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Sluggo · 03-02-2010, 06:31 AM

Generally as a rule of thumb places outside of main cities tend to be grouped into larger areas and consequently have a higher POP. For an example Airdrie is grouped with the MD of Rockeyview and if you compare the forecast with the City of Calgary it is almost always 10-20% more although the real POP inside the City of Airdrie would be 10-20% less than Calgary since it has a smaller footprint. Time frame is also important where anything beyond 4 days is normally a crap shoot and precipatation that is forecast to arrive a few days earlier or later should also be considered.

03-02-2010, 06:31 AM	#5
Sluggo Scoring Winger Join Date: Nov 2009 Exp:	Generally as a rule of thumb places outside of main cities tend to be grouped into larger areas and consequently have a higher POP. For an example Airdrie is grouped with the MD of Rockeyview and if you compare the forecast with the City of Calgary it is almost always 10-20% more although the real POP inside the City of Airdrie would be 10-20% less than Calgary since it has a smaller footprint. Time frame is also important where anything beyond 4 days is normally a crap shoot and precipatation that is forecast to arrive a few days earlier or later should also be considered.