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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
BLMW2
Latitude
39.43330 N
Longitude
79.11670 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 167 reports in 167 hours over the last seven days
Observed
12:15 AMEDT, 38 minutes ago

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

North Branch Potomac AT Bloomington Lake Report

Rank 240 of 711 in West Virginia, Oct 17. 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 score96.5of 100

West Virginia median
93.2the median score of 711 stations
Scoring higher
233stations in West Virginia
Sharing its score
21ranks 234 to 254
Points deducted
3.52.4 arrival, 0.6 forecast check, 0.3 accuracy, 0.2 reports received
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; West Virginia median 98.5, 100.0, 94.2
Next above
MBWW2rank 236; ahead on median arrival 22 min against 22 min 1 s
Next below
ROCW2rank 253; behind on reports received 99.4% against 98.9%
Sharing its rank
12other 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 3599.434.8 of 35 pointsWest Virginia median 88.5167 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1076.07.6 of 10 pointsWest Virginia median 87.5half its reports arrived within 22 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsWest Virginia median 100.0longest silence 2 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-19.7 of 20 points, at the medianWest Virginia median 98.5-
  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 94.2-

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
Schedule
every houron the hour's :15
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule, 25 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
167 of 16899.4% of its schedule, 169 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
29 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
2 hoursfrom Oct 15, 10:15 AM
Latest report
Oct 17, 12:15 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
22 min9 in 10 within 24 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 17 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, 12; 10 to 19 per cent, 150; 20 to 29 per cent, 54; 30 to 39 per cent, 16; 40 to 49 per cent, 19; 50 to 59 per cent, 39; 60 to 69 per cent, 9; 70 to 79 per cent, 20; 80 to 89 per cent, 41; 90 to 99 per cent, 185; 100 per cent, 166. North Branch Potomac AT Bloomington Lake received 99.4 per cent, 167 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 240 of 711.WHERE IT RANKS IN WEST VIRGINIA, Oct 17THIS ONE: 99.4%, 167 OF 168, RANK 240 OF 711PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 91210 to 1915020 to 295430 to 391640 to 491950 to 593960 to 69970 to 792080 to 894190 to 99185100166STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of North Branch Potomac AT Bloomington Lake's rank in West Virginia by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-17: 2026-09-26 rank 291 of 387; 2026-09-27 rank 303 of 432; 2026-09-28 rank 336 of 512; 2026-09-29 rank 241 of 523; 2026-09-30 rank 250 of 528; 2026-10-01 rank 247 of 527; 2026-10-02 rank 283 of 583; 2026-10-03 rank 283 of 583; 2026-10-04 rank 259 of 589; 2026-10-05 rank 250 of 653; 2026-10-06 rank 259 of 656; 2026-10-07 rank 264 of 703; 2026-10-08 rank 252 of 703; 2026-10-09 rank 207 of 704; 2026-10-10 rank 208 of 704; 2026-10-11 rank 215 of 704; 2026-10-12 rank 228 of 703; 2026-10-13 rank 213 of 706; 2026-10-14 rank 211 of 707; 2026-10-15 rank 224 of 706; 2026-10-16 rank 257 of 711; 2026-10-17 rank 240 of 711.ITS RANK IN WEST VIRGINIA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1100200300400Sep 26Sep 30Oct 4Oct 8Oct 12Oct 16Oct 17
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%166
90 to 99%185
80 to 89%41
70 to 79%20
60 to 69%9
50 to 59%39
40 to 49%19
30 to 39%16
20 to 29%54
10 to 19%150
0 to 9%12
