Verification of tracks made of Bertha
I made seven tracks of Tropical Storm Bertha, before it was assessed as a tropical cyclone. I made two more tracks after that point. Additionally, within 480 hours of cyclogenesis, there were 45 instances, when I missed cyclogenesis entirely. All the detections of cyclogenesis were at excessively large lead times. As of this analysis, best track positions are available May 25, 18Z thru May 28, 12Z, and as such, position comparisons are possible only for this timespan. Since I give only SSHS categories in my tracks, I don't calculate intensity errors in units of speed, but in categories. For this purpose, I define tropical or subtropical storms as "Category 0", tropical or subtropical depressions as "Category -1" and non-existence of a tropical or subtropical cyclone as "Category -2". In the seven tracks (made before operationally recognized cyclogenesis), formation times ranged between May 22, 18Z and May 25, 18Z. Average was May 23, 2...