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CastCheck methodology v0.2 · data through 2026-08-30

Houston Bush · Aurora (GFS init) · lead day 0

KIAH · aurora_gfs · lead 0

Target day = initialization date + 0 days. This page is a permanent link: the numbers change as history accumulates, the address and the methodology version do not.

Scores use the latest model version segment, AURO_v100, starting 2026-08-28 — days before that ran a different version of the model and are excluded rather than silently pooled. Of the scored days, 1 carry a QC flag on the observation.

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Every number for this combination

All four windows × both initializations × both interpolations × both variables. Errors are computed in °C and shown in °F; CI is a 95 % moving-block bootstrap interval. MAE debiased and skill, debiased remove the constant offset of the window first, so a station that the model always reads a degree too warm is not scored as if it had no skill — compare the two skill columns to see how much of the error is a fixed offset. n QC next to n counts days whose observation carries a QC flag.

VariableInitMethod Windown MAE °F MAE debiased Bias °F RMSE °F ±1 °F±2 °F±3 °F Skill Skill, debiased Period
tmax00Zbilinear30d2 1 QC5.35 [5.14, 5.56]0.21-5.35 [-5.56, -5.14]5.36 [5.14, 5.56]0% [0%, 0%]0%0%——2026-08-29 → 2026-08-30
tmax00Zbilinear90d2 1 QC5.35 [5.14, 5.56]0.21-5.35 [-5.56, -5.14]5.36 [5.14, 5.56]0% [0%, 0%]0%0%——2026-08-29 → 2026-08-30
tmax00Zbilinear365d2 1 QC5.35 [5.14, 5.56]0.21-5.35 [-5.56, -5.14]5.36 [5.14, 5.56]0% [0%, 0%]0%0%——2026-08-29 → 2026-08-30
tmax00Zbilinearall2 1 QC5.35 [5.14, 5.56]0.21-5.35 [-5.56, -5.14]5.36 [5.14, 5.56]0% [0%, 0%]0%0%——2026-08-29 → 2026-08-30
tmax00Znearest30d2 1 QC5.48 [5.17, 5.80]0.32-5.48 [-5.80, -5.17]5.49 [5.17, 5.80]0% [0%, 0%]0%0%——2026-08-29 → 2026-08-30
tmax00Znearest90d2 1 QC5.48 [5.17, 5.80]0.32-5.48 [-5.80, -5.17]5.49 [5.17, 5.80]0% [0%, 0%]0%0%——2026-08-29 → 2026-08-30
tmax00Znearest365d2 1 QC5.48 [5.17, 5.80]0.32-5.48 [-5.80, -5.17]5.49 [5.17, 5.80]0% [0%, 0%]0%0%——2026-08-29 → 2026-08-30
tmax00Znearestall2 1 QC5.48 [5.17, 5.80]0.32-5.48 [-5.80, -5.17]5.49 [5.17, 5.80]0% [0%, 0%]0%0%——2026-08-29 → 2026-08-30
tmin00Zbilinear30d2 1 QC1.02 [0.37, 1.66]0.65+1.02 [0.37, 1.66]1.21 [0.37, 1.66]50% [0%, 100%]100%100%——2026-08-29 → 2026-08-30
tmin00Zbilinear90d2 1 QC1.02 [0.37, 1.66]0.65+1.02 [0.37, 1.66]1.21 [0.37, 1.66]50% [0%, 100%]100%100%——2026-08-29 → 2026-08-30
tmin00Zbilinear365d2 1 QC1.02 [0.37, 1.66]0.65+1.02 [0.37, 1.66]1.21 [0.37, 1.66]50% [0%, 100%]100%100%——2026-08-29 → 2026-08-30
tmin00Zbilinearall2 1 QC1.02 [0.37, 1.66]0.65+1.02 [0.37, 1.66]1.21 [0.37, 1.66]50% [0%, 100%]100%100%——2026-08-29 → 2026-08-30
tmin00Znearest30d2 1 QC1.07 [0.64, 1.49]0.42+1.07 [0.64, 1.49]1.15 [0.64, 1.49]50% [0%, 100%]100%100%——2026-08-29 → 2026-08-30
tmin00Znearest90d2 1 QC1.07 [0.64, 1.49]0.42+1.07 [0.64, 1.49]1.15 [0.64, 1.49]50% [0%, 100%]100%100%——2026-08-29 → 2026-08-30
tmin00Znearest365d2 1 QC1.07 [0.64, 1.49]0.42+1.07 [0.64, 1.49]1.15 [0.64, 1.49]50% [0%, 100%]100%100%——2026-08-29 → 2026-08-30
tmin00Znearestall2 1 QC1.07 [0.64, 1.49]0.42+1.07 [0.64, 1.49]1.15 [0.64, 1.49]50% [0%, 100%]100%100%——2026-08-29 → 2026-08-30

+ model too warm · − model too cold · bias interval includes zero · ★ lowest MAE · = not distinguishable from the leader · ▼ significantly worse · n < 30 greyed and unranked · CI is a 95 % moving-block bootstrap interval.

