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Norman Lynagh[_5_] · June 7th 18, 07:22 AM posted to uk.sci.weather

wrote:

I agree with you Norman. Mild should only be used in the months
NDJFMA. The trouble is that convention has been totally forgotten by
the same presenters that now use the phrase. "sprinkles" for a light
shower. In the past a January day was described as mild, very mild or
exceptionally mild when more often or not these days it's termed as
warm. My problem is that I'm just an old fuddy-duddy and stuck in the
past and reluctant to change, and why for most of the time watch the
weather on TV with the volume muted!

What surprised me is that the term 'mild' is being used currently in
written forecasts issued by the Met Office. I expect such sloppiness in
TV and radio presentations but I hoped that the Met Office would be a
bit more professional. I'm sure that 'mild', 'warm', etc are (or were)
strictly defined by the Met Office but I can't locate those definitions.

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Norman Lynagh
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