Weather forecast accuracy verification and evaluation system
First Claim
1. A method for evaluating accuracy of a weather forecasting entity, the method comprising:
- obtaining a weather forecast for the entity for a given geographic region and for a given forecast time period, the forecast comprising a set of one or more forecast data elements;
converting the set of forecast data elements to a set of one or more numerical values;
obtaining a set of one or more actual weather condition data elements for the given geographic region and for a given forecast time period;
converting the set of actual weather condition data elements to a set of one or more numerical values;
comparing the set of actual weather condition numerical values with the set of forecast numerical values; and
computing a forecast accuracy score based on the comparison of the set of actual weather condition numerical values and the set of forecast numerical values.
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Abstract
A method and system verify the accuracy of weather forecasting entity, such as a television station, a radio station, newspaper or other the like. A weather forecast for the entity is obtained for a given geographic region and a given forecast time period, the forecast including a set of one or more forecast data elements. The set of forecast data elements is converted to a set of one or more numerical values. A set of one or more actual weather condition data elements is obtained for the given geographic region and period of time. The set of actual weather condition data elements is converted to a set of one or more numerical values. The set of actual weather condition numerical values is compared with the set of forecast numerical values. A forecast accuracy score is computed based on the comparison of the set of actual weather condition numerical values and the set of forecast numerical values. The accuracy of a weather forecasting entity is compared with that of a second weather forecasting entity by obtaining a weather forecast for the second weather forecasting entity for the given geographic region and forecast time period, the second forecast including a second set of forecast data elements. Scores for each television station within a market are compared with each other to determine the one station with the best score.
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35 Claims
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1. A method for evaluating accuracy of a weather forecasting entity, the method comprising:
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obtaining a weather forecast for the entity for a given geographic region and for a given forecast time period, the forecast comprising a set of one or more forecast data elements;
converting the set of forecast data elements to a set of one or more numerical values;
obtaining a set of one or more actual weather condition data elements for the given geographic region and for a given forecast time period;
converting the set of actual weather condition data elements to a set of one or more numerical values;
comparing the set of actual weather condition numerical values with the set of forecast numerical values; and
computing a forecast accuracy score based on the comparison of the set of actual weather condition numerical values and the set of forecast numerical values. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for evaluating accuracy of a weather forecasting entity, the system comprising:
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a database operable to store data including;
a set of one or more forecast weather data elements associated with a given geographic region and period of time and a forecasting entity;
a set of one or more actual weather condition data elements associated with the given geographic region and period of time; and
rules for converting the forecast weather data elements and the actual weather condition elements to a set of one or more numerical values;
an application program operable with the database to;
convert the forecast weather data elements to a set of one or more numerical values using the rules;
convert the set of actual weather condition data elements to a set of one or more numerical values using the rules;
compare the set of actual weather condition numerical values with the set of forecast numerical values; and
compute a forecast accuracy score based on the comparison of the set of actual weather condition numerical values and the set of forecast numerical values. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A computer system for evaluating the accuracy of weather forecasting entities for a given geographic region, the system comprising:
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a central processing unit (CPU);
a forecast weather database operable with the CPU and comprising forecast data elements for a first weather forecasting entity and forecast data elements for a second weather forecasting entity;
an actual weather database operable with the CPU and comprising actual data elements;
at least one input device operable to input weather forecasting data elements into the forecast weather database;
the CPU being programmed to;
convert the forecast weather data elements to one or more numerical values;
convert the actual weather condition data elements to numerical values;
compare the actual weather condition numerical values with the set of forecast numerical values;
compute a forecast accuracy score for each of the first weather forecasting entity and the second weather forecasting entity based on the comparison of the actual weather condition numerical values and the forecast numerical values; and
compare the forecast accuracy score for the first weather forecasting entity with the forecast accuracy score for the second weather forecasting entity. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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