piovaschi
English translation: squalls
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| 13:45 Apr 2, 2008 |
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|  Selected response from: Colin Rowe Germany Local time: 05:33 | ||||||
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| 4 +3 | squalls |
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| 4 | downpour/deluge |
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| 3 | scattered showers |
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5 mins confidence: 
downpour/deluge Explanation: if piovaschi is heavy rain. |
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8 mins confidence:
scattered showers Explanation: that is what I recall it means |
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2 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +3
peer agreement (net): +3squalls Explanation: See: Collins Sansoni -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 14 mins (2008-04-02 14:00:15 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Headline from New York Times: RACING CRAFT SAIL INTO RAIN SQUALL; Storm Makes Trouble for Yachtsmen in Huguenot Regatta--Pamparo First Home. Fifty-six yachts started and fortyfour finished in the annual regatta of the Huguenot Yacht Club off New Rochelle yesterday. The wind was light and from the southeast at the beginning of the regatta, but midway in the race a nasty rain squall broke from the ... http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9500E1DF1639E... |
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