How To Know If The Weather Report is Accurate
A few inexpensive models of forecasting the weather
Environment Canada senior climatologist David Phillips says current accuracy rates for weather predictions are low. "The models that are in use now are marginally better than flipping a coin" he said, noting accuracy rates for 90 day forecasts is around 55%.
In due respect to Environment Canada, below are a few inexpensive models that have a high percentage of accuracy:
- Monitor car washes, washing your car causes rain to fall
- Hire people with joint pain across the country to call in on the 1/2 hour for an accurate forecast
- Monitor the work week, if it is sunny all week, it rains on the weekend
- If everyone planned their vacation at the same time, then we would know within 98% accuracy that the weather most likely will be lousy
- You are to drive 9 hours to visit your mother-in-law and a blizzard occurs (even in the summer, honest!)