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Identifier
VANW2
Latitude
38.90830 N
Longitude
80.40610 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 64 reports in 66 hours over the last seven days
Rank
518of 711 in West Virginia, Oct 16
Observed
4:00 AMEDT, 2 hours ago
Precipitation this hour
0.1in
Precipitation today
0.1in

Ranking Statistics

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Vandalia S Report

Rank 518 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 score63.9of 100

West Virginia median
92.4the median score of 711 stations
Scoring higher
517stations in West Virginia
Sharing its score
2ranks 518 to 519
Points deducted
36.127.2 reports received, 6.0 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
RAGW2rank 517; ahead on 247 score 64.0 against 63.9
Next below
WMLW2rank 519; behind on reports received 22.2% against 21.5%

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 3522.27.8 of 35 pointsWest Virginia median 89.964 of 288 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1086.98.7 of 10 pointsWest Virginia median 87.5half its reports arrived within 17 min
  3. Continuityweight 1039.64.0 of 10 pointsWest Virginia median 100.0longest silence 11.9 h, on a schedule of one report every 35 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 (1.8 h), none for 72 (42 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
518of 711 in West Virginia, Oct 16
Schedule
every 10 min
Reports received, 24 hours
14 of 1449.7% of its schedule, 22 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
93 of 1,0089.2% of its schedule, 153 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
30 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
11 h 55 minfrom Oct 13, 2:00 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: 64 of 288 scheduled reports received, 22.2%.

Its schedule is one report every 10 min, 144 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 10 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. Vandalia S received 22.2 per cent, 64 of 288 scheduled reports, rank 518 of 711.WHERE IT RANKS IN WEST VIRGINIA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 22.2%, 64 OF 288, RANK 518 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 Vandalia S's rank in West Virginia by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-28 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-28 rank 441 of 512; 2026-09-29 rank 453 of 523; 2026-09-30 rank 450 of 528; 2026-10-01 rank 444 of 527; 2026-10-02 rank 413 of 583; 2026-10-03 rank 413 of 583; 2026-10-04 rank 529 of 589; 2026-10-05 rank 560 of 653; 2026-10-06 rank 551 of 656; 2026-10-07 rank 567 of 703; 2026-10-08 rank 563 of 703; 2026-10-09 rank 573 of 704; 2026-10-10 rank 574 of 704; 2026-10-11 rank 632 of 704; 2026-10-12 rank 527 of 703; 2026-10-13 rank 517 of 706; 2026-10-14 rank 501 of 707; 2026-10-15 rank 501 of 706; 2026-10-16 rank 518 of 711.ITS RANK IN WEST VIRGINIA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600800Sep 28Oct 2Oct 6Oct 10Oct 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, 202651871122.2%
Oct 15, 202650170623.0%
Oct 14, 202650170723.8%
Oct 13, 202651770620.4%
Oct 12, 202652770318.4%
Oct 11, 202663270412.3%
Oct 10, 202657470418.1%
Oct 9, 202657370418.1%
Oct 8, 202656370317.4%
Oct 7, 202656770318.0%
Oct 6, 202655165618.0%
Oct 5, 202656065318.7%
Oct 4, 202652958919.3%
Oct 3, 202641358348.7%
Oct 2, 202641358348.7%
Oct 1, 202644452751.4%
Sep 30, 202645052851.7%
Sep 29, 202645352352.1%
Sep 28, 202644151252.9%
Precipitation at Vandalia S, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.12, the latest 0.12, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.050.100.159 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM6 AM
Reports received at Vandalia S, reports from 0.0 to 6.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports02469 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM6 AM
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Fri 16, 4 AM0.121
Fri 16, 2 AM0.001
Precipitation at Vandalia S, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.12, the latest 0.12, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.050.100.15Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
Reports received at Vandalia S, reports from 0.0 to 14.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports051015Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Fri 16, 4 AM0.121
Fri 16, 2 AM0.001
Precipitation at Vandalia S, precipitation from 0.00 to 2.37, the latest 0.12, 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 160.12
Oct 150.20
Oct 140.51
Oct 130.00
Oct 120.16
Oct 110.88
Oct 100.24
Oct 90.00
Oct 80.00
Oct 70.00
Oct 60.00
Oct 50.00
Oct 40.00
Oct 30.08
Oct 20.08
Oct 10.00
Sep 300.00
Sep 290.00
Sep 280.00
Sep 270.00
Sep 260.00
Sep 250.00
Sep 240.56
Sep 231.35
Sep 220.72
Sep 212.37
Sep 200.80
Sep 190.04
Sep 180.08
Sep 170.00

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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