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Identifier
LCMW2
Latitude
39.38330 N
Longitude
78.58330 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 100 reports in 64 hours over the last seven days
Rank
579of 711 in West Virginia, Oct 16
Observed
5:00 AMEDT, 2 hours ago
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Little Cacapon MountainReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Little Cacapon Mountain Report

Rank 579 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 score61.3of 100

West Virginia median
92.4the median score of 711 stations
Scoring higher
571stations in West Virginia
Sharing its score
10ranks 572 to 581
Points deducted
38.729.1 reports received, 6.8 continuity, 1.3 arrival, 0.9 accuracy, 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
FTWW2rank 578; ahead on reports received 17.6% against 16.8%
Next below
HNDW2rank 580; behind on reports received 16.8% against 16.4%

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 3516.95.9 of 35 pointsWest Virginia median 89.9100 of 592 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1087.58.8 of 10 pointsWest Virginia median 87.5half its reports arrived within 16 min
  3. Continuityweight 1031.83.2 of 10 pointsWest Virginia median 100.0longest silence 7.4 h, on a schedule of one report every 17 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 (51 min), none for 72 (20.4 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
Rank
579of 711 in West Virginia, Oct 16
Schedule
every 17 min
Reports received, 24 hours
13 of 8415.4% of its schedule, 15 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
106 of 59217.9% of its schedule, 132 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
30 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
7 h 25 minfrom Oct 9, 1:00 PM
Latest report
Oct 16, 5:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
16 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 17 min, 84 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 17 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. Little Cacapon Mountain received 16.8 per cent, 100 of 592 scheduled reports, rank 579 of 711.WHERE IT RANKS IN WEST VIRGINIA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 16.8%, 100 OF 592, RANK 579 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 Little Cacapon 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 295 of 387; 2026-09-27 rank 239 of 432; 2026-09-28 rank 235 of 512; 2026-09-29 rank 313 of 523; 2026-09-30 rank 334 of 528; 2026-10-01 rank 358 of 527; 2026-10-02 rank 492 of 583; 2026-10-03 rank 493 of 583; 2026-10-04 rank 492 of 589; 2026-10-05 rank 438 of 653; 2026-10-06 rank 452 of 656; 2026-10-07 rank 379 of 703; 2026-10-08 rank 374 of 703; 2026-10-09 rank 389 of 704; 2026-10-10 rank 392 of 704; 2026-10-11 rank 439 of 704; 2026-10-12 rank 561 of 703; 2026-10-13 rank 567 of 706; 2026-10-14 rank 569 of 707; 2026-10-15 rank 565 of 706; 2026-10-16 rank 579 of 711.ITS RANK IN WEST VIRGINIA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600Sep 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, 202657971116.8%
Oct 15, 202656570616.8%
Oct 14, 202656970716.8%
Oct 13, 202656770616.8%
Oct 12, 202656170316.0%
Oct 11, 202643970460.7%
Oct 10, 202639270460.7%
Oct 9, 202638970460.7%
Oct 8, 202637470360.7%
Oct 7, 202637970360.7%
Oct 6, 202645265636.3%
Oct 5, 202643865346.4%
Oct 4, 202649258955.9%
Oct 3, 202649358365.0%
Oct 2, 202649258365.0%
Oct 1, 202635852768.3%
Sep 30, 202633452878.8%
Sep 29, 202631352394.6%
Sep 28, 2026235512100.0%
Sep 27, 2026239432100.0%
Sep 26, 202629538795.6%
Reports received at Little Cacapon Mountain, reports from 0.0 to 3.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports01239 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM6 AM
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Fri 16, 5 AM0.001
Reports received at Little Cacapon Mountain, reports from 0.0 to 19.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports05101520Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Fri 16, 5 AM0.001
High and Low at Little Cacapon Mountain, high from 55.1 to 87.2, the latest 68.6; low from 41.7 to 70.5, the latest 58.2, in degrees Fahrenheit.HIGH AND LOWF406080100Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12HIGHLOW
Precipitation at Little Cacapon Mountain, precipitation from 0.00 to 3.54, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.001.002.003.004.00Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayHigh FLow FPrecipitation in
Oct 16--0.00
Oct 15--0.12
Oct 14--0.00
Oct 13--0.00
Oct 12--0.00
Oct 11--3.54
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--0.04
Oct 3--0.00
Oct 2--0.00
Oct 1--0.00
Sep 30--0.00
Sep 2968.658.20.00
Sep 2866.056.10.00
Sep 2767.155.10.00
Sep 2675.648.80.00
Sep 2573.541.70.00
Sep 2463.044.90.00
Sep 2355.151.00.00
Sep 2255.852.51.04
Sep 2167.158.10.48
Sep 2076.466.50.00
Sep 1975.059.60.00
Sep 1885.769.00.00
Sep 1787.270.50.00

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