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At a fire lookout or ranger station

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
MMLW2
Latitude
37.91670 N
Longitude
80.96670 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 81 reports in 66 hours over the last seven days
Rank
490of 711 in West Virginia, Oct 16
Observed
8:00 AMEDT, 5 hours ago
Precipitation today
-

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Mann Lookout TowerReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a fire lookout or ranger station

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. It is the only instrument in West Virginia that stands at one.

Station charts

Mann Lookout Tower Report

Rank 490 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 score68.0of 100

West Virginia median
92.4the median score of 711 stations
Scoring higher
489stations in West Virginia
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
32.024.9 reports received, 4.4 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
GUMW2rank 489; ahead on 247 score 68.6 against 68.0
Next below
EDRW2rank 491; behind on 247 score 68.0 against 67.9

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 3528.910.1 of 35 pointsWest Virginia median 89.981 of 280 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1087.48.7 of 10 pointsWest Virginia median 87.5half its reports arrived within 16 min
  3. Continuityweight 1056.15.6 of 10 pointsWest Virginia median 100.0longest silence 7.3 h, on a schedule of one report every 36 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 (1.8 h), none for 72 (43.2 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
490of 711 in West Virginia, Oct 16
Schedule
every 36 min
Reports received, 24 hours
6 of 4015.0% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
81 of 28028.9% of its schedule, 109 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
30 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
7 h 16 minfrom Oct 9, 11:59 PM
Latest report
Oct 16, 8:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
16 min9 in 10 within 18 min

From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.

Its schedule is one report every 36 min, 40 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 36 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. Mann Lookout Tower received 28.9 per cent, 81 of 280 scheduled reports, rank 490 of 711.WHERE IT RANKS IN WEST VIRGINIA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 28.9%, 81 OF 280, RANK 490 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 Mann Lookout Tower's rank in West Virginia by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 163 of 387; 2026-09-27 rank 260 of 432; 2026-09-28 rank 283 of 512; 2026-09-29 rank 290 of 523; 2026-09-30 rank 357 of 528; 2026-10-01 rank 393 of 527; 2026-10-02 rank 442 of 583; 2026-10-03 rank 441 of 583; 2026-10-04 rank 423 of 589; 2026-10-05 rank 463 of 653; 2026-10-06 rank 466 of 656; 2026-10-07 rank 562 of 703; 2026-10-08 rank 537 of 703; 2026-10-09 rank 548 of 704; 2026-10-10 rank 551 of 704; 2026-10-11 rank 571 of 704; 2026-10-12 rank 485 of 703; 2026-10-13 rank 483 of 706; 2026-10-14 rank 483 of 707; 2026-10-15 rank 483 of 706; 2026-10-16 rank 490 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, 202649071128.9%
Oct 15, 202648370629.6%
Oct 14, 202648370730.5%
Oct 13, 202648370629.6%
Oct 12, 202648570324.5%
Oct 11, 202657170418.7%
Oct 10, 202655170423.2%
Oct 9, 202654870423.2%
Oct 8, 202653770322.7%
Oct 7, 202656270321.8%
Oct 6, 202646665635.7%
Oct 5, 202646365346.4%
Oct 4, 202642358956.5%
Oct 3, 202644158363.2%
Oct 2, 202644258363.2%
Oct 1, 202639352766.1%
Sep 30, 202635752877.1%
Sep 29, 202629052394.6%
Sep 28, 202628351298.5%
Sep 27, 202626043297.8%
Sep 26, 2026163387100.0%
Reports received at Mann Lookout Tower, reports from 0.0 to 2.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports00.511.523 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Fri 16, 8 AM0.002
Reports received at Mann Lookout Tower, reports from 0.0 to 10.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports02.557.510Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Fri 16, 8 AM0.002
High and Low at Mann Lookout Tower, high from 56.0 to 77.9, the latest 57.6; low from 42.6 to 67.5, the latest 51.3, in degrees Fahrenheit.HIGH AND LOWF4050607080Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12HIGHLOW
Precipitation at Mann Lookout Tower, precipitation from 0.00 to 1.46, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.501.001.50Sep 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--0.44
Oct 14--0.24
Oct 13--0.00
Oct 12--0.40
Oct 11--0.80
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--0.00
Oct 3--0.24
Oct 2--0.00
Oct 1--0.00
Sep 30--0.00
Sep 2957.651.30.00
Sep 2858.747.60.00
Sep 2759.145.00.00
Sep 2658.743.50.00
Sep 2558.742.60.00
Sep 2459.044.30.48
Sep 2356.050.90.52
Sep 2269.055.71.46
Sep 2173.562.60.32
Sep 2072.961.50.63
Sep 1976.262.00.00
Sep 1870.165.30.20
Sep 1777.967.50.16

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