September 2014 Boards forecast contest

I jumped in first, the water is warm.

After seven days,

IMT was 14.3

MAX 23.9, MIN 2.1 but last night will prove lower (saw an hourly of 1 C at 06)

PRC 25% almost all of which is thanks to Shannon being under a heavy shower on Friday 5th, otherwise it would be 5%

SUN only 81% despite plenty of sunshine on a few days, that should improve.

At the half-way point (after 15 days) ...

IMT was 13.7 C

PRC only 13% after eight days that averaged about 2% of normal values (essentially the whole month dry apart from one deluge at Shannon, a bit of rain at Malin Head and a few cases of light rain or drizzle). This has obviously got to come up somewhat but now requires 150% normal just to achieve 80% for the month.

SUN meanwhile has been working overtime and the monthly percentage is now up around 130% of normal.

The MS has not appeared yet today, can confirm that the IMT was 14.1 C and the precip will be close to 27% of normal (despite almost normal at Shannon).

Will update the scoring table when I have the rest of the data.

Annual scoring update through September 2014

Table ranking is now based on annual (Boards) best 7 out of 9, the first number shows your rank in the MTC all-entries division.

Rank _ Forecaster ____ J __ F __ M __ A __ M __ J __ J __ A __ S ___ TOTAL ___ Best 7/9 (rank)

01 _Con Sensus _____ 64 _ 71 _ 92 _ 83 _ 66 _ 58 _ 70 _ 46 _ 73 __ 623 ____ 519 (1)

01 _rikand __________68 _ 65 _ 84 _ 78 _ 51 _ 69 _ 75 _ 51 _ 55 __ 596 ____ 494 (1)
02 _harps __________ 57 _ 63 _ 71 _ 74 _ 66 _ 72 _ 65 _ 68 _ --- __ 536 ____ 479 (2)
05 _Bsal ___________ 74 _ 75 _ 73 _ 60 _ 61 _ 34 _ 60 _ 60 _ 26 __ 523 ____ 463 (3)
03 _pauldry _________62 _ 69 _ 50 _ 69 _ 63 _ 40 _ 55 _ 66 _ 58 __ 532 ____ 442 (4)
07 _Tae laidir _______ 46 _ 85 _ 38 _ 63 _ 76 _ 62 _ 51 _ 57 _ 36 __ 514 ____ 440 (5)

08 _omicron ________ 70 _ 56 _ 85 _ 68 _ 41 _ 49 _ 40 _ 30 _ 71 __ 510 ____ 440 (5)
06 _kindredspirit _____67 _ 49 _ 69 _ 68 _ 52 _ 60 _ 69 _ 47 _ 38 __ 519 ____ 434 (7)
09 _jpmarn _________61 _ 45 _ 60 _ 72 _ 74 _ 47 _ 43 _ 34 _ 68 __ 504 ____ 427 (8)
04 _John mac _______ 67 _ 53 _ 61 _ 50 _ 50 _ 60 _ 64 _ 52 _ 69 __ 526____ 426 (9)
11 _mickger844posts _ 69 _ 53 _ 56 _ 64 _ 54 _ 41 _ 60 _ 25 _ 69 __ 491____ 425 (10)

12 _waterways ______ 60 _ 74 _ 70 _ 40 _ 38 _ 75 _ 37 _ 30 _ 63 __ 487 ____ 420 (11)
21 _jd _____________ 60 _ 58 _ 55 _ 75 _ ---_ --- _ 67 _ 31 _ 69 __ 415 ____ 415 (12)
10 _DOCARCH _______54 _ 47 _ 59 _ 79 _ 38 _ 54 _ 68 _ 43 _ 51 __ 493 ____ 412 (13)
18 _lostinashford_____--- _ 51 _ 79 _ 45 _ 45 _ 65 _ 62 _ 36 _ 57 __ 440 ____ 404 (14)
16 _okla ___________ 59 _ --- _ 61 _ 49 _ 59 _ 54 _ 53 _ 56 _ 57 __ 448 ____ 399 (15)

