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title: What Does “A 50% Chance of Rain” Actually Mean? — HIGH T3CH
url: https://hight3ch.com/what-does-a-50-chance-of-rain-actually-mean/
date: 2017-07-30
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# What Does “A 50% Chance of Rain” Actually Mean?

Your friendly local weather person says there’s a 10% chance it will rain today, so you throw on your flip-flops and head out to enjoy a beautiful day. Next thing you know, you’re running through puddles, trying to get out of a torrential downpour. Bad luck or bad weather person?