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Met Eireann and fahrenheit. Why?

  • 13-02-2012 10:59pm
    #1
    Mycroft H
    Registered Users Posts: 9,316 ✭✭✭


    Watching the weather after the 9pm news and temperatures in fahrenheit were mentioned? Why on earth was this nonsensical measurement even used?

    I don't mind things like knots being used for the sea area, its a system thats been there for years and works, but fahrenheit has no place in Ireland.


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  • #2
    K_1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 326 ✭✭K_1


    Noticed that this evening myself, thought it was very strange all right. Never seen them do it before.


  • #3
    ninebeanrows
    Registered Users Posts: 12,778 ✭✭✭✭ninebeanrows


    K_1 wrote: »
    Noticed that this evening myself, thought it was very strange all right. Never seen them do it before.

    Siobhan is just trying to educate the people with some weather lingo!


  • #4
    K_1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 326 ✭✭K_1


    Weathercheck wrote: »
    Siobhan is just trying to educate the people with some weather lingo!

    Some completely obsolete weather lingo. :rolleyes:


  • #5
    crosstownk
    Registered Users Posts: 12,863 ✭✭✭✭crosstownk


    I don't see any benefit in ME using F as a temp measurement. C is the convention in Ireland and Europe. Next it'll be Kelvin (which I can relate to more than F)

    Don't mind me though as I get peeved with the likes of Operation Transformation using stones and pounds rather than kg!

    Metric is still a long way from standard in Ireland.
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  • #6
    ZX7R
    Registered Users Posts: 3,426 ✭✭✭ZX7R


    I tought the americans and canadens were the only ones to use fahrenhiet. mabey they were useing the canaden models tonight:D


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  • #7
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,978 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Strange, even the BBC are finally getting over Fahrenheit and not mentioning that X centigrade is Y Fahrenheit as a matter of course.


  • #8
    Hooter23
    Registered Users Posts: 1,488 ✭✭✭Hooter23


    Thats even more confusing/annoying than the winds in kmph I always have to convert it back to mph in my head to know how windy it will be:mad:

    My mother hears 100kmph winds forecast on the radio and still thinks its in MPH she been tellin people nearly every week all winter theres a 100mph storm on the way lol :pac:


  • #9
    Calibos
    Registered Users Posts: 7,796 ✭✭✭Calibos


    I can still relate to Fahrenheit when we are talking 60ºF and up. In fact I'd know what to expect during a heatwave more if you told me it was going to be 85ºF than the celcius equivelent. However below 60ºF I can relate more to Celcius. "Its going to be 29ºF tomorrow". eh...does water freeze at that temperature or wha??? :D


  • #10
    rhonin
    Registered Users Posts: 1,248 ✭✭✭rhonin


    In fairness to Siobhan she does try to add a bit more information into her forecasts. I think she is the only one of the presenters that shows what stage the moon is at and the time of sunrise in certain parts of the country.
    I know they are only small things but I find it useful.
    I know on the weather after the six one news yesterday she did mention Fahrenheit but it was Celsius on the chart. Not a big deal imo.


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