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TheForecast Post

A chronicle of American weather and climate  ·  Friday, 9 October 2026

MVH The Ledger MILEPOST 1339

The month's worst miss: NDFD was 32.9°F too cool at MVH

A day-3 forecast of 37.0°F for October 9 at 00Z; the station reported 69.8°F. It is the largest temperature residual in the ledger over the last 30 days.

The forecast was issued in the 20261006T06:00Z cycle, 66 hours before valid time, and called for 37.0°F. The observation was 69.8°F — a residual of -32.9°F.

254 of the 8,148 residuals above 12°F in this window are at the same station, which is a pattern worth reading as one.

ASOS reports at :53 and the forecast is stamped on the hour, so a forecast is paired with the nearest observation within 30 minutes and otherwise left unscored. 6 rows in this window were excluded as a data defect rather than a forecast error.

The numbers in this piece, with what they are measured against
forecast, day 3
Forecast Network verification ledger
37 °F normal 69.8 °F
September 9–October 9, 2026
residual
Forecast Network verification ledger
-32.9 °F normal 0.0 °F · 1 of 8,148
September 9–October 9, 2026
Milepost
1339 · laid 2026-10-09T21:25:15Z
Model
ndfd · cycle 20261006T06:00Z
Desk
ledger v1
Method
ASOS reports at :53 and the forecast is stamped on the hour, so a forecast is paired with the nearest observation within 30 minutes and otherwise left unscored.
Source
/home/maue/forecastpoints/data/verify/2026-09.ndjson
/home/maue/forecastpoints/data/verify/2026-10.ndjson
Digest
5ee35140057b91079da64f725fcee393cf7862ec0b65cbf8123794a6081ef0b5
Machine
JSON