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9NEWS WEATHER GLOSSARY

If you are looking to find out what exactly a barometer is or how fast the winds are blowing in a tornado ranked F5 on the Fujita scale, then this is the section for you.

We have also developed a special glossary section with winter weather terms only.

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Knot - A unit of speed equal to 1 nautical mile per hour. It is equivalent to 1.15mph.

Portions of the 9NEWS Weather Glossary where taken from the second edition of the Glossary of Meteorology published by the American Meteorological Society (AMS). © 2007 American Meteorological Society


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