Weather forecast accuracy details for Oakland, California

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 (March)

Provider High Temp Low Temp Icon Precip Text Precip Overall
Microsoft   96.51% 82.76% 87.21% 87.21% 88.42%
The Weather Channel   93.10% 78.16% 87.36% 87.36% 86.49%
AccuWeather   93.10% 77.01% 85.06% 81.61% 84.20%
AerisWeather   94.25% 71.26% 85.06% 85.06% 83.91%
Foreca/Vaisala   93.10% 72.41% 83.91% 83.91% 83.33%
Weatherbit   96.55% 64.37% 83.91% 83.91% 82.18%
Pirate Weather   93.10% 43.68% 86.21% 73.56% 74.14%
NWS Digital Forecast   86.21% 68.97% 68.97% 68.97% 73.28%
OpenWeather   58.62% 52.87% 83.91% 83.91% 69.83%
Open-Meteo   60.92% 55.17% 81.61% 81.61% 69.83%
Wetter.com   57.47% 51.72% 71.26% 71.26% 62.93%
World Weather Online   27.59% 66.67% 70.11% 70.11% 58.62%
Persistence   50.79% 35.48% 61.90% 61.90% 52.52%

Weather Forecast Accuracy Data Last Year (2024)

Provider High Temp Low Temp Icon Precip Text Precip Overall
The Weather Channel   84.69% 88.83% 94.93% 94.93% 90.85%
Microsoft   81.86% 84.38% 94.93% 95.05% 89.06%
Foreca/Vaisala   82.82% 81.22% 94.84% 94.84% 88.43%
AerisWeather   79.53% 82.16% 93.90% 93.90% 87.37%
Weatherbit   80.59% 83.44% 92.29% 92.29% 87.16%
AccuWeather   82.76% 80.36% 93.05% 92.00% 87.04%
NWS Digital Forecast   71.85% 76.41% 90.49% 90.49% 82.31%
Pirate Weather   71.27% 65.35% 94.37% 94.37% 81.34%
OpenWeather   64.69% 57.93% 92.77% 92.77% 77.04%
Open-Meteo   56.06% 62.91% 92.86% 92.86% 76.17%
World Weather Online   57.84% 50.70% 85.73% 85.73% 70.00%
Persistence   53.06% 59.44% 78.09% 78.09% 67.17%
Wetter.com   38.59% 42.82% 89.58% 86.57% 64.39%

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