A central circle on a station model that is 75 percent black and 25 percent white tells you
A)there is a 75 percent chance of rain.
B)the cloud cover ranges over 70 to 80 percent of the sky.
C)the northwest quadrant of the sky is clear, while the remainder of the sky is cloudy.
D)it is currently raining in moderate amounts.

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The central circle on a station model typically represents cloud cover. The black portion represents the amount of sky covered by clouds, while the white portion represents clear sky. Therefore, a central circle that is 75% black and 25% white means that the cloud cover ranges over 70 to 80 percent of the sky. This does not provide information about the likelihood of precipitation or the intensity of any rainfall.

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