Weather forecast accuracy details for Athens, Georgia

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 (August)

Provider High Temp Low Temp Icon Precip Text Precip Overall
AerisWeather   76.34% 93.55% 84.95% 84.95% 84.95%
The Weather Channel   79.57% 94.62% 81.72% 81.72% 84.41%
Microsoft   75.27% 91.40% 84.95% 84.95% 84.14%
NWS Digital Forecast   75.27% 95.70% 78.49% 78.49% 81.99%
AccuWeather   75.56% 88.89% 78.89% 82.22% 81.39%
Foreca/Vaisala   80.65% 90.32% 76.34% 76.34% 80.91%
Weatherbit   82.22% 93.33% 73.33% 73.33% 80.56%
Wetter   56.99% 89.25% 65.59% 55.91% 66.94%
World Weather Online   20.00% 84.44% 78.89% 78.89% 65.56%
OpenWeather   23.66% 77.42% 75.27% 75.27% 62.90%
Pirate Weather   35.48% 56.99% 79.57% 79.57% 62.90%
Persistence   50.75% 68.12% 59.70% 59.70% 59.57%

Weather Forecast Accuracy Data Last Year (2022)

Provider High Temp Low Temp Icon Precip Text Precip Overall
The Weather Channel   78.94% 85.44% 84.62% 84.62% 83.40%
Microsoft   79.21% 84.07% 84.34% 84.34% 82.99%
AccuWeather   75.12% 84.12% 79.42% 78.46% 79.28%
AerisWeather   74.36% 79.95% 80.49% 80.49% 78.82%
Foreca/Vaisala   74.63% 77.56% 79.67% 79.67% 77.88%
NWS Digital Forecast   74.81% 79.44% 72.59% 72.59% 74.86%
Weatherbit   62.58% 73.45% 80.96% 80.96% 74.49%
Wetter   63.92% 67.77% 76.47% 76.47% 71.15%
OpenWeather   63.28% 52.20% 77.01% 77.01% 67.38%
World Weather Online   51.47% 67.77% 74.18% 74.18% 66.90%
Persistence   39.28% 39.18% 62.51% 62.51% 50.87%

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