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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
BKMW2
Latitude
38.26670 N
Longitude
80.23330 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 167 reports in 165 hours over the last seven days
Observed
7:15 PMEDT, 38 minutes ago
Precipitation today
0.1in

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

Black Mountain Report

Rank 287 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 score95.0of 100

West Virginia median
92.4the median score of 711 stations
Scoring higher
280stations in West Virginia
Sharing its score
7ranks 281 to 287
Points deducted
5.03.0 reports received, 0.9 accuracy, 0.6 forecast check, 0.4 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
SUGW2rank 283; ahead on reports received 99.4% against 91.2%
Next below
03052450rank 288; behind on 247 score 95.0 against 94.9

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 3591.332.0 of 35 pointsWest Virginia median 89.9167 of 183 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1095.89.6 of 10 pointsWest Virginia median 87.5half its reports arrived within 12 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsWest Virginia median 100.0longest silence 2.1 h, on a schedule of one report every 55 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 (2.8 h), none for 72 (66 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 55 min
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 2692.3% of its schedule, 30 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
168 of 18391.8% of its schedule, 232 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
30 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
2 h 05 minfrom Oct 12, 10:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 7:15 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
12 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 55 min, 26 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 55 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. Black Mountain received 91.2 per cent, 167 of 183 scheduled reports, rank 287 of 711.WHERE IT RANKS IN WEST VIRGINIA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 91.2%, 167 OF 183, RANK 287 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 Black Mountain's rank in West Virginia by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 8 of 387; 2026-09-27 rank 279 of 432; 2026-09-28 rank 302 of 512; 2026-09-29 rank 318 of 523; 2026-09-30 rank 256 of 528; 2026-10-01 rank 28 of 527; 2026-10-02 rank 82 of 583; 2026-10-03 rank 82 of 583; 2026-10-04 rank 86 of 589; 2026-10-05 rank 82 of 653; 2026-10-06 rank 82 of 656; 2026-10-07 rank 87 of 703; 2026-10-08 rank 95 of 703; 2026-10-09 rank 96 of 704; 2026-10-10 rank 99 of 704; 2026-10-11 rank 97 of 704; 2026-10-12 rank 95 of 703; 2026-10-13 rank 105 of 706; 2026-10-14 rank 158 of 707; 2026-10-15 rank 91 of 706; 2026-10-16 rank 287 of 711.ITS RANK IN WEST VIRGINIA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1100200300400Sep 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, 202628771191.2%
Oct 15, 20269170698.8%
Oct 14, 202615870795.8%
Oct 13, 202610570697.0%
Oct 12, 20269570397.6%
Oct 11, 20269770497.6%
Oct 10, 20269970497.6%
Oct 9, 20269670497.6%
Oct 8, 20269570397.6%
Oct 7, 20268770399.4%
Oct 6, 202682656100.0%
Oct 5, 202682653100.0%
Oct 4, 202686589100.0%
Oct 3, 202682583100.0%
Oct 2, 202682583100.0%
Oct 1, 202628527100.0%
Sep 30, 202625652895.2%
Sep 29, 202631852394.0%
Sep 28, 202630251297.3%
Sep 27, 202627943296.0%
Sep 26, 20268387100.0%
Precipitation at Black Mountain, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.04, the latest 0.04, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.030.050.070.109 PMOct 163 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Reports received at Black Mountain, reports from 1.0 to 5.0, the latest 5.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports02469 PMOct 163 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Fri 16, 7 PM0.045
Fri 16, 6 PM0.043
Fri 16, 5 PM0.005
Fri 16, 4 PM0.002
Fri 16, 2 PM0.001
Fri 16, 1 PM0.002
Fri 16, 12 PM0.001
Fri 16, 11 AM0.001
Fri 16, 9 AM0.001
Fri 16, 8 AM0.003
Fri 16, 7 AM0.001
Fri 16, 6 AM0.002
Fri 16, 4 AM0.002
Fri 16, 3 AM0.003
Fri 16, 1 AM0.002
Precipitation at Black Mountain, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.04, the latest 0.04, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.030.050.070.10Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
Reports received at Black Mountain, reports from 0.0 to 22.0, the latest 5.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports0102030Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Fri 16, 7 PM0.045
Fri 16, 6 PM0.043
Fri 16, 5 PM0.005
Fri 16, 4 PM0.002
Fri 16, 2 PM0.001
Fri 16, 1 PM0.002
Fri 16, 12 PM0.001
Fri 16, 11 AM0.001
Fri 16, 9 AM0.001
Fri 16, 8 AM0.003
Fri 16, 7 AM0.001
Fri 16, 6 AM0.002
Fri 16, 4 AM0.002
Fri 16, 3 AM0.003
Fri 16, 1 AM0.002
High and Low at Black Mountain, high from 50.2 to 74.9, the latest 51.7; low from 34.7 to 63.4, the latest 47.9, in degrees Fahrenheit.HIGH AND LOWF20406080Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12FREEZINGHIGHLOW
Precipitation at Black Mountain, precipitation from 0.00 to 2.40, the latest 0.08, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.001.002.003.00Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayHigh FLow FPrecipitation in
Oct 16--0.08
Oct 15--0.12
Oct 14--0.98
Oct 13--0.00
Oct 12--0.32
Oct 11--2.40
Oct 10--0.16
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--0.40
Oct 2--0.20
Oct 1--0.00
Sep 30--0.00
Sep 2951.747.90.00
Sep 2850.246.30.08
Sep 2754.742.70.00
Sep 2659.543.00.00
Sep 2565.034.70.00
Sep 2459.539.80.80
Sep 2351.545.20.28
Sep 2262.349.70.36
Sep 2171.659.80.20
Sep 2066.759.20.92
Sep 1973.658.30.00
Sep 1869.858.40.08
Sep 1774.963.40.32

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