First of all, having done weather forecasting in a previous life, I am well aware that temperatures can differ widely in a small area. Secondly, I believe that the weather or not script gets its temperatures from the weather underground service. Thirdly, I found an instance where my local airport had inadvertently given the wrong information because there is a big difference between clear skies and fog with a low visability.
Best regards ----- Original Message ----- From: Steve Zielinski To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 5:27 AM Subject: Where is the weather or not script getting its temperature info from? Hi, I've been a bit suspicious about the accuracy of the temperature info coming from the weather or not script. I just checked the Fairbanks temp for local time 4:00 am, today. They report a temperature of 37 below zero with clear skies. The weather or not scripts says: Fairbanks, AK Temperature: -28.8 F Humidity: 74% Pressure: 29.83in Conditions: Clear Wind Direction: West Wind Speed: 0.0mph The temp is off by 8 degrees if you round it off. Yes, I know it's cold, but it's still off by 8 degrees. So where is the weather or not script getting it's data. The Alaska weather line is being hourly updated for Fairbanks, (907) 458-3745. Currently, at 7:00 am local time, today, the NOAA weather service reports the Chicago temperature as 24 degrees, at O'Hare. However the weather or not script says: Chicago, IL Temperature: 26.7 F Humidity: 78% Pressure: 30.44in Conditions: Light Snow Wind Direction: NW Wind Speed: 4.0mph So, rounding off, we are off by 3 degrees. Both instances, Fairbanks and Chicago, we are on the high side with weather or not script. So where is the script getting its data from. Can this be chosen by the end user? Why the discrepancy? Thanks for any info you can provide. Best, Steve __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4763 (20100112) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. All GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo, and can be searched through and sorted using the search form at the bottom of the page. If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to [email protected] and include leave gw-info in the body of the message. If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. All GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo, and can be searched through and sorted using the search form at the bottom of the page. If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to [email protected] and include leave gw-info in the body of the message.
