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Identifier
PAWW2
Latitude
39.53690 N
Longitude
78.45780 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 226 reports in 167 hours over the last seven days
Rank
440of 711 in West Virginia, Oct 17
Observed
3:15 PMEDT, 1 hour ago
Precipitation today
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Potomac River AT Paw PawReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Potomac River AT Paw Paw Report

Rank 440 of 711 in West Virginia, Oct 17. 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 score80.4of 100

West Virginia median
93.2the median score of 711 stations
Scoring higher
439stations in West Virginia
Sharing its score
2ranks 440 to 441
Points deducted
19.615.4 reports received, 2.3 arrival, 1.1 continuity, 0.6 forecast check, 0.3 accuracy
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; West Virginia median 98.5, 100.0, 94.2
Next above
PMKW2rank 439; ahead on 247 score 81.1 against 80.4
Next below
GW4194rank 441; behind on reports received 56.0% against 52.6%

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 3556.119.6 of 35 pointsWest Virginia median 88.5226 of 403 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1076.97.7 of 10 pointsWest Virginia median 87.5half its reports arrived within 22 min
  3. Continuityweight 1089.48.9 of 10 pointsWest Virginia median 100.0longest silence 1.8 h, on a schedule of one report every 25 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-19.7 of 20 points, at the medianWest Virginia median 98.5-
  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 94.2-

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
Rank
440of 711 in West Virginia, Oct 17
Schedule
every 25 min
Reports received, 24 hours
27 of 5747.3% of its schedule, 28 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
228 of 40356.5% of its schedule, 294 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
30 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
1 h 45 minfrom Oct 15, 10:30 AM
Latest report
Oct 17, 3:15 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
22 min9 in 10 within 22 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 17 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, 12; 10 to 19 per cent, 150; 20 to 29 per cent, 54; 30 to 39 per cent, 16; 40 to 49 per cent, 19; 50 to 59 per cent, 39; 60 to 69 per cent, 9; 70 to 79 per cent, 20; 80 to 89 per cent, 41; 90 to 99 per cent, 185; 100 per cent, 166. Potomac River AT Paw Paw received 56.0 per cent, 226 of 403 scheduled reports, rank 440 of 711.WHERE IT RANKS IN WEST VIRGINIA, Oct 17THIS ONE: 56.0%, 226 OF 403, RANK 440 OF 711PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 91210 to 1915020 to 295430 to 391640 to 491950 to 593960 to 69970 to 792080 to 894190 to 99185100166STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Potomac River AT Paw Paw's rank in West Virginia by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-17: 2026-09-26 rank 236 of 387; 2026-09-27 rank 211 of 432; 2026-09-28 rank 206 of 512; 2026-09-29 rank 113 of 523; 2026-09-30 rank 129 of 528; 2026-10-01 rank 105 of 527; 2026-10-02 rank 211 of 583; 2026-10-03 rank 211 of 583; 2026-10-04 rank 212 of 589; 2026-10-05 rank 181 of 653; 2026-10-06 rank 185 of 656; 2026-10-07 rank 194 of 703; 2026-10-08 rank 172 of 703; 2026-10-09 rank 162 of 704; 2026-10-10 rank 162 of 704; 2026-10-11 rank 162 of 704; 2026-10-12 rank 358 of 703; 2026-10-13 rank 412 of 706; 2026-10-14 rank 414 of 707; 2026-10-15 rank 420 of 706; 2026-10-16 rank 436 of 711; 2026-10-17 rank 440 of 711.ITS RANK IN WEST VIRGINIA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600Sep 26Sep 30Oct 4Oct 8Oct 12Oct 16Oct 17
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%166
90 to 99%185
80 to 89%41
70 to 79%20
60 to 69%9
50 to 59%39
40 to 49%19
30 to 39%16
20 to 29%54
10 to 19%150
0 to 9%12
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 17, 202644071156.0%
Oct 16, 202643671157.3%
Oct 15, 202642070664.2%
Oct 14, 202641470763.9%
Oct 13, 202641270663.6%
Oct 12, 202635870380.8%
Oct 11, 2026162704100.0%
Oct 10, 2026162704100.0%
Oct 9, 2026162704100.0%
Oct 8, 202617270399.4%
Oct 7, 202619470399.4%
Oct 6, 202618565699.4%
Oct 5, 202618165399.4%
Oct 4, 202621258999.4%
Oct 3, 202621158399.3%
Oct 2, 202621158399.3%
Oct 1, 2026105527100.0%
Sep 30, 2026129528100.0%
Sep 29, 2026113523100.0%
Sep 28, 2026206512100.0%
Sep 27, 2026211432100.0%
Sep 26, 2026236387100.0%
Reports received at Potomac River AT Paw Paw, reports from 0.0 to 5.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports02466 PM9 PMOct 173 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Sat 17, 3 PM0.003
Sat 17, 3 AM0.005
Reports received at Potomac River AT Paw Paw, reports from 0.0 to 25.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports0102030Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16Sat 17
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Sat 17, 3 PM0.003
Sat 17, 3 AM0.005
Precipitation at Potomac River AT Paw Paw, precipitation from 0.00 to 3.41, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.001.002.003.004.00Sep 18Sep 23Sep 28Oct 3Oct 8Oct 13
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayPrecipitation in
Oct 170.00
Oct 160.00
Oct 150.04
Oct 140.00
Oct 130.00
Oct 120.04
Oct 113.41
Oct 100.00
Oct 90.00
Oct 80.00
Oct 70.00
Oct 60.00
Oct 50.00
Oct 40.04
Oct 30.00
Oct 20.00
Oct 10.00
Sep 300.00
Sep 290.04
Sep 280.00
Sep 270.04
Sep 260.00
Sep 250.00
Sep 240.00
Sep 230.04
Sep 220.92
Sep 210.20
Sep 200.04
Sep 190.00
Sep 180.00

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