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Maybe it's an epistemological issue. Firshand perception is realer than secondhand abstraction. Or maybe he just doesn't trust the government.

b112 4y ago
Rainfall is very, very site specific. So is temperature. If I drive 1km down the road, the temp goes up 3C in the summer, when it is 35C in the city, and 32C here. Why? I am close to a river, there are hills around me. Terrain makes a difference. Sometimes, I can see it rain an few km away, but not here. And the reverse is true, too. And beyond that, rain is not consistent. It's not as of someone turned on a faucet, and rain is coming from a perfect shower head, all perfectly distributed. It varies, fluctuates, terrain, makes a difference, for terrain effects wind patterns, causes air to rise or fall, etc etc.
- swayvil 4y ago
  We get strange predictions and dissonance regularly where I live. We barely trust the forecast anymore.
- ianai 4y ago
  There’s a lot to be said for having less concrete and asphalt around.
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- some-human 4y ago
  This applies especially in the UK, where it can be pouring with rain for an hour where I live, but beautiful sunshine 2 miles away where my brother lives. The country is an island with hills everywhere and a flat east coast. The Met office data doesn't really have the resolution wanted for some people. The adage if you don't like the weather in the UK, wait 5 minutes, is also perfectly accurate.
  - KineticLensman 4y ago
    Yes. I live on the South Coast and notice temperature changes from driving just a few mile inlands (e.g. in winter, the difference between car windscreens icing up or not). > The adage if you don't like the weather in the UK, wait 5 minutes, is also perfectly accurate. I know what you mean, but three or four hours will almost certainly guarantee a change (especially when raining) as this gives westerly fronts from the Atlantic to pass through.

b112 4y ago

Rainfall is very, very site specific. So is temperature. If I drive 1km down the road, the temp goes up 3C in the summer, when it is 35C in the city, and 32C here. Why? I am close to a river, there are hills around me. Terrain makes a difference. Sometimes, I can see it rain an few km away, but not here. And the reverse is true, too. And beyond that, rain is not consistent. It's not as of someone turned on a faucet, and rain is coming from a perfect shower head, all perfectly distributed. It varies, fluctuates, terrain, makes a difference, for terrain effects wind patterns, causes air to rise or fall, etc etc.

swayvil 4y ago
We get strange predictions and dissonance regularly where I live. We barely trust the forecast anymore.
ianai 4y ago
There’s a lot to be said for having less concrete and asphalt around.
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some-human 4y ago
This applies especially in the UK, where it can be pouring with rain for an hour where I live, but beautiful sunshine 2 miles away where my brother lives. The country is an island with hills everywhere and a flat east coast. The Met office data doesn't really have the resolution wanted for some people. The adage if you don't like the weather in the UK, wait 5 minutes, is also perfectly accurate.
- KineticLensman 4y ago
  Yes. I live on the South Coast and notice temperature changes from driving just a few mile inlands (e.g. in winter, the difference between car windscreens icing up or not). > The adage if you don't like the weather in the UK, wait 5 minutes, is also perfectly accurate. I know what you mean, but three or four hours will almost certainly guarantee a change (especially when raining) as this gives westerly fronts from the Atlantic to pass through.