Oneonta State Forecasting Contest
The Forecast Contest is now OVER for Spring 2008
Results
from week 12 are posted. Thanks to all the participants.

Have a good summer
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Dr. Blechman
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are
some links you might find helpful in making
your forecast:
Surface
maps from the HPC
Upper Air
images from NCAR-RAP
Satellite
images from NCAR-RAP
National
Radar mosaic from the NWS (click to zoom to a station)
NCEP
model forecast maps
Surface
progs from HPC
Eta,
GFS, NGM mos forecasts for BGM
Zone
forecast for Oneonta from BGM NWS
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ONEONTA STATE FORECASTING CONTEST
Final Results - Spring 2008
STANDINGS FOR WEEK 12 OVERALL STANDINGS
PLACE NAME POINTS PLACE NAME POINTS
1 Jackson 89 GOLD MEDAL 1 Blechman 1034
2 Juliano 104 SILVER MEDAL 2 Dunn 1229
3 GUIDANCE 107 BRONZE MEDAL 3 Juliano 1345
4 Blechman 110 4 GUIDANCE 1351
5 Dunn 135 5 Constantino 1398
6 Thompson 139 6 Dowtin 1468
7 Hosmer 154 7 Thompson 1497
8 Dowtin 161 8 Stevens 1544
9 Constantino 173 9 Jackson 1607
10 Stevens 196 10 Hosmer 1742
10 Oneill 196 11 Oneill 1863
10 Kempton 196 12 Kempton 1953
10 Feldman 196 13 Feldman 2019
10 Christian 196 14 Christian 2099
10 PERSISTENCE 196 14 PERSISTENCE 2099
VERIFICATIONS:
PERSISTENCE DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5
52 35 3 44 30 0 46 23 0 60 40 2 64 49 1 63 47 3
46 23 0 60 40 2 64 49 1 63 47 3 55 32 0
SCORING:
ONE (1) POINT IS ASSIGNED FOR EACH DEGREE OF TEMPERATURE ERROR.
THREE (3) POINTS ARE ASSIGNED FOR EACH PRECIPITATION CATEGORY ERROR.
999 INDICATES NO FORECAST WAS MADE AND A PERSISTENCE FORECAST WAS ASSIGNED.
NAME DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5
FORECASTER: Blechman
24HR FCST: 47 30 1 48 30 0 51 41 3 58 47 2 65 49 2
ERROR PTS: 3 0 3 2 7 0 9 1 3 6 2 3 2 2 3
48HR FCST: 50 28 0 49 39 3 56 49 2 67 49 1 60 44 0
ERROR PTS: 4 5 0 11 1 3 8 0 3 4 2 6 5 12 0
FORECASTER: Dunn
24HR FCST: 49 30 2 52 30 0 999 999 999 999 999 999 62 47 2
ERROR PTS: 5 0 6 6 7 0 14 17 6 4 9 3 1 0 3
48HR FCST: 48 28 0 57 43 2 999 999 999 999 999 999 57 40 2
ERROR PTS: 2 5 0 3 3 0 4 9 3 1 2 6 2 8 6
FORECASTER: Juliano
24HR FCST: 52 29 2 52 26 0 58 43 2 58 43 2 63 46 2
ERROR PTS: 8 1 6 6 3 0 2 3 0 6 6 3 0 1 3
48HR FCST: 53 26 0 51 38 2 66 45 2 64 44 3 56 44 3
ERROR PTS: 7 3 0 9 2 0 2 4 3 1 3 0 1 12 9
FORECASTER: GUIDANCE
24HR FCST: 44 28 1 48 34 0 52 44 1 65 52 1 61 48 3
ERROR PTS: 0 2 3 2 11 0 8 4 3 1 3 0 2 1 0
48HR FCST: 43 28 0 53 47 1 58 50 2 64 49 1 59 39 4
ERROR PTS: 3 5 0 7 7 3 6 1 3 1 2 6 4 7 12
FORECASTER: Constantino
24HR FCST: 54 30 0 999 999 999 999 999 999 61 47 2 62 43 2
ERROR PTS: 10 0 0 2 7 0 14 17 6 3 2 3 1 4 3
48HR FCST: 55 32 0 999 999 999 999 999 999 62 43 3 65 47 0
ERROR PTS: 9 9 0 14 17 6 4 9 3 1 4 0 10 15 0
FORECASTER: Dowtin
24HR FCST: 999 999 999 999 999 999 56 31 2 66 49 2 999 999 999
ERROR PTS: 8 5 9 2 7 0 4 9 0 2 0 3 1 2 6
48HR FCST: 999 999 999 999 999 999 57 43 4 65 48 3 999 999 999
ERROR PTS: 2 7 0 14 17 6 7 6 9 2 1 0 8 15 9
FORECASTER: Thompson
24HR FCST: 48 30 1 48 34 0 60 44 2 58 50 2 68 50 3
ERROR PTS: 4 0 3 2 11 0 0 4 0 6 1 3 5 3 0
48HR FCST: 58 36 3 66 40 1 64 46 3 74 40 3 62 46 2
ERROR PTS: 12 13 9 6 0 3 0 3 6 11 7 0 7 14 6
FORECASTER: Stevens
24HR FCST: 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999
ERROR PTS: 8 5 9 2 7 0 14 17 6 4 9 3 1 2 6
48HR FCST: 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999
ERROR PTS: 2 7 0 14 17 6 4 9 3 1 2 6 8 15 9
FORECASTER: Jackson
24HR FCST: 51 27 1 50 29 0 56 40 2 60 46 3 62 47 3
ERROR PTS: 7 3 3 4 6 0 4 0 0 4 3 6 1 0 0
48HR FCST: 47 29 0 55 39 2 57 48 2 63 48 2 59 42 2
ERROR PTS: 1 6 0 5 1 0 7 1 3 0 1 3 4 10 6
FORECASTER: Hosmer
24HR FCST: 999 999 999 999 999 999 58 41 2 999 999 999 999 999 999
ERROR PTS: 8 5 9 2 7 0 2 1 0 4 9 3 1 2 6
48HR FCST: 999 999 999 999 999 999 59 46 1 999 999 999 999 999 999
ERROR PTS: 2 7 0 14 17 6 5 3 0 1 2 6 8 15 9
FORECASTER: Oneill
24HR FCST: 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999
ERROR PTS: 8 5 9 2 7 0 14 17 6 4 9 3 1 2 6
48HR FCST: 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999
ERROR PTS: 2 7 0 14 17 6 4 9 3 1 2 6 8 15 9
FORECASTER: Kempton
24HR FCST: 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999
ERROR PTS: 8 5 9 2 7 0 14 17 6 4 9 3 1 2 6
48HR FCST: 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999
ERROR PTS: 2 7 0 14 17 6 4 9 3 1 2 6 8 15 9
FORECASTER: Feldman
24HR FCST: 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999
ERROR PTS: 8 5 9 2 7 0 14 17 6 4 9 3 1 2 6
48HR FCST: 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999
ERROR PTS: 2 7 0 14 17 6 4 9 3 1 2 6 8 15 9
FORECASTER: Christian
24HR FCST: 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999
ERROR PTS: 8 5 9 2 7 0 14 17 6 4 9 3 1 2 6
48HR FCST: 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999
ERROR PTS: 2 7 0 14 17 6 4 9 3 1 2 6 8 15 9
FORECASTER: PERSISTENCE
24HR FCST: 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999
ERROR PTS: 8 5 9 2 7 0 14 17 6 4 9 3 1 2 6
48HR FCST: 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999
ERROR PTS: 2 7 0 14 17 6 4 9 3 1 2 6 8 15 9