Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
BGCW2
Latitude
38.40860 N
Longitude
81.54080 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 90 reports in 97 hours over the last seven days
Rank
439of 589 in West Virginia, Oct 4
Precipitation this hour
-
Precipitation today
-

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

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

Station charts

Big Chimney Report

Rank 439 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 score76.2of 100

  1. Reports receivedweight 3547.490 of 190 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1086.0half its reports arrived within 17 min
  3. Continuityweight 1066.6longest silence 7.7 h, on a schedule of one report every 53 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
439of 589 in West Virginia, Oct 4
Schedule
every 49 minon the hour's :00, :35, :36, :40 and :47
Reports received, 24 hours
4 of 2913.7% of its schedule, 7 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
85 of 20541.4% of its schedule, 116 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
30 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
7 h 45 minfrom Oct 3, 8:00 PM
Latest report
Oct 3, 8:00 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
17 min9 in 10 within 41 min
Against its reference, 30 days
+0.4 °Fwarmer than the airport station KCRW, 3.4 miles away, on average over 15 readings; typical difference 1.1 °F

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

Against its reference: each temperature this station reports is compared with the nearest airport or climate reference station that reported within half an hour, up to 15 miles away. The figure is its reading less the reference's, on average, as both were reported; the typical difference is the root mean square. The difference in height is shown where both heights are known.

Its schedule is one report every 49 min, 29 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 49 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. Big Chimney received 47.3 per cent, 90 of 190 scheduled reports, rank 439 of 589.WHERE IT RANKS IN WEST VIRGINIA, Oct 4THIS ONE: 47.3%, 90 OF 190, RANK 439 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 Big Chimney's rank in West Virginia by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-04: 2026-09-26 rank 232 of 387; 2026-09-27 rank 204 of 432; 2026-09-28 rank 197 of 512; 2026-09-29 rank 305 of 523; 2026-09-30 rank 328 of 528; 2026-10-01 rank 354 of 527; 2026-10-02 rank 438 of 583; 2026-10-03 rank 438 of 583; 2026-10-04 rank 439 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, 202643958947.3%
Oct 3, 202643858361.4%
Oct 2, 202643858361.4%
Oct 1, 202635452768.3%
Sep 30, 202632852878.8%
Sep 29, 202630552394.6%
Sep 28, 2026197512100.0%
Sep 27, 2026204432100.0%
Sep 26, 2026232387100.0%
Reports received at Big Chimney, reports from 0.0 to 2.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports00.511.526 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 43 AM
Temperature at Big Chimney, temperature from 50.6 to 75.6, the latest 57.5, in degrees Fahrenheit.TEMPERATUREF50607080Mon 28Tue 29Wed 30Thu 1Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4
Wind at Big Chimney, wind from 0 to 6, the latest 1, in miles an hour.WINDmph0246Mon 28Tue 29Wed 30Thu 1Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4
Wind direction at Big Chimney, wind direction from 113 to 158, the latest 141, in degrees.WIND DIRECTION°090180270360Mon 28Tue 29Wed 30Thu 1Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4
Reports received at Big Chimney, reports from 0.0 to 5.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports0246Mon 28Tue 29Wed 30Thu 1Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourTemperature FWind mphWind direction °Reports
Mon 28, 11 PM57.5--1
Mon 28, 10 PM57.3--1
Mon 28, 9 PM59.1--1
Mon 28, 8 PM60.2--1
Mon 28, 7 PM63.4--2
Mon 28, 6 PM70.211414
Mon 28, 5 PM75.6--2
Mon 28, 4 PM72.0--1
Mon 28, 3 PM73.521462
Mon 28, 2 PM72.321353
Mon 28, 1 PM69.031413
Mon 28, 12 PM66.921132
Mon 28, 11 AM64.531463
Mon 28, 10 AM60.711523
Mon 28, 9 AM56.611462
Mon 28, 8 AM54.601462
Mon 28, 7 AM52.5--1
Mon 28, 6 AM53.3--1
Mon 28, 5 AM53.6--1
Mon 28, 4 AM54.8--1
Mon 28, 3 AM55.7--1
Mon 28, 2 AM55.1--1
Mon 28, 1 AM55.7--1
Mon 28, 12 AM55.7--1
Sun 27, 11 PM56.4--1
Sun 27, 10 PM56.0--1
Sun 27, 9 PM56.6--1
Sun 27, 8 PM58.3--2
Sun 27, 7 PM62.6--2
Sun 27, 6 PM69.6--3
Sun 27, 5 PM-21412
Sun 27, 4 PM72.861354
Sun 27, 3 PM74.341522
Sun 27, 2 PM-41352
Sun 27, 1 PM71.431242
Sun 27, 12 PM69.141465
Sun 27, 11 AM64.531584
Sun 27, 10 AM59.011524
Sun 27, 9 AM53.711413
Sun 27, 8 AM51.0--1
Sun 27, 7 AM50.7--1
Sun 27, 6 AM50.7--1
Sun 27, 5 AM50.6--1
Sun 27, 4 AM50.701522
High and Low at Big Chimney, high from 67.1 to 94.1, the latest 71.9; low from 47.0 to 70.8, the latest 58.1, in degrees Fahrenheit.HIGH AND LOWF406080100Sep 5Sep 10Sep 15Sep 20Sep 25Sep 30HIGHLOW
Precipitation at Big Chimney, precipitation from 0.00 to 1.55, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.501.001.502.00Sep 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--0.04
Oct 2--0.16
Oct 1--0.00
Sep 30--0.00
Sep 2971.958.10.00
Sep 2875.952.50.00
Sep 2774.350.60.00
Sep 2673.547.00.00
Sep 2573.450.30.00
Sep 2470.855.10.12
Sep 2372.259.91.55
Sep 2267.161.70.04
Sep 2187.369.00.16
Sep 2079.269.01.47
Sep 1987.367.10.00
Sep 1884.370.40.36
Sep 1791.269.20.00
Sep 1694.163.90.00
Sep 1590.954.90.04
Sep 1477.759.60.00
Sep 1386.070.50.00
Sep 1286.667.80.00
Sep 1181.069.90.08
Sep 1078.670.80.36
Sep 989.165.40.00
Sep 889.063.00.00
Sep 785.162.70.00
Sep 684.565.60.00
Sep 584.370.10.16

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