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How accurate are those TV weather forecasts?
By Geoff Dougherty | Apr 23, 6:37 AM
Answer: Not very. In a great example of crowdsourced reporting,
the Freakonomics guys
published a study by one of their readers who plotted actual
weather data against the forecasts of the Kansas City TV
stations.
Turns out that the TV weather segment is more about charming patter
and snazzy graphics than actually... you know... telling you how
the weather's going to be.
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