Harry said:- | But I like the word millibar over hectopascal. The latter is overly long | and odd-sounding. "Bar" sounds of barometric, which everyone knows has to | do with air pressure. Most people know that "milli" means 1/1000 or | something small like that. But "pascal"? And "hecto"? Hey, Bub, watch | your language!
I think you'll find the hectopascal will win over, Harry. Weather forecasters deal with the world weather and the standards used are becoming more of an internationally agreed set of standards, mainly so as they can understand each other. The world's weather databases are only kept in one set of standards. Mike
