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At a tide gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
NDBC-PPTM2
Latitude
38.13400 N
Longitude
76.53300 W
Elevation
-
Observed
2:30 AMEDT, 1 hour ago
Wind
10mph
Gust
13mph
Wind direction
340°

Ranking Statistics

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Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 10 instruments in Maryland stand at one.

Station charts

Piney Point Report

Rank 672 of 742 in Maryland, 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 score72.5of 100

Maryland median
89.5the median score of 742 stations
Scoring higher
670stations in Maryland
Sharing its score
2ranks 671 to 672
Points deducted
27.512.3 reports received, 8.2 continuity, 6.6 arrival, 0.5 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Maryland median 100.0, 100.0, 95.1
Next above
MD018rank 671; ahead on reports received 69.4% against 65.0%
Next below
LSBM2rank 673; behind on 247 score 72.5 against 72.2

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 3565.022.8 of 35 pointsMaryland median 84.4364 of 560 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1034.13.4 of 10 pointsMaryland median 94.0half its reports arrived within 43 min
  3. Continuityweight 1018.51.9 of 10 pointsMaryland median 100.0longest silence 12 h, on a schedule of one report every 18 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianMaryland median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianMaryland median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.5 of 10 points, at the medianMaryland median 95.1-

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 (54 min), none for 72 (21.6 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 18 minon the hour's :00, :18, :30 and :48
Reports received, 24 hours
49 of 8061.2% of its schedule, 55 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
362 of 56064.6% of its schedule, 428 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
12 hoursfrom Oct 14, 3:18 AM
Latest report
Oct 17, 6:30 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
43 min9 in 10 within 53 min

From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.

Its schedule is one report every 18 min, 80 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 18 min count as one received.

Chart of the 742 ranked stations in Maryland 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, 3; 10 to 19 per cent, 38; 20 to 29 per cent, 9; 30 to 39 per cent, 14; 40 to 49 per cent, 48; 50 to 59 per cent, 97; 60 to 69 per cent, 117; 70 to 79 per cent, 35; 80 to 89 per cent, 41; 90 to 99 per cent, 181; 100 per cent, 159. Piney Point received 65.0 per cent, 364 of 560 scheduled reports, rank 672 of 742.WHERE IT RANKS IN MARYLAND, Oct 17THIS ONE: 65.0%, 364 OF 560, RANK 672 OF 742PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9310 to 193820 to 29930 to 391440 to 494850 to 599760 to 6911770 to 793580 to 894190 to 99181100159STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Piney Point's rank in Maryland by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-11 to 2026-10-17: 2026-10-11 rank 711 of 725; 2026-10-12 rank 680 of 728; 2026-10-13 rank 669 of 726; 2026-10-14 rank 661 of 727; 2026-10-15 rank 670 of 723; 2026-10-16 rank 675 of 736; 2026-10-17 rank 672 of 742.ITS RANK IN MARYLAND, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600800Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%159
90 to 99%181
80 to 89%41
70 to 79%35
60 to 69%117
50 to 59%97
40 to 49%48
30 to 39%14
20 to 29%9
10 to 19%38
0 to 9%3
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 17, 202667274265.0%
Oct 16, 202667573657.5%
Oct 15, 202667072347.5%
Oct 14, 202666172742.3%
Oct 13, 202666972632.8%
Oct 12, 202668072822.6%
Oct 11, 202671172511.6%

Station report

Piney Point, in 2 sheets

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

1The sun

Contents

On Oct 17 the noon sun stands 42 degrees above the horizon at 38.13 N, and the day is 11 h 00 min long. Level ground there takes 67 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Piney Point, angles true: on Oct 17 it stands 42 degrees above the horizon, against 75 at the June solstice, 52 at the equinoxes and 28 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 00 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-PPTM2FIG. E THE SUN AT PINEY POINTELEVATION 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 75°EQUINOXES 52°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 28°OCT 17, 42°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 00 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 67 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 38.13 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.4°TITLEPiney Point, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-PPTM2TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-17IDSR-NDBCPPTM2-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

2The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Piney Point, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-PPTM2FIG. 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 SCALETITLEPiney Point, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-PPTM2TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-17IDSR-NDBCPPTM2-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near Piney Point