Overview
The AI Weather Quest leaderboards page provides a dynamic view of how teams and models are performing throughout the competition.
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This guide explains how to use the leaderboards page effectively and track the evolution of team and model performance over time.
Using the filters
Filters apply to all elements on the page, including RPSS tables and evolution graphs. By default, the page displays the latest evaluated period and week, the first forecast window (Days 19–25), and variable-averaged scores.
To customize your view, use the following options:
1. Competitive period and week
- Dropdown 1: select a competitive period (e.g. SON 2025)
- Dropdown 2: select a competition week (e.g. Competition Week 1 (Thu 14-Aug-2025))
2. Forecast window
- Days 19–25
- Days 26–32
3. Variable
- Variable-averaged (tas, mslp, pr)
- tas (2m temperature)
- mslp (mean sea level pressure)
- pr (precipitation)
Understanding the RPSS tables
All rankings are based on the RPSS of each team's best-performing model. However, individual model ranks and scores are also visualised, allowing users to compare performance across multiple submissions from the same team.
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There are two main types of RPSS tables:
1. Period-aggregated RPSS table
- Shows RPSS scores aggregated over a selected competitive period (e.g. SON 2025)
- Useful for assessing overall performance across multiple weeks
2. Weekly RPSS table
- Shows RPSS scores for a specific competition week
- Useful for tracking short-term performance
Evolution graphs
Each RPSS table is accompanied by two evolution graphs:
1. Team rankings over time
Shows how team rankings evolve week by week:
- X-axis: competition week numbers
- Y-axis: team rankings based on RPSS of their best-performing model
- Default view: top 5 teams for selected filters
- Up to 10 teams can be selected at once
2. Model RPSS scores over time
Tracks performance trends of models across weeks:
- X-axis: competition week numbers
- Y-axis: RPSS scores of models
- Default view: top 5 models for selected filters
- Up to 10 models can be selected at once
Exploring team profiles
Click on any team name in the leaderboard to view:
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