January 18th 06, 05:33 PM
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Stole this from a post on two
"Norman Lynagh" wrote in message
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JamesB wrote:
In days of yore, when the Met Office computers were ECL or TTL rather
than high speed CMOS, forecast expressions such as cold, rather cold,
very cold, mild, exceptionally mild, warm etc were very strictly
defined in terms of the deviation from the seasonal average. This
order was held in the pages of the venerable "Met Office Manual for
Forecasts to the General Public" version 7(i)a (or some-such) and woe
betide any maverick forecaster showing any individuality, using words
or expressions such as "showers pecking at the coast".
Martin
The strict definitions are still on the Met Office website, though I
can't remember exactly where.
http://www.metoffice.com/weather/europe/uk/guide.html
Will.
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