I came across an interesting site that monitors the accuracy of forecasts from weather providers. The site is called ForecastAdvisor.com. The site compares the accuracy of weather forecasts from such groups as the National Weather Service, The Weather Channel, Accuweather, etc.
It’s interesting, to see that for Sioux Falls the National Weather Service is considered more accurate than the other providers. Yet for Kansas City, the NWS is nearly at the bottom. I wonder what the reason for this is? Is it the fact that the NWS forecast for Sioux Falls and Kansas City area are provided by two different NWS forecast offices? If that’s the case, maybe NWS Kansas City has a thing or two to learn from Sioux Falls. Some might argue that the weather is more difficult to forecast in Kansas and Missouri. Yet, even the NWS Topeka office (less than 60 miles from KC) is looking much better than NWS Kansas City. Hmmm….
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