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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Celsius temperature are often given in steps of 0.5. for temperature records in summer the news report it down to an accuracy of 0.1

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Sure, but my point is 1 step in degrees Fahrenheit, to me at least, is more intuitive than subdividing 1 degree Celsius to get the granularity needed.