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Show "Fair WeatheT" The weather bureau often gets the criticism of making a mistake In its predictions when the forecast Is exactly ex-actly right. For Instance, reading Mint Hje weather Ig UKely to be "fair" Is generally luterpmed -byfuT reader as meaning "clear," but ns a matter of fact it Is nn elastic term, for It may mean a cloudy sky or eveu h slight precipitation of ruin. The weather bureau In Its forecast work considers a day as "fair" when not. more than 0.01 Inch of precipitation I expected lo occur within the period covered bj Ihe forecast. ,vf |