2002-09-08 I think it depends on who answers your e-mail if you contact them. If a person is opposed to metric, they will tell you the site is there for the use of the American tax-payer who prefers his measurement in "good-old standard". If you are lucky, you may get a supporter. A person who can go to his superiors with your e-mail as proof that the public wants metric.
Terry, How many of your friends, family, co-workers, etc. support metric enough to write to the NOAA as foreign nationals looking for info on US weather but not understanding the site because it doesn't use metric? Maybe if enough outsiders write expressing confusion of FFU data, they might add metric data to accommodate. And if they can't provide you with the answer you seek, then spite them by asking them to direct you to an alternate site where metric data is given for US localities. http://www.nws.noaa.gov/pa/secnews/tip/web-faq.htm On the FAQ page, they do provide some info in both FFU and SI, so all hope may not be lost. Look at question 3 as an example. John ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, 2002-09-08 08:42 Subject: [USMA:22140] National Weather Service: temperature in Celsius > I notice that the National Weather Service is mostly in Fahrenheit. > Given that it is a Federal agency, do you think that it could be > persuaded to do more in Celsius? > > http://www.nws.noaa.gov/ > > -- > Terry Simpson > Human Factors Consultant > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.connected-systems.com > Phone: +44 7850 511794 > >
