Storm Station
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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
WLGW2
Latitude
40.05610 N
Longitude
80.72890 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 168 reports in 168 hours over the last seven days
Observed
11:30 AMEDT, 48 minutes ago

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

Ohio River AT Wheeling Report

Rank 269 of 711 in West Virginia, Oct 17. 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 score95.7of 100

West Virginia median
93.2the median score of 711 stations
Scoring higher
268stations in West Virginia
Sharing its score
17ranks 269 to 285
Points deducted
4.33.4 arrival, 0.6 forecast check, 0.3 accuracy
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; West Virginia median 98.5, 100.0, 94.2
Next above
UPTW2rank 268; ahead on 247 score 95.8 against 95.7
Next below
BLLW2rank 275; behind on median arrival 27 min against 27 min 1 s
Sharing its rank
5other 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 88.5168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1066.06.6 of 10 pointsWest Virginia median 87.5half its reports arrived within 27 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsWest Virginia median 100.0longest silence 60 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-19.7 of 20 points, at the medianWest Virginia median 98.5-
  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 94.2-

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 houron the hour's :30
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
168 of 168100% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Oct 10, 12:30 PM
Latest report
Oct 17, 11:30 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
27 min9 in 10 within 29 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 17 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, 12; 10 to 19 per cent, 150; 20 to 29 per cent, 54; 30 to 39 per cent, 16; 40 to 49 per cent, 19; 50 to 59 per cent, 39; 60 to 69 per cent, 9; 70 to 79 per cent, 20; 80 to 89 per cent, 41; 90 to 99 per cent, 185; 100 per cent, 166. Ohio River AT Wheeling received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 269 of 711.WHERE IT RANKS IN WEST VIRGINIA, Oct 17THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 269 OF 711PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 91210 to 1915020 to 295430 to 391640 to 491950 to 593960 to 69970 to 792080 to 894190 to 99185100166STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Ohio River AT Wheeling's rank in West Virginia by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-17: 2026-09-26 rank 200 of 387; 2026-09-27 rank 159 of 432; 2026-09-28 rank 164 of 512; 2026-09-29 rank 124 of 523; 2026-09-30 rank 154 of 528; 2026-10-01 rank 127 of 527; 2026-10-02 rank 245 of 583; 2026-10-03 rank 241 of 583; 2026-10-04 rank 251 of 589; 2026-10-05 rank 259 of 653; 2026-10-06 rank 260 of 656; 2026-10-07 rank 266 of 703; 2026-10-08 rank 268 of 703; 2026-10-09 rank 277 of 704; 2026-10-10 rank 278 of 704; 2026-10-11 rank 276 of 704; 2026-10-12 rank 255 of 703; 2026-10-13 rank 288 of 706; 2026-10-14 rank 287 of 707; 2026-10-15 rank 297 of 706; 2026-10-16 rank 296 of 711; 2026-10-17 rank 269 of 711.ITS RANK IN WEST VIRGINIA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1100200300Sep 26Sep 30Oct 4Oct 8Oct 12Oct 16Oct 17
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%166
90 to 99%185
80 to 89%41
70 to 79%20
60 to 69%9
50 to 59%39
40 to 49%19
30 to 39%16
20 to 29%54
10 to 19%150
0 to 9%12
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 17, 2026269711100.0%
Oct 16, 202629671199.4%
Oct 15, 202629770699.4%
Oct 14, 202628770798.8%
Oct 13, 202628870698.8%
Oct 12, 202625570398.8%
Oct 11, 202627670498.2%
Oct 10, 202627870497.6%
Oct 9, 202627770497.6%
Oct 8, 202626870398.2%
Oct 7, 202626670398.8%
Oct 6, 202626065698.8%
Oct 5, 202625965398.8%
Oct 4, 202625158999.4%
Oct 3, 2026241583100.0%
Oct 2, 2026245583100.0%
Oct 1, 2026127527100.0%
Sep 30, 2026154528100.0%
Sep 29, 2026124523100.0%
Sep 28, 2026164512100.0%
Sep 27, 2026159432100.0%
Sep 26, 2026200387100.0%
Reports received at Ohio River AT Wheeling, reports from 0.0 to 4.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports012343 PM6 PM9 PMOct 173 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Temperature at Ohio River AT Wheeling, temperature from 62.7 to 69.7, the latest 67.7, in degrees Fahrenheit.TEMPERATUREF6264666870Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16Sat 17
Reports received at Ohio River AT Wheeling, reports from 0.0 to 4.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports01234Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16Sat 17
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourTemperature FReports
Thu 15, 7 AM67.71
Wed 14, 7 AM69.71
Tue 13, 7 AM62.71

What this instrument measures for

1 place reads it as one of the nearest to it.

Near Ohio River AT Wheeling