In the New York State forecast, I predicted that a majority of Golden Snowball cities would break record high temperatures on either Friday or Saturday. The table below shows high temperatures on both days, with asterisks indicating new records, as reported by the National Weather Service.
| New York State Temperatures | ||
|---|---|---|
| City | Friday Highs | Saturday Highs |
| GSB Cities with new record highs: 5 | ||
| Albany | 77* | 77 |
| Binghamton | 79* | 79 |
| Buffalo | 79* | 84* |
| Rochester | 86* | 87* |
| Syracuse | 87* | 87* |
All five broke records on Friday and three records were broken on Saturday, so this forecast is correct. Binghamton’s 79 on Friday tied a record set in 1963. The oldest record that was broken was Buffalo’s April 2nd high of 72 in 1945.
For the World forecast, I believed that a majority of five chosen European cities would report rain on either Friday or Saturday. The table below shows if rain was noted in weather.com’s hourly reports.
| Europe Rain | ||
|---|---|---|
| City | Friday | Saturday |
| European cities with rain on either day: 4 | ||
| Berlin | No | Yes |
| London | Yes | Yes |
| Madrid | No | Yes |
| Paris | Yes | Yes |
| Rome | No | No |
Two had rain on Friday, but four had rain on Saturday, so this forecast is correct. Rome was the only city not have rain on either day. London and Paris had some rain on both days.
| Golden SnowCast Results | ||
|---|---|---|
| Region | Record | Percentage |
| Overall | 32-4 | 88.89% |
| NYS | 16-2 | 88.89% |
| World | 16-2 | 88.89% |
It’s another perfect batch and the percentage is the highest it’s been this season. Two NYS and two World forecasts remain, all of which must be correct in order to reach the goal.
Happy Easter everyone!
