The table below is a comparison of NWS Taunton's Winter Verification Scores since the 1998-1999 winter season. Abbreviations are as follows:

FAR - False Alarm Ratio POD - Probability of Detection CSI - Critical Success Index

WINTER STORM WATCH	FAR	POD	CSI
Best score   NWS Taunton goal	0%   30%	100%   90%	100%
1998-1999	47%	48%	34%
1999-2000	66%	64%	28%
2000-2001	48%	100%	52%
2001-2002	72%	78%	26%
2002-2003	43%	79%	50%
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Best score   NWS Taunton goal	0%   30%	100%   90%	100%
1998-1999	19%	90%	75%
1999-2000	48%	76%	45%
2000-2001	39%	100%	61%
2001-2002	60%	37%	24%
2002-2003	31%	89%	64%
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Best score   NWS Taunton goal	0%   30%	100%   90%	100%
1998-1999	43%	89%	53%
1999-2000	50%	93%	48%
2000-2001	17%	97%	81%
2001-2002	35%	97%	63%
2002-2003	50%	80%	45%
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HIGH WIND WATCH
Best score   NWS Taunton goal	0%   30%	100%   90%	100%
1998-1999	67%	82%	31%
1999-2000	81%	88%	18%
2000-2001	35%	53%	41%
2001-2002	82%	29%	13%
2002-2003	73%	14%	10%
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HIGH WIND WARNING
Best score   NWS Taunton goal	0%   30%	100%   90%	100%
1998-1999	76%	32%	16%
1999-2000	79%	88%	21%
2000-2001	36%	94%	62%
2001-2002	81%	43%	15%
2002-2003	58%	43%	19%
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WIND ADVISORY
Best score   NWS Taunton goal	0%   30%	100%   90%	100%
1998-1999	72%	77%	25%
1999-2000	34%	78%	33%
2000-2001	21%	95%	75%
2001-2002	36%	61%	45%
2002-2003	44%	83%	50%
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Questions or comments? Email Joseph.Dellicarpini@noaa.gov

These are preliminary statistics and are subject to change!