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Old February 12th 05, 10:56 AM posted to uk.sci.weather
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In article ,
Jonathan Stott writes:

2. Describing weather as 'cold' when it is in fact at or above average.


Case in point: The Met Office website had a summary for Sunday
yesterday, describing temperatures in the SE to be "very cold" (i.e.
more than 5degC below average), yet the map on the same page showed
temperatures around 7°C which is about average for February.

But isn't it supposed to get substantially colder during the course of
the day? (Will's forecast for tomorrow certainly suggests this.) So if
the map is showing the maximum (or maybe the noon) temperature and the
summary is referring to the afternoon, then they could both be right.
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John Hall

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