Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
02095181
Latitude
36.07917 N
Longitude
79.81278 W
Elevation
735 ft
Rank
1,314of 2,229 in North Carolina, Oct 11
Observed
3:45 AMEDT, 24 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over N Buffalo Cr At Westover Terrace At GreensboroReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 212 instruments in North Carolina stand at one.

Station charts

N Buffalo Cr At Westover Terrace At Greensboro Report

Rank 1,314 of 2,229 in North Carolina, 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 score89.3of 100

North Carolina median
92.3the median score of 2,229 stations
Scoring higher
1,296stations in North Carolina
Sharing its score
83ranks 1,297 to 1,379
Points deducted
10.710.3 reports received, 0.4 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; North Carolina median 100.0, 100.0, 96.2
Next above
355348078433545rank 1,313; ahead on median arrival 7 min 48 s against 7 min 49 s
Next below
351502080512045rank 1,332; behind on median arrival 7 min 49 s against 7 min 50 s
Sharing its rank
17other 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 3570.624.7 of 35 pointsNorth Carolina median 85.7356 of 504 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsNorth Carolina median 96.8half its reports arrived within 8 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsNorth Carolina median 100.0longest silence 40 min, on a schedule of one report every 20 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianNorth Carolina median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianNorth Carolina median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.6 of 10 points, at the medianNorth Carolina median 96.2-

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 (60 min), none for 72 (24 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
1,314of 2,229 in North Carolina, Oct 11
Schedule
every 20 minon the hour's :05, :25 and :45
Reports received, 24 hours
70 of 7297.2% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
380 of 50475.3% of its schedule, 387 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
40 minfrom Oct 8, 1:25 AM
Latest report
Oct 11, 7:45 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
8 min9 in 10 within 12 min

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

Its schedule is one report every 20 min, 72 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 20 min count as one received.

Chart of the 2,229 ranked stations in North Carolina 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, 19; 10 to 19 per cent, 62; 20 to 29 per cent, 38; 30 to 39 per cent, 34; 40 to 49 per cent, 136; 50 to 59 per cent, 255; 60 to 69 per cent, 145; 70 to 79 per cent, 316; 80 to 89 per cent, 214; 90 to 99 per cent, 581; 100 per cent, 429. N Buffalo Cr At Westover Terrace At Greensboro received 70.6 per cent, 356 of 504 scheduled reports, rank 1,314 of 2,229.WHERE IT RANKS IN NORTH CAROLINA, Oct 11THIS ONE: 70.6%, 356 OF 504, RANK 1,314 OF 2,229PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 91910 to 196220 to 293830 to 393440 to 4913650 to 5925560 to 6914570 to 7931680 to 8921490 to 99581100429STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of N Buffalo Cr At Westover Terrace At Greensboro's rank in North Carolina by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-07 rank 1,922 of 2,180; 2026-10-08 rank 1,877 of 2,202; 2026-10-09 rank 1,501 of 2,181; 2026-10-10 rank 1,502 of 2,181; 2026-10-11 rank 1,314 of 2,229.ITS RANK IN NORTH CAROLINA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,5002,000Oct 7Oct 8Oct 9Oct 10Oct 11
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%429
90 to 99%581
80 to 89%214
70 to 79%316
60 to 69%145
50 to 59%255
40 to 49%136
30 to 39%34
20 to 29%38
10 to 19%62
0 to 9%19
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 11, 20261,3142,22970.6%
Oct 10, 20261,5022,18156.9%
Oct 9, 20261,5012,18156.5%
Oct 8, 20261,8772,20228.5%
Oct 7, 20261,9222,18014.2%

Station report

N Buffalo Cr At Westover Terrace At Greensboro, 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 735 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.14 inHg and the temperature at 56.4 F.

Section from sea level of where N Buffalo Cr At Westover Terrace At Greensboro stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 735 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.14 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.4 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02095181FIG. D WHERE N BUFFALO CR AT WESTOVER TERRACE AT GREENSBORO 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 ATMOSPHEREN BUFFALO CR AT WESTOVER TERRACE AT GREENSBORO3 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT735 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 HERE29.14 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.4 FTITLEN Buffalo Cr At Westover Terrace At Greensboro, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 02095181TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-02095181-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 47 degrees above the horizon at 36.08 N, and the day is 11 h 18 min long. Level ground there takes 73 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at N Buffalo Cr At Westover Terrace At Greensboro, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 47 degrees above the horizon, against 77 at the June solstice, 54 at the equinoxes and 30 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 18 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02095181FIG. E THE SUN AT N BUFFALO CR AT WESTOVER TERRACE AT GREENSBOROELEVATION 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 77°EQUINOXES 54°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 30°OCT 11, 47°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 18 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 73 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 36.08 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLEN Buffalo Cr At Westover Terrace At Greensboro, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 02095181TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-02095181-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 735 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, N Buffalo Cr At Westover Terrace At Greensboro, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02095181FIG. 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 SCALETITLEN Buffalo Cr At Westover Terrace At Greensboro, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 02095181TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-02095181-3DRAWN 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

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