Daily error, last 90 days

Daily forecast minus observed error in °F for Aurora (GFS init) at KIAH, lead day 0, 00Z bilinear tmax+10+50-5-102026-08-29: -5.14 °F2026-08-30: -5.56 °F2026-08-292026-08-30°F, forecast − observed
Forecast − observed, °F, 00Z bilinear daily maximum. The dashed line is zero; the thick line is a centred 7-day mean, drawn only where the whole window is present. Gaps are days with no score, never interpolation. Hover a point for its date and value.
The same series as a table (2 days, newest first) · download CSV
Climatological dayError °F
2026-08-30-5.56
2026-08-29-5.14

Error distribution

Distribution of the signed daily error in °F for Aurora (GFS init) at KIAH, lead day 0-10 to -9 °F: 0 days-9 to -8 °F: 0 days-8 to -7 °F: 0 days-7 to -6 °F: 0 days-6 to -5 °F: 2 days-5 to -4 °F: 0 days-4 to -3 °F: 0 days-3 to -2 °F: 0 days-2 to -1 °F: 0 days-1 to 0 °F: 0 days0 to 1 °F: 0 days1 to 2 °F: 0 days2 to 3 °F: 0 days3 to 4 °F: 0 days4 to 5 °F: 0 days5 to 6 °F: 0 days6 to 7 °F: 0 days7 to 8 °F: 0 days8 to 9 °F: 0 days9 to 10 °F: 0 daysdashed: P50 |e| 5.35 · P90 |e| 5.52 °F-100+10 °Fn = 2 days
All scored days for 00Z bilinear daily maximum, 20 equal bins. The dashed marks are the 50th and 90th percentiles of the absolute error, mirrored on both sides. Hover a bar for its bin and count.
Bin counts as a table
From °FTo °FDays
-10.00-9.000
-9.00-8.000
-8.00-7.000
-7.00-6.000
-6.00-5.002
-5.00-4.000
-4.00-3.000
-3.00-2.000
-2.00-1.000
-1.00+0.000
+0.00+1.000
+1.00+2.000
+2.00+3.000
+3.00+4.000
+4.00+5.000
+5.00+6.000
+6.00+7.000
+7.00+8.000
+8.00+9.000
+9.00+10.000

Month by month

00Z bilinear daily maximum, newest first.

Monthn MAE °FBias °F
2026-0825.35 -5.35

Availability

ModelScored period DaysCoverage
Aurora (GFS init)2026-08-29 → 2026-08-30 2
Aurora (GFS init)2026-08-29 → 2026-08-30 2

Compared with other models

Paired bootstrap on the days both models cover (90d, 00Z, bilinear, daily maximum). Negative means Aurora (GFS init) has the lower MAE. "Distinguishable" means the 95 % interval excludes zero.

Other modelCommon days MAE difference °FDistinguishable
ECMWF AIFS Single 2 +3.22 [3.09, 3.34] yes
Aurora (IFS init) 2 -0.54 [-1.19, 0.11] no
FourCastNet v2 (GFS init) 2 +1.47 [1.10, 1.85] yes
FourCastNet v2 (IFS init) 2 +0.97 [0.07, 1.87] yes
NCEP GFS 2 +4.67 [4.25, 5.10] yes
GraphCast (GFS init) 2 +1.27 [0.73, 1.80] yes
GraphCast (IFS init) 2 -0.28 [-1.00, 0.43] no
ECMWF IFS HRES 2 +0.91 [0.12, 1.70] yes
Pangu-Weather (GFS init) 2 +2.85 [2.82, 2.88] yes
Pangu-Weather (IFS init) 2 +2.36 [1.80, 2.91] yes

Cite this page

ShortCastCheck, KIAH aurora_gfs lead 0, methodology v0.2, accessed 2026-08-31, https://castcheck.zifanzhang.com/station/KIAH/model/aurora_gfs/lead/0/

LongCastCheck (2026). Station-level verification of raw weather-model 2 m temperature forecasts: KIAH (Houston Bush), model aurora_gfs, lead day 0. Methodology version 0.2, schema version 0.1, data through 2026-08-30. Accessed 2026-08-31. https://castcheck.zifanzhang.com/station/KIAH/model/aurora_gfs/lead/0/

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