Does the US National Weather Service use Centigrade or Fahrenheit?
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This tweet from the National Weather Service in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, USA says:
We have officially hit -30 here at the NWS La Crosse office as of 520 a.m. The wind chill is -54. Be sure to dress appropriately if you're heading out for the day.
The photo shown below shows a digital readout of an electronic thermometer, showing -30.1 but has no units. The -30's are where the Centigrade and Fahrenheit scales tend to have similar numerical values, so there's no way to use context in this case to choose the most likely answer. No units are shown on the front panel, and these instructions offer no help either.
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This tweet from the National Weather Service in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, USA says:
We have officially hit -30 here at the NWS La Crosse office as of 520 a.m. The wind chill is -54. Be sure to dress appropriately if you're heading out for the day.
The photo shown below shows a digital readout of an electronic thermometer, showing -30.1 but has no units. The -30's are where the Centigrade and Fahrenheit scales tend to have similar numerical values, so there's no way to use context in this case to choose the most likely answer. No units are shown on the front panel, and these instructions offer no help either.
meteorology temperature
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uhohuhoh
2,149631
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This tweet from the National Weather Service in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, USA says:
We have officially hit -30 here at the NWS La Crosse office as of 520 a.m. The wind chill is -54. Be sure to dress appropriately if you're heading out for the day.
The photo shown below shows a digital readout of an electronic thermometer, showing -30.1 but has no units. The -30's are where the Centigrade and Fahrenheit scales tend to have similar numerical values, so there's no way to use context in this case to choose the most likely answer. No units are shown on the front panel, and these instructions offer no help either.
meteorology temperature
asked 2 hours ago
uhohuhoh
2,149631
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This tweet from the National Weather Service in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, USA says:
We have officially hit -30 here at the NWS La Crosse office as of 520 a.m. The wind chill is -54. Be sure to dress appropriately if you're heading out for the day.
The photo shown below shows a digital readout of an electronic thermometer, showing -30.1 but has no units. The -30's are where the Centigrade and Fahrenheit scales tend to have similar numerical values, so there's no way to use context in this case to choose the most likely answer. No units are shown on the front panel, and these instructions offer no help either.
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NWS Temperature forecast
From this URL it appears that the unit is Fahrenheit.
and if you click on this URL - Max/MinT
Is the maximum daytime or minimum overnight temperature in degrees Fahrenheit.
In the USA NWS always used to issue forecasts and bulletins in Fahrenheit and some background can be obtained from here US Customary Units and here - Why Americans still use Fahrenheit as well here - Fahrenheit Versus Celsius: Why the US Hasn't Converted
Degrees Fahrenheit are used in the U.S. to measure temperatures in most non-scientific contexts. The Rankine scale of absolute temperature also saw some use in thermodynamics. Scientists worldwide use the kelvin and degree Celsius. Several U.S. technical standards are expressed in Fahrenheit temperatures and American medical practitioners often use degrees Fahrenheit for body temperature.
Scientists and meteorological researchers are more used to degrees Kelvin and or Celsius.
answered 1 hour ago
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– uhoh
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I haven't been in the US in quite a while, I'd actually forgotten that the government still uses F. My goodness.
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NWS Temperature forecast
From this URL it appears that the unit is Fahrenheit.
and if you click on this URL - Max/MinT
Is the maximum daytime or minimum overnight temperature in degrees Fahrenheit.
In the USA NWS always used to issue forecasts and bulletins in Fahrenheit and some background can be obtained from here US Customary Units and here - Why Americans still use Fahrenheit as well here - Fahrenheit Versus Celsius: Why the US Hasn't Converted
Degrees Fahrenheit are used in the U.S. to measure temperatures in most non-scientific contexts. The Rankine scale of absolute temperature also saw some use in thermodynamics. Scientists worldwide use the kelvin and degree Celsius. Several U.S. technical standards are expressed in Fahrenheit temperatures and American medical practitioners often use degrees Fahrenheit for body temperature.
Scientists and meteorological researchers are more used to degrees Kelvin and or Celsius.
answered 1 hour ago
gansubgansub
2,73811437
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Rankine! space.stackexchange.com/q/14456/12102
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– uhoh
1 hour ago
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I haven't been in the US in quite a while, I'd actually forgotten that the government still uses F. My goodness.
