On Mon, 16 Jul 2001 15:31:15 Jim Elwell wrote: >... >Also, in metric countries, what units of measure are typically >used for: > >wind speed Well, Jim... I don't think that there could be a "universal", or "standard" way of presenting such data, because it would largely depend on the situation. For instance, if you're talking about the Olympic games, they're usually reported as m/s. If you're talking about normal "weather stuff", it would most likely be reported in km/h. And, unfortunately, if you're dealing with aviation (as in pilot stuff) you'd hear those in (SIC) knots (UGH...). >wind direction Unfortunately, it seems it's nearly universally reported in the hideous 360-degree circle crap. But some weather reports prefer the use of double-lettered symbols, like NE, SW and the likes. >barometric pressure In Brazil we still stick with mbar (same with aviation). In Canada, it's kPa. >temperature Celsius (or centigrades) >humidity Usually people mean the relative humidity which is reported in % >rainfall This one is easy, mm. >... Hope the above will help, Jim. Marcus Get 250 color business cards for FREE! http://businesscards.lycos.com/vp/fastpath/
