Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
BALW2
Latitude
37.47500 N
Longitude
80.76170 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 88 reports in 97 hours over the last seven days
Rank
415of 589 in West Virginia, Oct 4
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

On the radar over BallardReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 38 instruments in West Virginia stand at one.

Station charts

Ballard Report

Rank 415 of 589 in West 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 score78.4of 100

  1. Reports receivedweight 3552.488 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1086.0half its reports arrived within 17 min
  3. Continuityweight 1071.2longest silence 7.5 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 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
415of 589 in West Virginia, Oct 4
Schedule
every 54 min
Reports received, 24 hours
5 of 2619.2% of its schedule, 10 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
82 of 18644.0% of its schedule, 112 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
30 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
7 h 30 minfrom Sep 30, 8:00 PM
Latest report
Oct 4, 12:00 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
17 min9 in 10 within 22 min

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

Its schedule is one report every 54 min, 26 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 54 min count as one received.

Chart of the 589 ranked stations in West 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, 12; 10 to 19 per cent, 45; 20 to 29 per cent, 18; 30 to 39 per cent, 15; 40 to 49 per cent, 54; 50 to 59 per cent, 52; 60 to 69 per cent, 24; 70 to 79 per cent, 45; 80 to 89 per cent, 18; 90 to 99 per cent, 172; 100 per cent, 134. Ballard received 52.3 per cent, 88 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 415 of 589.WHERE IT RANKS IN WEST VIRGINIA, Oct 4THIS ONE: 52.3%, 88 OF 168, RANK 415 OF 589PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 91210 to 194520 to 291830 to 391540 to 495450 to 595260 to 692470 to 794580 to 891890 to 99172100134STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Ballard's rank in West Virginia by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-04: 2026-09-26 rank 111 of 387; 2026-09-27 rank 83 of 432; 2026-09-28 rank 83 of 512; 2026-09-29 rank 286 of 523; 2026-09-30 rank 309 of 528; 2026-10-01 rank 346 of 527; 2026-10-02 rank 421 of 583; 2026-10-03 rank 421 of 583; 2026-10-04 rank 415 of 589.ITS RANK IN WEST VIRGINIA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600Sep 26Sep 28Sep 30Oct 2Oct 4
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%134
90 to 99%172
80 to 89%18
70 to 79%45
60 to 69%24
50 to 59%52
40 to 49%54
30 to 39%15
20 to 29%18
10 to 19%45
0 to 9%12
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 4, 202641558952.3%
Oct 3, 202642158360.2%
Oct 2, 202642158360.2%
Oct 1, 202634652768.3%
Sep 30, 202630952878.8%
Sep 29, 202628652394.6%
Sep 28, 202683512100.0%
Sep 27, 202683432100.0%
Sep 26, 2026111387100.0%
Reports received at Ballard, reports from 0.0 to 2.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports00.511.523 PM6 PM9 PMOct 43 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Sun 4, 12 PM0.001
Sun 4, 4 AM0.001
Temperature at Ballard, temperature from 48.6 to 67.7, the latest 63.0, in degrees Fahrenheit.TEMPERATUREF455055606570Mon 28Tue 29Wed 30Thu 1Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4
Wind at Ballard, wind from 0 to 23, the latest 23, in miles an hour.WINDmph0102030Mon 28Tue 29Wed 30Thu 1Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4
Wind direction at Ballard, wind direction from 17 to 349, the latest 343, in degrees.WIND DIRECTION°090180270360Mon 28Tue 29Wed 30Thu 1Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4
Reports received at Ballard, reports from 0.0 to 14.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports051015Mon 28Tue 29Wed 30Thu 1Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourTemperature FWind mphWind direction °Precipitation inReports
Sun 4, 12 PM---0.001
Sun 4, 4 AM---0.001
Tue 29, 12 PM63.0---1
Tue 29, 11 AM63.2---1
Tue 29, 10 AM59.7---2
Tue 29, 9 AM53.7---1
Tue 29, 8 AM51.5---1
Tue 29, 7 AM48.6---1
Tue 29, 6 AM49.8---1
Tue 29, 5 AM51.3---1
Tue 29, 4 AM53.1---1
Tue 29, 3 AM53.9---1
Tue 29, 2 AM55.7---1
Tue 29, 1 AM56.7---1
Tue 29, 12 AM58.4---1
Mon 28, 11 PM59.4---1
Mon 28, 10 PM59.7---1
Mon 28, 9 PM60.3---1
Mon 28, 8 PM61.1---1
Mon 28, 7 PM62.323343-3
Mon 28, 6 PM64.1---1
Mon 28, 5 PM66.3217-3
Mon 28, 4 PM67.7---1
Mon 28, 3 PM67.14349-2
Mon 28, 2 PM66.2---1
Mon 28, 1 PM64.82287-2
Mon 28, 12 PM63.2---1
Mon 28, 11 AM61.5---1
Mon 28, 10 AM59.11219-2
Mon 28, 9 AM54.5---2
Mon 28, 8 AM54.3---1
Mon 28, 7 AM50.7---1
Mon 28, 6 AM52.4---1
Mon 28, 5 AM52.8---1
Mon 28, 4 AM52.86298-2
Mon 28, 3 AM52.8---1
Mon 28, 2 AM54.21135-2
Mon 28, 1 AM53.7---1
Mon 28, 12 AM54.9---1
Sun 27, 11 PM56.0---1
Sun 27, 10 PM55.8---1
Sun 27, 9 PM56.7---1
Sun 27, 8 PM58.20--2
Sun 27, 7 PM60.5---1
Sun 27, 6 PM-7101-2
Sun 27, 5 PM65.65315-2
Sun 27, 4 PM67.412259-2
Sun 27, 3 PM66.03118-2
Sun 27, 2 PM65.46276-2
Sun 27, 1 PM63.36293-2
High and Low at Ballard, high from 62.3 to 108.0, the latest 63.0; low from 13.4 to 67.7, the latest 48.6, in degrees Fahrenheit.HIGH AND LOWF0255075100125Sep 5Sep 10Sep 15Sep 20Sep 25Sep 30FREEZINGHIGHLOW
Precipitation at Ballard, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.80, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.200.400.600.80Sep 5Sep 10Sep 15Sep 20Sep 25Sep 30
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayHigh FLow FPrecipitation in
Oct 4--0.00
Oct 3--0.80
Oct 2--0.00
Oct 1--0.00
Sep 30--0.00
Sep 2963.048.60.00
Sep 2867.750.70.00
Sep 2767.447.70.00
Sep 2678.939.30.00
Sep 2572.539.60.00
Sep 2464.213.40.56
Sep 2362.353.30.00
Sep 2275.559.40.00
Sep 2182.447.40.75
Sep 20107.766.00.00
Sep 1986.464.20.00
Sep 1886.465.40.00
Sep 1787.260.80.00
Sep 1690.255.40.00
Sep 15108.053.00.00
Sep 1480.160.20.00
Sep 1382.867.40.04
Sep 1280.767.70.00
Sep 1185.466.00.00
Sep 1081.366.60.00
Sep 983.958.20.00
Sep 895.057.20.00
Sep 778.061.70.00
Sep 695.463.90.51
Sep 585.464.50.12

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