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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
UPCN7
Latitude
35.78790 N
Longitude
78.77040 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 125 reports in 38 hours over the last seven days
Rank
2,172of 2,255 in North Carolina, Oct 16
Observed
3:30 AMEDT, 43 minutes ago

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Cary 1E - Walnut CreekReflectivityStorm 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

Cary 1E - Walnut Creek Report

Rank 2,172 of 2,255 in North Carolina, Oct 16. 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 score67.6of 100

North Carolina median
95.0the median score of 2,255 stations
Scoring higher
2,171stations in North Carolina
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
32.430.7 reports received, 1.7 arrival
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; North Carolina median 100.0, 100.0, 100.0
Next above
GRFN7rank 2,171; ahead on 247 score 68.1 against 67.6
Next below
EW5593rank 2,173; behind on 247 score 67.6 against 67.4

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 3512.44.3 of 35 pointsNorth Carolina median 92.6125 of 1,008 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1083.08.3 of 10 pointsNorth Carolina median 95.2half its reports arrived within 18 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsNorth Carolina median 100.0longest silence 30 min, on a schedule of one report every 10 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 10-10.0 of 10 points, at the medianNorth Carolina median 100.0-

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 (30 min), none for 72 (12 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
2,172of 2,255 in North Carolina, Oct 16
Schedule
every 10 minon the hour's :00, :20, :30 and :50
Reports received, 24 hours
97 of 14467.3% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
155 of 1,00815.3% of its schedule, 158 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
40 minfrom Oct 15, 9:30 PM
Latest report
Oct 16, 3:50 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
18 min9 in 10 within 19 min

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

Its schedule is one report every 10 min, 144 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 10 min count as one received.

Chart of the 2,255 ranked stations in North Carolina on Oct 16 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, 26; 20 to 29 per cent, 46; 30 to 39 per cent, 10; 40 to 49 per cent, 178; 50 to 59 per cent, 286; 60 to 69 per cent, 199; 70 to 79 per cent, 156; 80 to 89 per cent, 200; 90 to 99 per cent, 591; 100 per cent, 551. Cary 1E - Walnut Creek received 12.4 per cent, 125 of 1,008 scheduled reports, rank 2,172 of 2,255.WHERE IT RANKS IN NORTH CAROLINA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 12.4%, 125 OF 1,008, RANK 2,172 OF 2,255PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 91210 to 192620 to 294630 to 391040 to 4917850 to 5928660 to 6919970 to 7915680 to 8920090 to 99591100551STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Cary 1E - Walnut Creek's rank in North Carolina by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-15 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-15 rank 2,180 of 2,253; 2026-10-16 rank 2,172 of 2,255.ITS RANK IN NORTH CAROLINA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP11,0002,0003,000Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%551
90 to 99%591
80 to 89%200
70 to 79%156
60 to 69%199
50 to 59%286
40 to 49%178
30 to 39%10
20 to 29%46
10 to 19%26
0 to 9%12
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20262,1722,25512.4%
Oct 15, 20262,1802,2532.4%
Reports received at Cary 1E - Walnut Creek, reports from 1.0 to 6.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports02466 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM
Reports received at Cary 1E - Walnut Creek, reports from 0.0 to 6.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports0246Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16

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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