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Identifier
03071590
Latitude
39.72008 N
Longitude
79.85561 W
Elevation
-
Rank
842of 1,383 in Pennsylvania, Oct 16
Observed
2:45 AMEDT, 43 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Cheat Lake Near StewartstownReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Cheat Lake Near Stewartstown Report

Rank 842 of 1,383 in Pennsylvania, 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 score86.7of 100

Pennsylvania median
94.3the median score of 1,383 stations
Scoring higher
841stations in Pennsylvania
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
13.39.1 reports received, 3.6 arrival, 0.7 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Pennsylvania median 100.0, 100.0, 92.9
Next above
MRCP1rank 841; ahead on 247 score 86.9 against 86.7
Next below
PA-MR-22rank 843; behind on 247 score 86.7 against 86.5

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 3574.125.9 of 35 pointsPennsylvania median 95.8498 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1064.46.4 of 10 pointsPennsylvania median 94.8half its reports arrived within 28 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsPennsylvania median 100.0longest silence 45 min, on a schedule of one report every 15 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianPennsylvania median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianPennsylvania median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.3 of 10 points, at the medianPennsylvania median 92.9-

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
842of 1,383 in Pennsylvania, Oct 16
Schedule
every 15 minon the hour's :00, :30 and :45
Reports received, 24 hours
71 of 9673.9% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
498 of 67274.1% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
45 minfrom Oct 10, 8:45 PM
Latest report
Oct 16, 6:45 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
28 min9 in 10 within 33 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 1,383 ranked stations in Pennsylvania 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, 33; 10 to 19 per cent, 9; 20 to 29 per cent, 43; 30 to 39 per cent, 6; 40 to 49 per cent, 109; 50 to 59 per cent, 201; 60 to 69 per cent, 122; 70 to 79 per cent, 60; 80 to 89 per cent, 90; 90 to 99 per cent, 310; 100 per cent, 400. Cheat Lake Near Stewartstown received 74.1 per cent, 498 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 842 of 1,383.WHERE IT RANKS IN PENNSYLVANIA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 74.1%, 498 OF 672, RANK 842 OF 1,383PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 93310 to 19920 to 294330 to 39640 to 4910950 to 5920160 to 6912270 to 796080 to 899090 to 99310100400STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Cheat Lake Near Stewartstown's rank in Pennsylvania by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 1,278 of 1,339; 2026-10-08 rank 1,279 of 1,356; 2026-10-09 rank 1,134 of 1,352; 2026-10-10 rank 1,132 of 1,352; 2026-10-11 rank 1,076 of 1,344; 2026-10-12 rank 952 of 1,368; 2026-10-13 rank 844 of 1,374; 2026-10-14 rank 842 of 1,372; 2026-10-15 rank 847 of 1,375; 2026-10-16 rank 842 of 1,383.ITS RANK IN PENNSYLVANIA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%400
90 to 99%310
80 to 89%90
70 to 79%60
60 to 69%122
50 to 59%201
40 to 49%109
30 to 39%6
20 to 29%43
10 to 19%9
0 to 9%33
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20268421,38374.1%
Oct 15, 20268471,37574.1%
Oct 14, 20268421,37274.2%
Oct 13, 20268441,37474.2%
Oct 12, 20269521,36863.8%
Oct 11, 20261,0761,34453.1%
Oct 10, 20261,1321,35242.5%
Oct 9, 20261,1341,35242.2%
Oct 8, 20261,2791,35621.4%
Oct 7, 20261,2781,33910.8%

Station report

Cheat Lake Near Stewartstown, 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 16 the noon sun stands 41 degrees above the horizon at 39.72 N, and the day is 10 h 59 min long. Level ground there takes 66 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Cheat Lake Near Stewartstown, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 41 degrees above the horizon, against 74 at the June solstice, 50 at the equinoxes and 27 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 59 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03071590FIG. E THE SUN AT CHEAT LAKE NEAR STEWARTSTOWNELEVATION 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 74°EQUINOXES 50°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 27°OCT 16, 41°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 59 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 66 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 39.72 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECheat Lake Near Stewartstown, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 03071590TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-03071590-1DRAWN 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, Cheat Lake Near Stewartstown, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03071590FIG. 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 SCALETITLECheat Lake Near Stewartstown, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 03071590TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-03071590-2DRAWN 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

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