Storm Station
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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
CPNW2
Latitude
39.47390 N
Longitude
78.35140 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 168 reports in 169 hours over the last seven days
Observed
1:05 AMEDT, 17 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

Cacapon Report

Rank 66 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 score98.1of 100

West Virginia median
92.4the median score of 711 stations
Scoring higher
63stations in West Virginia
Sharing its score
21ranks 64 to 84
Points deducted
1.90.9 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
CKBrank 65; ahead on median arrival 7 min 59 s against 11 min 50 s
Next below
RDCW2rank 67; behind on median arrival 11 min 50 s against 11 min 51 s

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 1096.39.6 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 64 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
Schedule
every hour
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule, 26 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
168 of 168100% of its schedule, 235 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
30 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
64 minfrom Oct 15, 1:01 PM
Latest report
Oct 16, 1:05 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
12 min9 in 10 within 15 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. Cacapon received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 66 of 711.WHERE IT RANKS IN WEST VIRGINIA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 66 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 Cacapon'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 315 of 512; 2026-09-29 rank 315 of 523; 2026-09-30 rank 13 of 528; 2026-10-01 rank 12 of 527; 2026-10-02 rank 63 of 583; 2026-10-03 rank 63 of 583; 2026-10-04 rank 67 of 589; 2026-10-05 rank 64 of 653; 2026-10-06 rank 64 of 656; 2026-10-07 rank 64 of 703; 2026-10-08 rank 66 of 703; 2026-10-09 rank 68 of 704; 2026-10-10 rank 69 of 704; 2026-10-11 rank 68 of 704; 2026-10-12 rank 63 of 703; 2026-10-13 rank 69 of 706; 2026-10-14 rank 65 of 707; 2026-10-15 rank 60 of 706; 2026-10-16 rank 66 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, 202666711100.0%
Oct 15, 202660706100.0%
Oct 14, 20266570799.4%
Oct 13, 20266970699.4%
Oct 12, 20266370399.4%
Oct 11, 20266870499.4%
Oct 10, 20266970499.4%
Oct 9, 20266870499.4%
Oct 8, 20266670399.4%
Oct 7, 202664703100.0%
Oct 6, 202664656100.0%
Oct 5, 202664653100.0%
Oct 4, 202667589100.0%
Oct 3, 202663583100.0%
Oct 2, 202663583100.0%
Oct 1, 202612527100.0%
Sep 30, 202613528100.0%
Sep 29, 202631552394.0%
Sep 28, 202631551296.0%
Sep 27, 202627943296.0%
Sep 26, 20268387100.0%
Reports received at Cacapon, reports from 2.0 to 5.0, the latest 3.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports02463 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 16
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Fri 16, 1 AM0.003
Reports received at Cacapon, reports from 2.0 to 23.0, the latest 3.0, 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, 1 AM0.003
High and Low at Cacapon, high from 57.4 to 79.2, the latest 61.3; low from 50.9 to 73.4, the latest 61.3, in degrees Fahrenheit.HIGH AND LOWF50607080Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12HIGHLOW
Highest dew point and Lowest dew point at Cacapon, highest dew point from 42.8 to 69.0, the latest 57.0; lowest dew point from 42.2 to 67.0, the latest 57.0, in degrees Fahrenheit.HIGHEST DEW POINT AND LOWEST DEW POINTF40506070Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12HIGHEST DEW POINTLOWEST DEW POINT
Highest humidity and Lowest humidity at Cacapon, highest humidity from 70 to 100, the latest 95; lowest humidity from 36 to 100, the latest 81, in per cent.HIGHEST HUMIDITY AND LOWEST HUMIDITY%20406080100Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12HIGHEST HUMIDITYLOWEST HUMIDITY
Precipitation at Cacapon, precipitation from 0.00 to 4.09, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.002.004.006.00Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayHigh FLow FHighest dew point FLowest dew point FHighest humidity %Lowest humidity %Precipitation in
Oct 16------0.00
Oct 15------0.08
Oct 14------0.00
Oct 13------0.00
Oct 12------0.04
Oct 11------4.09
Oct 10------0.00
Oct 9------0.00
Oct 8------0.00
Oct 7------0.00
Oct 6------0.00
Oct 5------0.00
Oct 4------0.16
Oct 3------0.00
Oct 2------0.00
Oct 1------0.00
Sep 30------0.00
Sep 2961.361.3--95810.04
Sep 2858.358.357.057.096900.00
Sep 2760.756.650.350.398670.08
Sep 2663.952.049.445.689490.04
Sep 2561.752.242.842.270360.00
Sep 2457.450.9--95570.00
Sep 23----86860.04
Sep 22------1.32
Sep 2159.459.459.359.31001000.56
Sep 2071.965.865.264.496770.00
Sep 1968.661.555.553.296630.00
Sep 1879.271.265.665.592530.00
Sep 1778.673.469.067.086640.00

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