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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
PCRW2
Latitude
37.76060 N
Longitude
81.16250 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 652 reports in 169 hours over the last seven days
Rank
221of 711 in West Virginia, Oct 16
Observed
6:00 AMEDT, 18 minutes ago

Ranking Statistics

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Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 85 instruments in West Virginia stand at one.

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Piney Creek Report

Rank 221 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 score96.1of 100

West Virginia median
92.4the median score of 711 stations
Scoring higher
200stations in West Virginia
Sharing its score
21ranks 201 to 221
Points deducted
3.91.3 arrival, 1.1 reports received, 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
WLCW2rank 209; ahead on reports received 100% against 97.0%
Next below
BKWW2rank 222; behind on 247 score 96.1 against 96.0

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 3597.034.0 of 35 pointsWest Virginia median 89.9652 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1086.68.7 of 10 pointsWest Virginia median 87.5half its reports arrived within 17 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsWest Virginia median 100.0longest silence 45 min, on a schedule of one report every 15 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 (45 min), none for 72 (18 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
221of 711 in West Virginia, Oct 16
Schedule
every 15 minon the hour's :00, :15, :30 and :45
Reports received, 24 hours
90 of 9693.7% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
653 of 67297.1% of its schedule, 658 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
45 minfrom Oct 12, 11:45 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 6:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
17 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 15 min, 96 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 15 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. Piney Creek received 97.0 per cent, 652 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 221 of 711.WHERE IT RANKS IN WEST VIRGINIA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 97.0%, 652 OF 672, RANK 221 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 Piney Creek's rank in West Virginia by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 270 of 387; 2026-09-27 rank 252 of 432; 2026-09-28 rank 298 of 512; 2026-09-29 rank 223 of 523; 2026-09-30 rank 227 of 528; 2026-10-01 rank 234 of 527; 2026-10-02 rank 166 of 583; 2026-10-03 rank 166 of 583; 2026-10-04 rank 179 of 589; 2026-10-05 rank 177 of 653; 2026-10-06 rank 175 of 656; 2026-10-07 rank 174 of 703; 2026-10-08 rank 152 of 703; 2026-10-09 rank 161 of 704; 2026-10-10 rank 161 of 704; 2026-10-11 rank 156 of 704; 2026-10-12 rank 170 of 703; 2026-10-13 rank 195 of 706; 2026-10-14 rank 213 of 707; 2026-10-15 rank 206 of 706; 2026-10-16 rank 221 of 711.ITS RANK IN WEST VIRGINIA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1100200300Sep 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, 202622171197.0%
Oct 15, 202620670697.0%
Oct 14, 202621370796.4%
Oct 13, 202619570696.8%
Oct 12, 202617070397.4%
Oct 11, 202615670497.9%
Oct 10, 202616170497.4%
Oct 9, 202616170497.4%
Oct 8, 202615270397.6%
Oct 7, 202617470398.2%
Oct 6, 202617565698.0%
Oct 5, 202617765397.9%
Oct 4, 202617958997.7%
Oct 3, 202616658398.1%
Oct 2, 202616658398.1%
Oct 1, 202623452798.4%
Sep 30, 202622752898.9%
Sep 29, 202622352398.6%
Sep 28, 202629851298.2%
Sep 27, 202625243298.3%
Sep 26, 202627038798.9%
Reports received at Piney Creek, reports from 1.0 to 12.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports0510159 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM6 AM
Reports received at Piney Creek, reports from 1.0 to 12.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports051015Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16

The instrumentWhat an instrument is FB-INS-001

What it seesMoon and tides FB-CLK-003Hurricane FB-EVT-043Nor'easter FB-EVT-066Flash flood FB-EVT-100Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

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