Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
335358081331900
Latitude
33.89959 N
Longitude
81.55510 W
Elevation
248 ft
Rank
888of 1,153 in South Carolina, Oct 11
Observed
5:00 AMEDT, 1 hour ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over USGS Raingage At Batesburg Pd At BatesburgReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 82 instruments in South Carolina stand at one.

Station charts

USGS Raingage At Batesburg Pd At Batesburg Report

Rank 888 of 1,153 in South 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 score85.6of 100

South Carolina median
95.0the median score of 1,153 stations
Scoring higher
887stations in South Carolina
Sharing its score
3ranks 888 to 890
Points deducted
14.49.8 reports received, 4.6 arrival
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; South Carolina median 100.0, 100.0, 99.7
Next above
SC-SP-92rank 887; ahead on 247 score 85.8 against 85.6
Next below
341010081543900rank 891; behind on 247 score 85.6 against 85.4
Sharing its rank
2other 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 3572.025.2 of 35 pointsSouth Carolina median 97.0121 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1054.45.4 of 10 pointsSouth Carolina median 95.3half its reports arrived within 33 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsSouth Carolina median 100.0longest silence 66 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianSouth Carolina median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianSouth Carolina median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-10.0 of 10 points, at the medianSouth Carolina median 99.7-

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 (3 h), none for 72 (72 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
888of 1,153 in South Carolina, Oct 11
Schedule
every houron the hour's :00
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
131 of 16877.9% of its schedule, 132 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
72 minfrom Oct 11, 9:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 11, 9:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
33 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 hour, 24 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same hour count as one received.

Chart of the 1,153 ranked stations in South 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, 4; 10 to 19 per cent, 23; 20 to 29 per cent, 12; 30 to 39 per cent, 7; 40 to 49 per cent, 81; 50 to 59 per cent, 116; 60 to 69 per cent, 8; 70 to 79 per cent, 130; 80 to 89 per cent, 166; 90 to 99 per cent, 309; 100 per cent, 297. USGS Raingage At Batesburg Pd At Batesburg received 72.0 per cent, 121 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 888 of 1,153.WHERE IT RANKS IN SOUTH CAROLINA, Oct 11THIS ONE: 72.0%, 121 OF 168, RANK 888 OF 1,153PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9410 to 192320 to 291230 to 39740 to 498150 to 5911660 to 69870 to 7913080 to 8916690 to 99309100297STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of USGS Raingage At Batesburg Pd At Batesburg's rank in South Carolina by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-07 rank 1,103 of 1,137; 2026-10-08 rank 1,105 of 1,156; 2026-10-09 rank 951 of 1,128; 2026-10-10 rank 950 of 1,128; 2026-10-11 rank 888 of 1,153.ITS RANK IN SOUTH CAROLINA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Oct 7Oct 8Oct 9Oct 10Oct 11
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%297
90 to 99%309
80 to 89%166
70 to 79%130
60 to 69%8
50 to 59%116
40 to 49%81
30 to 39%7
20 to 29%12
10 to 19%23
0 to 9%4
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 11, 20268881,15372.0%
Oct 10, 20269501,12857.7%
Oct 9, 20269511,12857.1%
Oct 8, 20261,1051,15629.1%
Oct 7, 20261,1031,13714.8%

Station report

USGS Raingage At Batesburg Pd At Batesburg, 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 248 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.65 inHg and the temperature at 58.1 F.

Section from sea level of where USGS Raingage At Batesburg Pd At Batesburg stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 248 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.65 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.1 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 335358081331900FIG. D WHERE USGS RAINGAGE AT BATESBURG PD AT BATESBURG 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 ATMOSPHEREUSGS RAINGAGE AT BATESBURG PD AT BATESBURG1 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT248 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 HERE29.65 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.1 FTITLEUSGS Raingage At Batesburg Pd At Batesburg, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 335358081331900TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-335358081331900-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 49 degrees above the horizon at 33.90 N, and the day is 11 h 21 min long. Level ground there takes 75 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at USGS Raingage At Batesburg Pd At Batesburg, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 49 degrees above the horizon, against 80 at the June solstice, 56 at the equinoxes and 33 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 21 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 335358081331900FIG. E THE SUN AT USGS RAINGAGE AT BATESBURG PD AT BATESBURGELEVATION 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 80°EQUINOXES 56°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 33°OCT 11, 49°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 21 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 75 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 33.90 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLEUSGS Raingage At Batesburg Pd At Batesburg, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 335358081331900TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-335358081331900-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 248 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, USGS Raingage At Batesburg Pd At Batesburg, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 335358081331900FIG. 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 SCALETITLEUSGS Raingage At Batesburg Pd At Batesburg, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 335358081331900TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-335358081331900-3DRAWN 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

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