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Predicting and evaluating extreme weather events

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Motivation<br />

Colorado Lottery<br />

Pr{Winning ≥ $10, 000 in one drawing} ≈<br />

0.000001306024<br />

In ten years, playing one ticket<br />

everyday, Pr{Winning ≥ $10, 000} ≈<br />

0.004793062<br />

In 100 years ≈ 0.05003321<br />

In 1000 years ≈ 0.7686185

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