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Wednesday December 6, 2017

Assignment: Predict the 24 hr precipitation amount (inches) for Fort Stockton, TX (KFST)

For the central and eastern portions of the U.S., the long stretch of warm temperatures is ending this week. For Wednesday in West Texas, temperatures hovering near 32 F and a mix of rain, snow, freezing rain and sleet is expected. Let's predict the precipitation amount for Fort Stockton, TX (southwest of Midland-Odessa) and see what happens.

What Happened?

As expected, there was rain almost the entire day in Fort Stockton, with a little snow later in the day. The total amount was about in the center of the set of MOS forecasts. -- Ken

Forecasts for Fort Stockton, TX (KFST)
Forecaster Precip24, inches (error) Comment Day Score