Sample forecast and Key for reading the Albany consesus forecast:


Sample:
         SUNY at ALBANY FORECASTING CONTEST CONSENSUS FOR:  8/30/95
       ------------------------------------------------------------
                                TEMP      POP    P-CAT
       ------------------------------------------------------------
                 WED NIGHT:      52        0%      0
                       THU:      81       20%      0
                 THU NIGHT:      63       30%      1
                       FRI:      80       10%      0
       ------------------------------------------------------------

       Key: Night temps are minimums,       P-CAT: 0 = zero/trace
            day temps are maximums;                1 = trace-0.05"
            "POP" is the probability of            2 = 0.06-0.14"
            receiving measureable rain             3 = 0.15-0.24"
            (i.e., >=0.01"); "P-CAT" is            4 = 0.25-0.49"
            the expected amount of rain.           5 =  >=0.50"
 
Sample:

    SUNYA 3-5 DAY EXTENDED FORECASTING CONTEST CONSENSUS FOR:  8/30/95
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               SAT/SUN/MON      BELOW     NORMAL     ABOVE
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               TEMPERATURE        40        40         20
               PRECIPITATION      60        30         10
    ------------------------------------------------------------------

    TEMP KEY: the probabilities reflect the expected chance that the
      three day mean temp will fall in the climatological categories
      of BELOW NORMAL, NORMAL and ABOVE NORMAL; each month has its own
      set of normals (see ALB CLIMO).
   
    PRECIP KEY: the probabilities reflect the expected chance that the
      three day total precip will fall into the climatological categories
      of BELOW NORMAL, NORMAL and ABOVE NORMAL; each month has its own
      set of normals (see ALB CLIMO).