On Tue, 24 Dec 2013 Martin wrote:

On Tue, 24 Dec 2013 08:53:31 +0000, David Rance
wrote:

On Mon, 23 Dec 2013 Sacha wrote:

On 2013-12-23 17:08:41 +0000, Derek Turner said:

millibars forecast over the Channels Islands overnight. Now that's what I
call a low.

950 here a couple of hours ago. According to the weather station at
Jersey airport at 10pm, it was 987 and falling. We hope everyone stays
safe and doesn't venture far afield until this has blown itself out!

My barometer shows only inches - 28.5. How do I convert that to
millibars?

Use this http://www.csgnetwork.com/pressinmbcvt.html
28.5" = 965.1169490999999 millibars

Thanks!

David

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David Rance writing from Caversham, Reading, UK

On 24/12/2013 10:18, David Rance wrote:
On Tue, 24 Dec 2013 Martin wrote:

On Tue, 24 Dec 2013 08:53:31 +0000, David Rance

wrote:

On Mon, 23 Dec 2013 Sacha wrote:

On 2013-12-23 17:08:41 +0000, Derek Turner said:

millibars forecast over the Channels Islands overnight. Now that's
what I
call a low.

950 here a couple of hours ago. According to the weather station at
Jersey airport at 10pm, it was 987 and falling. We hope everyone stays
safe and doesn't venture far afield until this has blown itself out!

My barometer shows only inches - 28.5. How do I convert that to
millibars?

Use this http://www.csgnetwork.com/pressinmbcvt.html
28.5" = 965.1169490999999 millibars

Thanks!


Sorry to be the bearer of bad news David, but even the millibars are out
of date. The correct international unit is now the hectopascal!
Fortunately one hectopascal = one millibar, so the conversion is not too
difficult.

http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/repor...ectopascal.htm

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RG

On Tue, 24 Dec 2013 RG wrote:

On 24/12/2013 10:18, David Rance wrote:
On Tue, 24 Dec 2013 Martin wrote:

On Tue, 24 Dec 2013 08:53:31 +0000, David Rance

wrote:

On Mon, 23 Dec 2013 Sacha wrote:

On 2013-12-23 17:08:41 +0000, Derek Turner said:

millibars forecast over the Channels Islands overnight. Now that's
what I
call a low.

950 here a couple of hours ago. According to the weather station at
Jersey airport at 10pm, it was 987 and falling. We hope everyone stays
safe and doesn't venture far afield until this has blown itself out!

My barometer shows only inches - 28.5. How do I convert that to
millibars?

Use this http://www.csgnetwork.com/pressinmbcvt.html
28.5" = 965.1169490999999 millibars

Thanks!


Sorry to be the bearer of bad news David, but even the millibars are
out of date. The correct international unit is now the hectopascal!
Fortunately one hectopascal = one millibar, so the conversion is not
too difficult.

Don't worry, I'm still using Centigrade (for temperature, of course).

David

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David Rance writing from Caversham, Reading, UK

On Tue, 24 Dec 2013 12:19:38 +0000, David Rance wrote:

Don't worry, I'm still using Centigrade (for temperature, of course).

David

Yes, the conversion to Celsius is a bugger, isn't it?

On Tue, 24 Dec 2013 Derek Turner wrote:

On Tue, 24 Dec 2013 12:19:38 +0000, David Rance wrote:

Don't worry, I'm still using Centigrade (for temperature, of course).

Yes, the conversion to Celsius is a bugger, isn't it?

Yes, I've never got the hang of it!

David

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David Rance writing from Caversham, Reading, UK

"David" wrote in message ...

On 24 Dec 2013 12:42:42 GMT, Derek Turner wrote:

On Tue, 24 Dec 2013 12:19:38 +0000, David Rance wrote:

Don't worry, I'm still using Centigrade (for temperature, of course).

David

Yes, the conversion to Celsius is a bugger, isn't it?


Not really if you only need it to the nearest degree.
Say the temperature is 72F, take 32 off (40) and divde by 2, so you have
20. Add on a tenth (2), so in Centigrade it's 22 - Actual conversion
22.22

59F 27 14 rounding up 14+1.4 15C rounding down

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Julie Walters would have said ...


"Oo what a palaver"


Mike


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On Tue, 24 Dec 2013 David wrote:

On 24 Dec 2013 12:42:42 GMT, Derek Turner wrote:

On Tue, 24 Dec 2013 12:19:38 +0000, David Rance wrote:

Don't worry, I'm still using Centigrade (for temperature, of course).

David

Yes, the conversion to Celsius is a bugger, isn't it?


Not really if you only need it to the nearest degree.
Say the temperature is 72F, take 32 off (40) and divde by 2, so you have
20. Add on a tenth (2), so in Centigrade it's 22 - Actual conversion
22.22

59F 27 14 rounding up 14+1.4 15C rounding down

I suspect that Derek's humour is the same as mine and that he meant
conversion from Centigrade to Celsius!! Read the above again!

David

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David Rance writing from Caversham, Reading, UK

On Wed, 25 Dec 2013 08:46:45 +0000, David Rance wrote:

I suspect that Derek's humour is the same as mine and that he meant
conversion from Centigrade to Celsius!! Read the above again!

David

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