Weather Wrong?

19-07-2004, 16:18

How can the current observation temperature be below the minimum temperature for the day?

Bex · 19-07-2004, 16:20

because they always get the weather wrong?

TheBlueRaja · 19-07-2004, 16:21

And that pretty much sums it up. NEXT!

danielf · 19-07-2004, 16:23

Because it is a different weather station?
It does say current neares observation, which has an asterisk.

it then says something like *Nearest weather station located at Lat: 41.8264, Long: -87.6412. Observed: 0600 GMT Mon 19/7/2004.

Paul K · 19-07-2004, 16:24

Because it's the minimum forecast temperature? Where as the current temperature is actual? Well that's the only thing I can think of

Then again it is the BBC/ Met office so accuracy is never guaranteed

19-07-2004, 16:27

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Originally Posted by danielf

Because it is a different weather station?
It does say current neares observation, which has an asterisk.

it then says something like *Nearest weather station located at Lat: 41.8264, Long: -87.6412. Observed: 0600 GMT Mon 19/7/2004.

anyone know where that actually is?

Paul K · 19-07-2004, 16:34

Currently it's using a station in Georgia to give temperatures from.

Quote:

Nearest weather station located at Lat: 33.7957, Long: -84.3491. Observed: 0600 GMT Mon 19/7/2004.

http://www.confluence.org/search.php

19-07-2004, 16:44

so 67 miles by road from Atlanta to that weather station. So you would guess that the weather would be about the same.

Thats a pretty good site Paul

danielf · 19-07-2004, 16:45

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Originally Posted by gary_580

anyone know where that actually is?

Somewhere near chicago, as I was just checking the wheather there, and couldn't be bothered to get the actual location for atlanta (which is why I said 'something like')

19-07-2004, 16:52

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Originally Posted by danielf

Somewhere near chicago, as I was just checking the wheather there, and couldn't be bothered to get the actual location for atlanta (which is why I said 'something like')

At a guess id say 700+ miles from Chicago

**Paul** · 19-07-2004, 18:11

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Originally Posted by gary_580

How can the current observation temperature be below the minimum temperature for the day?

The minimum temp is just what was predicted (forcast) - the actual temp is .. well just that - the current actual temp. This actual could also go higher than the predicted maximum.

19-07-2004, 18:18

my point is that you would expect the predicted to be revised once the current temp was out of the predicted bounds?

Gareth · 19-07-2004, 18:55

bah, the weather forecast's never right in any case

Paul K · 20-07-2004, 08:33

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Originally Posted by Paul M

The minimum temp is just what was predicted (forcast) - the actual temp is .. well just that - the current actual temp. This actual could also go higher than the predicted maximum.

See, even Paul M agrees with me lol
As to that site, it's amazing what you can find on the internet