Just a heads up that the top 10 snowiest cities snow totals have been updated tonight and we’ll try to get a full update in tomorrow 
OK, For the New York State prediction, I believed that a majority of the Golden Snowball cities would have temperatures below freezing on Monday. As a side note, I was torn between “freezing” and “average” and went with freezing to give myself a little more leeway. The table below shows the reported high temperature and the average high temperature for February 1st.
| Monday Highs in New York State | ||
|---|---|---|
| City | Reported High | Average High |
| Cities with high temperatures below freezing: 5 | ||
| Albany | 28 | 32 |
| Binghamton | 27 | 28 |
| Buffalo | 23 | 31 |
| Rochester | 26 | 31 |
| Syracuse | 26 | 31 |
As it turns out, it didn’t matter which comparison I used, average or freezing. All five cities were below their average highs, which also means all five were below freezing. Only Binghamton was within one degree of their average high. All the others were at least 4 below average.
For the World forecast, I said that at least 3 of the 5 bigger cities in Iowa and Nebraska would get measurable snowfall on Monday. The table below shows the reported snowfall on Monday and compares it to last year.
| Iowa and Nebraska Snowfall | ||
|---|---|---|
| City | Reported Snowfall 2010 | Reported Snowfall 2009 |
| Cities with measurable snowfall: At least 4 | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | Missing | None |
| Davenport, IA | 1.5 | None |
| Des Moines, IA | 1.4 | None |
| Lincoln, NE | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Omaha, NE | 0.2 | Trace |
This one proved to be true. Cedar Rapids’ missing data does not come into play as the other 4 received measurable snowfall. Interesting that last year, the Nebraska cities were the only ones to get any snowfall, and this year the Iowa cities that have data are the 2 that report over an inch.
| Golden SnowCast Results | |
|---|---|
| Region | Record |
| Overall Percentage: 85% | |
| NYS | 8-2 |
| World | 9-1 |
| Overall | 17-3 |
Another 2 for 2 week and the percentage is at 85%. The past 5 weeks ended up being perfect, going 10 for 10 in that time period. The only truly terrible forecast remains the Pennsylvania snow prediction from Week 4. That also happens to be the only miss on the World side. On the NYS side, the 2 misses were from Week 1, as Binghamton ruined the all cities with no measurable snow forecast, and Week 4 with only 2 cities matching the target. The other forecasts were either correct, even if the threshold was a little off the mark.
Have a great rest of the week everyone!
