I began work with the Weather Bureau in 1958 in the Joint Numerical
Weather Prediction Unit which later dissolved and the function became part
of the current NOAA National Centers for Environmental Predication. In 1958
we used metric virtually exclusively in numerical weather prediction before
the SI was invented.
Regards, Stan Doore
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nat Hager III" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 8:29 AM
Subject: [USMA:39921] Re: Metric Weather
I had a local TV weatherman tell me that once. That metric is used
internally a lot, but converted to imperial for release to the public.
Nat
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
Of STANLEY DOORE
Sent: Wednesday, 2007 December 19 6:45
To: U.S. Metric Association
Cc: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:39920] Re: Metric Weather
Thanks for the US EO on metrication.
The EO has caveats which do not require metrication although
metrication has taken place behind the scenes. Metric is used and has been
used at least since numerical weather prediction began in the 1950s; however
these are converted to English units for the public and other consumers.
Regards, Stan Doore
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Hudnall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>; "U.S. Metric
Association" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 4:07 PM
Subject: Re: [USMA:39906] Re: Metric Weather
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
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----- 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
