Dear Jerry,
The forecasts from the Bureau of Meteorology are reported in whole
numbers of degrees Celsius.
Cheers,
Pat Naughtin
Geelong, Australia
On 2009/02/01, at 1:27 AM, Jeremiah MacGregor wrote:
Pat,
When the media forecasts the weather do they also use tenths of a
degree? When people communicate weather information do they also
use tenths of a degree? Is it really necessary to use tenths for
consumers?
Jerry
From: Pat Naughtin <[email protected]>
To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2009 1:14:44 AM
Subject: [USMA:42679] Re: Hot and dry
On 2009/01/31, at 3:48 PM, Jeremiah MacGregor wrote:
Pat,
Does Australia actually measure temperatures to tenths of a degree?
Jerry
Yes. Go to http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDV60801/IDV60801.94857.shtml
for the data from Geelong Airport to see the precision of our
temperatures and other weather measures. These figures are typical
for all Australian weather reporting.
Cheers,
Pat Naughtin
PO Box 305 Belmont 3216,
Geelong, Australia
Phone: 61 3 5241 2008
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Pat Naughtin
PO Box 305 Belmont 3216,
Geelong, Australia
Phone: 61 3 5241 2008
Metric system consultant, writer, and speaker, Pat Naughtin, has
helped thousands of people and hundreds of companies upgrade to the
modern metric system smoothly, quickly, and so economically that they
now save thousands each year when buying, processing, or selling for
their businesses. Pat provides services and resources for many
different trades, crafts, and professions for commercial, industrial
and government metrication leaders in Asia, Europe, and in the USA.
Pat's clients include the Australian Government, Google, NASA, NIST,
and the metric associations of Canada, the UK, and the USA. See http://www.metricationmatters.com
for more metrication information, contact Pat at [email protected]
or to get the free 'Metrication matters' newsletter go to: http://www.metricationmatters.com/newsletter
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