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More On Denver's Weather

19 Aug 2008 08:36 pm

From a smart reader named John:

FYI, Denver has low humidity, and an 84 deg there is nice and 
pleasant.  Not like the DC area.

Also,

Q: What's the difference between isolated and scattered thunderstorms?

A: The National Weather Service expresses the probability of 
measurable precipitation (0.01 inch) for a given location using 
percentages and terms such as isolated and scattered. Isolated means a 
chance of precipitation of less than 30% and scattered is used for a 
30% to 50% chance. Likely describes a probability of 60 percent or 
greater.

What this means is for the Denver area next Thursday, there is a 
30-50% chance that a thunderstorm will occur in one location at some 
point during the day -- which means it is still highly unlikely at any 
given time.  Also, from initial buildup to dissipation of a 
thunderstorm averages only 45 minutes - so at worst, a rain delay.

Oh, and one last thing... predicting 10 days out?  Most likely the 
forecast will change.

Still, there was that guy praying for rain...

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