Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
392556076183801
Latitude
39.43222 N
Longitude
76.31056 W
Elevation
56 ft
Rank
394of 725 in Maryland, Oct 11
Observed
2:45 AMEDT, 1 hour ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Rain Gage At Lake Serene At EdgewoodReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 33 instruments in Maryland stand at one.

Station charts

Rain Gage At Lake Serene At Edgewood Report

Rank 394 of 725 in Maryland, 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 score85.7of 100

Maryland median
87.9the median score of 725 stations
Scoring higher
391stations in Maryland
Sharing its score
7ranks 392 to 398
Points deducted
14.310.0 reports received, 3.6 arrival, 0.4 forecast check, 0.3 accuracy
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Maryland median 98.4, 100.0, 95.7
Next above
393826076313901rank 392; ahead on longest silence 75 min against 77 min
Next below
MD127rank 399; behind on 247 score 85.7 against 85.5
Sharing its rank
4other 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 pointsMaryland median 75.6120 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1064.46.4 of 10 pointsMaryland median 88.8half its reports arrived within 28 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsMaryland median 94.8longest silence 77 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-19.7 of 20 points, at the medianMaryland median 98.4-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianMaryland median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.6 of 10 points, at the medianMaryland median 95.7-

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
394of 725 in Maryland, Oct 11
Schedule
every houron the hour's :45
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
87 minfrom Oct 11, 6:45 AM
Latest report
Oct 11, 6:45 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
28 min9 in 10 within 28 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 725 ranked stations in Maryland 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, 4; 10 to 19 per cent, 36; 20 to 29 per cent, 14; 30 to 39 per cent, 15; 40 to 49 per cent, 57; 50 to 59 per cent, 94; 60 to 69 per cent, 86; 70 to 79 per cent, 60; 80 to 89 per cent, 37; 90 to 99 per cent, 211; 100 per cent, 111. Rain Gage At Lake Serene At Edgewood received 71.4 per cent, 120 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 394 of 725.WHERE IT RANKS IN MARYLAND, Oct 11THIS ONE: 71.4%, 120 OF 168, RANK 394 OF 725PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9410 to 193620 to 291430 to 391540 to 495750 to 599460 to 698670 to 796080 to 893790 to 99211100111STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Rain Gage At Lake Serene At Edgewood's rank in Maryland by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-07 rank 685 of 729; 2026-10-08 rank 668 of 731; 2026-10-09 rank 539 of 733; 2026-10-10 rank 542 of 733; 2026-10-11 rank 394 of 725.ITS RANK IN MARYLAND, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600800Oct 7Oct 8Oct 9Oct 10Oct 11
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%111
90 to 99%211
80 to 89%37
70 to 79%60
60 to 69%86
50 to 59%94
40 to 49%57
30 to 39%15
20 to 29%14
10 to 19%36
0 to 9%4
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 11, 202639472571.4%
Oct 10, 202654273357.1%
Oct 9, 202653973357.1%
Oct 8, 202666873128.5%
Oct 7, 202668572914.2%

Station report

Rain Gage At Lake Serene At Edgewood, 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 56 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.86 inHg and the temperature at 58.8 F.

Section from sea level of where Rain Gage At Lake Serene At Edgewood stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 56 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.86 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 392556076183801FIG. D WHERE RAIN GAGE AT LAKE SERENE AT EDGEWOOD 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 ATMOSPHERERAIN GAGE AT LAKE SERENE AT EDGEWOOD0 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT56 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 HERE29.86 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.8 FTITLERain Gage At Lake Serene At Edgewood, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 392556076183801TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-392556076183801-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 43 degrees above the horizon at 39.43 N, and the day is 11 h 12 min long. Level ground there takes 69 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Rain Gage At Lake Serene At Edgewood, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 43 degrees above the horizon, against 74 at the June solstice, 51 at the equinoxes and 27 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 12 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 392556076183801FIG. E THE SUN AT RAIN GAGE AT LAKE SERENE AT EDGEWOODELEVATION 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 74°EQUINOXES 51°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 27°OCT 11, 43°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 12 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 69 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 39.43 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLERain Gage At Lake Serene At Edgewood, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 392556076183801TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-392556076183801-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 56 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Rain Gage At Lake Serene At Edgewood, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 392556076183801FIG. 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 SCALETITLERain Gage At Lake Serene At Edgewood, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 392556076183801TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-392556076183801-3DRAWN 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

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