Key to Albany Consensus
Sample forecast and Key for reading the Albany consesus forecast:
Sample:
SUNY at ALBANY FORECASTING CONTEST CONSENSUS FOR: 8/30/95
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TEMP POP P-CAT
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WED NIGHT: 52 0% 0
THU: 81 20% 0
THU NIGHT: 63 30% 1
FRI: 80 10% 0
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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"