Weather forecast accuracy details for Albany, New York

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 (February)

Provider High Temp Low Temp Icon Precip Text Precip Overall
The Weather Channel   60.71% 71.43% 92.86% 92.86% 79.46%
AccuWeather   76.00% 69.33% 85.33% 85.33% 79.00%
Weather Underground   60.71% 71.43% 86.90% 86.90% 76.49%
NWS Digital Forecast   67.86% 60.71% 86.90% 86.90% 75.60%
Foreca/Vaisala   70.24% 55.95% 88.10% 88.10% 75.60%
AerisWeather   67.86% 73.81% 78.57% 78.57% 74.70%
Dark Sky   58.33% 60.71% 80.95% 80.95% 70.24%
Weather News   60.71% 44.05% 85.71% 85.71% 69.05%
World Weather Online   52.38% 35.71% 80.95% 80.95% 62.50%
OpenWeather   58.33% 20.24% 85.71% 85.71% 62.50%
Wetter   55.95% 27.38% 79.76% 79.76% 60.71%
Weatherbit   44.05% 19.05% 77.38% 80.95% 55.36%
Persistence   18.64% 17.24% 50.85% 50.85% 34.40%

Weather Forecast Accuracy Data Last Year (2022)

Provider High Temp Low Temp Icon Precip Text Precip Overall
The Weather Channel   80.55% 75.25% 83.38% 83.38% 80.64%
Weather Underground   80.82% 75.89% 80.91% 80.91% 79.63%
AccuWeather   81.30% 73.80% 81.56% 79.72% 79.09%
Foreca/Vaisala   76.35% 64.38% 83.11% 83.11% 76.74%
AerisWeather   75.43% 67.58% 80.37% 80.37% 75.94%
Dark Sky   69.59% 65.48% 79.82% 79.82% 73.68%
NWS Digital Forecast   75.21% 62.26% 74.28% 74.28% 71.51%
Weather News   67.77% 50.55% 75.18% 75.18% 67.17%
Wetter   57.08% 48.58% 75.80% 75.80% 64.32%
OpenWeather   65.66% 36.99% 77.26% 77.26% 64.29%
World Weather Online   61.55% 44.93% 73.06% 73.06% 63.15%
Weatherbit   65.89% 30.88% 77.23% 77.23% 62.80%
Persistence   29.52% 21.98% 48.55% 48.55% 37.15%

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