Oneonta State Forecasting Contest

Results from Week 10 are available below.


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Here 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
  • Binghamton National Weather Service office


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     FALL 2009 WEEK 10

    ONEONTA STATE FORECASTING CONTEST STANDINGS FOR WEEK 10 OVERALL STANDINGS PLACE NAME POINTS PLACE NAME POINTS 1 Lyakhov 42 GOLD MEDAL 1 Lyakhov 700 2 Blechman 54 SILVER MEDAL 2 Blechman 757 3 Walker 64 BRONZE MEDAL 3 Russell 765 4 Thompson 65 4 Walker 788 5 Constantino 67 5 Constantino 824 6 Russell 68 6 Thompson 857 7 GUIDANCE 77 7 GUIDANCE 930 7 Messina 77 8 Messina 933 9 CONSENSUS 79 9 Visnosky 984 10 Visnosky 80 10 CONSENSUS 1048 11 Lord 83 11 Lord 1154 11 Juliano 83 12 Juliano 1176 13 Jackson 116 13 Jackson 1184 13 Jaworski 116 14 Jaworski 1300 13 Steinhaus 116 15 Steinhaus 1338 13 Browarski 116 16 Browarski 1427 13 Mcavoy 116 17 Mcavoy 1445 13 PERSISTENCE 116 18 PERSISTENCE 1489 VERIFICATIONS: PERSISTENCE DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5 69 51 0 54 34 0 48 33 0 49 31 0 54 34 1 55 46 1 48 33 0 49 31 0 54 34 1 55 46 1 61 39 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: Lyakhov 24HR FCST: 58 35 0 50 29 0 50 31 0 51 36 0 55 45 1 ERROR PTS: 4 1 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 3 0 1 0 48HR FCST: 51 28 0 53 31 0 51 35 1 53 44 1 61 40 0 ERROR PTS: 3 5 0 4 0 0 3 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 FORECASTER: Blechman 24HR FCST: 58 38 0 52 32 0 55 32 0 54 36 1 53 45 1 ERROR PTS: 4 4 0 4 1 0 6 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 48HR FCST: 52 30 0 55 33 0 56 36 1 52 45 2 61 42 0 ERROR PTS: 4 3 0 6 2 0 2 2 0 3 1 3 0 3 0 FORECASTER: Russell 24HR FCST: 55 36 0 49 28 0 53 30 0 49 39 2 54 42 1 ERROR PTS: 1 2 0 1 5 0 4 1 0 5 5 3 1 4 0 48HR FCST: 49 27 0 52 31 0 51 40 1 52 42 2 64 35 0 ERROR PTS: 1 6 0 3 0 0 3 6 0 3 4 3 3 4 0 FORECASTER: Walker 24HR FCST: 57 35 0 50 25 0 54 28 0 54 42 1 55 42 1 ERROR PTS: 3 1 0 2 8 0 5 3 0 0 8 0 0 4 0 48HR FCST: 50 30 0 53 30 0 53 39 0 53 43 2 63 40 0 ERROR PTS: 2 3 0 4 1 0 1 5 3 2 3 3 2 1 0 FORECASTER: Constantino 24HR FCST: 58 32 0 49 27 0 51 30 0 49 31 0 52 48 0 ERROR PTS: 4 2 0 1 6 0 2 1 0 5 3 3 3 2 3 48HR FCST: 50 28 0 52 27 0 51 33 0 51 43 1 58 38 0 ERROR PTS: 2 5 0 3 4 0 3 1 3 4 3 0 3 1 0 FORECASTER: Thompson 24HR FCST: 55 35 1 49 25 0 52 29 0 51 32 2 52 40 2 ERROR PTS: 1 1 3 1 8 0 3 2 0 3 2 3 3 6 3 48HR FCST: 49 33 0 52 29 0 52 32 1 52 40 3 60 39 0 ERROR PTS: 1 0 0 3 2 0 2 2 0 3 6 6 1 0 0 FORECASTER: GUIDANCE 24HR FCST: 57 36 0 53 32 0 54 32 0 57 43 0 56 45 1 ERROR PTS: 3 2 0 5 1 0 5 1 0 3 9 3 1 1 0 48HR FCST: 53 32 0 56 35 0 52 42 0 55 45 2 60 47 0 ERROR PTS: 5 1 0 7 4 0 2 8 3 0 1 3 1 8 0 FORECASTER: Messina 24HR FCST: 57 35 0 999 999 999 999 999 999 53 36 2 999 999 999 ERROR PTS: 3 1 0 6 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 3 1 12 0 48HR FCST: 49 29 0 999 999 999 999 999 999 54 44 3 999 999 999 ERROR PTS: 1 4 0 1 2 0 5 3 3 1 2 6 6 7 3 FORECASTER: Visnosky 24HR FCST: 58 30 0 999 999 999 54 29 0 54 40 1 999 999 999 ERROR PTS: 4 4 0 6 1 0 5 2 0 0 6 0 1 12 0 48HR FCST: 50 28 0 999 999 999 54 39 0 53 43 1 999 999 999 ERROR PTS: 2 5 0 1 2 0 0 5 3 2 3 0 6 7 3 FORECASTER: Lord 24HR FCST: 56 35 0 49 26 0 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 ERROR PTS: 2 1 0 1 7 0 1 2 0 5 3 3 1 12 0 48HR FCST: 48 31 0 51 30 0 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 ERROR PTS: 0 2 0 2 1 0 5 3 3 1 12 0 6 7 3 FORECASTER: Juliano 24HR FCST: 54 35 0 51 32 0 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 ERROR PTS: 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 2 0 5 3 3 1 12 0 48HR FCST: 42 33 0 52 33 0 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 ERROR PTS: 6 0 0 3 2 0 5 3 3 1 12 0 6 7 3 FORECASTER: Jackson 24HR FCST: 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 ERROR PTS: 15 17 0 6 1 0 1 2 0 5 3 3 1 12 0 48HR FCST: 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 ERROR PTS: 6 1 0 1 2 0 5 3 3 1 12 0 6 7 3 FORECASTER: Jaworski 24HR FCST: 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 ERROR PTS: 15 17 0 6 1 0 1 2 0 5 3 3 1 12 0 48HR FCST: 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 ERROR PTS: 6 1 0 1 2 0 5 3 3 1 12 0 6 7 3 FORECASTER: Steinhaus 24HR FCST: 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 ERROR PTS: 15 17 0 6 1 0 1 2 0 5 3 3 1 12 0 48HR FCST: 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 ERROR PTS: 6 1 0 1 2 0 5 3 3 1 12 0 6 7 3 FORECASTER: Browarski 24HR FCST: 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 ERROR PTS: 15 17 0 6 1 0 1 2 0 5 3 3 1 12 0 48HR FCST: 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 ERROR PTS: 6 1 0 1 2 0 5 3 3 1 12 0 6 7 3 FORECASTER: Mcavoy 24HR FCST: 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 ERROR PTS: 15 17 0 6 1 0 1 2 0 5 3 3 1 12 0 48HR FCST: 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 ERROR PTS: 6 1 0 1 2 0 5 3 3 1 12 0 6 7 3 FORECASTER: PERSISTENCE 24HR FCST: 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 ERROR PTS: 15 17 0 6 1 0 1 2 0 5 3 3 1 12 0 48HR FCST: 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 ERROR PTS: 6 1 0 1 2 0 5 3 3 1 12 0 6 7 3