Douglas takes latest leg of Golden Snowball Challenge

Posted at 11:00 AM on December 26, 2009 by Bob Collins (0 Comments)
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Long-time Twin Cities meteorologist Paul Douglas claimed the top spot in the latest round of News Cut's Golden Snowball Challenge. Friday's rainfall doused the hopes of most of the meteorologists in the competition for most accurate snowfall forecasts.

The final accumulation total in St. Paul was 9.8 inches of snow.

Here are the season standings:

Meteorologist	Storms	Tot. Points	Average
Patrick Hammer (KSTP)	2	17	8.5
Chikage Windler (KSTP)	1	7	7.0
Mike Fairbourne (WCCO)	1	7	7.0
Jonathan Yuhas (KARE)	2	7	3.5
Paul Huttner (MPR)	3	7	2.3
Paul Douglas (MinnPost)	2	1	0.5
Erik Maitland (KMSP)	1	0	0.0
National Weather Service	3	-6	-2.0
Mike Augustyniak (WCCO)	1	-5	-5.0
Don Moldenhauer (BMTN)	1	-5	-5.0
Dave Dahl (KSTP)	1	-5	-5.0
Belinda Jensen (KARE)	1	-5	-5.0
Ron Trenda (WCCO)	1	-5	-5.0
Keith Marler (KMSP)	2	-13	-6.5
Ian Leonard (KMSP)	2	-16	-8.0
Craig Edwards (MPR)	1	-10	-10.0
Chris Shaffer (WCCO)	1	-10	-10.0
Results for 12/24-12/25 Storm
Christmas 2009 Storm		Prediction	Difference	Points
Paul Douglas		10	0.2	9
Patrick Hammer (KSTP)		10.5	0.7	7
Jonathan Yuhas (KARE)		9	-0.8	0
Erik Maitland (KMSP)		9	-0.8	0
Dave Dahl (KSTP)		11	1.2	-5
Belinda Jensen (KARE)		11.5	1.7	-5
Ron Trenda (WCCO)		11.5	1.7	-5
Keith Marler (KMSP)		12	2.2	-8
Ian Leonard (KMSP)		12	2.2	-8
Craig Edwards (MPR)		14	4.2	-10
Paul Huttner (MPR)		15	5.2	-10
National Weather Service		19	9.2	-10
Chris Shaffer (WCCO)		20	10.2	-10

I've made one change in the scoring method. I've added a 7 point award for coming within 7.5" of the actual snowfall amount. Previous storm standings have been recalculated accordingly.

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