Weather forecast accuracy details for Olympia, Washington

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
Foreca/Vaisala   75.27% 77.42% 84.95% 84.95% 80.65%
AccuWeather   67.78% 77.78% 85.56% 86.67% 79.44%
The Weather Channel   65.59% 76.34% 87.10% 87.10% 79.03%
AerisWeather   64.52% 67.74% 89.25% 89.25% 77.69%
Microsoft   71.08% 84.71% 77.11% 77.11% 77.50%
Weatherbit   68.82% 73.12% 83.87% 83.87% 77.42%
NWS Digital Forecast   65.59% 68.82% 86.02% 86.02% 76.61%
OpenWeather   56.99% 62.37% 92.47% 92.47% 76.08%
World Weather Online   52.22% 71.11% 81.11% 81.11% 71.39%
Pirate Weather   57.78% 53.33% 86.67% 86.67% 71.11%
Wetter   52.69% 67.74% 80.65% 77.42% 69.62%
Persistence   23.44% 39.71% 75.00% 75.00% 53.29%

Weather Forecast Accuracy Data Last Year (2022)

Provider High Temp Low Temp Icon Precip Text Precip Overall
The Weather Channel   85.57% 67.31% 91.05% 91.05% 83.74%
Microsoft   83.84% 66.85% 88.68% 88.68% 82.01%
AccuWeather   83.06% 65.65% 88.67% 86.94% 81.08%
Foreca/Vaisala   79.36% 63.47% 87.40% 87.40% 79.41%
NWS Digital Forecast   79.87% 61.03% 84.01% 84.01% 77.23%
AerisWeather   75.80% 58.72% 86.48% 86.48% 76.87%
Weatherbit   64.58% 54.49% 85.98% 85.98% 72.76%
OpenWeather   66.76% 48.77% 87.03% 87.03% 72.40%
World Weather Online   54.70% 53.42% 84.47% 84.47% 69.27%
Wetter   65.94% 39.82% 82.65% 82.65% 67.76%
Persistence   36.08% 34.58% 68.52% 68.52% 51.93%

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