Weather forecast accuracy details for Olds, Iowa

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 (December)

Provider High Temp Low Temp Icon Precip Text Precip Overall
The Weather Channel   76.34% 64.52% 84.95% 84.95% 77.69%
Foreca/Vaisala   67.74% 68.82% 84.95% 84.95% 76.61%
AerisWeather   69.89% 67.74% 84.95% 83.87% 76.61%
AccuWeather   77.42% 66.67% 79.57% 77.42% 75.27%
Weatherbit   63.44% 60.22% 86.02% 86.02% 73.92%
Microsoft   73.26% 57.95% 76.74% 84.88% 73.21%
OpenWeather   67.74% 58.06% 81.72% 81.72% 72.31%
NWS Digital Forecast   67.74% 58.06% 80.65% 80.65% 71.77%
World Weather Online   54.84% 59.14% 80.65% 80.65% 68.82%
Wetter.com   61.29% 44.09% 82.80% 82.80% 67.74%
Pirate Weather   65.59% 26.88% 84.95% 84.95% 65.59%
Open-Meteo   66.67% 46.24% 74.19% 74.19% 65.32%
Persistence   33.33% 29.33% 65.33% 65.33% 48.33%

Weather Forecast Accuracy Data Last Year (2024)

Provider High Temp Low Temp Icon Precip Text Precip Overall
The Weather Channel   77.86% 71.95% 90.12% 90.12% 82.52%
Foreca/Vaisala   74.83% 72.80% 88.62% 88.62% 81.22%
Microsoft   75.40% 72.92% 87.35% 88.22% 80.97%
AccuWeather   77.35% 72.58% 86.55% 85.21% 80.42%
AerisWeather   75.31% 71.20% 87.30% 87.02% 80.21%
Weatherbit   78.44% 68.97% 85.74% 85.84% 79.75%
NWS Digital Forecast   72.52% 68.20% 77.46% 77.46% 73.91%
Pirate Weather   68.87% 36.83% 87.49% 87.49% 70.17%
Wetter.com   58.09% 50.61% 81.66% 81.47% 67.96%
OpenWeather   53.36% 44.48% 79.21% 79.21% 64.06%
World Weather Online   51.75% 47.21% 74.41% 74.41% 61.95%
Persistence   33.74% 27.06% 58.33% 58.33% 44.37%

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