Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
03209500
Latitude
37.46427 N
Longitude
82.52626 W
Elevation
631 ft
Rank
462of 663 in Kentucky, Oct 11
Observed
3:00 AMEDT, 1 hour ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Levisa Fork At PikevilleReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 88 instruments in Kentucky stand at one.

Station charts

Levisa Fork At Pikeville Report

Rank 462 of 663 in Kentucky, Oct 11. 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 score88.4of 100

Kentucky median
94.9the median score of 663 stations
Scoring higher
459stations in Kentucky
Sharing its score
8ranks 460 to 467
Points deducted
11.610.0 reports received, 1.0 accuracy, 0.6 arrival, 0.1 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Kentucky median 95.2, 100.0, 98.9
Next above
380249084295001rank 461; ahead on longest silence 60 min against 61 min
Next below
MDNK2rank 468; behind on 247 score 88.4 against 88.2
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 3571.425.0 of 35 pointsKentucky median 97.6120 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1094.49.4 of 10 pointsKentucky median 90.8half its reports arrived within 13 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsKentucky median 100.0longest silence 61 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-19.0 of 20 points, at the medianKentucky median 95.2-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianKentucky median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.9 of 10 points, at the medianKentucky median 98.9-

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 (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
Rank
462of 663 in Kentucky, Oct 11
Schedule
every houron the hour's :00
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
128 of 16876.1% of its schedule, 129 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
70 minfrom Oct 11, 7:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 11, 7:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
13 min9 in 10 within 13 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 663 ranked stations in Kentucky on Oct 11 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, 6; 10 to 19 per cent, 17; 20 to 29 per cent, 4; 30 to 39 per cent, 5; 40 to 49 per cent, 27; 50 to 59 per cent, 62; 60 to 69 per cent, 5; 70 to 79 per cent, 102; 80 to 89 per cent, 45; 90 to 99 per cent, 241; 100 per cent, 149. Levisa Fork At Pikeville received 71.4 per cent, 120 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 462 of 663.WHERE IT RANKS IN KENTUCKY, Oct 11THIS ONE: 71.4%, 120 OF 168, RANK 462 OF 663PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9610 to 191720 to 29430 to 39540 to 492750 to 596260 to 69570 to 7910280 to 894590 to 99241100149STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Levisa Fork At Pikeville's rank in Kentucky by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-07 rank 595 of 687; 2026-10-08 rank 585 of 690; 2026-10-09 rank 488 of 674; 2026-10-10 rank 484 of 674; 2026-10-11 rank 462 of 663.ITS RANK IN KENTUCKY, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600Oct 7Oct 8Oct 9Oct 10Oct 11
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%149
90 to 99%241
80 to 89%45
70 to 79%102
60 to 69%5
50 to 59%62
40 to 49%27
30 to 39%5
20 to 29%4
10 to 19%17
0 to 9%6
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 11, 202646266371.4%
Oct 10, 202648467457.1%
Oct 9, 202648867456.5%
Oct 8, 202658569028.5%
Oct 7, 202659568714.2%

Station report

Levisa Fork At Pikeville, in 3 sheets

Drawn from the register, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The column

Contents

At 631 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.25 inHg and the temperature at 56.7 F.

Section from sea level of where Levisa Fork At Pikeville stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 631 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.25 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.7 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03209500FIG. D WHERE LEVISA FORK AT PIKEVILLE STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERELEVISA FORK AT PIKEVILLE2 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT631 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.25 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.7 FTITLELevisa Fork At Pikeville, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 03209500TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-03209500-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 45 degrees above the horizon at 37.46 N, and the day is 11 h 15 min long. Level ground there takes 71 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Levisa Fork At Pikeville, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 45 degrees above the horizon, against 76 at the June solstice, 53 at the equinoxes and 29 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 15 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03209500FIG. E THE SUN AT LEVISA FORK AT PIKEVILLEELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 76°EQUINOXES 53°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 29°OCT 11, 45°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 15 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 71 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 37.46 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLELevisa Fork At Pikeville, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 03209500TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-03209500-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 631 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Levisa Fork At Pikeville, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03209500FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLELevisa Fork At Pikeville, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 03209500TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-03209500-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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

What this instrument measures for

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

Near Levisa Fork At Pikeville

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