December 2024 temperature forecast contest and annual winter snowfall contest

[Roger Smith]

Predict temp anomalies for nine locations (F deg relative to 1991-2020 averages) ...

DCA _ NYC _ BOS __ ORD _ ATL _ IAH __ DEN _ PHX _ SEA 

Deadline is 06z Dec 1st 

By Dec 10, post snowfall predictions (include snow already reported)

DCA _ NYC _ BOS __ ORD _ DTW _ BuF __ DEN _ SEA _ BTV

(also note, ne-us snowfall contest off site, at following location, Dec 1 deadline seasonal (Dec - mar only) also storm contests in season. 

http://www.newx-forecasts.com/#RULES

 

[Scotty Lightning]

DCA _ NYC _ BOS __ ORD _ ATL _ IAH __ DEN _ PHX _ SEA 

1.0         1.0         0.5         0.5      1.0        1.5         0.5      1.0         0.5

 

 

DCA _ NYC _ BOS __ ORD _ DTW _ BuF __ DEN _ SEA _ BTV

20"      25"      30"      35"      30"    106"    45"      3"     100"

[hudsonvalley21]

DCA _ NYC _ BOS __ ORD _ ATL _ IAH __ DEN _ PHX _ SEA 

0.6         0.5        0.2        0.2       0.7      1.0          0.2      0.9        0.1

 

 

DCA _ NYC _ BOS __ ORD _ DTW _ BuF __ DEN _ SEA _ BTV

17”       21”       28”       26”      24”    102”     51”       4”    84”

[so_whats_happening]

DCA _ NYC _ BOS __ ORD _ ATL _ IAH __ DEN _ PHX _ SEA 

-.8        -.6         -1            +1        +.8      +1.2      +1.6     +2.2     +.8

 

DCA _ NYC _ BOS __ ORD _ DTW _ BuF __ DEN _ SEA _ BTV

13"       19"      35"       29"     31"     98"      39"      3"      81"

 

[Tom]

sitting here, drinking my beer listening to Christmas music......I so want to go huge off the charts for snowfall maybe wish casting, we are due it is time for wishes to come true, every generation needs that one storm...I have been lucky 78, 83, 96 and 2010 I say Jan 2025 says hold my beer.  Done with my hype back tomorrow with my calls, for now just cheers. 

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[wxallannj]

DCA _ NYC _ BOS __ ORD _ ATL _ IAH __ DEN _ PHX _ SEA 

-0.7       -1.0       -1.2       -0.6     +1.4     +1.8      +2.1      +1.8       +2.4

 

 

DCA _ NYC _ BOS __ ORD _ DTW _ BuF __ DEN _ SEA _ BTV

25"      30"      34"      32"      35"    94"    40"      4"        88"

[donsutherland1]

DCA _ NYC _ BOS __ ORD _ ATL _ IAH __ DEN _ PHX _ SEA 

0.0        -0.5     -0.3        1.2        0.2      1.7         3.6      3.6        4.4

 

DCA _ NYC _ BOS __ ORD _ DTW _ BuF __ DEN _ SEA _ BTV

8.0      16.5    35.0     40.0    45.0    95.0     55.0    8.0     75.0

[Tom]

DCA _ NYC _ BOS __ ORD _ ATL _ IAH __ DEN _ PHX _ SEA 

-1.2       -1.5       -1.5      -1.1        -0.8      +0.5      +1.7     +1.9       +2.1

 

 

DCA _ NYC _ BOS __ ORD _    DTW _    BuF __  DEN _   SEA _      BTV

26.2"   38.1"   42.4"    37.6"    42.3"    102.6"    57.7"     6.4"       83.4"

[RodneyS]

DCA _ NYC _ BOS __ ORD _ ATL _ IAH __ DEN _ PHX _ SEA 

-3.7      -3.2      -3.2        -2.5     -3.6      -1.5       2.9       2.6        1.1

DCA _ NYC _ BOS __ ORD _ DTW _ BuF __ DEN _ SEA _ BTV

5.8      22.0    38.5     42.5    45.0    99.0     58.0    9.5     85.0

[Rjay]

DCA  +1.5

NYC. +1.5

BOS. +1.5

ORD +1.5

ATL +1.0

IAH +2.0

DEN +4.0

PHX +4.0

SEA +4.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DCA 4"

NYC 12"

BOS 50"

ORD  29"

DTW 35"

BUF 100"

DEN 60"

SEA 6"

