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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

102.95

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

Donald Rosenfeld

Senior

24

47.0

-0.609

59.7%

1

   92.05

10.90

-0.494

44.8%

6

23.70

-0.962

33.9%

1

0.99

-0.920

33.1%

1

90.9%

0.503

9.3%

2

Donald Rosenfeld

iralibov

Senior

25

55.3

-0.537

52.6%

2

   94.15

8.80

-0.611

55.4%

4

28.50

-0.582

20.5%

3

1.14

-0.633

22.8%

3

87.8%

0.303

5.6%

6

iralibov

donsutherland1

Chief

24

56.7

-0.524

51.4%

3

   95.65

7.30

-0.695

63.0%

1

29.70

-0.487

17.1%

4

1.24

-0.449

16.2%

5

88.2%

0.327

6.1%

5

donsutherland1

snowman

Senior

25

59.0

-0.504

49.5%

4

   88.56

14.40

-0.298

27.0%

8

26.60

-0.733

25.8%

2

1.06

-0.776

27.9%

2

88.3%

0.335

6.2%

4

snowman

dryslot

Intern

24

62.0

-0.478

46.9%

5

  110.90

7.95

-0.659

59.7%

2

30.75

-0.403

14.2%

6

1.28

-0.367

13.2%

7

88.5%

0.348

6.5%

3

dryslot

Herb@MAWS

Senior

25

67.4

-0.430

42.2%

6

   90.45

12.50

-0.405

36.7%

7

30.80

-0.400

14.1%

7

1.23

-0.460

16.5%

4

86.7%

0.233

4.3%

9

Herb@MAWS

Brad Yehl

Journeyman

24

72.2

-0.389

38.1%

7

   92.25

10.70

-0.505

45.8%

5

30.00

-0.463

16.3%

5

1.25

-0.426

15.3%

6

87.8%

0.301

5.6%

7

Brad Yehl

Mitchel Volk

Senior

23

106.9

-0.085

8.4%

8

   68.21

34.74

0.840

-76.1%

11

36.64

0.064

-2.2%

8

1.59

0.221

-7.9%

10

87.5%

0.283

5.3%

8

Mitchel Volk

TQ

Senior

25

120.1

0.030

-3.0%

9

   80.65

22.30

0.144

-13.0%

9

39.40

0.282

-9.9%

10

1.58

0.188

-6.8%

9

82.9%

-0.016

-0.3%

11

TQ

snocat918

Rookie

25

133.4

0.146

-14.3%

10

  111.54

8.59

-0.623

56.5%

3

39.01

0.252

-8.9%

9

1.56

0.159

-5.7%

8

83.6%

0.029

0.5%

10

snocat918

quagmireweathercentral

Rookie

24

138.3

0.189

-18.5%

11

  129.00

26.05

0.354

-32.1%

10

41.05

0.413

-14.5%

11

1.71

0.442

-15.9%

11

92.8%

0.626

11.7%

1

quagmireweathercentral

Roger Smith

Senior

24

481.8

3.191

-313.0%

12

   30.45

72.50

2.952

-267.5%

12

73.90

3.018

-106.2%

12

3.08

3.020

-108.6%

12

32.6%

-3.271

-60.8%

12

Roger Smith

Forecast Parameters

292

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

23

47

-0.609

-313.0%

1

30.45

7.30

-0.695

-267.5%

1

23.7

-0.962

-106.2%

1

0.99

-0.920

-108.6%

1

32.6%

-3.271

-60.8%

      1

MIN

MAX

25

482

3.191

59.7%

12

129.00

72.50

2.952

63.0%

12

73.9

3.018

33.9%

12

3.08

3.020

33.1%

12

92.8%

0.626

11.7%

    12

MAX

AVG

24

117

0.000

0.0%

7

90.32

19.73

0.000

0.0%

7

35.8

0.000

0.0%

7

1.48

0.000

0.0%

7

83.1%

0.000

0.0%

      7

AVG

Median

24

70

-0.409

40.2%

7

92.15

11.70

-0.449

40.7%

7

30.8

-0.401

14.1%

7

1.27

-0.396

14.2%

7

87.8%

0.302

5.6%

      7

Median

Mode

24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mode

STD

1

114

1.000

98.1%

3.5

23.43

17.87

1.000

90.6%

3.5

12.6

1.000

35.2%

3.5

0.53

1.000

36.0%

3.5

15.5%

1.000

18.6%

   3.5

STD

25%

24

58

-0.509

-5.8%

4

86.58

8.75

-0.614

-17.8%

4

29.4

-0.510

-9.1%

4

1.21

-0.503

-7.1%

4

85.9%

0.182

3.4%

      4

 

