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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
LRMW2
Latitude
38.54080 N
Longitude
81.08580 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 83 reports in 59 hours over the last seven days
Observed
8:00 PMEDT, 8 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

Laurel Ridge Report

Rank 604 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 score60.3of 100

West Virginia median
92.4the median score of 711 stations
Scoring higher
602stations in West Virginia
Sharing its score
3ranks 603 to 605
Points deducted
39.729.2 reports received, 7.7 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
GW4731rank 603; ahead on reports received 20.3% against 16.4%
Next below
HEAW2rank 605; behind on reports received 16.4% against 15.0%

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 3516.55.8 of 35 pointsWest Virginia median 89.983 of 504 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1086.98.7 of 10 pointsWest Virginia median 87.5half its reports arrived within 17 min
  3. Continuityweight 1022.92.3 of 10 pointsWest Virginia median 100.0longest silence 11.6 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
3 of 724.1% of its schedule, 5 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
82 of 50416.2% of its schedule, 108 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
30 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
11 h 35 minfrom Oct 9, 9:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 15, 8:00 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
17 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. Laurel Ridge received 16.4 per cent, 83 of 504 scheduled reports, rank 604 of 711.WHERE IT RANKS IN WEST VIRGINIA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 16.4%, 83 OF 504, RANK 604 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 Laurel Ridge's rank in West Virginia by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-27 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-27 rank 396 of 432; 2026-09-28 rank 439 of 512; 2026-09-29 rank 462 of 523; 2026-09-30 rank 470 of 528; 2026-10-01 rank 467 of 527; 2026-10-02 rank 525 of 583; 2026-10-03 rank 527 of 583; 2026-10-04 rank 514 of 589; 2026-10-05 rank 551 of 653; 2026-10-06 rank 564 of 656; 2026-10-07 rank 605 of 703; 2026-10-08 rank 617 of 703; 2026-10-09 rank 639 of 704; 2026-10-10 rank 639 of 704; 2026-10-11 rank 637 of 704; 2026-10-12 rank 656 of 703; 2026-10-13 rank 644 of 706; 2026-10-14 rank 604 of 707; 2026-10-15 rank 596 of 706; 2026-10-16 rank 604 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, 202660471116.4%
Oct 15, 202659670615.6%
Oct 14, 202660470715.2%
Oct 13, 202664470612.8%
Oct 12, 20266567039.5%
Oct 11, 202663770410.7%
Oct 10, 202663970411.5%
Oct 9, 202663970411.5%
Oct 8, 202661770313.8%
Oct 7, 202660570314.2%
Oct 6, 202656465616.9%
Oct 5, 202655165322.3%
Oct 4, 202651458927.3%
Oct 3, 202652758331.0%
Oct 2, 202652558331.0%
Oct 1, 202646752736.6%
Sep 30, 202647052839.0%
Sep 29, 202646252347.5%
Sep 28, 202643951253.4%
Sep 27, 202639643255.5%
Reports received at Laurel Ridge, reports from 0.0 to 2.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports00.511.526 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM
Reports received at Laurel Ridge, reports from 0.0 to 28.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports0102030Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
High and Low at Laurel Ridge, high from 59.0 to 85.4, the latest 59.0; low from 44.3 to 69.6, the latest 58.6, in degrees Fahrenheit.HIGH AND LOWF406080100Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12HIGHLOW
Precipitation at Laurel Ridge, precipitation from 0.00 to 2.50, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.001.002.003.00Sep 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--0.04
Oct 14--0.47
Oct 13--0.00
Oct 12--0.20
Oct 11--2.50
Oct 10--0.48
Oct 9--0.00
Oct 8--0.00
Oct 7--0.00
Oct 6--0.00
Oct 5--0.00
Oct 4--0.00
Oct 3--0.12
Oct 2--0.36
Oct 1--0.00
Sep 30--0.00
Sep 2959.058.60.00
Sep 2868.555.00.00
Sep 2769.652.40.00
Sep 2667.844.30.00
Sep 2569.646.20.00
Sep 2468.553.90.60
Sep 2359.058.30.80
Sep 2263.063.00.88
Sep 2182.866.30.24
Sep 2076.267.01.79
Sep 1985.464.80.00
Sep 1882.467.80.04
Sep 1782.169.60.04

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