Blizzardddddddddd!

Happy Blizzard Day!  As I sit in my room celebrating another day off from school the TV resembles a broken record.  "A winter storm warning is in affect for over half of the country, more than 30 states," "Some places are seeing as much as 2 feet of snow, others an inch of ice," "We are in the midst of one of the biggest blizzards in history."

As I listen to the weather forecast for the next hour, 24 hours, 36 hours, and even 48 hours I can't help but notice all the numbers the weather men and women are using.  Over time we have learned to recognize what these numbers mean to us individually.  I know that if it is 33 degrees outside I need a jacket.  If there is a 80% chance of rain, it would be wise to grab an umbrella before heading across campus to our classes.  So much of weather is forecasted with the use of numbers, here are some examples:

• temperature (in degrees Celsius and Fahrenheit)
• wind gusts
• visibility
• wind chill
• dew point
• humidity
• chance of rain or snow percentages
• averages
• hour by hour forecasts