How "Good" is a Forecast?

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How "Good" is a Forecast?

1972
Series: Eastern Region technical attachment (National Weather Service (U.S.)) 72-5-1

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Corporate Authors:

United States. National Weather Service. Eastern Region
NOAA Program & Office:

NWS (National Weather Service) ; ER (Eastern Region)
Description:

Ever since weather forecasts were issued routinely, arguments have raged over how they should be verified. How does one measure the "goodness" of a forecast? The usual method is to compare it to some standard such as climatology, persistence, or the forecasts produced by another echelon.
Keywords:

Evaluation Weather Forecasting Weather Forecasting
Series:

Eastern Region technical attachment (National Weather Service (U.S.)) 72-5-1
Format:

pdf
Document Type:

Technical Attachment
Place as Subject:

East (U.S.)
License:

https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Rights Information:

CC0 Public Domain
Compliance:

Submitted
Main Document Checksum:

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https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/70785/noaa_70785_DS1.pdf
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