Weather Survey User's Responses
Thanks to all who took the time to
participate. There were a total; of 256 respondents.
Please bear in
mind that this was an unscientific survey.
| Percent of Responses | Question | |
| 1. What is your primary source of weather information? | ||
| 10% | Newspaper | |
| 7% | Radio | |
| 25% | Television | |
| 57% | Internet | |
| 1% | NOAA Weather Radio | |
| 2. What is your secondary source of weather information? | ||
| 13% | Newspaper | |
| 14% | Radio | |
| 43% | Television | |
| 21% | Internet | |
| 6% | NOAA Weather Radio | |
| 3% | None | |
| 3. How often do you check the weather forecast? | ||
| 59% | More than once a day. | |
| 24% | Once a day | |
| 13% | Several times a week | |
| 2% | About once a week | |
| 2% | Seldom | |
| 4. What Bay Area television stations' weather do you watch most often? | ||
| 32% | KTVU 2 | |
| 20% | KNTV 11/NBC3 | |
| 26% | KRON 4 | |
| 4% | KPIX 5 | |
| 17% | KGO 7 | |
| 2% | KSBW 8 | |
| 5. Do you think weather forecasts are generally more accurate than 10 years ago? | ||
| 77% | Yes | |
| 15% | No | |
| 8% | Don't know | |
| 1% | Don't care | |
| 6. The forecast says there is a 30% chance of measurable RAIN. Do you expect | ||
| 76% | that it probably won't rain | |
| 11% | that it probably will rain | |
| 2% | Don't know | |
| 1% | Don't care | |
| 11% | Other | |
| 7. The forecast says there is a 30% chance of measurable RAIN. Do you expect | ||
| 20% | rain over 30% of the area | |
| 2% | rain for 30% of the time | |
| 72% | 3 in 10 chance | |
| 2% | Don't know | |
| 1% | Don't care | |
| 4% | Other | |
| 8. The forecast says there is a 30% chance of SHOWERS. Do you expect | ||
| 13% | rain over 30% of the area | |
| 3% | rain for 30% of the time | |
| 74% | 3 in 10 chance | |
| 2% | Don't know | |
| 4% | Don't care | |
| 4% | Other | |
| 9. You hear that there is a "Flash Flood Watch". Do you expect | ||
| 6% | flooding any moment | |
| 87% | flooding within 6 hrs | |
| 1% | no flash floods in California | |
| 2% | Don't know | |
| 0% | Don't care | |
| 4% | Other | |
| 10. On the average, how many tornadoes does California get each year? | ||
| 7% | Don't get tornadoes in CA | |
| 60% | 1 or 5 per year | |
| 21% | 6 or 10 per year | |
| 9% | more than 10 per year | |
| 3% | Other | |
| 11. For someone to call themselves a Meteorologist they need | ||
| 40% | BS | |
| 2% | License | |
| 2% | > 5 years | |
| 12% | certification by AMS | |
| 24% | all of the above. | |
| 21% | none of the above. | |
| 12. How do you use meteorological information? | ||
| 90% | Personal use. | |
| 69% | Work related. | |
| 62% | Travel planning. | |
| 13. What meteorology or weather classes have you taken? | ||
| 41% | HS | |
| 25% | College course | |
| 16% | College Degree | |
| 12% | Graduate Degree | |
| 8% | Military training. | |
| 8% | Other | |
| 14. Do you think global warming is | ||
| 7% | Human activities | |
| 10% | Natural Variation | |
| 68% | Both human and natural | |
| 6% | Not Real | |
| 3% | Don't know | |
| 0% | Don't care | |
| 5% | Other | |