Dome and Gloom
The Weather Network or as I’ve taken to calling it lately, The Doom and Gloom network, is wearing me out. I’m tired of getting up every morning to sunshine outside (alright I’ll concede that it may be partly sunny / cloudy) and seeing the weather forecast predicting steady rain all day with no chance of sun. Where is the positive?
The Glass is Half Full
We don’t drive our car much, but from the time I leave the condo, go down to the car, and drive 10 minutes while it (the car) adjusts to the outside temperature, I routinely find that our car gives me a temperature of 1 – 3 degrees warmer then The Weather Network. Let’s be positive predict an extra degree of temperature, no one will be offended. My second point is why we never see a forecast of 50% sun? The Doom and Gloom network typically takes this and makes it 60-40%… but its always 60% rain. Even if this is the forecast, can we not be positive and say a 40% chance of sun. The glass can be half full!!!
Calculating the Weather
I understand that the Dome and Gloom network likely uses data from past dates in history, radar, satellite, wind speeds and likely some very high tech formula to calculate the daily forecast. I also understand that predicting the weather is not an exact science. However I am going to suggest adding one more thing in the formula – LOOK OUTSIDE! I think we all, particularly if you work in the golf industry, would appreciate some positive news from The Weather Network for a change.
Forecasting the weather for a local area is best left to the local experts – the golf courses who live and die by knowing what the radar is showing for the next 4 hours. Beyond that, it is a guess. Beyond 24 hours is stupidity on any weather forecaster's part. But they do it and get paid – to be wrong more than they are right – where does one get that job? In the same place as a Provincial Tax Auditor in Ontario – at the Federal Government…
The other Jeff C (Calderwood) met with Doom & Gloom executive last year. Changing their terminology is akin to moving heaven & earth, but they are still considering it.
Thanks Vince and Don for the comments – might be time for the golf industry to create our own weather forecasts 🙂