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5 minutes ago, Bubbler86 said:

That is not correct.   It is frequently rounded. 

You can keep saying it but you're wrong. The 2:56 pm observation is a METAR report, not a raw 5-minute report [which are reported every five minutes beginning at the top of the hour]. The raw readings are based on the temperature rounded to the nearest degree Celsius, and then converted to Fahrenheit, which is why they can vary +/- 1F from what is reported.

METAR observations, on the other hand, report the temperature to the nearest decimal degree Celsius. In this case, the actual [non-rounded] temperature is 27.8C, which converts to 82F. If you still want to persist in your folly, I will bet you $1,000,000 that the high for the day at MDT is at least 82F.

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16 minutes ago, TheClimateChanger said:

You can keep saying it but you're wrong. The 2:56 pm observation is a METAR report, not a raw 5-minute report [which are reported every five minutes beginning at the top of the hour]. The raw readings are based on the temperature rounded to the nearest degree Celsius, and then converted to Fahrenheit, which is why they can vary +/- 1F from what is reported.

METAR observations report the temperature to the nearest decimal degree Celsius. In this case, the actual [non-rounded] temperature is 27.8C, which converts to 82F. If you still want to persist in your folly, I will bet you $1,000,000 that the high for the day at MDT is at least 82F.

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I corrected my original post to say that I misunderstood your assertion.  I thought you were saying all the reports were metar.    I corrected it before your reply so your internet tough guy routine did not gauge my correction though I did not mean to sound harsh in my response, you did not explain your assertion very well to pinpoint the time. 

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16 minutes ago, TheClimateChanger said:

You can keep saying it but you're wrong. The 2:56 pm observation is a METAR report, not a raw 5-minute report [which are reported every five minutes beginning at the top of the hour]. The raw readings are based on the temperature rounded to the nearest degree Celsius, and then converted to Fahrenheit, which is why they can vary +/- 1F from what is reported.

METAR observations, on the other hand, report the temperature to the nearest decimal degree Celsius. In this case, the actual [non-rounded] temperature is 27.8C, which converts to 82F. If you still want to persist in your folly, I will bet you $1,000,000 that the high for the day at MDT is at least 82F.

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Thank you for the clarification.  No need to be obnoxious about it. 

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39 minutes ago, Mount Joy Snowman said:

Thank you for the clarification.  No need to be obnoxious about it. 

After reviewing everything, I think he is right. I did not know the :56 readings were not rounded.  With that said, I would gladly have paid $100 to have MDT come in at 81 for the day.  A profit of $999,000. 

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Final note from yesterday:

MU Weather Center

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Today’s official high at@millersvilleu was an astounding 84.4F! The old record was topped by 3 degrees, and this is only the 2nd time post-October 28th that the mercury has reached 84F at the ‘Ville since 1914 (the other being 11/2/1982). #climatology #halloween2024

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Woke up to the sweet sound of rain early this morning. I have to round up a wee bit but everything is solidly wet so I’m going with .01”. The streak is over here at KMJS. Low of 65. Should be a rock solid weekend before some warmth returns next week. Potentially record breaking again, as the records get weaker. 

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After this morning's "sprinkle" event with 0.01" of rain here in East Nantmeal Township that ended our dry streak at 32 days we clear up this afternoon and turn windier and chillier. A slightly chillier than normal weekend ahead before we warm back up to near 70 degrees by Election Day next Tuesday. We cool a bit again by the end of the first week in November.

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19 hours ago, canderson said:

It's 83 here now. 

I had 84 as my high yesterday

19 hours ago, canderson said:

BTW I'm calling it now.

Penn State 21
buckeye 20

I won't get to watch a snap of the game, unfortunately. 

i have not had more then 3 beers in one sitting since March. I think tomorrow that will be tested. 

2 hours ago, canderson said:

No sign of rain here at all. 

you need to get out of bed before 9am :D it was misting at 515 on my way to work. 

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4 minutes ago, sauss06 said:

I had 84 as my high yesterday

i have not had more then 3 beers in one sitting since March. I think tomorrow that will be tested. 

you need to get out of bed before 9am :D it was misting at 515 on my way to work. 

I find that I sometimes can't get to the third beer in one sitting, so I stand up and go use the restroom, before going on to 3 and maybe 4. 

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