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In the table...

Yellow cells indicate the best score in category. 

Forecast STP is yellow if within +/- 5% of observed STP.

 

Blue (Red) cells indicate the top (lower) 25% percentile.

 

SUMSQ:  sum of square errors

STP:  storm total precipitation

TAE:  total absolute error
AAE:  average absolute error

 

Final Standings - all Forecasters

 

Forecaster

Class

4casts

Sum Square

STP

TOTAL Absolute

AVG Absolute

 

 

 

 

 

Error

Error Z

%MPROV over AVG

Rank

61.20

Error

Error Z

%MPROV over AVG

Rank

Error

Error Z

%MPROV over AVG

Rank

Error

Error Z

%MPROV over AVG

Rank

RSQ

RSQ Z

%MPROV over AVG

Rank

Forecaster

herb@maws

Senior

24

35.2

-1.012

52.6%

1

   67.00

5.80

-0.917

56.2%

2

19.60

-1.171

30.6%

1

0.82

-1.258

28.7%

1

76.3%

1.011

37.9%

2

herb@maws

donsutherland1

Chief

24

39.5

-0.900

46.7%

2

   49.65

11.55

-0.209

12.8%

4

19.75

-1.151

30.1%

2

0.82

-1.234

28.2%

2

76.9%

1.044

39.1%

1

donsutherland1

Brad Yehl

Intern

24

45.2

-0.752

39.1%

3

   59.35

1.85

-1.404

86.0%

1

23.65

-0.623

16.3%

3

0.99

-0.613

14.0%

3

67.3%

0.578

21.7%

3

Brad Yehl

weatherT

Senior

24

61.2

-0.336

17.4%

4

   47.91

13.29

0.007

-0.4%

5

27.49

-0.102

2.7%

5

1.15

0.000

0.0%

5

60.4%

0.246

9.2%

5

weatherT

TQ

Senior

24

70.1

-0.104

5.4%

5

   46.70

14.50

0.155

-9.5%

6

25.50

-0.372

9.7%

4

1.06

-0.318

7.3%

4

54.9%

-0.021

-0.8%

6

TQ

Mitchel Volk

Senior

24

73.4

-0.019

1.0%

6

   78.50

17.30

0.501

-30.7%

7

31.10

0.386

-10.1%

6

1.30

0.574

-13.1%

6

61.4%

0.295

11.1%

4

Mitchel Volk

Donald Rosenfeld

Senior

25

113.1

1.012

-52.6%

7

   71.87

10.67

-0.317

19.4%

3

38.75

1.422

-37.2%

7

1.55

1.545

-35.3%

8

32.3%

-1.110

-41.6%

7

Donald Rosenfeld

Roger Smith

Journeyman

27

155.4

2.110

-109.6%

8

   30.25

30.95

2.184

-133.8%

8

40.15

1.611

-42.1%

8

1.49

1.305

-29.8%

7

13.0%

-2.043

-76.6%

8

Roger Smith

Forecast Parameters

196

Error

Error Z

% MPRV

Rank

STP

Error

Error Z

%MPRV

Rank

Error

Error Z

%MPRV

Rank

Error

Error Z

%MPRV

Rank

RSQ

RSQ Z

%MPRV

Rank

Forecast Parameters

MIN

24

35

-1.012

-109.6%

1

30.25

1.85

-1.404

-133.8%

1

19.6

-1.171

-42.1%

1

0.82

-1.258

-35.3%

1

13.0%

-2.043

-76.6%

      1

MIN

MAX

27

155

2.110

52.6%

8

78.50

30.95

2.184

86.0%

8

40.2

1.611

30.6%

8

1.55

1.545

28.7%

8

76.9%

1.044

39.1%

      8

MAX

AVG

25

74

0.000

0.0%

5

56.40

13.24

0.000

0.0%

5

28.2

0.000

0.0%

5

1.15

0.000

0.0%

5

55.3%

0.000

0.0%

      5

AVG

Median

24

66

-0.220

11.4%

5

54.50

12.42

-0.101

6.2%

5

26.5

-0.237

6.2%

5

1.10

-0.159

3.6%

5

60.9%

0.271

10.1%

      5

Median

Mode

24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mode

STD

1

39

1.000

51.9%

2.3

14.77

8.11

1.000

61.3%

2.3

7.4

1.000

26.1%

2.3

0.26

1.000

22.8%

2.3

20.7%

1.000

37.5%

   2.3

STD

25%

24

44

-0.789

-12.4%

3

47.61

9.45

-0.467

-14.8%

3

22.7

-0.755

-16.9%

3

0.94

-0.768

-17.3%

3

49.2%

-0.293

-11.0%

      3

 

