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Fahrenheit or Celsius? Which one is the better system? Why? Which one do YOU identify with?

Posted - January 29, 2017
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  • 5451
    My cat thermometer on the porch has both °C and °F so I record the temperature in °C in my weather log.  I'm consistent so I also record the rainfall or snowfall in mm.  I also have my smartphone show °C and my husband does the same on his.

    If someone asks a weather question on AM I'll give both to avoid any confusion.
      January 30, 2017 11:15 AM MST
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  • I do the same when answering questions, Livvie. Not only weather, but distances and weights as well. 
      January 30, 2017 3:22 PM MST
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  • Why do you keep.a weather log if you don't mind me asking. Is it your job, or do you just like weather things?
      January 30, 2017 8:31 PM MST
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  • 5451
    My dad kept track of the weather so he just passed it along to me.
      January 31, 2017 5:39 PM MST
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  • 2500
    Kelvin, please.

    We tried to convert to centigrade back in the mid '70's, along with converting to other "metric" measurements (centigrade really isn't "metric", just a different scale more widely used by "scientists" and in other parts of the world) but none of it seemed to "take" Stateside. It didn't "take", although I know some "finish" carpenters and cabinetmakers that use centimeter tapes and rules because of the easier to use finer step size.
      January 30, 2017 4:20 PM MST
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  • We weren't given the choice. The gavel fell and, voila! we were metricised. It's a far simpler system, of course.
      January 30, 2017 8:23 PM MST
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  • The one with the 0 and the 100.
      January 30, 2017 8:29 PM MST
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