Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
390242079264900
Latitude
39.04500 N
Longitude
79.44683 W
Elevation
3,229 ft
Rank
429of 704 in West Virginia, Oct 11
Observed
6:45 AMEDT, 1 hour ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Meteorological Station At Canaan ValleyReflectivityStorm 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

Meteorological Station At Canaan Valley Report

Rank 429 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 score84.0of 100

West Virginia median
87.3the median score of 704 stations
Scoring higher
428stations in West Virginia
Sharing its score
10ranks 429 to 438
Points deducted
16.010.0 reports received, 3.6 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
FOLW2rank 428; ahead on 247 score 84.1 against 84.0
Next below
GW0823rank 437; behind on reports received 71.4% against 62.8%
Sharing its rank
7other 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 3571.425.0 of 35 pointsWest Virginia median 81.0120 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1064.46.4 of 10 pointsWest Virginia median 87.5half its reports arrived within 28 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsWest Virginia median 100.0longest silence 80 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
429of 704 in West Virginia, Oct 11
Schedule
every houron the hour's :45
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
132 of 16878.5% of its schedule, 133 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
82 minfrom Oct 11, 10:45 AM
Latest report
Oct 11, 10:45 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
28 min9 in 10 within 28 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. Meteorological Station At Canaan Valley received 71.4 per cent, 120 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 429 of 704.WHERE IT RANKS IN WEST VIRGINIA, Oct 11THIS ONE: 71.4%, 120 OF 168, RANK 429 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 Meteorological Station At Canaan Valley's rank in West Virginia by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-07 rank 537 of 703; 2026-10-08 rank 510 of 703; 2026-10-09 rank 465 of 704; 2026-10-10 rank 468 of 704; 2026-10-11 rank 429 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, 202642970471.4%
Oct 10, 202646870457.1%
Oct 9, 202646570457.1%
Oct 8, 202651070328.5%
Oct 7, 202653770314.2%

Station report

Meteorological Station At Canaan Valley, 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 3,229 ft above sea level, 11 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 26.59 inHg and the temperature at 47.5 F.

Section from sea level of where Meteorological Station At Canaan Valley stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 3,229 feet above sea level with 11 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 26.59 inches of mercury, and temperature, 47.5 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 390242079264900FIG. D WHERE METEOROLOGICAL STATION AT CANAAN VALLEY 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 ATMOSPHEREMETEOROLOGICAL STATION AT CANAAN VALLEY11 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT3,229 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 HERE26.59 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE47.5 FTITLEMeteorological Station At Canaan Valley, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 390242079264900TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-390242079264900-1DRAWN 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 39.05 N, and the day is 11 h 13 min long. Level ground there takes 69 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Meteorological Station At Canaan Valley, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 44 degrees above the horizon, against 74 at the June solstice, 51 at the equinoxes and 28 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 13 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 390242079264900FIG. E THE SUN AT METEOROLOGICAL STATION AT CANAAN VALLEYELEVATION 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 74°EQUINOXES 51°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 28°OCT 11, 44°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 13 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 69 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 39.05 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLEMeteorological Station At Canaan Valley, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 390242079264900TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-390242079264900-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 3,229 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Meteorological Station At Canaan Valley, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 390242079264900FIG. 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 SCALETITLEMeteorological Station At Canaan Valley, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 390242079264900TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-390242079264900-3DRAWN 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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