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Old 4th May 2016 | 18:51
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Mike Flynn
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Does this old trick work?

Wondering how high the cloud base is?

Temperature - dew point multiplied by 400.

E.g. temp 15°C - dew point 11°C = 4 (i.e the difference)

4 x 400 = 1600

The cloud base is likely to be at 1600ft.

Try it out!
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