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Re: Round 4: Tampa, FL
« Reply #30 on: August 13, 2013, 05:41:57 PM »
Tampa, FL
Wednesday, August 14, 2013

High Temperature: 89 °F
Low Temperature: 79 °F
Chance of Precipitation: 10%
Precipitation Amount: 0.07"

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Re: Round 4: Tampa, FL
« Reply #31 on: August 13, 2013, 10:28:02 PM »
Tampa, FL - Wednesday, August 14, 2013

High: 90°F
Low: 79°F
Chance of Precipitation: 20%
Amount: 0.05"

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Re: Round 4: Tampa, FL
« Reply #32 on: August 14, 2013, 01:32:03 PM »
Results from Day 7.  Still a very close round!

Tampa, FL (KTPA) Day 7 Verification

High:  92°F
Low:  79°F
POP:  0%
Precipitation:  0.00"


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Re: Round 4: Tampa, FL
« Reply #33 on: August 14, 2013, 08:35:08 PM »
Tampa, FL
Thursday, August 15, 2013

High Temperature: 89 °F
Low Temperature: 77 °F
Chance of Precipitation: 50%
Precipitation Amount: 0.22"

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Re: Round 4: Tampa, FL
« Reply #34 on: August 14, 2013, 08:47:13 PM »
Tampa, FL - Thursday, August 15, 2013

High: 89°F
Low: 78°F
Chance of Precipitation: 70%
Amount: 0.28"
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Re: Round 4: Tampa, FL
« Reply #35 on: August 15, 2013, 06:23:47 PM »
Tampa, FL
Friday, August 16, 2013

High Temperature: 86 °F
Low Temperature: 76 °F
Chance of Precipitation: 100%
Precipitation Amount: 0.40"

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Re: Round 4: Tampa, FL
« Reply #36 on: August 15, 2013, 10:07:32 PM »
Tampa, FL - Friday, August 16, 2013

High: 87°F
Low: 77°F
Chance of Precipitation: 100%
Amount: 0.47"

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Re: Round 4: Tampa, FL
« Reply #37 on: August 16, 2013, 06:57:40 PM »
Hi guys.  Sorry for the long delay in getting the results to you.  Yesterday was move-in day for me back at OU, which was pretty hectic.  I appreciate you both being so diligent in remembering your forecasts for today.

This post will have BOTH the Day 8 and Day 9 verifications.  I will post the Day 10 verification tomorrow and announce a winner.  Thanks for participating in this round!

Tampa, FL (KTPA) Day 8 (August 14) Verification

High:  92°F
Low:  75°F
POP:  100%
Precipitation:  2.11" *

*This value broke a precipitation record for the day.  The old record was 2.06" in 1917.

Tampa, FL (KTPA) Day 9 (August 15) Verification

High:  90°F
Low:  78°F
POP:  100%
Precipitation:  0.09"


As you can see, Wednesday's significant precipitation amount proved to be a big shocker when comparing the actual results with your forecasts.  Just shows how difficult forecasting can be!

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Re: Round 4: Tampa, FL
« Reply #38 on: August 17, 2013, 12:13:07 PM »
Congratulations Matthew! :clap:
You are the winner of Round 4 of the TWCT/TWCC Forecasting contest!  You may choose the city for Round 5, provided it is not in the Eastern Time Zone and has a functioning ASOS station with an official NWS daily climate summary for the station, per the rules.  Please PM Patrick or me when you have chosen your city.

As Patrick is on vacation this week and I am starting my first week of classes, the next round will probably start the week of August 26.  We will coordinate later and decide.  Thank you to everyone who participated in this round!

Tampa, FL (KTPA) Day 10 Verification

High:  89°F
Low:  78°F
POP:  100%
Precipitation:  0.26"

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Re: Round 4: Tampa, FL
« Reply #39 on: August 25, 2013, 05:59:05 PM »
Congratulations on winning the round, Matthew!  Andy told me your city choice for Round 5, so I will start it up next Sunday.

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Re: Round 4: Tampa, FL
« Reply #40 on: August 25, 2013, 09:40:58 PM »
I may have to skip Round 5, since my schedule for that week precludes me from playing every day.  Sorry.  :itsok:  I should be available for Round 6, though.

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Re: Round 4: Tampa, FL
« Reply #41 on: September 09, 2013, 01:57:06 PM »
I've been purposely waiting for forum activity to resume so I know that I can start Round 5 with at least some interest and participation.  The last weeks have really discouraged me from what I've seen.  I still have Matthew's choice ready if enough activity resumes so I can post it.

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Re: Round 4: Tampa, FL
« Reply #42 on: September 18, 2013, 06:12:46 PM »
I'm back, and I would be available to play if there were enough other people who were also able to do so.

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Re: Round 4: Tampa, FL
« Reply #43 on: October 13, 2013, 02:06:35 AM »
I'm in on the next round If that is happening.