Originally Posted by
noglider
A new friend is from Stockholm, Sweden. He said weather forecasts are strange to him because, he says, the weather in Stockholm changes very slowly. It's a safe bet that today's weather will be very similar to yesterday's weather. That surprised me, as I'm used to drastic changes from day to day, especially now that our climate has changed.
Yeah, that's one of those standard jokes that most places make about themselves "If you don't like the weather in ____, wait 15 minutes!" CA though doesn't have drastic changes day to day or even slow changes, except for temperature changes through the seasons. But when rain comes, it is always seen in the forecast at least a couple days out (I don't think CA's geography can allow a 'surprise shower'), and that's what I want to get as an alert.
Here's another analogy: consider the very important, but mind-numbingly boring job of being a train or subway driver. 99% of the time the job is "sit still while the train moves at a constant speed down fixed tracks". 1% of the time the job is "pay attention to that sign or junction or you might crash the train and people will die". What's more useful to support that job, an alert every 10 seconds "everything is fine. everything is fine. everything is fine. everything is fine...."? Or alerts only in exceptional situations that demand attention "junction coming up in 2 miles/1 minute" etc.