tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381088396839841239.post8831423246365822612..comments2024-03-22T17:12:25.505-04:00Comments on NE.Wx Snowfall Forecast Contests: Winter '16 / '17 - Snow Storm #4: Preliminary VerificationTQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12460905784186059023noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381088396839841239.post-82083811130949433012017-03-18T19:10:00.209-04:002017-03-18T19:10:00.209-04:00No worries, I am pretty certain the scoring would ...No worries, I am pretty certain the scoring would not change more than a squinch anyway with those huge amounts further north. <br /><br />Thanks for the contest, that's the main thing. -- Roger Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06830774842652844741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381088396839841239.post-13945306739449639082017-03-17T23:20:32.951-04:002017-03-17T23:20:32.951-04:00Peter ... once again thx for the eagle eye.
For wh...<br />Peter ... once again thx for the eagle eye.<br />For what ever reason ... I wasn't reading my own handwriting.<br /><br />Will amend Snow Storm #4 STP to include 13-MAR snowfall.TQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460905784186059023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381088396839841239.post-32616294923829034892017-03-17T20:07:19.369-04:002017-03-17T20:07:19.369-04:00I am really confused now, or perhaps you are, the ...I am really confused now, or perhaps you are, the 13th was Monday (in both Feb and Mar) and the forecasts were submitted Sunday evening, the snow on Monday 13th happened at the end of the day and the start of the storm. I wasn't suggesting using any snowfall from Sunday 12th or before the deadline for forecasts. This snow on Monday March 13th started about 21 hours after the contest deadline.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06830774842652844741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381088396839841239.post-21637008546218981872017-03-17T16:18:55.080-04:002017-03-17T16:18:55.080-04:00There was a typo in the 'verification period b...There was a typo in the 'verification period begins' line (FEB v MAR); otherwise ... I/d say it was clear any snowfall on SUN would not be used to verify forecasts <br /><br />===<br />Deadline for entries:<br />10:30 PM EDT ... SUN ... 12-MAR-17<br />Verification period begins:<br />12:01 AM EDT ... MON ... 13-FEB-17<br />Verification period ends:<br />When the flakes stop flyin'<br TQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460905784186059023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381088396839841239.post-55801696241999107072017-03-17T03:35:05.473-04:002017-03-17T03:35:05.473-04:00The post dated Saturday 11th down the page says th...The post dated Saturday 11th down the page says the verification period starts 12:01 a.m. Monday 13th ???<br /><br />Maybe the home page said something different at the time. I assumed we would count Monday since the forecast deadline was Sunday evening. But it's no big deal.<br /><br />-- RSAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06830774842652844741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381088396839841239.post-52431230209302911122017-03-16T21:03:48.076-04:002017-03-16T21:03:48.076-04:00Will amend station STPs if additional snowfall was...Will amend station STPs if additional snowfall was measured today (THU).TQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460905784186059023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381088396839841239.post-65493983024391845422017-03-16T21:00:54.903-04:002017-03-16T21:00:54.903-04:00Sadly ... no.
The stated period of verification st...Sadly ... no.<br />The stated period of verification started 12:01 AM 14-MAR<br />TQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460905784186059023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381088396839841239.post-14532671823343616712017-03-16T20:36:30.989-04:002017-03-16T20:36:30.989-04:00Agree on amounts except that Monday 13th amounts s...Agree on amounts except that Monday 13th amounts should be added for several locations as the contest deadline was Sunday night and I think we were told verification started on Monday. See my comment 2 in the post below for those Monday amounts -- these extra amounts are CXY 2.3, BAL 1.6, IAD 1.5, ABE 1.3, PHL 1.2, DCA 1.1, EWR 0.1 and some traces at RIC, SBY ... also I notice that CAR got Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06830774842652844741noreply@blogger.com