Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 5 days agoGood thing this horrible storm is almost over!imagemessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up1109arrow-down11
arrow-up1108arrow-down1imageGood thing this horrible storm is almost over!Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 5 days agomessage-square14linkfedilink
minus-squaredependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up15·edit-25 days 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-up5·5 days 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-squaredependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 days agoIt’s fun to know though I think.
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 days 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 😁
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!
It’s fun to know though I think.
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 😁