https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=172.69.64.171explain xkcd - User contributions [en]2026-06-24T15:48:06ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.30.0https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:3024:_METAR&diff=359414Talk:3024: METAR2024-12-14T00:04:12Z<p>172.69.64.171: "outside of the apocalypse" - not so much :P</p>
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OMG RANDALL ADDED AN AO3 REFERENCE '''[[User:42.book.addict|<span style="font-family:Cormorant Garamond;font-size:9pt;color:#A9C6CA">42.book.addict</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:42.book.addict|<span style="font-family:Cormorant Garamond;font-size:6pt;color:#516874">Talk to me!</span>]]</sup>''' 19:43, 13 December 2024 (UTC)<br />
:must've been reading the fic of bill [[User:CalibansCreations|'''<span style="color:#ff0000;">Caliban</span>''']] ([[User talk:CalibansCreations|talk]]) 21:04, 13 December 2024 (UTC)<br />
I love the things I learn from these things[[User:Rustykid52|Rustykid52]] ([[User talk:Rustykid52|talk]]) 19:48, 13 December 2024 (UTC)<br />
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Was the explanation of wind speed written by a European? The punctuation after "18" is a comma, not a period, so they it means over 18 thousand knots. [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 19:59, 13 December 2024 (UTC)<br />
: Yes, it was. I'm sorry. [[User:Janfred|Janfred]] ([[User talk:Janfred|talk]])<br />
: If windspeed interpreted at "european style", i.e. 18 and 35/1000 knots, it s still funny, beacouse such precision of wind speed measurement is 1] unreachable (variability at space & time is several horders higher), 2] useless (fraction of knot make no difference for pilots). ([[HonzaM])<br />
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"38.08 inches of mercury" seems a very high pressure, even for a station that is well below sea level. (1290 hPa Pressure around the dead sea is typically 1060hPa).. Is that physically realistic, or is it part of the joke? I know funnel clouds, freezing and volcanic ash in the same location are unlikely outside of the apocalypse, but can be justified by the rule of funny. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.160.135|172.70.160.135]] 20:11, 13 December 2024 (UTC)<br />
:Indeed, 31.80 is the reference high limit. Still, is Randall a pilot? The structure of a METAR is horribly familiar to us pilots but pretty much a blank stare to anyone else. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.245.25|172.68.245.25]] 21:03, 13 December 2024 (UTC)<br />
:Feeding it into a [https://www.weather.gov/epz/wxcalc_pressurealtitude calculator] gives an altitude of -2080m (-6825'). So it's entirely reasonable as long as your weather station is in a deep mine. [[User:BunsenH|BunsenH]] ([[User talk:BunsenH|talk]]) 21:08, 13 December 2024 (UTC)<br />
:: But isn't the value always put in reference to MSL? I.e. I'm at an airport at 1000ft, the pressure reads 977 hPa, but I'll put 1013 hPa in the METAR. (QNH in METAR vs QFE at the station) [[User:Janfred|Janfred]] ([[User talk:Janfred|talk]]) 21:14, 13 December 2024 (UTC)<br />
::: There may be various complicated pressure differences from the tornado having dumped a load of possibly Iclandic pyroclastic tephra upon the station. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.181|141.101.98.181]] 21:36, 13 December 2024 (UTC)<br />
:"outside of the apocalypse" - we are talking about NYC :P [[Special:Contributions/172.69.64.171|172.69.64.171]] 00:04, 14 December 2024 (UTC)</div>172.69.64.171