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Posts on ‘July 23rd, 2009’

Does a 20% chance for rain leave you 100% confused?

One of the most confusing parts of our weather forecast deals with the use of rain and snow chances. We express those as percentages… 20% chance for rain, 50% chance for snow, etc. People are often misled by these numbers as they think these are the actual chances for rain or snow. This is incorrect.
In meteorology, the [...]