Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
03187500
Latitude
38.29539 N
Longitude
80.52647 W
Elevation
2,130 ft
Rank
403of 704 in West Virginia, Oct 11
Observed
3:30 AMEDT, 1 hour ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Cranberry River Near RichwoodReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 85 instruments in West Virginia stand at one.

Station charts

Cranberry River Near Richwood Report

Rank 403 of 704 in West Virginia, 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 score85.2of 100

West Virginia median
87.3the median score of 704 stations
Scoring higher
401stations in West Virginia
Sharing its score
14ranks 402 to 415
Points deducted
14.89.8 reports received, 2.6 arrival, 1.9 accuracy, 0.5 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; West Virginia median 90.5, 100.0, 94.7
Next above
BSCW2rank 402; ahead on reports received 78.0% against 72.0%
Next below
RMNW2rank 416; behind on 247 score 85.2 against 85.1
Sharing its rank
12other 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 pointsWest Virginia median 81.0121 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1074.47.4 of 10 pointsWest Virginia median 87.5half its reports arrived within 23 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsWest Virginia median 100.0longest silence 60 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-18.1 of 20 points, at the medianWest Virginia median 90.5-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianWest Virginia median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.5 of 10 points, at the medianWest Virginia median 94.7-

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
403of 704 in West Virginia, Oct 11
Schedule
every houron the hour's :30
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
129 of 16876.7% of its schedule, 130 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
71 minfrom Oct 11, 7:30 AM
Latest report
Oct 11, 7:30 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
23 min9 in 10 within 23 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 704 ranked stations in West Virginia 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, 30; 10 to 19 per cent, 104; 20 to 29 per cent, 21; 30 to 39 per cent, 21; 40 to 49 per cent, 25; 50 to 59 per cent, 50; 60 to 69 per cent, 25; 70 to 79 per cent, 67; 80 to 89 per cent, 49; 90 to 99 per cent, 229; 100 per cent, 83. Cranberry River Near Richwood received 72.0 per cent, 121 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 403 of 704.WHERE IT RANKS IN WEST VIRGINIA, Oct 11THIS ONE: 72.0%, 121 OF 168, RANK 403 OF 704PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 93010 to 1910420 to 292130 to 392140 to 492550 to 595060 to 692570 to 796780 to 894990 to 9922910083STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Cranberry River Near Richwood's rank in West Virginia by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-07 rank 511 of 703; 2026-10-08 rank 490 of 703; 2026-10-09 rank 442 of 704; 2026-10-10 rank 442 of 704; 2026-10-11 rank 403 of 704.ITS RANK IN WEST VIRGINIA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600Oct 7Oct 8Oct 9Oct 10Oct 11
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%83
90 to 99%229
80 to 89%49
70 to 79%67
60 to 69%25
50 to 59%50
40 to 49%25
30 to 39%21
20 to 29%21
10 to 19%104
0 to 9%30
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 11, 202640370472.0%
Oct 10, 202644270457.7%
Oct 9, 202644270457.1%
Oct 8, 202649070329.1%
Oct 7, 202651170314.8%

Station report

Cranberry River Near Richwood, 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 2,130 ft above sea level, 7 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.69 inHg and the temperature at 51.4 F.

Section from sea level of where Cranberry River Near Richwood stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,130 feet above sea level with 7 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.69 inches of mercury, and temperature, 51.4 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03187500FIG. D WHERE CRANBERRY RIVER NEAR RICHWOOD 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 ATMOSPHERECRANBERRY RIVER NEAR RICHWOOD7 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,130 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 HERE27.69 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE51.4 FTITLECranberry River Near Richwood, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 03187500TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-03187500-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 44 degrees above the horizon at 38.30 N, and the day is 11 h 14 min long. Level ground there takes 70 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Cranberry River Near Richwood, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 44 degrees above the horizon, against 75 at the June solstice, 52 at the equinoxes and 28 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 14 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03187500FIG. E THE SUN AT CRANBERRY RIVER NEAR RICHWOODELEVATION 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 75°EQUINOXES 52°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 28°OCT 11, 44°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 14 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 70 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 38.30 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLECranberry River Near Richwood, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 03187500TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-03187500-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 2,130 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Cranberry River Near Richwood, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03187500FIG. 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 SCALETITLECranberry River Near Richwood, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 03187500TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-03187500-3DRAWN 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

What this instrument measures for

1 place reads it as one of the nearest to it.

Near Cranberry River Near Richwood

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