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Wilma's Pressure  

I've been paying a bit of attention to reports about Hurricane Wilma's approach to Florida, as my daughter was in Key Largo (until last night).
One of the interesting "facts" which keep getting repeated, and commented on down at the local watering hole, is that this is, barometrically, a record-setting cyclone; but NEVER any numbers to back up the assertion.
It took a wee bit of digging, but US National Hurricane Center Public Advisory #16a states: 
BASED ON DROPSONDE AND FLIGHT-LEVEL DATA FROM AN AIR FORCE PLANE
JUST RETURNING FROM ITS MISSION IN WILMA...THE MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE 882 MB...26.05 INCHES.  THIS IS THE
LOWEST PRESSURE ON RECORD FOR A HURRICANE IN THE ATLANTIC BASIN.

Is it just my geeky nature, or is it just slackness that journalists don't care to back their assertions with the necessary numbers?

Posted by The Denizen @  10/21/2005 07:09:00 pm }
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