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TIL "30% chance of rain" doesn't mean that 30% of the area will get rain or it'll rain for 30% of time. It is multiplication of confidence and area. For ex if a forecaster is 50% confident that 50% of the area will receive rain then the forecast would read "a 25% chance of rain" for given location.

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