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minus-squaremelsaskca@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoIs there a list out there somewhere comparing historical weather stats against the farmers almanac? I’d love to see how close the yearly predictions were compared to what actually happened.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoIt was 52% accurate. Or, you could make the same prediction accuracy by flipping a coin.
minus-squarejoel_feila@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoExcept the weather is a dice not a coin. Being Right 52% of the time on a d100 roll is really good.
Is there a list out there somewhere comparing historical weather stats against the farmers almanac? I’d love to see how close the yearly predictions were compared to what actually happened.
It was 52% accurate. Or, you could make the same prediction accuracy by flipping a coin.
Except the weather is a dice not a coin. Being Right 52% of the time on a d100 roll is really good.