Thanks, Terry and Pat, I phoned the Bureau in Perth as to why they are so precise, and they said "because some people still require it. They record the temperatures that way". Ah, well.
All other temps (i.e.. outside the region) are in whole numbers. You can see where I live on the map on the web address you gave below - about 2mm south of "Ocean Reef" at top of map. Right on the coast. Yesterday (14th Nov) was 35 deg and it's essential to be by the sea to get a cooling effect when its much hotter a few k's inland. In January it'll be well into the 40's. Regards Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 4:21 AM Subject: [USMA:23360] Celsius decimals | See: | | http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW60034.shtml | | | -- | Terry Simpson | Human Factors Consultant | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | www.connected-systems.com | Phone: +44 7850 511794 | | | > -----Original Message----- | > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-usma@;colostate.edu] On | Behalf | > Of Pat Naughtin | > Sent: 14 November 2002 20:16 | > To: U.S. Metric Association | > Cc: Curtin Radio | > Subject: [USMA:23358] Re: metric = SI | > | > Dear Mike and All, | > | > I suspect that the real culprit here is the Bureau of Meteorology who | are | > providing data to the radio station that is too precise. Maybe you | could | > check with the Perth office of BOM. | > | > Cheers, | > | > Pat Naughtin CAMS | > Geelong, Australia | > | > on 2002-11-13 16.41, Mike Joy at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | > | > > Hi all, | > > | > > Some people live in the past and remember when the old cgs measures | were | > > defined, hence the other system other than SI. | > > | > > We have a problem here in Perth where older radio announcers still | give | > out | > > local temperatures in tenths of a degree. This is a relic from the | > > changeover days when listeners demanded finer temp recording because | 1 | > > degree C is about 2 degrees F. | > > | > > Now we get the situation where the announcer quickly says "Currently | the | > > temperature is twenty (muffle) point NINE" and so it sounds like the | > temp | > > is 29. What he meant was 21.9 and it's so annoying when '22 degrees" | > will | > > do | > > fine. Who can tell the difference between 21.9 and 22? | > > | > > I've written letters to this station for 2 years but you just can't | > change | > > these old codgers. | > > | > > All best | > > | > > Mike | > > Perth, | > > Australia | > > | > > ----- Original Message ----- | > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | > > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | > > Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 9:44 AM | > > Subject: [USMA:23314] metric = SI | > > | > > | > > | Joseph B. Reid wrote: | > > | >Please quote the text where NIST equated "metric" and "SI". | > > | | > > | [begin quote} | > > | NIST wrote that it is confusing and redundant: a) to use the term | "SI | > > | metric" system because it implies that there are metric systems | other | > > | than the International System of Units (SI), | > > | | > > | [end quote] | > > | | > > | http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/fpla/basis_jan1994.html | > > | | > > | -- | > > | Terry Simpson | > > | Human Factors Consultant | > > | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > > | www.connected-systems.com | > > | Phone: +44 7850 511794 | > > | | > > | | > > | | > > | | > > | |
