Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
KPTV2
Latitude
37.17000 N
Longitude
75.99000 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 831 reports in 169 hours over the last seven days
Rank
690of 1,183 in Virginia, Oct 4

On the radar over Chesapeake Bay AT KiptopekeReflectivityStorm 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

Chesapeake Bay AT Kiptopeke Report

Rank 690 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 score96.7of 100

  1. Reports receivedweight 3598.9831 of 840 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1071.3half its reports arrived within 24 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.0longest silence 30 min, on a schedule of one report every 12 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
690of 1,183 in Virginia, Oct 4
Schedule
every 12 minon the hour's :06, :12, :24, :36, :42 and :54
Reports received, 24 hours
120 of 120100% of its schedule, 142 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
831 of 84098.9% of its schedule, 996 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
30 minfrom Sep 30, 11:06 PM
Latest report
Oct 4, 5:36 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
24 min9 in 10 within 27 min

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

Its schedule is one report every 12 min, 120 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 12 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. Chesapeake Bay AT Kiptopeke received 98.9 per cent, 831 of 840 scheduled reports, rank 690 of 1,183.WHERE IT RANKS IN VIRGINIA, Oct 4THIS ONE: 98.9%, 831 OF 840, RANK 690 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 Chesapeake Bay AT Kiptopeke's rank in Virginia by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-04: 2026-09-26 rank 468 of 729; 2026-09-27 rank 477 of 733; 2026-09-28 rank 507 of 807; 2026-09-29 rank 486 of 818; 2026-09-30 rank 466 of 818; 2026-10-01 rank 495 of 820; 2026-10-02 rank 612 of 1,140; 2026-10-03 rank 646 of 1,140; 2026-10-04 rank 690 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, 20266901,18398.9%
Oct 3, 20266461,14098.9%
Oct 2, 20266121,14099.1%
Oct 1, 202649582098.7%
Sep 30, 202646681899.4%
Sep 29, 202648681899.3%
Sep 28, 202650780799.4%
Sep 27, 202647773399.1%
Sep 26, 202646872999.1%
Reports received at Chesapeake Bay AT Kiptopeke, reports from 10.0 to 16.0, the latest 10.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports051015206 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 43 AM
Reports received at Chesapeake Bay AT Kiptopeke, reports from 7.0 to 16.0, the latest 10.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports05101520Mon 28Tue 29Wed 30Thu 1Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4

The whole record, Apr 18, 2023 to May 30, 2023, 43 days reported.

Temperature by month, the whole record at Chesapeake Bay AT Kiptopeke, average high from 65.9 to 67.9, the latest 67.9; average low from 55.3 to 58.5, the latest 58.5; record high from 77.0 to 77.0, the latest 77.0; record low from 47.0 to 50.0, the latest 50.0, in degrees Fahrenheit.TEMPERATURE BY MONTH, THE WHOLE RECORDF4050607080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAVERAGE HIGHAVERAGE LOWRECORD HIGHRECORD LOW
Strongest gust by month at Chesapeake Bay AT Kiptopeke, strongest gust from 36 to 38, the latest 38, in miles an hour.STRONGEST GUST BY MONTHmph36373839JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
MonthAverage high FAverage low FRecord high FRecord low FAverage precipitation inStrongest gust mph
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Apr65.955.377.0 2023-04-2047.0 2023-04-25-36 2023-04-30
May67.958.577.0 2023-05-0850.0 2023-05-03-38 2023-05-27
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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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