Thursday, March 3, 2011

Updated Cumulative Grades: Will Anyone Break From the Pack?

TMF's subjective-but-objective grades of local weathercasters have -- so far at least -- come to a rather surprising conclusion: there ain't much difference between forecasters! Virtually all forecasters are carrying an average grade of C+ according to our cumulative grade sheet (and feel free to recalculate to see if we've erred in coming to this seemingly unlikely conclusion).

Things to consider:
No gradable event is assigned a greater weight than any other. So while many eyes may want to focus on big storms, we've haven't made such a distinction.

We tracked extended forecast temperatures for the early February cold wave but have to analyze the data and assign a grade.

Our sense is that future grades, particularly as we near severe storm season (wishful thinking at this point?), will be influenced considerably by each weather outlet's use of social media.

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11 comments:

  1. Well I know one thing for sure, Ian Leonard ought to be fired for the hype he does. Dreadful weatherman!

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  2. dtodeen, Are you referring to the "arctic plunge" hype or storm hype?

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  3. does the number 9 ever hire real journalists? leonard isnt as dreadful as the blonde chick they had a few years ago.

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  4. Yea, but the blonde chick was pretty cute....

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  5. Seriously?..I dont want cute. I want professionalism.

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  6. HOLY CRAP!!! Did anyone else read PD's blog and see that there is a shot at 50 inches! 20 inches for this next storm...wow.

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  7. I know that I am not cute, lord knows I am no where near cute or remotely handsome....but hype the storm, sorry no. I was the only one in the media who did not hype this so called storm and Bill here at the minnesota forecaster has the stats to prove it. I am fine with folks not liking me for one reason or another, that is all a part of our business but don't attach anything false to your reasoning. If I change my hair to look cuter would it help?

    yours in weather, not cuteness

    Ian Leonard
    ian.leonard@foxtv.com

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  8. Sorry Ian, I watch you every night bro. I actually love you and would miss you if you were released from Myfox9. You do though need to calm a bit.

    Love,
    dtodeen

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  9. PS Ian, Thank you for your service you provide the Special Olympics. You are much braver then me for humping in the incredibly shrinkage water!

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  10. Actually, as far as personality goes, Ian's a breath of fresh air in a rather vanilla market. And while the special olympics stuff is a great thing he does, I wish he'd keep it at the end of the forecasts.

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  11. It would be one thing if he was preaching or spouting political rhetoric, but he has a passion for helping others by way of the Special Olympics. I love Fox 9 and most of their personalities. My son wants to be a Meteorologist because of Keith Mahler (sorry Ian). Maybe if the world had a little more passion for helping others it would be a better place!

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