Okta Okta In meteorology, an okta is a unit of measurement used to describe the amount of cloud cover at any given location such as a weather station. Sky conditions are estimated in terms of how many eighths of the sky are covered in cloud, ranging from 0 oktas (completely clear sky) through to 8 oktas (completely overcast). In addition, in the SYNOP code there is an extra cloud cover indicator '9' indicating that the sky is totally obscured (i.e. hidden from view), usually due to dense fog or heavy snow. When used in weather charts, okta measurements are shown by
Obsolete Russian units of measurement as the pood is used when referencing the weight of a kettlebell, a Russian invention, especially in CrossFit. The Imperial Russian apothecaries' weight was defined by setting the grain () to be exactly seven-fifths of a "dolia". The only unit name shared between the two was the "funt" (pound), but the one in the apothecaries' system is exactly seven-eighths of the ordinary "funt". The obsolete units of measurement survived in Russian culture in a number of idiomatic expressions and proverbs, for example: Obsolete Russian units of measurement A native system of weights and measures was used in Imperial Russia and