13 _dasa 29 ________ 61 _ 59 _ 60 _ 40 _ 57 _ 56 _ 56 _ 39 _ 49 __ 477 ____ 398 (16)
14 _rameire ________ 54 _ 72 _ 51 _ 49 _ 41 _ 56 _ 46 _ 45 _ 62 __ 476 ____ 390 (17)
15 _200 motels ______50 _ 71 _ 62 _ 51 _ 39 _ 47 _ 38 _ 33 _ 59 __ 450 ____ 379 (18)
17 _dacogawa ______ 52 _ 53 _ 66 _ 61 _ 32 _ 43 _ 48 _ 55 _ 35 __ 445 ____ 378 (19)
22 _Danno _________ 54 _ 58 _ 55 _ 47 _ 51 _ 52 _ 58 _ --- _ --- __ 375 ____ 375 (20)

20 _Joe Public ______ 60 _ 58 _ 50 _ 44 _ 10 _ 42 _ 52 _ 45 _ 58 __ 419 ____ 367 (21)
19 _M.T. Cranium ____63 _ 62 _ 58 _ 56 _ 26 _ 31 _ 62 _ 32 _ 30 __ 420 ____ 364 (22)
23 _traecy.1 ________63 _ 58 _ 75 _ 54 _ 62 _ 39 _ --- _ --- _ --- __ 351
24 _talkabout _______59 _ --- _ 73 _ 66 _ 57 _ --- _ --- _ --- _ --- __ 255
25 _nilhg __________ 60 _ 64 _ 40 _ 72 _ --- _ --- _ --- _ --- _ --- __ 236

26 _delw __________ 44 _ 31 _ 38 _ 16 _ 34 _ 17 _ --- _ 47 _ --- __ 227 ____ 211 (23)
27 _The Zohan _____ --- _ --- _ --- _ --- _ 23 _ 37 _ 42 _ 42 _ 82 __ 226
28 _homolumo ______58 _ 59 _ --- _ 46 _ --- _ --- _ -- _ --- _ --- __ 163
29 _Robxxx7 _______ --- _ --- _ 72 _ 31 _ 33 _ -- _ --- _ --- _ ---__ 136
30 _sunflower3_____ --- _ --- _ --- _ --- _ 40 _ -- _ --- _ 24 _ 65 __129

31 _seafields _______ 40 _ --- _ 50 _ 33 _ --- _ ---_ --- _ --- _ ---__ 123
32 _melanoma ______39 _ 65 _ --- _ --- _ --- _ -- _ --- _ --- _ --- __ 104
33 _yoghurt87 ______ --- _ --- _ 53 _ --- _ 41 _ --_ --- _ --- _ --- __ 94
34 _downwesht _____ --- _ --- _ 64 _ --- _ --- _ -- _ --- _ --- _ --- ___64
35 _dexter647 _____ --- _ --- _ --- _ 55 _ --- _ --- _ --- _ --- _ --- ___55

36 _octo __________47 _ --- _ --- _ --- _ --- _ --- _ --- _ --- _ --- ___47
37 _rebelcork _____ --- _ --- _ 46 _ --- _ --- _ --- _ --- _ --- _ --- ___ 46
38 _drdidlittle _____ --- _ --- _ --- _ --- _ --- _ --- _ 40 _ --- _ --- ___ 40
39 _billcarson _____ --- _ --- _ --- _ --- _ --- _ 39 _ --- _ --- _ --- ___ 39
40 _aimsir ________ --- _ --- _ 28 _ --- _ --- _ --- _ --- _ --- _ ---___ 28
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The two different contests have tightened up considerably as most of the top five scored lower than those in the chase pack this month. In fact, despite missing the month, Harps retained second place in the MTC as well as the Boards divisions.