Weather forecast accuracy details for Elgin, North Dakota

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
Microsoft   71.43% 56.79% 88.10% 89.29% 76.40%
Weatherbit   52.87% 54.02% 88.51% 88.51% 70.98%
AccuWeather   58.82% 55.88% 82.35% 82.35% 69.85%
The Weather Channel   50.57% 42.53% 86.21% 86.21% 66.38%
NWS Digital Forecast   51.72% 55.17% 74.71% 74.71% 64.08%
Pirate Weather   52.87% 19.54% 91.95% 91.95% 64.08%
Foreca/Vaisala   50.57% 45.98% 75.86% 75.86% 62.07%
Wetter   33.33% 25.29% 90.80% 94.25% 60.92%
Open-Meteo   50.57% 33.33% 71.26% 71.26% 56.61%
AerisWeather   42.53% 49.43% 66.67% 66.67% 56.32%
OpenWeather   35.63% 27.59% 75.86% 75.86% 53.74%
World Weather Online   37.93% 27.59% 65.52% 65.52% 49.14%
Persistence   22.95% 19.05% 72.13% 72.13% 46.57%

Weather Forecast Accuracy Data Last Year (2023)

Provider High Temp Low Temp Icon Precip Text Precip Overall
Microsoft   74.90% 64.75% 88.31% 88.31% 79.07%
The Weather Channel   73.15% 60.27% 87.40% 87.40% 77.05%
AccuWeather   70.90% 58.81% 82.65% 81.90% 73.56%
Foreca/Vaisala   71.23% 58.26% 82.01% 82.01% 73.38%
AerisWeather   62.92% 54.16% 85.21% 85.21% 71.87%
NWS Digital Forecast   61.72% 55.35% 75.37% 75.37% 66.95%
Wetter   49.91% 32.31% 85.94% 85.10% 63.31%
Weatherbit   56.60% 50.78% 72.02% 72.02% 62.86%
Pirate Weather   54.67% 22.99% 86.08% 86.08% 62.45%
OpenWeather   49.95% 34.16% 78.54% 78.54% 60.30%
World Weather Online   50.24% 38.11% 72.11% 72.11% 58.14%
Persistence   25.34% 24.97% 64.10% 64.10% 44.63%

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