Hugo Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 22" and conceived in the same sentence. Has to be a joke in there somewhere. 22 inches? He must have given it to her 11 times. Anyway, yes I remember 1989. Would love to see that again. But I'd go broke planning my Christmas by JB's long range forecasts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 I find it interesting that the average date for the first snowfall at RDU is Dec 21, but I do not ever recall having a white Christmas here. You'd think that since the average date is Dec 21, one of those would have fell on Christmas. Maybe this year will be the one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullCityWx Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 Bastardi might as well be called Bustardi when forecasting for this region. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongwxnc Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 I plan to sprinkle Powder sugar of the ground Christmas Morning. so at least mby will be white Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WidreMann Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 Oops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weather Czar Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 It's green over here in the southern Mtns too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCMetroWinston Posted December 27, 2010 Author Share Posted December 27, 2010 So, I guess his forecast verified..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weather Czar Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 White Christmas here started snowing around 7 Christmas morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spidyr2k Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Even a clock is right twice a day. But, no, srsly, good one, JB! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaculaWeather Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Someone is eating crow! What's more amazing to me is that he got the basic snow cover area correct. I think Bastardi is kinda like Steve Spurrier, either you like him or you don't, but either way he's still pretty good at what he does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NegativeTilt Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Kudos JB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugo Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Being as how this board is based in science, I think we need to acknowledge the difference between a good forecast and a lucky guess. Some of our mets here far outdid JB on the actual forecasting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WidreMann Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Being as how this board is based in science, I think we need to acknowledge the difference between a good forecast and a lucky guess. Some of our mets here far outdid JB on the actual forecasting. Yeah, it was too far out to count. Anybody could have "called" a storm for some point two to three weeks down the road in the middle of winter during a cold pattern and have a non-trivial chance of being right. Given that there have been a series of winter storms for the east all month, making a call like this one was basically a persistence forecast, and nothing else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCMetroWinston Posted December 27, 2010 Author Share Posted December 27, 2010 According to the National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center (NOHRSC), 50.2 percent of the contiguous United States had snow cover on Christmas morning, confirming AccuWeather.com Chief Long Range Forecaster Joe Bastardi's forecast. Bastardi has been calling for more than 50 percent snow coverage on Christmas day since the beginning of December. http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/43581/southeast-included-in-50-perce.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Someone is eating crow! What's more amazing to me is that he got the basic snow cover area correct. I think Bastardi is kinda like Steve Spurrier, either you like him or you don't, but either way he's still pretty good at what he does. Even a drunken squirrel finds a nut once in awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randlemanncwx Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Yes, the Mets did do a good job here.... but you know what JB is a Met to, so yes he did do a good job as well. I have known him for a long time and he hits a lot of his forecast correct and he misses some just like the Mets do that are here. So I guess all in all they should all be congratulated and people should stop bashing some them... as far as I can tell none of them are perfect. Just my thoughts because even though I know JB, ALL OF THE METS WORK HARD TO BE CORRECT I am glad for each one of them. Yeah, it was too far out to count. Anybody could have "called" a storm for some point two to three weeks down the road in the middle of winter during a cold pattern and have a non-trivial chance of being right. Given that there have been a series of winter storms for the east all month, making a call like this one was basically a persistence forecast, and nothing else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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