tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15663150.post7634036593570872783..comments2024-03-27T20:43:53.828-04:00Comments on Miss Cellania: Forecasting RainMiss Cellaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056319889765739429noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15663150.post-28342696858513059212022-08-28T10:47:50.897-04:002022-08-28T10:47:50.897-04:00Hey! Al Sleet here, your hippy dippy weatherman! T...Hey! Al Sleet here, your hippy dippy weatherman! Tonight's forecast - dark. Followed by widely scattered light in the morning.gwdMainenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15663150.post-17208108323019596592022-08-28T08:29:33.786-04:002022-08-28T08:29:33.786-04:00That would surely put a damper on things!That would surely put a damper on things!Miss Cellaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056319889765739429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15663150.post-15194387659764963712022-08-28T04:47:53.439-04:002022-08-28T04:47:53.439-04:00to Miss C:
10% chance of rain = "go ahead and...to Miss C:<br />10% chance of rain = "go ahead and have your picnic."<br /><br />to me:<br />10% chance of rain = not too good a chance of a spontaneous wet T-shirt contest breaking out at Miss C's picnic.<br /><br /><i><b>-"BB"-</b></i>Bicycle Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17050083414573635556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15663150.post-15385760543919949332022-08-27T23:02:41.209-04:002022-08-27T23:02:41.209-04:00Where I live, we NEVER have less than a 10% chance...Where I live, we NEVER have less than a 10% chance of rain. But since my higher math education was all probabilities and statistics, I know that means "go ahead and have your picnic." Miss Cellaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056319889765739429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15663150.post-9863682294033879462022-08-27T18:22:14.934-04:002022-08-27T18:22:14.934-04:00^^Hi! We're the Government and we're here ...^^Hi! We're the Government and we're here to help.gwdMainenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15663150.post-68717053581541721472022-08-27T16:02:47.366-04:002022-08-27T16:02:47.366-04:00I have read extensively on weather forecasts from ...I have read extensively on weather forecasts from 1900 to today, and the forecasts of 120 years ago were essentially as accurate as are today's. Today's meteorologists often issue ridiculous forecasts such as "10% chance of rain"; if it doesn't rain, they say 'well, there was only a 10% chance', and if it does rain they say 'see, we said there was a chance of rain'. Your federal government at work.WTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13024322789706378715noreply@blogger.com