In message 
<[email protected]>, dated 
Fri, 7 Sep 2007, Ralph McDiarmid <[email protected]> writes:

>One hopes that the 4C difference would be accounted for in the 
>temperature limits imposed by most standards.  If I found a spot within 
>4C of a limit, I'd take a harder look at things anyway.
>
>If it's 35C at MSL, what's the air temperature at 2000m?  Perhaps it's 
>down by more than 4C.

 From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lapse_rate

it decreases at 6.5 C per 1000 m.

Note that the 'official' lapse rate is the NEGATIVE of the raw figure.
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