For the New York State prediction, it was a 2 for 1 special. I believed a majority of the cities would have above freezing high temperatures and no measurable snowfall on Monday. The table below shows the high temperatures and snowfall for Monday, as reported by the National Weather Service.
Monday Highs and Snowfall in New York State | ||
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City | High | Snowfall |
Cities with high temperatures above freezing and no measurable snowfall: 4 | ||
Albany | 41 | 0.7 |
Binghamton | 37 | Trace |
Buffalo | 36 | None |
Rochester | 37 | None |
Syracuse | 39 | Trace |
Each of the five cities was above freezing. Only Albany had measurable snowfall while both Binghamton and Syracuse reported a trace. The prediction was correct. Interesting to note that Albany had the highest high temperature on Monday, yet still managed over a half inch of snow.
For the World Forecast, I believed that 2 out of the 4 big cities in Arizona and Nevada would have rain on either Sunday or Monday. The table below shows the National Weather Service’s reports for the four cities.
Arizona and Nevada Rainfall | ||
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City | Sunday | Monday |
Cities with rain on either Sunday or Monday: 3 | ||
Las Vegas, NV | None | 0.04 |
Phoenix, AZ | None | 0.01 |
Reno, NV | Trace | 0.06 |
Tucson, AZ | None | None |
This forecast was correct as well. Tucson was the only of the four not to have any rain on either day. The other three all had rain on Monday. Reno was the only one to have any sort of rain on Sunday, with just a trace.
Golden SnowCast Results | |
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Region | Record |
Overall Percentage: 81.25% | |
NYS | 6-2 |
World | 7-1 |
Overall | 13-3 |
Two more correct predictions and the percentage is back over 80%. I still have a bit of work to do to get up to 90%, as I need the next 7 weeks (14 predictions) to be perfect to reach that mark. At the very worst, I have more breathing room over 50%, as it would take 10 straight missed predictions to fall to that level.
Have a great rest of the week everyone!