BTV 100"

 

 

 

[Roger Smith]

-2.2 _ -2.4 _ -1.5 __ -3.0 _ 0.0 _ +1.5 _ +1.5 _ +3.5 _ -0.2

13.5 _ 32.0 _ 47.0 __ 50.6 _52.2_130.0 _ 89.0_1.5 _ 109.3

[Stormchaserchuck1]

DCA _ NYC _ BOS __ ORD _ ATL _ IAH __ DEN _ PHX _ SEA 

0.8        0.8         0.4         1.1      2.0       2.0       4.5      3.8         0.9

[wxdude64]

DCA:  -1.1

NYC:  -1.5

BOS:  -0.7

ORD:  -0.4

ATL:  -0.3

IAH:  +0.6

DEN:  +0.6

PHX:  +1.4

SEA:  -0.4

DCA:  18.8

NYC:  36.2

BOS:  44.3

ORD:  37.8

DTW:  41.3

BUF:  122.9

DEN:  71.2

SEA:  7.4

BTV:  102.7 

[bkviking]

 

DCA  -0.5

NYC. 0.7

BOS. -2.0

ORD +02

ATL +0.5

IAH +2.2

DEN +4.0

PHX +4.0

SEA +3.2
 

 

DCA 12”

NYC 27”

BOS 44”

ORD  30”

DTW 28

BUF 98”

DEN 55”

SEA 14”

BTV 100"

 

 

 

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[Roger Smith]

 

Table of forecasts for December 2024

 

FORECASTER ___________________ DCA _ NYC _ BOS __ ORD _ ATL _ IAH ___ DEN _ PHX _ SEA 

RJay _____________________________+1.5 _ +1.5 _ +1.5 ___ +1.5 _ +1.0 _ +2.0 __ +4.0 _ +4.0 _ +4.0

Scotty Lightning _________________ +1.0 _ +1.0 _ +0.5 __ +0.5 _ +1.0 _ +1.5 __ +0.5 _ +1.0 _ +0.5

StormchaserChuck _______________+0.8 _ +0.8 _+0.4 ___+1.1 _ +2.0 _ +2.0 __+4.5 _ +3.8 _+0.9

hudsonvalley21 __________________ +0.6 _ +0.5 _ +0.2 __+0.2 _ +0.7 _ +1.0 __+0.2 _ +0.9 _ +0.1

___ Normal _______________________ 0.0 __ 0.0 __ 0.0 ___ 0.0 __ 0.0 __ 0.0 ___ 0.0 __ 0.0 __ 0.0

Don Sutherland1 __________________ 0.0 _ -0.5 _ -0.3 ___ +1.2 _ +0.2 _ +1.7 ___+3.6 _ +3.6 _ +4.4

BKViking _________________________ -0.5 _ +0.7 _ -2.0 ___+0.2 _ +0.5 _ +2.2 ___+4.0 _+4.0 _+3.2

___ Consensus __________________ -0.6 _ -0.5 _ -0.8 ___+0.2 _+0.4 _ +1.4 __ +1.9 _ +2.4 _+1.0

wxallannj ________________________ -0.7 _ -1.0 _ -1.2 ____ -0.6 _ +1.4 _ +1.8 ___ +2.1 _ +1.8 _ +2.4

so_whats_happening ____________ -0.8 _ -0.6 _ -1.0 ___ +1.0 _ +0.8 _ +1.2 ___ +1.6 _ +2.2 _ +0.8

wxdude64 _______________________ -1.1 __-1.5 __-0.7 ___ -0.4 _ -0.3 _ +0.6 ___ +0.6 _ +1.4 _ -0.4

Tom ______________________________-1.2 _ -1.5 _ -1.5 ____ -1.1 __ -0.8 _ +0.5 ___ +1.7 _ +1.9 _ +2.1

Roger Smith ______________________-2.2 _ -2.4 _ -1.5 ___ -3.0 __ 0.0 _ +1.5 ___ +1.5 _ +3.5 _ -0.2

RodneyS _________________________ -3.7 _ -3.2 _-3.2 ___ -2.5 _ -3.6 _ -1.5 ____ +2.9 _ +2.6 _ +1.1

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Persistence (Nov 2024) _________ +5.3 _ +3.4 _+4.2 ___+4.9 _+5.4 _+7.3 ____-1.2 _ -1.0 _ -0.5

highest and lowest forecasts are color coded ... Normal is lower than all forecasts for DEN and PHX