Weather forecast accuracy details for Merced, California

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 (March)

Provider High Temp Low Temp Icon Precip Text Precip Overall
Microsoft   92.05% 87.50% 86.81% 89.01% 88.84%
The Weather Channel   94.44% 84.44% 87.10% 87.10% 88.27%
Foreca/Vaisala   94.44% 82.22% 84.95% 84.95% 86.64%
NWS Digital Forecast   93.33% 86.67% 82.80% 82.80% 86.40%
Weatherbit   95.56% 78.89% 82.80% 82.80% 85.01%
AerisWeather   92.22% 81.11% 81.72% 81.72% 84.19%
AccuWeather   90.80% 81.61% 80.00% 80.00% 83.10%
Wetter   67.78% 66.67% 76.34% 75.27% 71.51%
Open-Meteo   48.89% 61.11% 81.72% 81.72% 68.36%
OpenWeather   33.33% 71.11% 80.65% 80.65% 66.43%
World Weather Online   33.33% 64.44% 78.49% 78.49% 63.69%
Pirate Weather   46.67% 35.56% 82.80% 82.80% 61.95%
Persistence   55.71% 38.57% 52.05% 52.05% 49.60%

Weather Forecast Accuracy Data Last Year (2023)

Provider High Temp Low Temp Icon Precip Text Precip Overall
The Weather Channel   88.31% 87.85% 93.97% 93.97% 91.03%
AccuWeather   90.52% 86.93% 93.36% 92.80% 90.90%
Microsoft   90.69% 86.42% 93.21% 93.21% 90.88%
Foreca/Vaisala   90.23% 85.11% 93.79% 93.79% 90.73%
AerisWeather   86.67% 86.12% 93.42% 93.42% 89.91%
NWS Digital Forecast   85.39% 84.56% 91.18% 91.18% 88.07%
Weatherbit   76.89% 81.95% 93.19% 93.19% 86.30%
Pirate Weather   59.98% 46.25% 93.13% 93.13% 73.12%
Wetter   49.77% 54.98% 91.23% 90.41% 71.60%
OpenWeather   50.68% 52.33% 91.69% 91.69% 71.60%
World Weather Online   48.42% 48.62% 90.45% 90.45% 69.48%
Persistence   48.05% 44.07% 80.05% 80.05% 63.06%

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