Bob CollinsFrom the sounds of things, we’ve got a Golden Snowball Challenge-size storm heading toward Minnesota. The Challenge is this winter’s competition to determine the most accurate (lucky?) meteorologists are in the Twin Cities. All of the rules can be found here.
Here are the current entrants in this round (more will be added after the 6 p.m. TV newscasts). The predictions are averages of the stated range of accumulation
| Weatherperson | Prediction |
| Mike Augustinyak (WCCO) | 3″ |
| National Wx Service | 2″ |
| Paul Huttner (MPR) | 3″ |
| Paul Douglas (MinnPost) | 2.5″ |
| Keith Marler (KMSP) | 3″ |
| Patrick Hammer(KMSP) | 1.5″ |
| Dave Dahl (KSTP) | 3″ |
| Sven Sundgaard (KARE) | 1.5″ |
| Chris Shaffer (WCCO) | 1.5″ |
Here are the current 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
|
|
