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At a river or reservoir gauge

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Identifier
SGPW2
Latitude
37.81670 N
Longitude
82.15000 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 123 reports in 80 hours over the last seven days
Rank
569of 711 in West Virginia, Oct 16
Observed
4:00 AMEDT, 2 hours ago
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

Ranking Statistics

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Sandy Gap Report

Rank 569 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 score61.6of 100

West Virginia median
92.4the median score of 711 stations
Scoring higher
567stations in West Virginia
Sharing its score
2ranks 568 to 569
Points deducted
38.428.6 reports received, 7.5 continuity, 0.9 accuracy, 0.8 arrival, 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
MNVW2rank 568; ahead on reports received 20.3% against 18.3%
Next below
BGHW2rank 570; behind on 247 score 61.6 against 61.5

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 3518.36.4 of 35 pointsWest Virginia median 89.9123 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1092.19.2 of 10 pointsWest Virginia median 87.5half its reports arrived within 14 min
  3. Continuityweight 1025.12.5 of 10 pointsWest Virginia median 100.0longest silence 8.1 h, 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
569of 711 in West Virginia, Oct 16
Schedule
every 4 min
Reports received, 24 hours
30 of 3608.3% of its schedule, 36 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
234 of 2,5209.2% of its schedule, 299 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
30 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
8 h 07 minfrom Oct 14, 12:00 PM
Latest report
Oct 16, 4:00 AMlocal time

The reports received are counted from the network's own archive of this station's reports. Its 247 rank is counted from Storm Station's own record, which holds less than 7 days of it so far: 123 of 672 scheduled reports received, 18.3%.

Its schedule is one report every 4 min, 360 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 4 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. Sandy Gap received 18.3 per cent, 123 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 569 of 711.WHERE IT RANKS IN WEST VIRGINIA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 18.3%, 123 OF 672, RANK 569 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 Sandy Gap's rank in West Virginia by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-27 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-27 rank 427 of 432; 2026-09-28 rank 505 of 512; 2026-09-29 rank 518 of 523; 2026-09-30 rank 520 of 528; 2026-10-01 rank 521 of 527; 2026-10-02 rank 575 of 583; 2026-10-03 rank 575 of 583; 2026-10-04 rank 535 of 589; 2026-10-05 rank 370 of 653; 2026-10-06 rank 403 of 656; 2026-10-07 rank 415 of 703; 2026-10-08 rank 411 of 703; 2026-10-09 rank 436 of 704; 2026-10-10 rank 438 of 704; 2026-10-11 rank 593 of 704; 2026-10-12 rank 662 of 703; 2026-10-13 rank 587 of 706; 2026-10-14 rank 584 of 707; 2026-10-15 rank 592 of 706; 2026-10-16 rank 569 of 711.ITS RANK IN WEST VIRGINIA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600800Sep 27Oct 1Oct 5Oct 9Oct 13Oct 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, 202656971118.3%
Oct 15, 202659270614.4%
Oct 14, 202658470714.9%
Oct 13, 202658770614.7%
Oct 12, 202666270312.7%
Oct 11, 202659370419.6%
Oct 10, 202643870457.7%
Oct 9, 202643670457.7%
Oct 8, 202641170353.3%
Oct 7, 202641570356.8%
Oct 6, 202640365655.5%
Oct 5, 202637065362.2%
Oct 4, 202653558916.5%
Oct 3, 20265755836.9%
Oct 2, 20265755836.9%
Oct 1, 20265215277.0%
Sep 30, 20265205286.9%
Sep 29, 20265185236.8%
Sep 28, 20265055126.7%
Sep 27, 20264274326.4%
Reports received at Sandy Gap, reports from 0.0 to 13.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports0510159 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM6 AM
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Fri 16, 4 AM0.001
Reports received at Sandy Gap, reports from 0.0 to 28.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports0102030Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Fri 16, 4 AM0.001
Precipitation at Sandy Gap, precipitation from 0.00 to 1.82, 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
DayPrecipitation in
Oct 160.00
Oct 151.07
Oct 141.59
Oct 130.00
Oct 120.12
Oct 111.82
Oct 101.04
Oct 90.00
Oct 80.00
Oct 70.00
Oct 60.00
Oct 50.00
Oct 40.00
Oct 30.04
Oct 20.00
Oct 10.00
Sep 300.00
Sep 290.00
Sep 280.00
Sep 270.00
Sep 260.00
Sep 250.00
Sep 240.00
Sep 230.91
Sep 220.00
Sep 210.16
Sep 200.00
Sep 190.04
Sep 180.20
Sep 170.28

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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