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Elkins 21 ENE Report
Rank 374 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 score91.2of 100
West Virginia median
92.4the median score of 711 stations
Scoring higher
373stations in West Virginia
Sharing its score
2ranks 374 to 375
Points deducted
8.87.3 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
WV-RN-2rank 375; behind on reports received 100% against 85.7%
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.
Reports receivedweight 35100.035.0 of 35 pointsWest Virginia median 89.984 of 84 scheduled reports received in 7 days
Arrivalweight 1027.02.7 of 10 pointsWest Virginia median 87.5half its reports arrived within 1.5 h
Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsWest Virginia median 100.0longest silence 3.1 h, on a schedule of one report every 2 h
Accuracyweight 20-19.1 of 20 points, at the medianWest Virginia median 95.6-
Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianWest Virginia median 100.0-
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 12 min, none at 2 h
Continuity
Full marks for a longest silence of 3 reports or less (6 h), none for 72 (144 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
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: 84 of 84 scheduled reports received, 100%.
Its schedule is one report every 5 min, 288 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 5 min count as one received.
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports received
Stations
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
Day
Rank
Stations ranked
Share received
Oct 16, 2026
374
711
100.0%
Oct 15, 2026
382
706
100.0%
Oct 14, 2026
352
707
100.0%
Oct 13, 2026
348
706
100.0%
Oct 12, 2026
331
703
100.0%
Oct 11, 2026
324
704
100.0%
Oct 10, 2026
325
704
100.0%
Oct 9, 2026
323
704
100.0%
Oct 8, 2026
326
703
100.0%
Oct 7, 2026
324
703
100.0%
Oct 6, 2026
315
656
100.0%
Oct 5, 2026
313
653
100.0%
Oct 4, 2026
315
589
100.0%
Oct 3, 2026
319
583
100.0%
Oct 2, 2026
319
583
100.0%
Oct 1, 2026
152
527
100.0%
Sep 30, 2026
189
528
100.0%
Sep 29, 2026
177
523
100.0%
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
Hour
Temperature F
Dew point F
Wind mph
Reports
Thu 15, 11 PM
64.6
62.5
3
1
Thu 15, 10 PM
63.8
61.7
2
12
Thu 15, 9 PM
63.1
61.1
3
12
Thu 15, 8 PM
61.7
59.7
1
12
Thu 15, 7 PM
62.5
60.3
0
12
Thu 15, 6 PM
62.1
59.8
1
12
Thu 15, 5 PM
63.2
60.9
1
12
Thu 15, 4 PM
64.7
61.1
1
12
Thu 15, 3 PM
65.3
61.1
1
12
Thu 15, 2 PM
63.7
60.1
2
12
Thu 15, 1 PM
65.8
60.8
2
12
Thu 15, 12 PM
66.8
62.0
3
12
Thu 15, 11 AM
66.0
61.8
2
12
Thu 15, 10 AM
64.2
61.4
1
12
Thu 15, 9 AM
63.1
60.5
1
12
Thu 15, 8 AM
62.8
60.6
0
12
Thu 15, 7 AM
63.0
60.9
0
12
Thu 15, 6 AM
-
61.1
0
12
Thu 15, 5 AM
-
61.1
2
12
Thu 15, 4 AM
63.3
61.2
1
12
Thu 15, 3 AM
63.4
61.2
2
12
Thu 15, 2 AM
63.3
61.1
1
12
Left out: the temperature, which read 53.96 F in 28 reports in a row from Oct 12, 2026; the temperature, which read 63.14 F in 30 reports in a row from Oct 15, 2026, the mark of a sensor that has stuck.
