365 Top Ten Lists. This is my project for 2010.

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Ten Weather Forecasts for the Next Ten Days: How Accurate is the Weather Bureau?

1. September 9th: Showers, 11-18. Actual weather: Showers, 9.1-18.3.
2. September 10th: Rain and Thunder, 10-16. Actual weather: Little rain, no thunder (damn), 9.4-14.4.
3. September 11th: Cloudy and Showers, 9-17. Actual weather: Cloudy, no Showers, 8.5-18.5.
4. September 12th: Cloudy and Showers, 8-19. Actual weather: Cloudy and Showers, 10.5-16.5.
5. September 13th: Showers, 9-14. Actual weather: Cloudy, No Showers, 10.9-15.5.
6. September 14th: Possible Showers, 7-16. Actual weather: Sunny with Occasional Cloud, 6.4-15.6.
7. September 15th: Showers, 9-17. Actual weather: No Showers, 9.4-16.5.
8. September 16th: Cloudy, 8-18. Actual weather: Cloudy, 8.4-14.9.
9. September 17th: Partly Cloudy, Building, 8-17. Actual weather: Cloudy, 8.7-14.9.
10. September 18th: Possible Showers, Partly Cloudy, 8-17. Actual weather: Showers, Cloudy 10.1-17.

The Weather Bureau doesn't altogether suck after all. Maybe it is not that they get it wrong, maybe it's just that we don't like what they have to say.

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