Storm Station
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At a fire lookout or ranger station

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
PMLW2
Latitude
38.50000 N
Longitude
80.25000 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 168 reports in 164 hours over the last seven days
Observed
2:00 AMEDT, 27 minutes ago
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

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

Point Mountain Lookout Report

Rank 115 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 score97.2of 100

West Virginia median
92.4the median score of 711 stations
Scoring higher
112stations in West Virginia
Sharing its score
6ranks 113 to 118
Points deducted
2.81.3 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
ONEW2rank 114; ahead on median arrival 16 min 38 s against 16 min 39 s
Next below
ADRW2rank 117; behind on reports received 100% against 98.6%
Sharing its rank
1other stations, equal on every measure

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 35100.035.0 of 35 pointsWest Virginia median 89.9168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1086.78.7 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 67 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 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 (3 h), none for 72 (72 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 hour
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule, 25 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
168 of 168100% of its schedule, 216 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
30 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
65 minfrom Oct 12, 4:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 2:00 AMlocal 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 hour, 24 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same hour 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. Point Mountain Lookout received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 115 of 711.WHERE IT RANKS IN WEST VIRGINIA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 115 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 Point Mountain Lookout's rank in West Virginia by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 35 of 387; 2026-09-27 rank 19 of 432; 2026-09-28 rank 13 of 512; 2026-09-29 rank 16 of 523; 2026-09-30 rank 49 of 528; 2026-10-01 rank 178 of 527; 2026-10-02 rank 125 of 583; 2026-10-03 rank 125 of 583; 2026-10-04 rank 131 of 589; 2026-10-05 rank 127 of 653; 2026-10-06 rank 126 of 656; 2026-10-07 rank 152 of 703; 2026-10-08 rank 136 of 703; 2026-10-09 rank 121 of 704; 2026-10-10 rank 122 of 704; 2026-10-11 rank 131 of 704; 2026-10-12 rank 123 of 703; 2026-10-13 rank 135 of 706; 2026-10-14 rank 109 of 707; 2026-10-15 rank 105 of 706; 2026-10-16 rank 115 of 711.ITS RANK IN WEST VIRGINIA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP150100150200Sep 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, 2026115711100.0%
Oct 15, 2026105706100.0%
Oct 14, 202610970799.4%
Oct 13, 202613570698.8%
Oct 12, 202612370398.8%
Oct 11, 202613170498.8%
Oct 10, 202612270498.8%
Oct 9, 202612170498.8%
Oct 8, 202613670398.2%
Oct 7, 202615270398.8%
Oct 6, 202612665699.4%
Oct 5, 202612765399.4%
Oct 4, 202613158999.4%
Oct 3, 202612558399.3%
Oct 2, 202612558399.3%
Oct 1, 202617852799.2%
Sep 30, 202649528100.0%
Sep 29, 202616523100.0%
Sep 28, 202613512100.0%
Sep 27, 202619432100.0%
Sep 26, 202635387100.0%
Reports received at Point Mountain Lookout, reports from 0.0 to 2.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports00.511.523 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 16
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Fri 16, 2 AM0.001
Fri 16, 1 AM0.001
Reports received at Point Mountain Lookout, reports from 0.0 to 17.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports05101520Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Fri 16, 2 AM0.001
Fri 16, 1 AM0.001
High and Low at Point Mountain Lookout, high from 59.2 to 75.3, the latest 60.8; low from 51.8 to 68.0, the latest 58.8, in degrees Fahrenheit.HIGH AND LOWF50607080Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12HIGHLOW
Precipitation at Point Mountain Lookout, precipitation from 0.00 to 1.94, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.501.001.502.00Sep 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--0.51
Oct 13--0.00
Oct 12--0.36
Oct 11--1.36
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--0.20
Oct 2--0.68
Oct 1--0.00
Sep 30--0.00
Sep 2960.858.80.00
Sep 2859.256.40.04
Sep 2761.554.20.00
Sep 2664.253.30.00
Sep 2563.151.80.00
Sep 2467.252.60.56
Sep 2368.456.00.71
Sep 2268.559.30.87
Sep 2175.364.61.00
Sep 2068.764.71.94
Sep 1974.864.40.39
Sep 1870.365.41.34
Sep 1773.668.00.28

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