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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-02-12more like thismore than 2020-02-12
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Weather: Forecasts more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Duncan of Springbank on 14 January (HL222), why the Public Weather Service Customer Group's targets each year for the accuracy of forecasts do not include rainfall. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Jopling remove filter
uin HL1583 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2020-02-26more like thismore than 2020-02-26
answer text <p>The Met Office measures the accuracy of its rainfall forecasts by comparing forecast rainfall accumulation against rainfall estimates from radar and actual rainfall measurements from gauges. The Met Office reports on the accuracy of rainfall forecasts to the Public Weather Service Customer Group (PWSCG). Since 2017, the PWSCG has included verification of the forecast weather symbol as part of this formal forecast accuracy target. This measures how accurate the forecast was in terms of whether it was sunny, cloudy or raining. Since its introduction, this metric has shown that the accuracy of the forecast weather symbol has improved at all forecast time scales.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Callanan more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-02-26T16:19:42.493Zmore like thismore than 2020-02-26T16:19:42.493Z
answering member
4336
label Biography information for Lord Callanan more like this
tabling member
883
label Biography information for Lord Jopling more like this
1169647
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-01-08more like thismore than 2020-01-08
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Weather: Forecasts more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government how they monitor the accuracy of weather forecasts issued by the Meteorological Office; and whether the accuracy of forecasts has (1) increased, (2) decreased, or (3) remained the same during the last five years. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Jopling remove filter
uin HL222 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2020-01-14more like thismore than 2020-01-14
answer text <p>The core task of the Met Office is to deliver the Public Weather Service (PWS). The PWS Customer Group (PWSCG), which has an independent chair responsible to the Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation, monitors the delivery of the PWS against agreed performance indicators and targets, including the accuracy of public facing forecasts.</p><p> </p><p>Over the last 5 years, the PWSCG has set targets each year for the accuracy of forecasts for maximum and minimum temperature, 3 hourly temperature, wind speed and wind direction at days 1, 3, and 5 ahead. During this period the accuracy of all these forecasts has increased.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Met Office has a performance indicator that compares the accuracy of its global forecast model against other global modelling centres to demonstrate that it is maintaining its position in global forecast accuracy. Over the last 5 years the Met Office has maintained its position as the leading national meteorological service.</p>
answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-01-14T15:05:24.693Zmore like thismore than 2020-01-14T15:05:24.693Z
answering member
4686
label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank more like this
tabling member
883
label Biography information for Lord Jopling more like this