75%

24

83

0.239

41.0%

6

68.22

15.20

0.242

28.6%

6

33.0

0.645

19.7%

6

1.34

0.757

17.5%

6

69.5%

0.687

25.7%

      6

 

 

Perfect Forecasts

Rank

Forecaster

'Perfect Forecast' Stations

bat avg

1

donsutherland1

PWM CON BGM

0.125

2

Donald Rosenfeld

ALB

0.040

3

Roger Smith

BGR

0.037

4

herb@maws

 

0.000

4

Brad Yehl

 

0.000

4

weatherT

 

0.000

4

TQ

 

0.000

4

Mitchel Volk

 

0.000

 

Best Station Forecasts  (Batting Average - Percentage of Forecast Stations with Lowest Absolute Error)

Rank

Forecaster

'Lowest Error' Stations

TOT

bat avg

1

donsutherland1

CAR PWM CON BTV BDL BGM MDT BWI IAD SBY

10

0.417

2

TQ

CAR BOS ORH BDL JFK SBY

6

0.250

3

herb@maws

CAR HYA PVD ACY SBY

5

0.208

4

Brad Yehl

CAR PHL DCA SBY

4

0.167

4

weatherT

CAR ABE BWI SBY

4

0.167

6

Mitchel Volk

BDR ISP ACY

3

0.125

7

Donald Rosenfeld

CAR ALB SBY

3

0.120

8

Roger Smith

BGR EWR

2

0.074

 

Best Station Forecast Busts (Batting Average - Percentage of Forecast Stations with Highest Absolute Error)

Rank

Forecaster

'Highest Error' Stations

TOT

bat avg

1

Roger Smith

BTV HYA ORH PVD BDR BGM ISP SBY RIC ORF RDU

11

0.407

2

Mitchel Volk

CAR BGR CON BOS BDL ALB ABE

7

0.292

3

Donald Rosenfeld

BTV JFK PHL BWI IAD DCA

6

0.240

4

weatherT

PWM MDT ACY

3

0.125

5

TQ

ISP EWR

2

0.083

6

herb@maws

BDL

1

0.042

6

Brad Yehl

BTV

1

0.042

8

donsutherland1

 

0

0.000

 

Consensus forecast best @ BGR…PWM…CON…BOS…BGM…PHL

MAX forecast best @ BTV…HYA…PVD…BDR

MAX forecast less than observed @ HYA…PVD…BDR

MIN forecasts best @ JFK…BWI…IAD

MIN forecasts more than observed @ none

 

 

Good association between SUMSQ and TAE Z-scores

 

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Verification:

Good data from CDUS41…PNS…and F6 bulletins.

 

The storm-total snowfall for HYA is an estimate derived from vicinity reports in Barnstable county carried in the BOXPNSBOX bulletin.

 

Several stations in the data table do not have SN:H2O reported b/c their liquid totals included mixed precipitation.

 

Rank

Station

 Snow

 SN:H2O

        1

HYA

      8.0

 

        2

PVD

      7.6

       18.5

        3

BDR

      6.2

       16.8

        4

MDT

     4.50

         8.8

        5

ORH

      4.3

       13.9

        6

ISP

     3.60

 

        7

ABE

     3.40

 

        8

EWR

     3.30

 

        9

BGM

     3.10

         7.6

      10

BOS

      2.9

       16.1

      11

BDL

      2.8

       12.7

      12

PHL

     2.30

 

      13

ACY

     1.60

 

      13

JFK

     1.60

 

      15

ALB

     1.50

         9.4

      16

CON

      1.2

         9.2

      17

BTV

      0.9

       15.0

      18

DCA

     0.70

 

      18

PWM

      0.7

         7.8

      20

BWI

      0.4

 

      20

IAD

     0.40

 

      22

BGR

      0.1

 

      23

CAR

      0.1

 

      23

SBY

     0.05

 

 

ORF

        -  

 

 

RDU

        -  

 

 

RIC

        -  

 

 

TOT

     61.2

       12.3

 

New Daily Records:
Saturday...21-JAN-12

PVD - 7.6" (6.6"; 1976)

BDR - 6.2" (6"; 2001)