Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
ELKN7
Latitude
36.24170 N
Longitude
80.84690 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 166 reports in 160 hours over the last seven days
Rank
781of 1,659 in North Carolina, Oct 4

On the radar over Yadkin River AT ElkinReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 34 instruments in North Carolina stand at one.

Station charts

Yadkin River AT Elkin Report

Rank 781 of 1,659 in North Carolina, Oct 4. 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.

247 score96.0of 100

  1. Reports receivedweight 3598.8166 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1066.6half its reports arrived within 27 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.0longest silence 2 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20--
  5. Instrument checksweight 15--
  6. Forecast checkweight 10--

The score is the weighted mean of its six parts, from the last 7 days. How a station is ranked sets out each part.

Rank
781of 1,659 in North Carolina, Oct 4
Schedule
every houron the hour's :00
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
166 of 16898.8% of its schedule, 172 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
2 h 01 minfrom Sep 28, 11:59 PM
Latest report
Oct 4, 7:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
27 min9 in 10 within 27 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 1,659 ranked stations in North Carolina on Oct 4 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, 12; 10 to 19 per cent, 10; 20 to 29 per cent, 18; 30 to 39 per cent, 61; 40 to 49 per cent, 22; 50 to 59 per cent, 25; 60 to 69 per cent, 257; 70 to 79 per cent, 79; 80 to 89 per cent, 177; 90 to 99 per cent, 410; 100 per cent, 588. Yadkin River AT Elkin received 98.8 per cent, 166 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 781 of 1,659.WHERE IT RANKS IN NORTH CAROLINA, Oct 4THIS ONE: 98.8%, 166 OF 168, RANK 781 OF 1,659PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 91210 to 191020 to 291830 to 396140 to 492250 to 592560 to 6925770 to 797980 to 8917790 to 99410100588STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Yadkin River AT Elkin's rank in North Carolina by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-04: 2026-09-26 rank 383 of 910; 2026-09-27 rank 331 of 915; 2026-09-28 rank 331 of 1,010; 2026-09-29 rank 458 of 1,037; 2026-09-30 rank 419 of 1,043; 2026-10-01 rank 376 of 1,052; 2026-10-02 rank 763 of 1,620; 2026-10-03 rank 764 of 1,620; 2026-10-04 rank 781 of 1,659.ITS RANK IN NORTH CAROLINA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600800Sep 26Sep 28Sep 30Oct 2Oct 4
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%588
90 to 99%410
80 to 89%177
70 to 79%79
60 to 69%257
50 to 59%25
40 to 49%22
30 to 39%61
20 to 29%18
10 to 19%10
0 to 9%12
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 4, 20267811,65998.8%
Oct 3, 20267641,62098.7%
Oct 2, 20267631,62098.7%
Oct 1, 20263761,05298.5%
Sep 30, 20264191,04398.3%
Sep 29, 20264581,03798.9%
Sep 28, 20263311,010100.0%
Sep 27, 2026331915100.0%
Sep 26, 2026383910100.0%
Reports received at Yadkin River AT Elkin, reports from 1.0 to 4.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports012349 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 43 AM6 AM
Reports received at Yadkin River AT Elkin, reports from 1.0 to 4.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports01234Mon 28Tue 29Wed 30Thu 1Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4
Average high and Average low at Yadkin River AT Elkin, average high from 69.0 to 116.3, the latest 91.3; average low from 35.5 to 76.7, the latest 46.7, in degrees Fahrenheit.AVERAGE HIGH AND AVERAGE LOWF25507510012520172019202120232025FREEZINGAVERAGE HIGHAVERAGE LOW
Days reported at Yadkin River AT Elkin, days from 0.0 to 31.0, the latest 0.0, in days.DAYS REPORTEDdays010203120172019202120232025
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
MonthAverage high FAverage low FDays reported
Nov 202091.346.730
Oct 2020100.355.931
Sep 2020103.166.630
Aug 2020111.975.631
Jul 2020114.776.731
Jun 2020105.870.730
May 202094.258.031
Apr 202089.349.630
Mar 202085.749.431
Feb 202074.140.029
Jan 202073.038.831
Dec 201977.638.531
Nov 201981.039.030
Oct 2019102.658.231
Sep 2019116.370.030
Aug 2019112.773.031
Jul 2019114.775.931
Jun 2019105.470.030
May 2019105.466.731
Apr 201994.754.230
Mar 201979.140.631
Feb 201976.640.728
Jan 201969.035.531

The whole record, Aug 19, 2014 to Nov 30, 2020, 999 days reported.

Temperature by month, the whole record at Yadkin River AT Elkin, average high from 69.9 to 114.7, the latest 74.7; average low from 35.3 to 76.3, the latest 39.1; record high from 94.6 to 125.6, the latest 94.6; record low from 10.9 to 65.0, the latest 28.3, in degrees Fahrenheit.TEMPERATURE BY MONTH, THE WHOLE RECORDF050100150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecFREEZINGAVERAGE HIGHAVERAGE LOWRECORD HIGHRECORD LOW
Days reported, by year at Yadkin River AT Elkin, days reported from 3.0 to 365.0, the latest 335.0, in days.DAYS REPORTED, BY YEARdays010020030036620142015201820192020
Average high and low, by year at Yadkin River AT Elkin, average high from 94.7 to 94.9, the latest 94.9; average low from 55.3 to 57.2, the latest 57.2, in degrees Fahrenheit.AVERAGE HIGH AND LOW, BY YEARF506070809010020142015201820192020AVERAGE HIGHAVERAGE LOW
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
MonthAverage high FAverage low FRecord high FRecord low FAverage precipitation inStrongest gust mph
Jan69.935.396.8 2020-01-1215.0 2015-01-08--
Feb73.035.6102.3 2019-02-0510.9 2015-02-20--
Mar82.744.5104.9 2020-03-2825.9 2015-03-07--
Apr91.552.0107.2 2019-04-2436.4 2015-04-05--
May101.562.5114.1 2019-05-2539.9 2020-05-10--
Jun105.470.4115.8 2019-06-2956.7 2020-06-01--
Jul114.776.3120.8 2019-07-1965.0 2019-07-25--
Aug112.374.0120.3 2019-08-1963.0 2019-08-30--
Sep107.868.3125.6 2019-09-2949.3 2020-09-21--
Oct99.655.3121.7 2019-10-0339.6 2014-10-25--
Nov83.440.1105.6 2020-11-0719.5 2014-11-19--
Dec74.739.194.6 2019-12-2628.3 2019-12-20--

The instrumentWhat an instrument is FB-INS-001

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