found the culprit

NOAA-GFDL · Sep 5, 2024 · a427b1a · a427b1a
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diff --git a/ndsl/testing/comparison.py b/ndsl/testing/comparison.py
@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@ def __init__(
     ):
         super().__init__(reference_values, computed_values)
         self.eps = eps
+        self._calculated_metric = np.empty_like(self.references)
         self.success = self._compute_errors(
             ignore_near_zero_errors,
             near_zero,
         )
         self.check = np.all(self.success)
-        self._calculated_metric = np.empty_like(self.references)
 
     def _compute_errors(
         self,