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Friday September 28, 2018

Assignment: Predict the 24 hr maximum temperature (deg F) for Cheyenne, WY (KCYS)

Today the high temperature forecast for Laramie, Wyoming is about 70 F, and the forecast for Cheyenne, only 50 miles to the east, is a few degrees higher. But for Friday, the high temperature forecast for Cheyenne is about 50 deg less than Laramie. Let's forecast Cheyenne's Tmax and see how much cooler it gets.

Question: What's going on here -- why would Laramie be so much warmer than Cheyenne?

Forecasts for Cheyenne, WY (KCYS)
Forecaster Tmax, deg F (error) Comment Day Score