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4 significant figures on weather temperature is kind of funny to look at. Must be some very accurate forecasts





I was just here to write the same thing :) imagine it being 0.01 degrees too warm or cold

Reminds me of those times I work with temperature sensors which report in eighths of a degree. 3 decimal places to give less than one decimal place of precision. You can round, but somehow that doesn't feel right.

I did that on purpose. My daughter is learning decimal place value system in school and I thought it would be a cool Easter Egg for her.



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