Weather forecast accuracy details for Piedmont, 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 (October)

Provider High Temp Low Temp Icon Precip Text Precip Overall
Microsoft   77.17% 79.35% 93.48% 93.48% 85.87%
AccuWeather   67.82% 75.86% 85.06% 86.21% 78.74%
Foreca/Vaisala   77.42% 60.22% 88.17% 88.17% 78.49%
The Weather Channel   69.89% 64.52% 89.25% 89.25% 78.23%
AerisWeather   66.67% 66.67% 84.95% 84.95% 75.81%
Weatherbit   61.54% 64.84% 82.42% 82.42% 72.80%
NWS Digital Forecast   62.37% 65.59% 80.65% 80.65% 72.31%
Wetter   66.67% 36.11% 90.28% 83.33% 69.10%
Pirate Weather   51.61% 18.28% 95.70% 95.70% 65.32%
World Weather Online   50.54% 30.11% 90.32% 90.32% 65.32%
OpenWeather   48.39% 27.96% 87.10% 87.10% 62.63%
Persistence   15.94% 34.29% 63.77% 63.77% 44.44%

Weather Forecast Accuracy Data Last Year (2022)

Provider High Temp Low Temp Icon Precip Text Precip Overall
The Weather Channel   71.17% 62.26% 83.29% 83.29% 75.00%
Microsoft   74.13% 62.80% 80.57% 80.57% 74.52%
AccuWeather   68.81% 62.85% 83.22% 81.66% 74.13%
Foreca/Vaisala   68.14% 56.84% 82.09% 82.09% 72.29%
AerisWeather   67.49% 57.76% 81.27% 81.18% 71.92%
NWS Digital Forecast   67.04% 55.99% 73.79% 73.79% 67.65%
Wetter   52.29% 46.10% 80.95% 79.05% 64.60%
OpenWeather   61.07% 25.90% 80.53% 80.53% 62.01%
Weatherbit   60.06% 30.54% 76.85% 76.85% 61.07%
World Weather Online   49.49% 28.19% 78.33% 78.33% 58.59%
Persistence   21.29% 23.51% 62.77% 62.77% 42.59%

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