On Tuesday 09 March 2004 11:55, john mercer wrote: > Hello when the national weather service gives temperatures in degrees c and > this information goes to local radio stations and T V stations where does > it get converted to degrees f? Does anybody think that American radio and > television will ever give the temperature in degrees c? Or is that just > wishful thinking.
I, like any other good proponent of SI, have written to my local NBC meterorologist (as well as the station managers). Basically he said that this experiment with �C was tried 30 years ago and because it wasn't well recepted by the public, it has been tabled indefinitely. He did say, however, that ALL of their models and maps are in �C! So, to answer your question, it's your local meteorologists who are doing the conversions - otherwise there would be riots in the streets if metric was ever used again on TV (my words, not his). It's telling as to what kind of public perception is held by the media. If the media took the time to educate the public, it would be easier for them by not having to always convert weather reports and international news. Who knows, it may even raise the IQ of their viewers instead of the other way around. jd
