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1) Know the names of at least two cloud types at each of the low, middle
and high cloud levels, and demonstrate his ability to recognize these
clouds. Bee familiar with the formation of afternoon cloud and its
relation to showers. |
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2) Have a knowledge of the chief source regions of cold, warm, moist and
dry air masses, and understand something of the way they are formed and how
they effect the country over which they move. |
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3) Know Buys-Ballots Law relating wind direction and low pressure of
storm centers. |
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4) Keep a continuous daily record of weather observations for at least
two months. This includes observations for at least two
months. This includes observations of wind, cloud types and their
direction of motion, temperature and rainfall. (One observation, and
preferably two, a day, at fixed times ) |
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5) Obtain from the official check temperature location in his Public
Weather Region a record of observations for the same two months, and by
comparison with his own, find the average daily difference in simultaneous
or nearly simultaneous temperature readings, for the whole period. Then
determine one or more corrections to be made to the official forecast
temperatures to obtain a forecast of local temperature. |
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6) From his weather record and knowledge of the weather elements, prepare
at least five rules for local weather forecasting. |
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7) Make as continuous a record as possible of the wind, and cloud types,
before, during and after a rainstorm. |
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WEATHERMAN :- ( a Bushman's Thong qualifying badge )
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