Different pages on the III/3000

[Lightning]

On the WeatherSTAR III, later 3000 after the 4000 came out, how would they select the specific locations on the "Latest Observations", "Conditions Across the Region" and Forecast Across the Region" pages, relative to the location you were watching the local forecast from?

[twcclassics]

That's something I've often wondered myself. I assume it's based on a combination of population and climate.

[Nick]

My guess is proximity, but I've seen some latest observation pages that left me scratching my head. I've noticed that the latest observation and regional conditions pages were ordered from north to south before they were changed to alphabetical order in 1993. On the 4000's regional maps, it sounds like a select number of cities are entered into a database and from looking at recordings, a select number of map "snapshots" are used (locations in a given area share the same map).

[Lightning]

My guess is proximity, but I've seen some latest observation pages that left me scratching my head. I've noticed that the latest observation and regional conditions pages were ordered from north to south before they were changed to alphabetical order in 1993. On the 4000's regional maps, it sounds like a select number of cities are entered into a database and from looking at recordings, a select number of map "snapshots" are used (locations in a given area share the same map).

I am really  talking mainly about the text-based 3000, before the 4000 with maps and icons came out.

[Nick]

They shared the same location/city tables for the latest observations and regional conditions for any given location. Keep in mind several people have have been tasked with working on those lists over the years, so I'm not sure that there was any specific system for selecting the locations.

[Pop Light Brown]

I'm betting that the RC list of popular nearby sites (vacation, festivals, etc).

The RF list has always thrown me for a loop because some of the locations has you scratching your head going "What's THAT city doing on the list?"