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
Hour
Temperature F
Dew point F
Wind mph
Reports
Thu 15, 11 PM
64.6
62.5
3
1
Thu 15, 10 PM
63.8
61.7
2
12
Thu 15, 9 PM
63.1
61.1
3
12
Thu 15, 8 PM
61.7
59.7
1
12
Thu 15, 7 PM
62.5
60.3
0
12
Thu 15, 6 PM
62.1
59.8
1
12
Thu 15, 5 PM
63.2
60.9
1
12
Thu 15, 4 PM
64.7
61.1
1
12
Thu 15, 3 PM
65.3
61.1
1
12
Thu 15, 2 PM
63.7
60.1
2
12
Thu 15, 1 PM
65.8
60.8
2
12
Thu 15, 12 PM
66.8
62.0
3
12
Thu 15, 11 AM
66.0
61.8
2
12
Thu 15, 10 AM
64.2
61.4
1
12
Thu 15, 9 AM
63.1
60.5
1
12
Thu 15, 8 AM
62.8
60.6
0
12
Thu 15, 7 AM
63.0
60.9
0
12
Thu 15, 6 AM
-
61.1
0
12
Thu 15, 5 AM
-
61.1
2
12
Thu 15, 4 AM
63.3
61.2
1
12
Thu 15, 3 AM
63.4
61.2
2
12
Thu 15, 2 AM
63.3
61.1
1
12
Thu 15, 1 AM
63.3
61.2
0
12
Thu 15, 12 AM
63.3
61.0
0
12
Wed 14, 11 PM
62.8
60.6
2
12
Wed 14, 10 PM
62.5
60.1
1
12
Wed 14, 9 PM
62.8
60.2
4
12
Wed 14, 8 PM
63.9
59.6
4
12
Wed 14, 7 PM
68.3
62.1
3
12
Wed 14, 6 PM
70.7
62.4
3
12
Wed 14, 5 PM
71.8
61.9
4
12
Wed 14, 4 PM
72.8
61.7
6
12
Wed 14, 3 PM
73.3
61.6
6
12
Wed 14, 2 PM
73.2
61.3
5
12
Wed 14, 1 PM
72.6
61.3
5
12
Wed 14, 12 PM
71.8
61.0
5
12
Wed 14, 11 AM
68.5
58.9
3
12
Wed 14, 10 AM
65.1
55.7
1
12
Wed 14, 9 AM
64.0
54.0
1
12
Wed 14, 8 AM
63.7
52.4
1
12
Wed 14, 7 AM
63.8
51.7
1
12
Wed 14, 6 AM
64.2
51.5
2
12
Wed 14, 5 AM
64.0
51.7
3
12
Wed 14, 4 AM
64.6
51.3
4
12
Wed 14, 3 AM
65.1
51.1
4
12
Wed 14, 2 AM
65.9
51.3
4
12
Wed 14, 1 AM
66.0
51.2
3
12
Wed 14, 12 AM
66.1
51.0
3
12
Tue 13, 11 PM
65.9
50.8
2
12
Tue 13, 10 PM
65.9
51.0
2
12
Tue 13, 9 PM
66.1
51.3
3
12
Tue 13, 8 PM
67.1
52.1
3
12
Tue 13, 7 PM
67.7
53.6
3
12
Tue 13, 6 PM
69.1
54.1
4
12
Tue 13, 5 PM
71.8
53.8
6
12
Tue 13, 4 PM
73.5
53.7
6
12
Tue 13, 3 PM
73.9
53.5
6
12
Tue 13, 2 PM
73.3
53.9
7
12
Tue 13, 1 PM
71.7
54.3
6
12
Tue 13, 12 PM
68.9
54.5
4
12
Tue 13, 11 AM
65.3
54.3
4
12
Tue 13, 10 AM
63.1
54.2
4
12
Tue 13, 9 AM
60.7
54.0
2
12
Tue 13, 8 AM
58.4
53.1
1
12
Tue 13, 7 AM
56.1
52.3
1
12
Tue 13, 6 AM
55.6
51.9
0
12
Tue 13, 5 AM
56.4
51.5
0
12
Tue 13, 4 AM
56.9
50.5
1
12
Tue 13, 3 AM
56.3
47.8
4
12
Tue 13, 2 AM
55.3
44.9
5
12
Tue 13, 1 AM
54.8
43.6
5
12
Tue 13, 12 AM
53.7
44.7
4
12
Mon 12, 11 PM
52.8
47.9
4
12
Mon 12, 10 PM
52.4
49.3
4
12
Mon 12, 9 PM
53.6
50.1
5
12
Mon 12, 8 PM
53.3
50.7
5
12
Mon 12, 7 PM
53.6
50.9
4
12
