Storm Station
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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
FOLW2
Latitude
39.45330 N
Longitude
80.55060 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 69 reports in 45 hours over the last seven days
Observed
11:59 PMEDT, 7 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

Folsom Report

Rank 619 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 score59.9of 100

West Virginia median
92.4the median score of 711 stations
Scoring higher
617stations in West Virginia
Sharing its score
2ranks 618 to 619
Points deducted
40.130.2 reports received, 7.6 continuity, 0.9 accuracy, 0.8 arrival, 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
PSTW2rank 618; ahead on reports received 15.6% against 13.6%
Next below
EGRW2rank 620; behind on 247 score 59.9 against 59.8

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 3513.74.8 of 35 pointsWest Virginia median 89.969 of 504 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1092.29.2 of 10 pointsWest Virginia median 87.5half its reports arrived within 14 min
  3. Continuityweight 1024.32.4 of 10 pointsWest Virginia median 100.0longest silence 11.1 h, on a schedule of one report every 20 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 (60 min), none for 72 (24 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
Time to reach Storm Station
14 min9 in 10 within 18 min

The reports received are counted from the network's own archive of this station's reports. Its 247 rank is counted from Storm Station's own record, which holds less than 7 days of it so far: 69 of 504 scheduled reports received, 13.6%.

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. Folsom received 13.6 per cent, 69 of 504 scheduled reports, rank 619 of 711.WHERE IT RANKS IN WEST VIRGINIA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 13.6%, 69 OF 504, RANK 619 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 Folsom's rank in West Virginia by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-27 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-27 rank 430 of 432; 2026-09-28 rank 509 of 512; 2026-09-29 rank 521 of 523; 2026-09-30 rank 392 of 528; 2026-10-01 rank 294 of 527; 2026-10-02 rank 334 of 583; 2026-10-03 rank 334 of 583; 2026-10-04 rank 351 of 589; 2026-10-05 rank 376 of 653; 2026-10-06 rank 338 of 656; 2026-10-07 rank 359 of 703; 2026-10-08 rank 342 of 703; 2026-10-09 rank 417 of 704; 2026-10-10 rank 417 of 704; 2026-10-11 rank 428 of 704; 2026-10-12 rank 667 of 703; 2026-10-13 rank 669 of 706; 2026-10-14 rank 673 of 707; 2026-10-15 rank 680 of 706; 2026-10-16 rank 619 of 711.ITS RANK IN WEST VIRGINIA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600800Sep 27Oct 1Oct 5Oct 9Oct 13Oct 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, 202661971113.6%
Oct 15, 202668070612.6%
Oct 14, 202667370713.0%
Oct 13, 202666970613.2%
Oct 12, 202666770311.6%
Oct 11, 202642870465.5%
Oct 10, 202641770458.6%
Oct 9, 202641770458.6%
Oct 8, 202634270368.9%
Oct 7, 202635970365.5%
Oct 6, 202633865668.9%
Oct 5, 202637665362.0%
Oct 4, 202635158965.5%
Oct 3, 202633458367.8%
Oct 2, 202633458367.8%
Oct 1, 202629452779.1%
Sep 30, 202639252875.0%
Sep 29, 20265215234.4%
Sep 28, 20265095124.5%
Sep 27, 20264304325.3%

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