Weather forecast accuracy details for Kansas City, Missouri

These are the one- to three-day out accuracy percentages for high temperature, low temperature, icon forecast precipitation (both rain and snow), and text forecast precipitation (both rain and snow). Temperature accuracy is the percentage of forecasts within three degrees. Precipitation accuracy is the percentage of correct forecasts. The forecasts are collected in the evening.

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Weather Forecast Accuracy Data Last Month (February)

Provider High Temp Low Temp Icon Precip Text Precip Overall
AccuWeather   74.70% 75.61% 85.54% 85.54% 80.35%
Weatherbit   68.97% 62.07% 90.80% 90.80% 78.16%
The Weather Channel   66.67% 67.82% 88.51% 88.51% 77.87%
Microsoft   75.58% 67.82% 81.40% 86.05% 77.71%
Foreca/Vaisala   73.56% 58.62% 83.91% 83.91% 75.00%
NWS Digital Forecast   64.37% 55.17% 82.76% 82.76% 71.26%
AerisWeather   65.52% 52.87% 82.76% 82.76% 70.98%
Wetter   52.87% 32.18% 90.80% 91.95% 66.95%
Pirate Weather   64.37% 10.34% 90.80% 90.80% 64.08%
Open-Meteo   56.32% 34.48% 79.31% 79.31% 62.36%
OpenWeather   49.43% 29.89% 80.46% 80.46% 60.06%
World Weather Online   60.92% 21.84% 73.56% 73.56% 57.47%
Persistence   25.00% 9.84% 78.33% 78.33% 47.88%

Weather Forecast Accuracy Data Last Year (2023)

Provider High Temp Low Temp Icon Precip Text Precip Overall
The Weather Channel   73.52% 81.64% 84.38% 84.38% 80.98%
Foreca/Vaisala   73.33% 76.07% 84.02% 84.02% 79.36%
Microsoft   71.82% 78.89% 82.47% 82.47% 78.91%
AccuWeather   72.80% 80.30% 80.66% 80.95% 78.68%
AerisWeather   68.31% 77.44% 81.83% 81.83% 77.35%
Weatherbit   66.95% 74.19% 80.41% 80.13% 75.42%
NWS Digital Forecast   68.74% 77.64% 75.32% 75.32% 74.26%
Wetter   59.45% 60.73% 77.90% 75.71% 68.45%
Pirate Weather   54.03% 38.55% 79.76% 79.76% 63.03%
OpenWeather   45.48% 46.03% 78.26% 78.26% 62.01%
World Weather Online   40.88% 57.21% 74.40% 74.40% 61.72%
Persistence   29.62% 30.34% 59.11% 59.11% 44.54%

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