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 17, 202624071199.4%
Oct 16, 202625771199.4%
Oct 15, 202622470699.4%
Oct 14, 202621170799.4%
Oct 13, 202621370699.4%
Oct 12, 202622870398.2%
Oct 11, 202621570498.2%
Oct 10, 202620870498.2%
Oct 9, 202620770498.2%
Oct 8, 202625270396.4%
Oct 7, 202626470396.4%
Oct 6, 202625965696.4%
Oct 5, 202625065397.0%
Oct 4, 202625958996.4%
Oct 3, 202628358395.1%
Oct 2, 202628358395.1%
Oct 1, 202624752796.4%
Sep 30, 202625052897.4%
Sep 29, 202624152396.8%
Sep 28, 202633651295.7%
Sep 27, 202630343295.6%
Sep 26, 202629138795.6%
Precipitation at North Branch Potomac AT Bloomington Lake, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.09, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.030.050.070.103 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 17
Reports received at North Branch Potomac AT Bloomington Lake, reports from 1.0 to 4.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports012343 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 17
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Fri 16, 11 PM0.004
Fri 16, 10 PM0.004
Fri 16, 9 PM0.004
Fri 16, 8 PM0.004
Fri 16, 7 PM0.004
Fri 16, 6 PM0.004
Fri 16, 5 PM0.024
Fri 16, 4 PM0.094
Fri 16, 3 PM0.004
Fri 16, 2 PM0.004
Fri 16, 1 PM0.004
Fri 16, 12 PM0.014
Fri 16, 11 AM0.004
Fri 16, 10 AM0.004
Fri 16, 9 AM0.004
Fri 16, 8 AM0.004
Fri 16, 7 AM0.004
Fri 16, 6 AM0.004
Fri 16, 5 AM0.004
Fri 16, 4 AM0.004
Fri 16, 3 AM0.004
Fri 16, 2 AM0.004
Fri 16, 1 AM0.004
Temperature at North Branch Potomac AT Bloomington Lake, temperature from 54.0 to 71.3, the latest 71.3, in degrees Fahrenheit.TEMPERATUREF505560657075Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16Sat 17
Precipitation at North Branch Potomac AT Bloomington Lake, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.20, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.050.100.150.20Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16Sat 17
Reports received at North Branch Potomac AT Bloomington Lake, reports from 0.0 to 4.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports01234Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16Sat 17
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourTemperature FPrecipitation inReports
Fri 16, 11 PM-0.004
Fri 16, 10 PM-0.004
Fri 16, 9 PM-0.004
Fri 16, 8 PM-0.004
Fri 16, 7 PM-0.004
Fri 16, 6 PM-0.004
Fri 16, 5 PM-0.024
Fri 16, 4 PM-0.094
Fri 16, 3 PM-0.004
Fri 16, 2 PM-0.004
Fri 16, 1 PM-0.004
Fri 16, 12 PM-0.014
Fri 16, 11 AM-0.004
Fri 16, 10 AM-0.004
Fri 16, 9 AM-0.004
Fri 16, 8 AM-0.004
Fri 16, 7 AM-0.004
Fri 16, 6 AM-0.004
Fri 16, 5 AM-0.004
Fri 16, 4 AM-0.004
Fri 16, 3 AM-0.004
Fri 16, 2 AM-0.004
Fri 16, 1 AM-0.004
Fri 16, 12 AM-0.004
Thu 15, 8 AM71.30.001
Wed 14, 8 AM68.30.001
Tue 13, 8 AM59.00.001
Mon 12, 8 AM57.30.001
Sun 11, 8 AM54.70.201
Sat 10, 8 AM54.00.001
High and Low at North Branch Potomac AT Bloomington Lake, high from 57.0 to 85.0, the latest 65.0; low from 40.0 to 69.0, the latest 55.0, in degrees Fahrenheit.HIGH AND LOWF406080100Sep 18Sep 23Sep 28Oct 3Oct 8Oct 13HIGHLOW
Precipitation at North Branch Potomac AT Bloomington Lake, precipitation from 0.00 to 2.53, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.001.002.003.00Sep 18Sep 23Sep 28Oct 3Oct 8Oct 13
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayHigh FLow FPrecipitation in
Oct 1665.055.00.00
Oct 1585.064.00.00
Oct 14--0.00
Oct 13--0.00
Oct 12--0.01
Oct 11--2.53
Oct 10--0.11
Oct 9--0.00
Oct 8--0.00
Oct 765.040.00.00
Oct 6--0.00
Oct 566.053.00.00
Oct 466.051.00.00
Oct 375.056.00.00
Oct 284.055.00.03
Oct 1--0.00
Sep 30--0.00
Sep 2964.058.00.00
Sep 28--0.00
Sep 27--0.02
Sep 26--0.00
Sep 25--0.00
Sep 2457.048.00.00
Sep 2357.053.00.01
Sep 2266.057.00.48
Sep 2176.065.01.05
Sep 20--0.17
Sep 19--0.00
Sep 1884.069.00.00

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