NOAA's NWS National Performance Measures
FY 2010 – FY 2016
“America’s Weather Enterprise: Protecting Lives, Livelihoods, and Your Way of Life”
* Performance measures that are highlighted in red missed target goal for FY-10.
“America’s Weather Enterprise: Protecting Lives, Livelihoods, and Your Way of Life”
*Performance measures that are highlighted in red missed target goal for FY-10.
**U.S. Seasonal Temperature will be an OAR GPRA performance measure only, starting in FY-12.
Tornado Warnings
* 1996 - 2007 Tornado Warnings used County-Based Methodology.
** 2008 - Present Tornado Warnings use new Storm-Based Methodology.
“America’s Weather Enterprise: Protecting Lives, Livelihoods, and Your Way of Life”
Flash Flood Warnings
“America’s Weather Enterprise: Protecting Lives, Livelihoods, and Your Way of Life”
* 1996 - 2009 Flash Flood Warnings used County-Based Methodology.
** 2010 - Present Flash Flood Warnings use new Storm-Based Methodology.
Hurricane Track Forecasts
(48Hrs Forecast Error, RMS)
“America’s Weather Enterprise: Protecting Lives, Livelihoods, and Your Way of Life”
Hurricane Intensity Error (Knots)
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Precipitation Forecast
(Day-1 Threat Score)
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Winter Storm Warnings
“America’s Weather Enterprise: Protecting Lives, Livelihoods, and Your Way of Life”
U.S. Seasonal Temperature - Skill
“America’s Weather Enterprise: Protecting Lives, Livelihoods, and Your Way of Life”
**U.S. Seasonal Temperature will be an OAR GPRA Performance Measure only, starting in FY-12.
Aviation Forecasts
(Ceiling/Visibility Forecast)
* Modified performance measures to be more meaningful and relevant to the aviation community and the forecaster.
“America’s Weather Enterprise: Protecting Lives, Livelihoods, and Your Way of Life”
Marine Wind Speed Forecasts
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Marine Wave Height Forecasts
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