Storm Station
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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
KBTW2
Latitude
39.55000 N
Longitude
78.80000 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 56 reports in 41 hours over the last seven days
Observed
11:00 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

Short Gap Report

Rank 694 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 score56.6of 100

West Virginia median
92.4the median score of 711 stations
Scoring higher
693stations in West Virginia
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
43.431.1 reports received, 10.0 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
SGRW2rank 693; ahead on 247 score 56.7 against 56.6
Next below
SQGW2rank 695; behind on 247 score 56.6 against 56.4

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 3511.13.9 of 35 pointsWest Virginia median 89.956 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 100.00.0 of 10 pointsWest Virginia median 100.0longest silence 34 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
Schedule
every 20 min
Reports received, 24 hours
5 of 726.9% of its schedule, 6 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
58 of 50411.5% of its schedule, 77 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
30 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
34 hoursfrom Oct 11, 10:00 PM
Latest report
Oct 15, 11:00 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
14 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 20 min, 72 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 20 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. Short Gap received 11.1 per cent, 56 of 504 scheduled reports, rank 694 of 711.WHERE IT RANKS IN WEST VIRGINIA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 11.1%, 56 OF 504, RANK 694 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 Short Gap's rank in West Virginia by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 314 of 387; 2026-09-27 rank 344 of 432; 2026-09-28 rank 361 of 512; 2026-09-29 rank 362 of 523; 2026-09-30 rank 432 of 528; 2026-10-01 rank 438 of 527; 2026-10-02 rank 475 of 583; 2026-10-03 rank 475 of 583; 2026-10-04 rank 470 of 589; 2026-10-05 rank 527 of 653; 2026-10-06 rank 516 of 656; 2026-10-07 rank 559 of 703; 2026-10-08 rank 590 of 703; 2026-10-09 rank 664 of 704; 2026-10-10 rank 664 of 704; 2026-10-11 rank 663 of 704; 2026-10-12 rank 676 of 703; 2026-10-13 rank 685 of 706; 2026-10-14 rank 687 of 707; 2026-10-15 rank 685 of 706; 2026-10-16 rank 694 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, 202669471111.1%
Oct 15, 202668570610.7%
Oct 14, 202668770710.1%
Oct 13, 202668570611.3%
Oct 12, 202667670312.1%
Oct 11, 202666370413.4%
Oct 10, 202666470414.4%
Oct 9, 202666470414.4%
Oct 8, 202659070315.9%
Oct 7, 202655970318.9%
Oct 6, 202651665624.8%
Oct 5, 202652765331.3%
Oct 4, 202647058946.9%
Oct 3, 202647558356.3%
Oct 2, 202647558356.3%
Oct 1, 202643852756.1%
Sep 30, 202643252868.2%
Sep 29, 202636252385.1%
Sep 28, 202636151287.0%
Sep 27, 202634443276.4%
Sep 26, 202631438788.0%
Reports received at Short Gap, reports from 0.0 to 3.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports01239 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM6 AM
Reports received at Short Gap, reports from 0.0 to 13.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports051015Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
High and Low at Short Gap, high from 57.7 to 87.2, the latest 71.0; low from 37.0 to 67.6, the latest 59.7, in degrees Fahrenheit.HIGH AND LOWF20406080100Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12FREEZINGHIGHLOW
Highest dew point and Lowest dew point at Short Gap, highest dew point from 46.6 to 76.4, the latest 60.0; lowest dew point from 29.8 to 67.6, the latest 58.5, in degrees Fahrenheit.HIGHEST DEW POINT AND LOWEST DEW POINTF20406080Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12HIGHEST DEW POINTLOWEST DEW POINT
Highest humidity and Lowest humidity at Short Gap, highest humidity from 81 to 100, the latest 98; lowest humidity from 19 to 100, the latest 66, in per cent.HIGHEST HUMIDITY AND LOWEST HUMIDITY%0255075100Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12HIGHEST HUMIDITYLOWEST HUMIDITY
Precipitation at Short Gap, precipitation from 0.00 to 1.64, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.501.001.502.00Sep 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------0.04
Oct 14------0.04
Oct 13------0.00
Oct 12------0.00
Oct 11------1.64
Oct 10------0.08
Oct 9------0.00
Oct 8------0.00
Oct 7------0.00
Oct 6------0.00
Oct 5------0.00
Oct 4------0.04
Oct 3------0.00
Oct 2------0.00
Oct 1------0.00
Sep 30------0.00
Sep 2971.059.760.058.598660.00
Sep 2866.359.359.054.393680.00
Sep 2769.960.455.245.381460.00
Sep 2673.243.147.441.3100360.00
Sep 2573.737.046.629.8100190.00
Sep 2465.645.350.742.0100390.00
Sep 2357.752.555.446.910067-
Sep 2259.054.659.054.61001000.56
Sep 2170.559.768.459.7100910.28
Sep 2079.365.370.864.3100650.00
Sep 1978.464.965.055.894530.00
Sep 1882.566.273.163.9100540.00
Sep 1787.267.676.467.6100560.28

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