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At a fire lookout or ranger station

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
OLSW2
Latitude
39.10670 N
Longitude
79.60220 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 63 reports in 56 hours over the last seven days
Observed
5:00 AMEDT, 2 hours ago
Precipitation this hour
0.1in
Precipitation today
0.1in

Ranking Statistics

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

Olson Lookout Report

Rank 686 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 score57.7of 100

West Virginia median
92.4the median score of 711 stations
Scoring higher
684stations in West Virginia
Sharing its score
3ranks 685 to 687
Points deducted
42.329.5 reports received, 10.0 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
GW4725rank 685; ahead on reports received 19.0% against 15.6%
Next below
JMRW2rank 687; behind on reports received 15.6% against 12.2%

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 3515.65.5 of 35 pointsWest Virginia median 89.963 of 403 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 100.00.0 of 10 pointsWest Virginia median 100.0longest silence 38.4 h, on a schedule of one report every 25 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 (75 min), none for 72 (30 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 25 min
Reports received, 24 hours
15 of 5726.3% of its schedule, 20 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
73 of 40318.1% of its schedule, 99 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
29 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
38 h 26 minfrom Oct 9, 8:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 5:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
17 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 25 min, 57 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 25 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. Olson Lookout received 15.6 per cent, 63 of 403 scheduled reports, rank 686 of 711.WHERE IT RANKS IN WEST VIRGINIA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 15.6%, 63 OF 403, RANK 686 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 Olson Lookout's rank in West Virginia by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-28 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-28 rank 498 of 512; 2026-09-29 rank 483 of 523; 2026-09-30 rank 485 of 528; 2026-10-01 rank 480 of 527; 2026-10-02 rank 571 of 583; 2026-10-03 rank 572 of 583; 2026-10-04 rank 579 of 589; 2026-10-05 rank 641 of 653; 2026-10-06 rank 639 of 656; 2026-10-07 rank 674 of 703; 2026-10-08 rank 671 of 703; 2026-10-09 rank 441 of 704; 2026-10-10 rank 440 of 704; 2026-10-11 rank 505 of 704; 2026-10-12 rank 671 of 703; 2026-10-13 rank 672 of 706; 2026-10-14 rank 656 of 707; 2026-10-15 rank 679 of 706; 2026-10-16 rank 686 of 711.ITS RANK IN WEST VIRGINIA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600800Sep 28Oct 2Oct 6Oct 10Oct 14Oct 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, 202668671115.6%
Oct 15, 202667970613.8%
Oct 14, 202665670716.4%
Oct 13, 202667270614.1%
Oct 12, 202667170311.1%
Oct 11, 202650570448.4%
Oct 10, 202644070454.5%
Oct 9, 202644170454.0%
Oct 8, 202667170311.8%
Oct 7, 202667470311.8%
Oct 6, 202663965613.5%
Oct 5, 202664165314.5%
Oct 4, 202657958913.8%
Oct 3, 202657258311.2%
Oct 2, 202657158311.2%
Oct 1, 202648052723.0%
Sep 30, 202648552822.8%
Sep 29, 202648352322.7%
Sep 28, 20264985129.9%
Precipitation at Olson Lookout, precipitation from 0.08 to 0.08, the latest 0.08, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.030.050.070.109 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM6 AM
Reports received at Olson Lookout, reports from 0.0 to 5.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports02469 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM6 AM
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Fri 16, 5 AM0.081
Precipitation at Olson Lookout, precipitation from 0.08 to 0.08, the latest 0.08, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.030.050.070.10Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
Reports received at Olson Lookout, 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, 5 AM0.081
Precipitation at Olson Lookout, precipitation from 0.00 to 1.72, the latest 0.08, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.501.001.502.00Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayPrecipitation in
Oct 160.08
Oct 150.56
Oct 140.08
Oct 130.00
Oct 120.24
Oct 111.72
Oct 100.20
Oct 90.00
Oct 80.00
Oct 70.00
Oct 60.00
Oct 50.00
Oct 40.00
Oct 30.12
Oct 20.82
Oct 10.00
Sep 300.00
Sep 290.12
Sep 280.08
Sep 270.00
Sep 260.00
Sep 240.00
Sep 230.04
Sep 220.76
Sep 210.60
Sep 200.36
Sep 190.00
Sep 180.00
Sep 170.63

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