Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
DMCV2
Latitude
36.63330 N
Longitude
81.76670 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 667 reports in 169 hours over the last seven days
Rank
603of 1,183 in Virginia, Oct 4

On the radar over Laurel Creek 1 SE DamascusReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 13 instruments in Virginia stand at one.

Station charts

Laurel Creek 1 SE Damascus Report

Rank 603 of 1,183 in Virginia, 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 score97.1of 100

  1. Reports receivedweight 3599.3667 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1083.3half its reports arrived within 18 min
  3. Continuityweight 1090.9longest silence 60 min, on a schedule of one report every 15 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
603of 1,183 in Virginia, Oct 4
Schedule
every 15 minon the hour's :00, :15, :30 and :45
Reports received, 24 hours
96 of 96100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
667 of 67299.2% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Sep 30, 11:15 PM
Latest report
Oct 4, 5:30 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 15 min, 96 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 15 min count as one received.

Chart of the 1,183 ranked stations in Virginia 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, 4; 10 to 19 per cent, 12; 20 to 29 per cent, 12; 30 to 39 per cent, 24; 40 to 49 per cent, 4; 50 to 59 per cent, 9; 60 to 69 per cent, 89; 70 to 79 per cent, 40; 80 to 89 per cent, 37; 90 to 99 per cent, 569; 100 per cent, 383. Laurel Creek 1 SE Damascus received 99.2 per cent, 667 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 603 of 1,183.WHERE IT RANKS IN VIRGINIA, Oct 4THIS ONE: 99.2%, 667 OF 672, RANK 603 OF 1,183PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9410 to 191220 to 291230 to 392440 to 49450 to 59960 to 698970 to 794080 to 893790 to 99569100383STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Laurel Creek 1 SE Damascus's rank in Virginia by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-04: 2026-09-26 rank 143 of 729; 2026-09-27 rank 143 of 733; 2026-09-28 rank 191 of 807; 2026-09-29 rank 135 of 818; 2026-09-30 rank 164 of 818; 2026-10-01 rank 313 of 820; 2026-10-02 rank 551 of 1,140; 2026-10-03 rank 551 of 1,140; 2026-10-04 rank 603 of 1,183.ITS RANK IN VIRGINIA, 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%383
90 to 99%569
80 to 89%37
70 to 79%40
60 to 69%89
50 to 59%9
40 to 49%4
30 to 39%24
20 to 29%12
10 to 19%12
0 to 9%4
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 4, 20266031,18399.2%
Oct 3, 20265511,14099.3%
Oct 2, 20265511,14099.3%
Oct 1, 202631382099.2%
Sep 30, 2026164818100.0%
Sep 29, 2026135818100.0%
Sep 28, 2026191807100.0%
Sep 27, 2026143733100.0%
Sep 26, 2026143729100.0%
Reports received at Laurel Creek 1 SE Damascus, reports from 0.0 to 4.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports012346 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 43 AM
Reports received at Laurel Creek 1 SE Damascus, reports from 0.0 to 4.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports01234Mon 28Tue 29Wed 30Thu 1Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4
Precipitation at Laurel Creek 1 SE Damascus, precipitation from 0.00 to 1.23, the latest 0.20, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.501.001.5020172019202120232025
Days reported at Laurel Creek 1 SE Damascus, 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
MonthPrecipitation inDays reported
Jul 20170.2030
Jun 20171.2330
May 20170.4831
Apr 20170.5630
Mar 20170.0831
Feb 20170.6028
Jan 20170.0431
Dec 20160.0029
Nov 20160.3630

The whole record, Dec 6, 2010 to Jul 30, 2017, 2,244 days reported.

Average precipitation by month at Laurel Creek 1 SE Damascus, precipitation from 2.16 to 4.86, the latest 2.46, in inches.AVERAGE PRECIPITATION BY MONTHin0.002.004.006.00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Days reported, by year at Laurel Creek 1 SE Damascus, days reported from 26.0 to 366.0, the latest 211.0, in days.DAYS REPORTED, BY YEARdays010020030036620102011201220132014201520162017
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
MonthAverage high FAverage low FRecord high FRecord low FAverage precipitation inStrongest gust mph
Jan----3.18-
Feb----2.54-
Mar----2.97-
Apr----2.98-
May----2.82-
Jun----2.81-
Jul----4.86-
Aug----2.62-
Sep----2.16-
Oct----3.11-
Nov----2.42-
Dec----2.46-

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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