Weather forecast accuracy details for Burlington, North Carolina

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
The Weather Channel   77.01% 75.86% 91.95% 91.95% 84.20%
Microsoft   81.40% 62.79% 91.86% 95.35% 82.85%
AerisWeather   77.01% 64.37% 94.25% 94.25% 82.47%
AccuWeather   82.50% 72.15% 87.50% 87.50% 82.41%
Weatherbit   73.26% 68.60% 84.88% 84.88% 77.91%
Foreca/Vaisala   78.16% 44.83% 93.10% 93.10% 77.30%
NWS Digital Forecast   67.82% 67.82% 85.06% 85.06% 76.44%
Open-Meteo   60.92% 45.98% 91.95% 91.95% 72.70%
World Weather Online   50.57% 52.87% 90.80% 90.80% 71.26%
OpenWeather   52.87% 29.89% 89.66% 89.66% 65.52%
Pirate Weather   50.57% 22.99% 90.80% 90.80% 63.79%
Wetter   36.78% 44.83% 80.46% 75.86% 59.48%
Persistence   31.67% 24.59% 66.67% 66.67% 47.40%

Weather Forecast Accuracy Data Last Year (2023)

Provider High Temp Low Temp Icon Precip Text Precip Overall
Microsoft   78.99% 77.49% 86.12% 86.12% 82.18%
The Weather Channel   81.00% 75.62% 85.94% 85.94% 82.12%
Foreca/Vaisala   77.17% 71.51% 85.75% 85.75% 80.05%
AccuWeather   78.20% 74.72% 79.53% 78.10% 77.64%
AerisWeather   77.17% 69.32% 80.91% 80.91% 77.08%
NWS Digital Forecast   76.43% 70.52% 76.57% 76.57% 75.02%
Weatherbit   68.77% 65.90% 82.66% 82.66% 75.00%
World Weather Online   56.54% 51.67% 76.41% 76.41% 65.26%
Wetter   52.42% 49.13% 78.90% 79.09% 64.89%
Pirate Weather   58.42% 37.00% 81.68% 81.68% 64.70%
OpenWeather   54.25% 46.58% 78.72% 78.72% 64.57%
Persistence   33.33% 30.54% 57.87% 57.87% 44.90%

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