An Experiment in Meteorology!


One of my favorite things about living in Southern California is the weather. It does get a bit cold during the months that other people call winter, but we just throw on a heavy coat and stay inside by the fire. Sometimes it can get down to 73 degrees. Brrrrrrr.

My real problem is with the weather people on TV. I don't understand why we have weather forcasters because weather forcasting is ridiculous. In this day and age, weather forcasters are as obsolete as dentists.

First of all, if I need to know what the weather is right now, I stick my head out the window.

Secondly, if I want to know what the weather will be next Thursday, I wait until next Thursday and then stick my head out the window. No one actually watches the weather forcasts and then changes their schedule in accordance with what Freddy Stormcloud predicts.

If someone is getting married next Saturday, they don't say, "Larry Lowpressuresystem predicted that it will rain next Saturday so we better postpone the wedding." They instead say, "I hope it doesn't rain next Saturday at my wedding."

 

 

So, if we can accuratly determine the current weather by ourselves, and forcasting doesn't really help anyone, why do they continue to do it? It is at the very crux of this question where my next challange lies.

For the year 2005, I plan to singlehandedly destroy the entire weather forcasting empire by predicting the weather for the entire year all at once. It is my belief that in doing so I can prove to be just as, if not more accurate than the weather people, thus eliminating their jobs forever and leaving 5 extra minutes during the evening news for reports about killer bees.

Here's how it will work. Below is a calender for each month with my predictions for the weather at my house, every day for all of 2005. My predictions will be matched against the predictions placed 9 days in advanced at weather.com. At the end of the year, we shall see if weather forcasting as we know it should continue to exist.

My predictions include highs and lows for each day as well as major weather systems.
Below are some of the symbols you will see on the calenders. Check back all year for updates as to how well I'm doing with the year long weather prediction.

This means it will be sunny - This means it will rain - This means it will be cloudy


This means squirrels with toasters tied to their heads will be falling from the sky

The Predictions:

January - February - March - April

May - June - July - August

September - October - November - December

Discover what the weather will be like for some of your favorite holidays in 2005!