75%

25

123

0.059

50.0%

9

99.46

23.24

0.196

55.7%

9

39.1

0.259

18.0%

9

1.58

0.197

18.1%

9

88.4%

0.338

6.3%

      9

 

 

Perfect Forecasts

Rank

Forecaster

'Perfect Forecast' Stations

bat avg

1

Brad Yehl

HYA PHL SBY RIC

0.167

2

donsutherland1

PHL SBY RIC

0.125

3

Herb@MAWS

HYA DCA

0.080

3

snocat918

HYA RIC

0.080

3

TQ

PHL SBY

0.080

6

Mitchel Volk

BDR

0.043

7

Roger Smith

HYA

0.042

8

snowman

MDT

0.040

9

Donald Rosenfeld

 

0.000

9

dryslot

 

0.000

9

iralibov

 

0.000

9

quagmireweathercentral

 

0.000

 

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

Rank

Forecaster

'Lowest Error' Stations

TOT

bat avg

1

Brad Yehl

CAR CON HYA PHL SBY RIC

6

0.250

2

Herb@MAWS

BGR HYA ORH ALB DCA

5

0.200

2

snowman

BGR BTV BGM ABE MDT

5

0.200

4

Donald Rosenfeld

ORH JFK ABE EWR

4

0.167

5

snocat918

HYA BDL IAD RIC

4

0.160

5

TQ

BDL ISP PHL SBY

4

0.160

7

donsutherland1

PHL SBY RIC

3

0.125

8

Mitchel Volk

BDR BDL

2

0.087

9

dryslot

PWM BOS

2

0.083

10

Roger Smith

HYA

1

0.042

11

iralibov

PVD

1

0.040

12

quagmireweathercentral

 

0

0.000

 

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

BGR PWM CON BOS ORH BDL ALB BGM

8

0.333

2

Herb@MAWS

PVD BDR ISP JFK EWR

5

0.200

3

Mitchel Volk

BTV ISP JFK ABE

4

0.174

4

dryslot

IAD SBY RIC

3

0.125

5

TQ

HYA BWI DCA

3

0.120

6

iralibov

PHL ACY

2

0.080

7

Brad Yehl

ISP

1

0.042

7

donsutherland1

MDT

1

0.042

9

snocat918

CAR

1

0.040

9

snowman

ISP

1

0.040

11

Donald Rosenfeld

 

0

0.000

11

quagmireweathercentral

 

0

0.000

 

 

Consensus forecast best @ CAR…BGR…BTV…BDL…ALB…ABE…MDT…IAD

MAX forecast best @ BOS…BDR…BGM

MAX forecast less than observed @

MIN forecasts best @

MIN forecasts more than observed @

 

 

Good association between Z-score for SUMSQ and TAE.

 

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Verification:

Good data from CDUS41…PNS…and F6 bulletins

 

Five new daily records:
 

TUE....19-MAR-13

CON - 11" (3.9"; 1971)

BTV - 8.9" (2.3"; 1928)

PWM - 8.7" (4.7"; 1971)

BGR - 7.7" (5"; 1987)

ORH - 7.7" (7"; 1956)

 

Rank

Station

 Snow

 SN:H2O

        1

CON

11.2

       12.9

        2

CAR

10.4

       14.2

        3

BTV

9.6

       15.7

        3

PWM

9.6

       13.2

        3

BGR

9.6

       13.0

        6

ALB

8.3

 

        7

ORH

7.9

 

        7

BGM

7.9

       13.4

        9

BOS

7.2

 

      10

BDL

5.2

 

      11

BDR

3.0

       13.0

      12

ABE

2.6

 

      12

PVD

2.6

 

      14

MDT

2.3

 

      15

EWR

1.9

 

      16

JFK

1.4

 

      17

ISP

1.2

 

      18

IAD

0.8

 

      19

DCA

0.05

 

      19

HYA

0.05

 

      19

PHL

0.05

 

      19

RIC

0.05

 

      19

SBY

0.05

 

 

ACY

        -  

 

 

BWI

        -  

 

 

ORF

        -  

 

 

RDU

        -  

 

 

TOT

      103

       13.6