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TIL Regarding the "40% chance of rain" forecast, the breakthrough piece of knowledge I acquired a few years back, that there is a 100% chance of 40% of the area getting rain, is wrong. It means that within a given period of time, there will be a 40% chance of measurable rain in the forecast area.

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