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Zoey63294 · **on:** Jul 13, 2018

A probability forecast that calls for a 40 percent chance of rain means that:a.
there is a 40 percent chance that it will not rain within the forecast area.
b. there is a 40 percent chance that any random place in the forecast area will receive measurable
rain.
c. it will rain on 40 percent of the forecast area.
d. it will rain during 40 percent of the time over the forecast area.

Question 2

Suppose that where you live the middle of January is typically several degrees warmer than the
rest of the month. If you forecast this January thaw for the middle of next January, you would
have made a:
a. forecast based on the analogue method.
b. persistence forecast.
c. forecast based on weather types.
d. probability forecast.
e. climatological forecast.