Dont ask me why, but I occassionally watch Fox News on Sky Digital (531)!

When the channel breaks for commercials, viewers outside America see weather-charts for various
regions around the world.

I assume the numbers on the chart relate to temperature, but something must be wrong.

For example: According to Fox News: the temperature for London NOW is 8 (probably deg C) but
TOMORROW is 56 !!!

I dont think so somehow.

I am trying to work out if they switch from using deg C to deg F, but this cannot be the case
either as there is no way Norway can have a temperature of 75 even in deg F!

Brendan

( I have cross-posted this to uk.sci.weather & uk.media.tv.sky)

"Brendan DJ Murphy" wrote in message
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Dont ask me why, but I occassionally watch Fox News on Sky Digital (531)!

When the channel breaks for commercials, viewers outside America see
weather-charts for various
regions around the world.

I assume the numbers on the chart relate to temperature, but something
must be wrong.

For example: According to Fox News: the temperature for London NOW is 8
(probably deg C) but
TOMORROW is 56 !!!

I dont think so somehow.

I am trying to work out if they switch from using deg C to deg F, but
this cannot be the case
either as there is no way Norway can have a temperature of 75 even in deg
F!

Brendan

( I have cross-posted this to uk.sci.weather & uk.media.tv.sky)

Was watching this today, and noticed the same thing. They had Miami Florida
NOW as 23. That would be big news if it got down to 23F in Miami. We would
hearing how the Florida orange crop has been destroyed.

John

Was watching this today, and noticed the same thing. They had Miami
Florida
NOW as 23. That would be big news if it got down to 23F in Miami. We
would
hearing how the Florida orange crop has been destroyed.

John



I've noticed a few American weather websites are beginning to make an effort
to include celsius temperatures in brackets after the fahrenheit. I think
this is a good sign. May be they are just in a confused state for the mo

The US is the only place left to use F as standard AFAIK.

I like the way they show the major cities, in the UK; Glasgow, Manchester,
Birmiingham, London and errrr...... NEWQUAY!!

Good for the tourist industry in Cornwall I suppose!!

Phil

"Phil" wrote in message
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I like the way they show the major cities, in the UK; Glasgow, Manchester,
Birmingham, London and errrr...... NEWQUAY!!

I presume they simply want to show a good spread of areas.

But Newquay must be so boring. It hardly ever snows the-) I doubt they
get many thunderstorms either.

Jack

Newquay is not boring. But there are bigger towns in Cornwall. Truro, the
capital for instance.

Phil

I saw the Total Eclipse of the Sun from Fistral Beach in Newquay August 11
1999

Yes, I definately DID see it through a tiny patch in the cloud. I Think
Newquay was the only place on Mainland Britain to glimpse it!

On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 17:58:23 +0000 (UTC), "Brendan DJ Murphy"
wrote:

I saw the Total Eclipse of the Sun from Fistral Beach in Newquay August 11
1999

Yes, I definately DID see it through a tiny patch in the cloud. I Think
Newquay was the only place on Mainland Britain to glimpse it!

My kids and I saw it from Berry Head in Brixham, albeit through thin
cloud. The inner corona was clearly visible through the cloud with the
naked eye (like a faint annular eclipse) but did not show up on
photopraphs and videos. It was still the experience of a lifetime!

--
Dave

"Brendan DJ Murphy" wrote in message
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I saw the Total Eclipse of the Sun from Fistral Beach in Newquay August 11
1999

Yes, I definately DID see it through a tiny patch in the cloud. I Think
Newquay was the only place on Mainland Britain to glimpse it!


The eclipse in Cornwall was amazing. Totally under-rated.

Phil

"Dave Ludlow" wrote in message
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On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 17:58:23 +0000 (UTC), "Brendan DJ Murphy"
wrote:

I saw the Total Eclipse of the Sun from Fistral Beach in Newquay August
11
1999

My kids and I saw it from Berry Head in Brixham, albeit through thin
cloud.

Drat ... missed you, Dave.

pe