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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
WRAN7
Latitude
36.14623 N
Longitude
81.79127 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 278 reports in 113 hours over the last seven days
Rank
2,052of 2,255 in North Carolina, Oct 16
Observed
2:05 AMEDT, 27 minutes ago

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Watauga River at Aldridge RoadReflectivityStorm 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.

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Watauga River at Aldridge Road Report

Rank 2,052 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 score77.9of 100

North Carolina median
95.0the median score of 2,255 stations
Scoring higher
2,046stations in North Carolina
Sharing its score
6ranks 2,047 to 2,052
Points deducted
22.120.5 reports received, 0.9 continuity, 0.7 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
EW1186rank 2,051; ahead on reports received 47.3% against 41.3%
Next below
FW6276rank 2,053; behind on 247 score 77.9 against 77.8

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 3541.414.5 of 35 pointsNorth Carolina median 92.6278 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1093.09.3 of 10 pointsNorth Carolina median 95.2half its reports arrived within 14 min
  3. Continuityweight 1090.99.1 of 10 pointsNorth Carolina median 100.0longest silence 60 min, on a schedule of one report every 15 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 (45 min), none for 72 (18 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
2,052of 2,255 in North Carolina, Oct 16
Schedule
every 15 minon the hour's :05, :20, :35 and :50
Reports received, 24 hours
69 of 9671.8% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
295 of 67243.8% of its schedule, 298 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Oct 11, 10:35 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 2:05 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
14 min9 in 10 within 18 min

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

Its schedule is one report every 15 min, 96 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 15 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. Watauga River at Aldridge Road received 41.3 per cent, 278 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 2,052 of 2,255.WHERE IT RANKS IN NORTH CAROLINA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 41.3%, 278 OF 672, RANK 2,052 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 Watauga River at Aldridge Road's rank in North Carolina by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-12 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-12 rank 2,154 of 2,235; 2026-10-13 rank 2,152 of 2,255; 2026-10-14 rank 2,134 of 2,251; 2026-10-15 rank 2,131 of 2,253; 2026-10-16 rank 2,052 of 2,255.ITS RANK IN NORTH CAROLINA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP11,0002,0003,000Oct 12Oct 13Oct 14Oct 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, 20262,0522,25541.3%
Oct 15, 20262,1312,25331.2%
Oct 14, 20262,1342,25126.1%
Oct 13, 20262,1522,25514.4%
Oct 12, 20262,1542,2353.8%
Reports received at Watauga River at Aldridge Road, reports from 1.0 to 5.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports02463 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 16
Reports received at Watauga River at Aldridge Road, reports from 0.0 to 5.0, 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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