Storm Station
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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
SQGW2
Latitude
39.02780 N
Longitude
78.67810 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 72 reports in 45 hours over the last seven days
Observed
11:59 PMEDT, 7 hours ago
Precipitation this hour
-
Precipitation today
-

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

Squirrel Gap Report

Rank 695 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 score56.4of 100

West Virginia median
92.4the median score of 711 stations
Scoring higher
694stations in West Virginia
Sharing its score
3ranks 695 to 697
Points deducted
43.631.3 reports received, 9.6 continuity, 1.3 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
KBTW2rank 694; ahead on 247 score 56.6 against 56.4
Next below
SHNW2rank 696; behind on reports received 10.7% against 10.4%

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 3510.73.7 of 35 pointsWest Virginia median 89.972 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1087.58.8 of 10 pointsWest Virginia median 87.5half its reports arrived within 16 min
  3. Continuityweight 103.90.4 of 10 pointsWest Virginia median 100.0longest silence 15.9 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
Schedule
every 15 min
Reports received, 24 hours
7 of 967.2% of its schedule, 11 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
74 of 67211.0% of its schedule, 100 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
30 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
15 h 55 minfrom Oct 12, 8:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 15, 11:59 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
16 min9 in 10 within 18 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. Squirrel Gap received 10.7 per cent, 72 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 695 of 711.WHERE IT RANKS IN WEST VIRGINIA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 10.7%, 72 OF 672, RANK 695 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 Squirrel Gap's rank in West Virginia by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-29 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-29 rank 412 of 523; 2026-09-30 rank 422 of 528; 2026-10-01 rank 331 of 527; 2026-10-02 rank 577 of 583; 2026-10-03 rank 577 of 583; 2026-10-04 rank 584 of 589; 2026-10-05 rank 647 of 653; 2026-10-06 rank 648 of 656; 2026-10-07 rank 688 of 703; 2026-10-08 rank 689 of 703; 2026-10-09 rank 681 of 704; 2026-10-10 rank 633 of 704; 2026-10-11 rank 684 of 704; 2026-10-12 rank 674 of 703; 2026-10-13 rank 678 of 706; 2026-10-14 rank 692 of 707; 2026-10-15 rank 691 of 706; 2026-10-16 rank 695 of 711.ITS RANK IN WEST VIRGINIA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600800Sep 29Oct 2Oct 5Oct 8Oct 11Oct 14Oct 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, 202669571110.7%
Oct 15, 20266917069.5%
Oct 14, 20266927079.3%
Oct 13, 20266787069.3%
Oct 12, 20266747038.9%
Oct 11, 20266847043.1%
Oct 10, 20266337049.8%
Oct 9, 20266817045.9%
Oct 8, 20266897034.1%
Oct 7, 20266887034.1%
Oct 6, 20266486564.1%
Oct 5, 20266476534.1%
Oct 4, 20265845892.8%
Oct 3, 20265775832.1%
Oct 2, 20265775832.1%
Oct 1, 202633152770.5%
Sep 30, 202642252871.4%
Sep 29, 202641252372.7%
Reports received at Squirrel Gap, reports from 0.0 to 7.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports024689 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM6 AM
Reports received at Squirrel Gap, reports from 0.0 to 13.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports051015Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
Precipitation at Squirrel Gap, precipitation from 0.00 to 2.63, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.001.002.003.00Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayPrecipitation in
Oct 160.00
Oct 150.28
Oct 140.08
Oct 130.00
Oct 120.00
Oct 112.63
Oct 100.00
Oct 90.00
Oct 80.00
Oct 70.00
Oct 60.00
Oct 50.00
Oct 40.04
Oct 30.08
Oct 20.28
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 230.24
Sep 221.32
Sep 210.67
Sep 200.00
Sep 190.00
Sep 180.00
Sep 170.00

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