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Re: Weather Forecast Percentages
| LFS | 02 Jul 2009 21:23 |
>>>> There really ought to be an emoticon for that.
>>> :(
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> VB
Good try but that doesn't look a bit like Philip's picture on Facebook...
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| Vinny Burgoo | 02 Jul 2009 20:17 |
> >> There really ought to be an emoticon for that.
>
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> button in this instance. (I assume that the OP doesn't know what Philip
> does in RL.)
;:^| ?
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| LFS | 01 Jul 2009 17:13 |
>>> A fascinating insight.
>> There really ought to be an emoticon for that.
>
> :(
No, I think it needs a hint of a superior eyebrow lift to really hit the
button in this instance. (I assume that the OP doesn't know what Philip
does in RL.)
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| Vinny Burgoo | 01 Jul 2009 14:24 |
> > A fascinating insight.
>
> There really ought to be an emoticon for that.
:(
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| LFS | 01 Jul 2009 14:00 |
>>> The TV weather forecaster says, "There's a 70 per cent chance of rain
>>> this evening."
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> A fascinating insight.
There really ought to be an emoticon for that.
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| Philip Eden | 01 Jul 2009 13:02 |
>> The TV weather forecaster says, "There's a 70 per cent chance of rain
>> this evening."
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> become overcast, they allow for a slight dip in temps to cause
> precipitation.
A fascinating insight.
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| Pat Durkin | 01 Jul 2009 12:56 |
> The TV weather forecaster says, "There's a 70 per cent chance of rain
> this evening."
>
> It sounds authoritative and scientific, but what does it actually
> mean?
Odds are good that you will get wet if you go out walking this evening.
Probably the meteorologists are looking at the barometer (to see if the
mercury is falling), the temperature, the humidity, and the huge
swirling masses of highs, lows, and hot and cold waves coming into your
area.
After considering those factors, they look at the history of the past nn
years to see how often it has rained in the afternoon/evening of the
same day in those years. That helps with figuring the odds. Then they
close their eyes and "guess". Well, they also count the clouds coming
in and figure: if the clouds are scattered, but come in ranks that
pretty well cover your area, you might still get missed. Otherwise, if
it looks to become overcast, they allow for a slight dip in temps to
cause precipitation.
OK?
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| MC | 01 Jul 2009 12:35 |
The TV weather forecaster says, "There's a 70 per cent chance of rain
this evening."
It sounds authoritative and scientific, but what does it actually mean?
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