Strange Conversations: Part One Hundred and Twenty-Two
Posted 26 April 2009 in Strange Conversations by Catriona
I suppose the cold from which he is currently suffering is slowing down Nick’s thought processes.
ME: It’s hot tonight.
NICK: Well, it was always going to be 17-30 today.
ME: Yes, but it’s going to be 10-25 tomorrow, you said?
NICK: Yep.
ME: So, I thought it would be cooler tonight.
NICK: No, but it’s 17-30 tonight.
ME: Yes, but 10-25 tomorrow.
NICK: Yes.
ME: So it should be cooler tonight.
NICK: No, but that’s tomorrow. It’s 17-30 tonight.
ME: Yes, but that minimum temperature should be the night before. Otherwise, it would be 25-10, you see?
NICK: I see.
ME: So you think it would be cooler tonight.
NICK: Why?
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Tim wrote at Apr 27, 06:21 am
> ME: Yes, but that minimum temperature should be the night before.
Or the night of.
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Catriona wrote at Apr 27, 06:24 am
When they give a weather report, and they say “the temperature tomorrow will 17-30,” they mean the night on which you’re watching the weather report will drop to a minimum of 17 and the next day will reach a maximum of 30, yes?
Is that what you mean by “the night of”? Or have I been misinterpreting weather reports for thirty years? (Note: that is entirely possible.)
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Tim wrote at Apr 27, 08:43 am
Yes. A weather report day is usually midnight to midnight; typically, the minimum temperature will be observed before sunrise on that day, and the maximum temperature will be observed in the early afternoon. However, wind conditions and cold fronts can vary the timing.
It would also be useful to know the time at which the strange conversation took place.
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Wendy wrote at Apr 27, 08:52 am
Catriona – I understand as you understand it!
So our weather just said 15-27 which means 15 tonight and 27 tomorrow….or have I had it wrong all these years as well?
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Catriona wrote at Apr 27, 09:29 am
The strange conversation took place at about seven o’clock at night, I think. Well after dark, anyway. (I added the article at ten past eight, and I usually post Strange Conversations as soon as possible, so I don’t forget bits.)
So, it was past the time when you’d normally expect the peak temperature of the day, but well before you’d expect the lowest temperature of the next day’s forecast.
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Tim wrote at Apr 27, 10:11 am
Right.