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– uhoh
1 hour ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
NWS Temperature forecast
From this URL it appears that the unit is Fahrenheit.
and if you click on this URL - Max/MinT
Is the maximum daytime or minimum overnight temperature in degrees Fahrenheit.
In the USA NWS always used to issue forecasts and bulletins in Fahrenheit and some background can be obtained from here US Customary Units and here - Why Americans still use Fahrenheit as well here - Fahrenheit Versus Celsius: Why the US Hasn't Converted
Degrees Fahrenheit are used in the U.S. to measure temperatures in most non-scientific contexts. The Rankine scale of absolute temperature also saw some use in thermodynamics. Scientists worldwide use the kelvin and degree Celsius. Several U.S. technical standards are expressed in Fahrenheit temperatures and American medical practitioners often use degrees Fahrenheit for body temperature.
Scientists and meteorological researchers are more used to degrees Kelvin and or Celsius.
answered 1 hour ago
gansubgansub
2,73811437
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Rankine! space.stackexchange.com/q/14456/12102
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– uhoh
1 hour ago
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I haven't been in the US in quite a while, I'd actually forgotten that the government still uses F. My goodness.
$endgroup$
– uhoh
1 hour ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
NWS Temperature forecast
From this URL it appears that the unit is Fahrenheit.
and if you click on this URL - Max/MinT
Is the maximum daytime or minimum overnight temperature in degrees Fahrenheit.
In the USA NWS always used to issue forecasts and bulletins in Fahrenheit and some background can be obtained from here US Customary Units and here - Why Americans still use Fahrenheit as well here - Fahrenheit Versus Celsius: Why the US Hasn't Converted
Degrees Fahrenheit are used in the U.S. to measure temperatures in most non-scientific contexts. The Rankine scale of absolute temperature also saw some use in thermodynamics. Scientists worldwide use the kelvin and degree Celsius. Several U.S. technical standards are expressed in Fahrenheit temperatures and American medical practitioners often use degrees Fahrenheit for body temperature.
Scientists and meteorological researchers are more used to degrees Kelvin and or Celsius.
answered 1 hour ago
gansubgansub
2,73811437
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NWS Temperature forecast
From this URL it appears that the unit is Fahrenheit.
and if you click on this URL - Max/MinT
Is the maximum daytime or minimum overnight temperature in degrees Fahrenheit.
In the USA NWS always used to issue forecasts and bulletins in Fahrenheit and some background can be obtained from here US Customary Units and here - Why Americans still use Fahrenheit as well here - Fahrenheit Versus Celsius: Why the US Hasn't Converted
Degrees Fahrenheit are used in the U.S. to measure temperatures in most non-scientific contexts. The Rankine scale of absolute temperature also saw some use in thermodynamics. Scientists worldwide use the kelvin and degree Celsius. Several U.S. technical standards are expressed in Fahrenheit temperatures and American medical practitioners often use degrees Fahrenheit for body temperature.
Scientists and meteorological researchers are more used to degrees Kelvin and or Celsius.
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Rankine! space.stackexchange.com/q/14456/12102
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– uhoh
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I haven't been in the US in quite a while, I'd actually forgotten that the government still uses F. My goodness.
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– uhoh
1 hour ago
add a comment |
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Rankine! space.stackexchange.com/q/14456/12102
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– uhoh
1 hour ago
1
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I haven't been in the US in quite a while, I'd actually forgotten that the government still uses F. My goodness.
$endgroup$
– uhoh
1 hour ago
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Rankine! space.stackexchange.com/q/14456/12102
$endgroup$
– uhoh
1 hour ago
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Rankine! space.stackexchange.com/q/14456/12102
$endgroup$
– uhoh
1 hour ago
1
1
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I haven't been in the US in quite a while, I'd actually forgotten that the government still uses F. My goodness.
$endgroup$
– uhoh
1 hour ago
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I haven't been in the US in quite a while, I'd actually forgotten that the government still uses F. My goodness.
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– uhoh
1 hour ago
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