Originally posted from Python Software Foundation. When Eric Floehr was a child growing up in Ohio, he had three interests: space, dinosaurs, and the weather. One day, his dad brought home a computer to make video games. Eric and his dad worked together copying code from magazines, thus beginning a lifelong interest in programming. After [...]
Which weather forecasters are best at predicting precipitation and accurate temperatures article by Ben Potter of AgWeb uses data provided in ForecastWatch Report (https://forecastwatch.prismmarketing.biz/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Three_Region_Overview_2010_201606-1.pdf). Here is a link to the AgWeb article http://www.agweb.com/article/who-gives-the-best-weather-forecasts-naa-ben-potter/
ForecastWatch data (https://forecastwatch.prismmarketing.biz/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Three_Region_Overview_2010_201606-1.pdf) is used in a Washington Post article on companies and apps with the most accurate forecasts. (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2016/12/28/these-are-the-companies-and-apps-that-have-the-most-accurate-forecasts/?utm_term=.1e532a48093a).
ForecastWatch releases a Three Region Accuracy Overview for time period 2010 through June 2016. Forecasts from eleven different providers were collected that included forecasts from 2010 through June of 2016 for the United States, and from 2013 through June of 2016 for Asia-Pacific and Europe. Accuracy was measured as the combination of the percentage of [...]
This report analyses one- to five-day-out high, low, and overall temperature forecasts across the globe for the period of January through June of 2016. Forecasts were collected from six top global providers of consumer weather forecasts. The results list the six providers, expressed in absolute mean error, for high temperature, low and overall (high and [...]
Major weather services can range in their ability to predict rain and temperatures in a certain place by more than 25 percentage points, so picking the right app could make all the difference. See article by Mark Fahey, CNBC at http://www.cnbc.com/2016/08/25/this-weather-app-will-give-you-the-most-accurate-forecasts.html
