Thursday, April 01, 2010

P.J. Woods & Co. Insurance Calendar Weather Forecast Report Card: March 26-31, 2010

Forecast for March 26 - 31
“Sunny and dry – rather windy – gusty winds at times”

Observations at Logan Airport (via Weather Underground)

Date Conditions Precipitation Wind Speed Avg / Gust
March 26 Light rain 0.17" 14 / 32 mph
March 27 Partly Cloudy 0 12 / 24 mph
March 28 Overcast 0 12 / 28 mph
March 29 Rain 1.96" 12 / 39 mph
March 30 Rain 2.93" 21 / 41 mph
March 31 Overcast 0.04" 13 / 20 mph

Result
The forecast was wrong — spectacularly wrong in the case of “sunny and dry” — during a six-day observation period featuring over five more inches of rain that pushed the total for the month to a record-breaking 14.87." On the plus side, it was fairly windy.

Grade
D

Cumulative GPA
1.71

What is This
A periodic check-up on the weather forecasts printed at the bottom of a nice big calendar from the P.J. Woods and Co. Insurance Agency, Peabody, Massachusetts.

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