Dear Jim,
on 2001/07/17 07.31, Jim Elwell at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> Also, in metric countries, what units of measure are typically
> used for:
>From the data in this morning's copy of the Melbourne newspaper 'The Age', I
found these fairly typical units:
> wind speed
km/h
> wind direction
W
WSW
> barometric pressure
hectopascals
> temperature
�C
> humidity
not given but % is common in other sources
> rainfall
0.2 mm yesterday. Total for July 320.2 mm
Solar energy
8.4 MJ/m2 (with superscript 2)
Surf report
Bell's beach Good clean early waves to 1.5 m
Water temp 14 �C
Snow
Not reported today but these are reported at other times in cm for both
snowfalls and for depths.
For further information go to:
<www.bom.gov.au>
This is the Australian Bureau of Meteorology.
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Cheers,
Pat Naughtin
CAMS - Certified Advanced Metrication Specialist
- United States Metric Association
ASM - Accredited Speaking Member
- National Speakers Association of Australia
Member, International Federation for Professional Speakers
