Fwd: Re: Weather guys and gals

["Laurence Glavin" <lglavin@lycos.com>]

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>DATE: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 23:40:27
>From: Ron Bello <RBello@BelloAssoc.com>
>To: "Dan Billings" <billings@suscom->maine.net>,"Garrett Wollman" <wollman@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu>,"Todd Glickman" <radio88@radio88.net>
<boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>

>A while back The Boston Globe ran an examination of >the accuracy of
>Boston's TV meteorologists.  They picked a week and >rated 6 or 7 of the locals.
>IIRC they ranged from 35 to over 70 percent >accurate.  Harvey won.


It could depend on what the meaning of "accurate" is.
Televison stations, both over-the-air and via cable, cover
large swaths of territory.  A Boston TV station meteorologist
could say "cold with a chance of sleet or snow" and Worcester
could be buried and Methuen would get all snow, but only an
inch or two...while Attleboro gets all rain.

Laurence Glavin


















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