Mon 12, 6 PM
55.1
52.0
5
12
Mon 12, 5 PM
56.1
52.5
5
12
Mon 12, 4 PM
56.4
53.4
6
12
Mon 12, 3 PM
56.1
53.8
7
12
Mon 12, 2 PM
55.1
53.2
6
12
Mon 12, 1 PM
54.5
52.8
6
12
Mon 12, 12 PM
53.6
52.2
5
12
Mon 12, 11 AM
53.3
51.8
4
12
Mon 12, 10 AM
53.0
51.0
3
12
Mon 12, 9 AM
52.8
50.8
3
12
Mon 12, 8 AM
52.7
50.7
5
12
Mon 12, 7 AM
53.2
50.8
6
12
Mon 12, 6 AM
53.4
51.4
6
12
Mon 12, 5 AM
53.9
51.8
7
12
Mon 12, 4 AM
54.0
52.2
6
12
Mon 12, 3 AM
-
52.5
6
12
Mon 12, 2 AM
54.1
52.4
7
12
Mon 12, 1 AM
54.7
52.6
6
12
Mon 12, 12 AM
54.5
53.0
1
12
Sun 11, 11 PM
54.7
53.3
1
12
Sun 11, 10 PM
54.6
53.1
4
12
Sun 11, 9 PM
55.3
53.7
2
12
Sun 11, 8 PM
54.8
53.1
1
12
Sun 11, 7 PM
54.1
52.6
2
12
Sun 11, 6 PM
56.7
53.7
3
12
Sun 11, 5 PM
58.8
53.9
5
12
Sun 11, 4 PM
58.2
53.8
5
12
Sun 11, 3 PM
56.9
53.7
6
12
Sun 11, 2 PM
54.9
51.8
5
12
Sun 11, 1 PM
54.1
51.3
7
12
Sun 11, 12 PM
53.4
50.5
6
12
Sun 11, 11 AM
52.8
49.9
5
12
Sun 11, 10 AM
53.3
50.1
8
12
Sun 11, 9 AM
51.7
48.9
8
12
Sun 11, 8 AM
51.1
48.3
7
12
Sun 11, 7 AM
50.3
47.9
7
12
Sun 11, 6 AM
50.3
47.8
7
12
Sun 11, 5 AM
50.7
48.2
8
12
Sun 11, 4 AM
51.4
49.3
6
12
Sun 11, 3 AM
51.3
48.6
7
12
Sun 11, 2 AM
51.2
48.5
5
12
Sun 11, 1 AM
51.5
48.4
6
12
Sun 11, 12 AM
51.6
47.9
6
12
Sat 10, 11 PM
50.7
46.5
7
12
Sat 10, 10 PM
51.1
46.3
6
12
Sat 10, 9 PM
51.4
45.0
7
12
Sat 10, 8 PM
51.2
43.1
5
12
Sat 10, 7 PM
52.8
39.4
4
12
Sat 10, 6 PM
52.6
38.3
5
12
Sat 10, 5 PM
53.5
37.3
5
12
Sat 10, 4 PM
54.3
36.0
5
12
Sat 10, 3 PM
55.9
35.9
5
12
Sat 10, 2 PM
56.3
37.8
5
12
Sat 10, 1 PM
55.6
39.3
4
12
Sat 10, 12 PM
56.4
39.8
4
12
Sat 10, 11 AM
58.0
39.4
5
12
Sat 10, 10 AM
57.8
38.4
4
12
Sat 10, 9 AM
55.9
36.8
5
12
Sat 10, 8 AM
53.2
37.6
5
12
Sat 10, 7 AM
50.9
38.6
3
12
Sat 10, 6 AM
48.5
38.9
3
12
Sat 10, 5 AM
46.8
37.6
3
12
Sat 10, 4 AM
47.9
36.9
3
12
Sat 10, 3 AM
47.9
35.9
2
12
Sat 10, 2 AM
48.4
34.7
3
12
Sat 10, 1 AM
47.7
36.6
2
12
Sat 10, 12 AM
46.5
37.8
2
12
Fri 9, 11 PM
45.6
38.6
3
12
Fri 9, 10 PM
47.3
39.6
2
12
Fri 9, 9 PM
49.1
40.4
2
12
Fri 9, 8 PM
49.7
40.8
2
12
Fri 9, 7 PM
51.7
41.3
2
12
Fri 9, 6 PM
56.4
38.2
2
12
Fri 9, 5 PM
59.0
36.3
3
12
Fri 9, 4 PM
60.5
35.5
3
12
Fri 9, 3 PM
61.3
35.7
4
12
Fri 9, 2 PM
61.9
36.0
5
12
Fri 9, 1 PM
62.0
34.8
5
12
Fri 9, 12 PM
60.9
34.0
5
12
Fri 9, 11 AM
59.2
34.5
5
12
Fri 9, 10 AM
57.0
34.1
3
12
Fri 9, 9 AM
