Weather forecast accuracy details for Box Elder, South 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 (December)

Provider High Temp Low Temp Icon Precip Text Precip Overall
Microsoft   65.88% 56.47% 91.76% 87.06% 75.29%
Foreca/Vaisala   62.22% 54.44% 88.89% 88.89% 73.61%
NWS Digital Forecast   56.32% 48.28% 91.95% 91.95% 72.13%
AccuWeather   61.11% 56.67% 84.44% 84.44% 71.67%
AerisWeather   58.89% 46.67% 88.89% 87.78% 70.56%
Weatherbit   43.33% 55.56% 83.33% 83.33% 66.39%
The Weather Channel   46.67% 44.44% 86.67% 86.67% 66.11%
OpenWeather   48.89% 36.67% 84.44% 84.44% 63.61%
Open-Meteo   46.67% 34.44% 86.67% 86.67% 63.61%
Pirate Weather   48.89% 20.00% 83.33% 83.33% 58.89%
Wetter.com   38.89% 30.00% 82.22% 82.22% 58.33%
World Weather Online   43.33% 31.11% 78.89% 78.89% 58.06%
Persistence   22.39% 26.47% 70.15% 70.15% 47.29%

Weather Forecast Accuracy Data Last Year (2024)

Provider High Temp Low Temp Icon Precip Text Precip Overall
Microsoft   71.32% 73.63% 88.79% 87.61% 80.34%
The Weather Channel   70.06% 71.94% 88.51% 88.51% 79.76%
Foreca/Vaisala   68.08% 71.19% 84.37% 84.37% 77.00%
AccuWeather   68.58% 72.28% 82.43% 81.76% 76.26%
AerisWeather   64.12% 66.95% 82.96% 82.86% 74.22%
Weatherbit   51.69% 72.57% 85.22% 85.40% 73.72%
NWS Digital Forecast   62.23% 71.00% 75.85% 75.85% 71.23%
Pirate Weather   58.95% 35.50% 86.63% 86.63% 66.93%
OpenWeather   57.82% 34.27% 81.83% 81.83% 63.94%
Wetter.com   48.20% 42.61% 81.83% 81.73% 63.59%
World Weather Online   54.71% 34.75% 80.23% 80.23% 62.48%
Persistence   25.17% 32.55% 64.22% 64.22% 46.54%

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