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First set of 12: RMS errors for 5-day forecasts of 500-hPa heights for various models verifying in six regions of the Northern Hemisphere(top) and six other regions (bottom) during the last month.
Second set of 12: Same, but for mean height error. Average values for each model over the period are indicated by horizontal lines. Updated ~biweekly.

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