Variables

Question 1

What is daily mean temperature measured in?

Answer 1

degrees Celcius (°C) to 1 d.p

Question 2

What is daily total rainfall measured in?

Answer 2

millimetres (mm) to 1 d.p

Question 3

What is daily total sunshine measured in?

Answer 3

hours (hr) to 1 d.p

Question 4

What is daily maximum relative humidity measured in?

Answer 4

percentage (%) to the nearest integer

Question 5

What is daily mean windspeed measured in?

Answer 5

• knots (kn) to the nearest integer
• Beaufort Conversion (calm, light, moderate etc…)

Question 6

What is daily mean wind direction measured in?

Answer 6

• degrees (°) to the nearest 10
• cardinal direction (N, S, SE, NSN, etc..)

Question 7

What is daily maximum gust measured in?

Answer 7

knots (kn) to the nearest integer

Question 8

What is daily maximum gust direction measured in?

Answer 8

• degrees (°) to the nearest 10
• cardinal direction (N, S, SE, NSN, etc..)

Question 9

What is cloud cover measured in?

Answer 9

oktas, where one okta = one eighth of the sky covered

Question 10

What is daily mean visibility measured in?

Answer 10

decametres (Dm / dam) to the nearest 100

1 Dm = 10m

Question 11

What is daily mean pressure measured in?

Answer 11

hectopascals (hPa) to the nearest integer

1hPa = 100 Pa = 1 millibar