. Agri-news. Agriculture. September 8, 1975 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRECIPITATION REPORTS GO METRIC As you all know, weather report precipitation measurements are now being given in millimetres of rain and centimetres of snow. What do these new measurements mean? The basic unit of length measurement in the metric system is the metre (m). All other measure- ments are multiples or divisions of the metre by tens: A millimetre (mm) is 1/1000 metre or .04 inch A centimetre (cm) is 1/100 metre or .4 inch A kilometre (km) is 1000 metres or 5/8 of a mile As with temperatures, we will gradually become ac
. Agri-news. Agriculture. September 8, 1975 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRECIPITATION REPORTS GO METRIC As you all know, weather report precipitation measurements are now being given in millimetres of rain and centimetres of snow. What do these new measurements mean? The basic unit of length measurement in the metric system is the metre (m). All other measure- ments are multiples or divisions of the metre by tens: A millimetre (mm) is 1/1000 metre or .04 inch A centimetre (cm) is 1/100 metre or .4 inch A kilometre (km) is 1000 metres or 5/8 of a mile As with temperatures, we will gradually become accustomed to what the new measurements signify as far as light or heavy rainfalls or snowfalls are concerned. For example: 50 millimetres (mm) of rain in 20 minutes is a torrential downpour. 100 centimetres (cm) of snow makes a good base for skiing. Some Canadian records are: Greatest 24 hour rainfall 489 mm Ucluelet, B. C. Greatest 24 hour snowfall cm Kitimat, B. C. Greatest yearly precipitation 8122 mm Henderson Lake, B. C. Greatest monthly snowfall cm Kemans Kildala Pass, B. C. -30 13 /dlberra AGRICULTURE COMMUNICATIONS. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Alberta. Alberta Agriculture. Communications Branch; Alberta. Alberta Agriculture. Print Media Branch; Alberta. Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. Publishing Branch. [Edmonton] : Communications Branch, Alberta Dept. of Agriculture
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