54.2
32.6
3
12
Fri 9, 8 AM
51.1
33.4
2
12
Fri 9, 7 AM
49.7
33.4
3
12
Fri 9, 6 AM
46.2
36.4
2
12
Fri 9, 5 AM
48.3
36.7
2
12
Fri 9, 4 AM
47.6
36.9
1
12
Fri 9, 3 AM
47.4
37.2
0
12
Fri 9, 2 AM
46.8
37.2
1
12
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
Day
High F
Low F
Highest dew point F
Lowest dew point F
Highest humidity %
Lowest humidity %
Precipitation in
Oct 15
67.1
60.8
62.5
58.7
93
83
0.84
Oct 14
73.6
62.2
63.2
50.8
93
58
0.46
Oct 13
74.5
52.7
55.1
43.4
89
48
0.00
Oct 12
57.0
51.4
54.2
46.3
95
80
0.14
Oct 11
59.4
50.0
55.7
47.3
95
83
1.41
Oct 10
58.8
43.9
47.9
33.7
87
44
0.14
Oct 9
62.8
44.2
42.2
31.0
80
35
0.00
Oct 8
63.7
46.6
46.6
34.2
77
34
0.00
Oct 7
67.3
43.5
43.8
27.3
87
23
0.00
Oct 6
60.6
30.6
37.9
25.2
90
28
0.00
Oct 5
58.1
43.0
52.5
33.8
93
44
0.00
Oct 4
64.8
47.3
55.8
43.9
95
69
0.00
Oct 3
57.9
44.2
54.9
38.0
94
66
0.16
Oct 2
68.9
56.8
61.8
48.1
94
62
0.20
Oct 1
74.1
53.4
54.8
49.9
92
43
0.00
Sep 30
68.2
45.9
54.5
44.5
96
53
0.00
Sep 29
58.8
50.4
53.9
49.0
95
76
0.04
Sep 28
53.2
49.3
51.4
46.6
95
87
0.09
Sep 27
57.7
43.2
47.7
40.7
93
63
0.01
Sep 26
62.2
35.8
45.1
33.3
92
43
0.00
Sep 25
65.3
40.3
40.7
12.3
88
14
0.00
Sep 24
57.0
42.1
41.1
34.4
83
49
0.00
Sep 23
53.8
47.1
47.1
41.0
90
75
0.00
Sep 22
59.9
49.6
58.0
46.4
94
87
1.50
Sep 21
66.9
59.2
63.9
57.3
95
78
0.37
Sep 20
68.4
61.0
63.1
58.7
94
78
0.28
Sep 19
74.8
55.6
62.4
53.9
95
59
0.07
Sep 18
72.1
59.7
64.9
57.6
93
70
0.00
Sep 17
74.8
64.2
68.0
61.5
93
75
0.17
Station report
Elkins 21 ENE, in 5 sheets
Drawn from its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:00 PM local time, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.
64.6 F with a dew point of 62.5 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up.
At 3,390 ft above sea level, 12 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 26.43 inHg and the temperature at 46.9 F; it reports 64.6 F, 17.7 F warmer than standard.
On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 42 degrees above the horizon at 39.01 N, and the day is 11 h 01 min long. Level ground there takes 67 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.
FB-WAT-020, Fig. AFog types
FB-WAT-002, Fig. CHumidity variables
FB-ENG-011, Fig. AWater vapour as a gas
FB-ENG-005, Fig. ALapse rates and stability
