Re: Weather Forecast Percentages

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Re: Weather Forecast Percentages

01 Jul 2009 16:05

>The TV weather forecaster says, "There's a 70 per cent chance of rain
>this evening."

Let me make it a little harder. "There's a 50 per cent chance of
scattered showers today." Does that mean there is a 50% chance of no
showers, and if the alternative happens, if there are scattered
showers they will be scatter and only affect part of the area? So
actually no specific place has a 50% chance of showers, but a lower
one.

Or does it mean every part of the whole area has a 50% chance of
showers, but obviously, since 50% will have no showers, the showers
will be scattered?

>It sounds authoritative and scientific, but what does it actually mean?

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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? Signature "Fiction writing is great. You can make up almost anything." - Ivana Trump

Re: Weather Forecast Percentages

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