Weather forecast accuracy details for Webster, 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
The Weather Channel   73.12% 74.19% 92.47% 92.47% 83.06%
AccuWeather   66.67% 75.27% 86.02% 86.02% 78.49%
Weatherbit   58.06% 68.82% 89.25% 89.25% 76.34%
Foreca/Vaisala   68.82% 78.49% 76.34% 76.34% 75.00%
AerisWeather   66.67% 76.34% 78.49% 78.49% 75.00%
Microsoft   56.82% 60.23% 88.64% 86.36% 73.01%
NWS Digital Forecast   63.44% 50.54% 81.72% 81.72% 69.35%
Wetter.com   50.54% 35.48% 90.32% 90.32% 66.67%
Open-Meteo   64.52% 43.01% 77.42% 77.42% 65.59%
World Weather Online   51.61% 37.63% 83.87% 83.87% 64.25%
OpenWeather   53.76% 36.56% 80.65% 80.65% 62.90%
Pirate Weather   56.99% 17.20% 87.10% 87.10% 62.10%
Persistence   22.22% 22.22% 47.22% 47.22% 34.72%

Weather Forecast Accuracy Data Last Year (2024)

Provider High Temp Low Temp Icon Precip Text Precip Overall
The Weather Channel   76.47% 76.75% 85.71% 85.71% 81.16%
Microsoft   73.31% 73.72% 83.28% 83.69% 78.50%
AccuWeather   72.92% 75.17% 81.06% 80.49% 77.41%
Foreca/Vaisala   72.18% 72.92% 82.17% 82.17% 77.36%
Weatherbit   71.13% 74.34% 81.60% 81.60% 77.17%
AerisWeather   70.77% 71.80% 80.11% 80.02% 75.68%
NWS Digital Forecast   71.50% 69.28% 76.33% 76.33% 73.36%
Pirate Weather   70.13% 38.39% 82.12% 82.12% 68.19%
Wetter.com   55.74% 51.82% 79.08% 78.99% 66.41%
World Weather Online   51.07% 53.41% 76.56% 76.56% 64.40%
OpenWeather   52.19% 39.50% 76.28% 76.28% 61.06%
Persistence   29.52% 26.46% 60.93% 60.93% 44.46%

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