Weather forecast accuracy details for Sarasota, Florida

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
NWS Digital Forecast   93.10% 74.71% 95.40% 95.40% 89.66%
The Weather Channel   87.36% 83.91% 93.10% 93.10% 89.37%
Weatherbit   85.54% 87.95% 91.57% 91.57% 89.16%
Microsoft   84.52% 76.19% 96.43% 96.43% 88.39%
Foreca/Vaisala   83.91% 73.56% 96.55% 96.55% 87.64%
AccuWeather   92.96% 77.14% 90.14% 90.14% 87.60%
AerisWeather   78.16% 82.76% 91.95% 91.95% 86.21%
Open-Meteo   78.16% 58.62% 97.70% 97.70% 83.05%
OpenWeather   29.89% 67.82% 97.70% 97.70% 73.28%
World Weather Online   32.18% 55.17% 94.25% 94.25% 68.97%
Pirate Weather   45.98% 32.18% 96.55% 96.55% 67.82%
Wetter   44.83% 47.13% 88.51% 83.91% 66.09%
Persistence   55.74% 35.48% 59.02% 59.02% 52.31%

Weather Forecast Accuracy Data Last Year (2023)

Provider High Temp Low Temp Icon Precip Text Precip Overall
Microsoft   90.67% 88.00% 82.36% 82.36% 85.85%
Foreca/Vaisala   90.32% 85.75% 83.38% 83.38% 85.71%
The Weather Channel   91.60% 89.32% 79.27% 79.27% 84.86%
AccuWeather   90.43% 88.45% 71.56% 69.57% 80.00%
Weatherbit   80.97% 79.92% 78.69% 78.69% 79.57%
AerisWeather   88.40% 85.30% 69.41% 69.41% 78.13%
NWS Digital Forecast   78.58% 83.93% 66.57% 66.57% 73.92%
Pirate Weather   72.18% 57.76% 79.34% 79.34% 72.15%
World Weather Online   70.29% 71.88% 69.71% 69.71% 70.40%
OpenWeather   57.90% 65.30% 71.42% 71.42% 66.51%
Wetter   64.38% 40.46% 77.44% 78.26% 65.14%
Persistence   62.33% 51.45% 64.66% 64.66% 60.78%

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