Monday, September 22, 2008

Euphemisms for precipitation

Weather forecast looks pretty good for the week. Below is the Environment Canada Forecast for St. John's for the remainder of the week. I think the weather forecasters at Environment Canada have way too much time on their hands or enjoy their job a little too much. Notice how "scattered showers is less than 1mm of rain, and "a few showers" is close to 1mm of rain. What would the next category be? "a shower here and there" with a smidgen under 1mm of rain? ..wonder how I could get a job at Environment Canada coming up with euphemisms?

Long Term Forecast


Tuesday
Sep 23
Wednesday
Sep 24
Thursday
Sep 25
Friday
Sep 26
Saturday
Sep 27
Sunday
Sep 28

Variable cloudiness Scattered showers Variable cloudiness A few showers Sunny Sunny
Daytime Condition
Variable cloudiness
Scattered showers
Variable cloudiness
A few showers
Sunny
Sunny
P.O.P. 20% 40% 20% 60% 0% 0%
High 12°C 11°C 11°C 15°C 15°C 14°C
Low 6°C 7°C 6°C 7°C 12°C 12°C
Wind W 15 km/h NW 20 km/h N 35 km/h SW 25 km/h W 30 km/h N 15 km/h
24-Hour Rain - less than 1 mm - close to 1 mm - -
Updated:Monday Sep 22 2008,5:32 NST

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