One more contest if the GFS can be believed ... I need a ton of snow in BTV or the title definitely moves on (may anyway but I know that BTV is seriously lagging) --RS
99/00 - spawned on USENET/s ne.wx newsgroup to discover which poster(s) made skillful forecasts for synoptic-scale snowfalls in the NE and Mid-Atlantic. No formal entry process. Forecasts gleaned from newsgroup posts. Five 'contest' storms.
00/01 - Permanent station list created. (RDU - CAR). Rules and scoring formalized. First Contest 12/30. 10 Contest storms.
01/02 - 'Season-total' forecasting contest launched. Twenty-five forecasters predicted each station/s 'total snowfall' for the winter. First Contest storm 12/9. Nine Contest storms.
02/03 - First Contest storm 11/27. Ten Contest storms.
03/04 - Web site launched. Forecasts submitted via online entry form. Forecast reporting and verification processes streamlined. Two forecast stations added (BGR, BGM). First Contest storm 12/14. Ten Contest storms.
04/05 - First Contest storm 12/20. Nine Contest storms.
05 /06 - First Contest storm 12/5. Four Contest storms.
06/07 - Regular season starts late with first Contest storm 2/14. Five Contest storms...last one in April.
07/08 - Record number of forecasters (36) enter 'Season-total' Contest. Regular season starts 12/3.
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One more contest if the GFS can be believed ... I need a ton of snow in BTV or the title definitely moves on (may anyway but I know that BTV is seriously lagging) --RS
Some years the 'Regular' season has gone into early April so all may not be lost quite yet.
As for BTV...thanks for the reminder. Snow totals for FEB need to be collected and posted.
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