Weather forecast accuracy details for Lansing, Iowa

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 (April)

Provider High Temp Low Temp Icon Precip Text Precip Overall
Microsoft   65.33% 86.67% 92.00% 92.00% 84.00%
The Weather Channel   68.89% 73.33% 92.22% 92.22% 81.67%
Weatherbit   63.64% 61.36% 94.32% 94.32% 78.41%
AccuWeather   62.07% 80.46% 85.06% 85.06% 78.16%
AerisWeather   54.44% 66.67% 87.78% 87.78% 74.17%
Foreca/Vaisala   53.33% 66.67% 86.67% 86.67% 73.33%
Open-Meteo   55.56% 53.33% 87.78% 87.78% 71.11%
Pirate Weather   52.22% 38.89% 88.89% 88.89% 67.22%
NWS Digital Forecast   58.89% 64.44% 72.22% 72.22% 66.94%
World Weather Online   34.44% 57.78% 81.11% 81.11% 63.61%
OpenWeather   43.33% 38.89% 83.33% 83.33% 62.22%
Wetter   44.44% 54.44% 74.44% 74.44% 61.94%
Persistence   17.39% 17.81% 60.87% 60.87% 39.23%

Weather Forecast Accuracy Data Last Year (2023)

Provider High Temp Low Temp Icon Precip Text Precip Overall
The Weather Channel   77.53% 74.86% 82.37% 82.37% 79.28%
Microsoft   74.78% 74.33% 83.49% 83.49% 79.02%
AccuWeather   75.53% 69.25% 79.12% 78.17% 75.52%
Foreca/Vaisala   71.92% 67.68% 79.61% 79.61% 74.71%
AerisWeather   70.63% 66.48% 80.53% 80.53% 74.54%
Weatherbit   72.33% 64.45% 74.74% 74.56% 71.52%
NWS Digital Forecast   68.37% 67.69% 71.19% 71.19% 69.61%
Wetter   54.70% 54.97% 80.17% 80.62% 67.61%
Pirate Weather   55.68% 33.70% 79.65% 79.65% 62.17%
OpenWeather   47.33% 45.12% 73.55% 73.55% 59.89%
World Weather Online   41.71% 50.19% 71.18% 71.18% 58.57%
Persistence   28.86% 26.77% 59.42% 59.42% 43.62%

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