Author Question: A persistence forecast A) requires knowledge of local weather conditions at the time the forecast ... (Read 199 times)

brutforce · **on:** Jul 14, 2018

A persistence forecast

A) requires knowledge of local weather conditions at the time the forecast is made.
B) requires knowledge of both local and regional weather conditions the day before the forecast is made.
C) requires knowledge of local weather conditions in previous years.
D) requires knowledge of regional weather conditions in previous years.

Question 2

Pattern forecasting

A) is not a valid technique and should seldom be used.
B) is used only by forecasters who do not understand the atmosphere.
C) is the same as the analog approach and is a useful and valid technique.
D) is used only when one has no other information to go by.