; 2026-10-03 rank 421 of 583; 2026-10-04 rank 415 of 589; 2026-10-05 rank 464 of 653; 2026-10-06 rank 497 of 656; 2026-10-07 rank 629 of 703; 2026-10-08 rank 633 of 703; 2026-10-09 rank 638 of 704; 2026-10-10 rank 642 of 704; 2026-10-11 rank 655 of 704; 2026-10-12 rank 553 of 703; 2026-10-13 rank 502 of 706; 2026-10-14 rank 504 of 707; 2026-10-15 rank 510 of 706; 2026-10-16 rank 539 of 711.ITS RANK IN WEST VIRGINIA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600800Sep 26Sep 30Oct 4Oct 8Oct 12Oct 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, 202653971121.7%
Oct 15, 202651070620.8%
Oct 14, 202650470720.8%
Oct 13, 202650270620.5%
Oct 12, 202655370319.6%
Oct 11, 202665570413.9%
Oct 10, 202664270416.3%
Oct 9, 202663870416.3%
Oct 8, 202663370316.0%
Oct 7, 202662970316.0%
Oct 6, 202649765627.3%
Oct 5, 202646465340.3%
Oct 4, 202641558952.3%
Oct 3, 202642158360.2%
Oct 2, 202642158360.2%
Oct 1, 202634652768.3%
Sep 30, 202630952878.8%
Sep 29, 202628652394.6%
Sep 28, 202683512100.0%
Sep 27, 202683432100.0%
Sep 26, 2026111387100.0%
Reports received at Ballard, reports from 0.0 to 2.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports00.511.529 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM6 AM
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Fri 16, 4 AM0.001
Reports received at Ballard, reports from 0.0 to 9.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports02.557.510Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Fri 16, 4 AM0.001
High and Low at Ballard, high from 62.3 to 107.7, the latest 63.0; low from 13.4 to 66.0, the latest 48.6, in degrees Fahrenheit.HIGH AND LOWF0255075100125Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12FREEZINGHIGHLOW
Precipitation at Ballard, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.96, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.250.500.751.00Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayHigh FLow FPrecipitation in
Oct 16--0.00
Oct 15--0.32
Oct 14--0.00
Oct 13--0.00
Oct 12--0.00
Oct 11--0.96
Oct 10--0.12
Oct 9--0.00
Oct 8--0.00
Oct 7--0.00
Oct 6--0.00
Oct 5--0.00
Oct 4--0.00
Oct 3--0.80
Oct 2--0.00
Oct 1--0.00
Sep 30--0.00
Sep 2963.048.60.00
Sep 2867.750.70.00
Sep 2767.447.70.00
Sep 2678.939.30.00
Sep 2572.539.60.00
Sep 2464.213.40.56
Sep 2362.353.30.00
Sep 2275.559.40.00
Sep 2182.447.40.75
Sep 20107.766.00.00
Sep 1986.464.20.00
Sep 1886.465.40.00
Sep 1787.260.80.00

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