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Old April 29th 11, 08:35 AM posted to uk.sci.weather
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Default Accuracy/consistency of MetO forecasts ?

On Thu, 28 Apr 2011 13:00:53 -0700, Dawlish wrote:


.......and how much has forecasting at 10 days improved over the last 30
years?


According to February's Weather, ECMWF forecasts for 500hPa heights
appear to be as accurate at 10 days as they were at 7 days thirty years
ago.



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