There's a reason their weather forecasts were in ALL CAPS. After all, they've been transmitting weather forecasts and data electronically since before the (US)

There's a reason their weather forecasts were in ALL CAPS. After all, they've been transmitting weather forecasts and data electronically since before the (US) Civil War! They predate ASCII by over 100 years... http://www.weather.gov/timeline http://www.weather.gov/timeline If you ever want an inside look into the weather, and can put up with some meteorology jargon and ALL CAPS, the forecast discussions are quite interesting! Here's one for San Francisco, discussing the light rain maybe coming Wednesday night: http://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=mtr&product=AFD&format=CI&glossary=1 http://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=mt... If you read these, and then watch the local TV weatherman, you'll notice some of the same language - the weather announcers read these, too!