Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
FCMV2
Latitude
38.89278 N
Longitude
77.19111 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 664 reports in 169 hours over the last seven days
Rank
647of 1,183 in Virginia, Oct 4
Precipitation today
0.1in

On the radar over Falls Church MetReflectivityStorm 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

Falls Church Met Report

Rank 647 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 score96.9of 100

  1. Reports receivedweight 3598.8664 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1083.4half 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
647of 1,183 in Virginia, Oct 4
Schedule
every 15 minon the hour's :05, :20, :35 and :50
Reports received, 24 hours
96 of 96100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
664 of 67298.8% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
30 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Sep 30, 11:20 PM
Latest report
Oct 4, 5:35 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. Falls Church Met received 98.8 per cent, 664 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 647 of 1,183.WHERE IT RANKS IN VIRGINIA, Oct 4THIS ONE: 98.8%, 664 OF 672, RANK 647 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 Falls Church Met's rank in Virginia by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-04: 2026-09-26 rank 475 of 729; 2026-09-27 rank 90 of 733; 2026-09-28 rank 487 of 807; 2026-09-29 rank 474 of 818; 2026-09-30 rank 454 of 818; 2026-10-01 rank 473 of 820; 2026-10-02 rank 624 of 1,140; 2026-10-03 rank 623 of 1,140; 2026-10-04 rank 647 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, 20266471,18398.8%
Oct 3, 20266231,14099.0%
Oct 2, 20266241,14099.0%
Oct 1, 202647382098.9%
Sep 30, 202645481899.5%
Sep 29, 202647481899.4%
Sep 28, 202648780799.6%
Sep 27, 202690733100.0%
Sep 26, 202647572998.9%
Precipitation at Falls Church Met, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.03, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.030.050.070.106 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 43 AM
Reports received at Falls Church Met, reports from 8.0 to 12.0, the latest 8.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports0510156 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 43 AM
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Sat 3, 11 PM0.0011
Sat 3, 10 PM0.0011
Sat 3, 9 PM0.0012
Sat 3, 8 PM0.0012
Sat 3, 7 PM0.0012
Sat 3, 6 PM0.0012
Sat 3, 5 PM0.0012
Sat 3, 4 PM0.0012
Sat 3, 3 PM0.0012
Sat 3, 2 PM0.0012
Sat 3, 1 PM0.0012
Sat 3, 12 PM0.0012
Sat 3, 11 AM0.0312
Sat 3, 10 AM0.0312
Sat 3, 9 AM0.0012
Sat 3, 8 AM0.0012
Sat 3, 7 AM0.0012
Sat 3, 6 AM0.0112
Precipitation at Falls Church Met, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.43, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.200.400.60Mon 28Tue 29Wed 30Thu 1Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4
Reports received at Falls Church Met, reports from 8.0 to 12.0, the latest 8.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports051015Mon 28Tue 29Wed 30Thu 1Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Sat 3, 11 PM0.0011
Sat 3, 10 PM0.0011
Sat 3, 9 PM0.0012
Sat 3, 8 PM0.0012
Sat 3, 7 PM0.0012
Sat 3, 6 PM0.0012
Sat 3, 5 PM0.0012
Sat 3, 4 PM0.0012
Sat 3, 3 PM0.0012
Sat 3, 2 PM0.0012
Sat 3, 1 PM0.0012
Sat 3, 12 PM0.0012
Sat 3, 11 AM0.0312
Sat 3, 10 AM0.0312
Sat 3, 9 AM0.0012
Sat 3, 8 AM0.0012
Sat 3, 7 AM0.0012
Sat 3, 6 AM0.0112
Sat 3, 5 AM0.0612
Sat 3, 4 AM0.0212
Sat 3, 3 AM0.0312
Sat 3, 2 AM0.0512
Sat 3, 1 AM0.1512
Sat 3, 12 AM0.0012
Fri 2, 11 PM0.0012
Fri 2, 10 PM0.0012
Fri 2, 9 PM0.0112
Fri 2, 8 PM0.4312
Fri 2, 7 PM0.0012
Fri 2, 6 PM0.0012
Fri 2, 5 PM0.0012
Fri 2, 4 PM0.0012
Fri 2, 3 PM0.0012
Fri 2, 2 PM0.0012
Fri 2, 1 PM0.0012
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Wed 30, 11 PM0.009
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Tue 29, 4 AM0.0012
Tue 29, 3 AM0.0012
Tue 29, 2 AM0.0012
Tue 29, 1 AM0.0012
Mon 28, 11 PM0.0012
Mon 28, 10 PM0.0012
Mon 28, 9 PM0.0012
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Mon 28, 12 AM0.0012
Sun 27, 11 PM0.0012
Sun 27, 10 PM0.0012
Sun 27, 9 PM0.0012
Sun 27, 8 PM0.0012
Sun 27, 7 PM0.0012
Sun 27, 6 PM0.0012
Sun 27, 5 PM0.0012
Sun 27, 4 PM0.0012
Sun 27, 3 PM0.0012
Sun 27, 2 PM0.0112
Sun 27, 1 PM0.0112
Sun 27, 12 PM0.0012
Sun 27, 11 AM0.0012
Sun 27, 10 AM0.0012
Sun 27, 9 AM0.0012
Sun 27, 8 AM0.0012
Sun 27, 7 AM0.0012
Sun 27, 6 AM0.0112
Precipitation at Falls Church Met, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.94, the latest 0.05, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.250.500.751.00Sep 5Sep 10Sep 15Sep 20Sep 25Sep 30
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayPrecipitation in
Oct 40.05
Oct 30.12
Oct 20.01
Oct 10.00
Sep 300.00
Sep 290.00
Sep 280.00
Sep 270.03
Sep 260.36
Sep 250.00
Sep 240.00
Sep 230.35
Sep 220.94
Sep 210.33
Sep 200.12
Sep 190.00
Sep 180.00
Sep 170.00
Sep 160.00
Sep 150.00
Sep 140.00
Sep 130.08
Sep 120.00
Sep 110.74
Sep 100.00
Sep 90.00
Sep 80.00
Sep 70.00
Sep 60.00
Sep 50.00

The whole record, Jun 9, 2026 to Oct 4, 2026, 118 days reported.

Average precipitation by month at Falls Church Met, precipitation from 2.08 to 5.64, the latest 4.60, in inches.AVERAGE PRECIPITATION BY MONTHin0.002.004.006.00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
MonthAverage high FAverage low FRecord high FRecord low FAverage precipitation inStrongest gust mph
Jan------
Feb------
Mar------
Apr------
May------
Jun------
Jul----2.08-
Aug----5.64-
Sep----4.60-
Oct------
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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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