Jason Parkin

Jason Parkin is a meteorologist at KCCI-TV in Des Moines, Iowa. He provides weather updates and analysis for central Iowa.

Biography:  https://www.kcci.com/about/meet-the-team/jason-parkin/

49%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This author has a poor reputation for journalistic standards and is not considered a reliable news source.

Bias

85%

Examples:

  • The article also has a bias towards the heavy side of predictions.
  • The article seems to have a bias towards the conservative side of things as of this writing.

Conflicts of Interest

0%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

  • Fog will be with us overnight and at least into the middle part of the morning on Saturday before winds pick up enough Saturday afternoon to break up and lift the fog.
  • The image above comes to us from the Weather Predication Center, and shows a general area of 1.5 inches rainfall and more over the state by 00Z Thursday (6PM Wednesday evening).
  • The image above is from America's GFS computer model, which extends farther forward in time. This model seems to be on the heavy side of predictions, with over two inches of rainfall in many areas.
  • We get a respite from precipitation until Sunday morning in western Iowa and midday Sunday in central Iowa.

Deceptions

50%

Examples:

  • The article also has a bias towards the heavy side of predictions.
  • The article seems to have a bias towards the conservative side of things as of this writing.

Recent Articles

Iowa Forecast: A Rainy Christmas Eve for Central Iowa

Iowa Forecast: A Rainy Christmas Eve for Central Iowa

Broke On: Monday, 25 December 2023 Iowa is not likely to have a white Christmas this year due to higher-than-average temperatures and almost no chance of snow. Des Moines has a 50% chance of light rainfall on Christmas Day, with temperatures expected to remain in the high 40s to mid-50s all weekend and Christmas Day. Since 2010, Des Moines has only had eight white Christmases, with 2010 and 2012 having the most snow cover. The city's record high snowfall on Christmas Day is 4.8 inches, set way back in 1941.