Why do they do this?
Jul. 15th, 2010 01:35 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
The forecast says: This afternoon, mostly cloudy with a high near 81.
Three inches away, on the same page: Current conditions: Partly Cloudy, 82.
Why doesn't the current observation update the forecast?
Three inches away, on the same page: Current conditions: Partly Cloudy, 82.
Why doesn't the current observation update the forecast?
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Date: 2010-07-15 05:49 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-07-15 06:06 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-07-15 07:12 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-07-15 08:13 pm (UTC)One is what they thought it was going to be.
The other is what it actually is.
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Date: 2010-07-15 09:05 pm (UTC)(I want to know historical accuracy in other contexts, such as deciding between forecasters. That's a separate dataset.)
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Date: 2010-07-16 02:13 pm (UTC)Ok, the real reason:
Its on the programmers to do list, but he is to busy playing WOW to care...
;-)