NOAA is a part of the Department of Commerce, which is in the Executive Branch of the federal government. As such, it should be in compliance with Executive Order 12770. Technically, our weather should be reported in metric units, or at the very least with metric as the primary unit.
One would think that since the Secretary of Commerce was the one tasked with carrying out this order, that he would have started with his own department. The text of the Executive order is here: http://lamar.colostate.edu/~hillger/laws/eo12770.html On Tuesday, December 18, 2007, at 12:42PM, "STANLEY DOORE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Scott: > Which Executive Order? I'd like to read it. Please provide a url. >Regards, Stan Doore > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "James Scott Hudnall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Cc: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> >Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 2:09 PM >Subject: Re: [USMA:39901] Re: Metric Weather > > >Why is an Executive Branch government agency out of compliance with a >standing Executive Order? > >-- >Scott Hudnall >Seattle, WA USA >http://www.gometric.us/ > > >On Dec 18, 2007, at 2:13, STANLEY DOORE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> The Wx maps and many graphics provided by WeatherBug are produced by the >> NOAA National Weather Service without change so they remain in English >> units. WeatherBug just picks up the graphics without change. Individual >> station data are automated and can be easily converted by WeatherBug so >> units can be selected in English or metric. >> Regards, Stan Doore >> . >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pierre Abbat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 10:58 PM >> Subject: [USMA:39900] Re: Metric Weather >> >> >> On Monday 17 December 2007 21:07, Carleton MacDonald wrote: >>> I just downloaded it and it's been done. Nice. >>> >>> Only other thing would be to take a look at the symbolic thermometer, >>> which >>> goes from -20 to +100, and size it for Celsius if that option is chosen, >>> perhaps something like -30 to +50. >> >> There is another thing. I clicked on the 7-day forecast and got a map >> below >> the forecast, labeled "Current Temps", in which North Carolina is 33 and >> South Carolina is 32. Those are typical summer temperatures here. I just >> walked home from work and there are ice sparkles on the grass, and the >> high >> tomorrow is 12. >> >> The hourly forecast still says "kph" and puts a space between "°" an d >> "C", >> which shouldn't be there. The temperatures on the 7-day forecast omit >> the "C". The box labeled "Your Forecast for Charlotte, NC" below the >> hourly >> gets the symbol right. >> >> Pierre >> >> > > >
