Storm Station
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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
SMNW2
Latitude
37.73330 N
Longitude
81.89250 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 90 reports in 72 hours over the last seven days
Observed
5:00 AMEDT, 2 hours ago
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

Ranking Statistics

At a river or reservoir gauge

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

Station charts

South Mountain Report

Rank 505 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 score64.8of 100

West Virginia median
92.4the median score of 711 stations
Scoring higher
504stations in West Virginia
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
35.227.2 reports received, 5.7 continuity, 0.9 accuracy, 0.9 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
WMBW2rank 504; ahead on 247 score 65.2 against 64.8
Next below
KEEW2rank 506; behind on 247 score 64.8 against 64.7

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 3522.37.8 of 35 pointsWest Virginia median 89.990 of 403 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1091.59.2 of 10 pointsWest Virginia median 87.5half its reports arrived within 14 min
  3. Continuityweight 1043.34.3 of 10 pointsWest Virginia median 100.0longest silence 7.6 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, 16 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
94 of 40323.3% of its schedule, 128 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
30 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
7 h 35 minfrom Oct 9, 1:00 PM
Latest report
Oct 16, 5:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
14 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 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. South Mountain received 22.3 per cent, 90 of 403 scheduled reports, rank 505 of 711.WHERE IT RANKS IN WEST VIRGINIA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 22.3%, 90 OF 403, RANK 505 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 South Mountain's rank in West Virginia by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 233 of 387; 2026-09-27 rank 206 of 432; 2026-09-28 rank 198 of 512; 2026-09-29 rank 306 of 523; 2026-09-30 rank 329 of 528; 2026-10-01 rank 355 of 527; 2026-10-02 rank 448 of 583; 2026-10-03 rank 448 of 583; 2026-10-04 rank 446 of 589; 2026-10-05 rank 471 of 653; 2026-10-06 rank 481 of 656; 2026-10-07 rank 434 of 703; 2026-10-08 rank 422 of 703; 2026-10-09 rank 455 of 704; 2026-10-10 rank 455 of 704; 2026-10-11 rank 468 of 704; 2026-10-12 rank 502 of 703; 2026-10-13 rank 506 of 706; 2026-10-14 rank 515 of 707; 2026-10-15 rank 511 of 706; 2026-10-16 rank 505 of 711.ITS RANK IN WEST VIRGINIA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600Sep 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, 202650571122.3%
Oct 15, 202651170620.3%
Oct 14, 202651570719.8%
Oct 13, 202650670620.0%
Oct 12, 202650270319.3%
Oct 11, 202646870450.0%
Oct 10, 202645570450.0%
Oct 9, 202645570450.0%
Oct 8, 202642270344.9%
Oct 7, 202643470344.9%
Oct 6, 202648165626.1%
Oct 5, 202647165338.0%
Oct 4, 202644658950.0%
Oct 3, 202644858360.2%
Oct 2, 202644858360.2%
Oct 1, 202635552768.3%
Sep 30, 202632952878.8%
Sep 29, 202630652394.6%
Sep 28, 2026198512100.0%
Sep 27, 2026206432100.0%
Sep 26, 2026233387100.0%
Precipitation at South Mountain, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.04, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.030.050.070.109 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM6 AM
Reports received at South Mountain, reports from 0.0 to 3.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports01239 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM6 AM
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Fri 16, 5 AM0.001
Fri 16, 3 AM0.041
Precipitation at South Mountain, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.04, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.030.050.070.10Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
Reports received at South Mountain, reports from 0.0 to 16.0, the latest 0.0, 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, 5 AM0.001
Fri 16, 3 AM0.041
High and Low at South Mountain, high from 47.9 to 75.8, the latest 57.9; low from 40.5 to 67.7, the latest 52.4, in degrees Fahrenheit.HIGH AND LOWF4050607080Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12HIGHLOW
Precipitation at South Mountain, precipitation from 0.00 to 2.46, the latest 0.04, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.001.002.003.00Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayHigh FLow FPrecipitation in
Oct 16--0.04
Oct 15--0.16
Oct 14--0.24
Oct 13--0.00
Oct 12--0.00
Oct 11--2.46
Oct 10--0.16
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--0.08
Oct 2--0.04
Oct 1--0.00
Sep 30--0.00
Sep 2957.952.40.00
Sep 2856.049.80.00
Sep 2758.746.20.00
Sep 2662.444.70.00
Sep 2564.440.50.00
Sep 2452.841.00.00
Sep 2347.945.50.08
Sep 2253.747.90.91
Sep 2163.353.61.04
Sep 2068.161.50.16
Sep 1969.355.70.00
Sep 1871.360.20.00
Sep 1775.867.70.04

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