Weather Forcasting Contest Rules - 2009
The contest shall be filled in completely and filed with the Weather Forecast Committee by 1700 hours (5:00 pm) on Wednesday of the Powerboat Regatta. Twenty-two (22) hours later, at 1500 hours (3:00 pm) on Thursday, a committee appointed for the purpose shall assemble at Put-in-Bay to observe and record the weather conditions at that time and place.
These conditions shall then be compared to the contestants' predictions and penaly points assessed for all variations.
The winner shall be the contestant receiving the least number of penalty points.
Other positions shall also be indicated in a like manner in ascending order of penalty points.
(NOTE: for each minute after 1700 hours that the form is filed, one penalty point will be assessed)
Sample Form:
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Temperature (In degrees Fahrenheit) One penalty point assessed for each degree in error. (In Cardinal Points: N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE,SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW,NW, NNW) Two penalty points assessed for each compass point in error. |
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Wind Velocity (Average in mph) One penalty point for each mph in error. |
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Barometer (In Inches and Tenths) Two penalty points assessed for each tenth in error. |
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Sky Conditions (Clear: less than 0.1 sky cover; Scattered: 0.1 to 0.5 sky cover; Broken: 0.6 to 0.9 sky cover. Overcast: more than 0.9 sky cover) Three penalty points for each classification in error. |
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Precipitation (None: light rain/drizzle; rain: moderate intensity and continuous; rain showers; thunderstorms) Five penalty points for the incorrect answer. |
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Relative Humidity (Select 5 percent interval: 100-96, 95-91, 90-86, 85-81, 80-76, 75-71, 70-66, 65-61, 60-56, 55-51,50-46, 45-41,...) One penalty point for each category in error. |
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