BOM On Target: Assessing the Bureau's Forecast Accuracy

In this article we’re going to be taking a look at the forecast accuracy of Australia’s Bureau of Metorology (BOM), but before starting a quick preface. I had trepidation writing this article, and it almost didn’t get off the ground. I’m not a meteorologist, and I’m also a data science dilettante. Wading into this particular field without foundational knowledge felt very arrogant, and to be frank…