Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 months agoGood thing this horrible storm is almost over!lemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up1110arrow-down11
arrow-up1109arrow-down1imageGood thing this horrible storm is almost over!lemmy.dbzer0.comViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-squaredependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up16·edit-22 months agoWhen they say 30% chance of rain they mean 30% of the models predicated rain somewhere in your area. It might be raining a mile away.
minus-squareblarghly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoAlso, meteorologists learned a long time ago to hedge on the side of rain, since people are mildly annoyed when you say it will rain and it doesn’t, but fucking pissed when you say it won’t rain and it does.
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoYeah, making fun of seemingly incongruent information is much funnier than being reminded of how meteorology works! Though to be fair, the latter IS also fun and rewarding 😁
minus-squaredependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoIt’s fun to know though I think.
When they say 30% chance of rain they mean 30% of the models predicated rain somewhere in your area. It might be raining a mile away.
Also, meteorologists learned a long time ago to hedge on the side of rain, since people are mildly annoyed when you say it will rain and it doesn’t, but fucking pissed when you say it won’t rain and it does.
Quiet with your logic!
Yeah, making fun of seemingly incongruent information is much funnier than being reminded of how meteorology works!
Though to be fair, the latter IS also fun and rewarding 😁
It’s fun to know though I think.