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
Yoke (unit of measurement) England. In these "yokes" along the banks of the river Medway crops such as corn would have been cultivated. A "joch" is a traditional unit of area in German speaking countries, especially in Austria. One "joch" is the area of a square 40 "klafters" (about 83 yards) on a side. This comes to 0.5755 hectares or about 1.422 acres. The plural is "Joche". "Joch" is also the word for a yoke in German, so this unit represents an area that could be ploughed in a day by a yoke of oxen. In what is now the Czech Republic this unit