60% Coverage for Rain
 

This "Florida" terminology was new to me.


Where I come from, the weather people talked about 60% chance of rain............not 60% coverage.


Prior to Florida, what did you hear???


:shocked:

In my family of snooty intellects it is called precipitation possibility analysis.

I guess it depends on what station you’re watching. I watch the local news daily and have never heard the term “coverage” for rain chances.

I lived in Seattle for four years and I figured it out! 50% of showers meant that it was going to rain half the day!

40% chance it won't rain. Multiple guess.

I thought 60% coverage meant it would rain for absolute certain, over 60% of the covered (meaning, discussed) area (meaning, vicinity).

So if it was the Villages weather report, then 60% of The Villages would get rain, for absolute sure.

Like cloud cover - how much geographical area will the cloud cover? Not "what are the odds clouds will exist at all."

Basically what they are saying in a round-a-bout way is they don't understand all they know about rain chances. Last summer they predicted a weekend (sat. and sun) rain chance at 100%. We didn't get a drop.

As my spouse always..... it is the only job in the world where you can be wrong 100% of the time and not lose your job....... lol

What channel and time(s) are you seeing/hearing...this terminology? :confused:

News 6. I would guess they make this statement on 25% of the news casts as "clarification".



I think they get call-ins and so they clarify.


Up North it was always, 'there is a 60% chance you will have rain today."


Not a big deal, just a change.

What "__% chance of rain"...really means.


"Chance of rain" explained.

60% humidity today.




Does that mean 60% of Florida will have humidity today???






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