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Flashcards in Large Data Set Deck (9)
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1
Q

What are the five UK weather stations?

A
  • Leuchars (coastal)
  • Leeming (inland)
  • Heathrow (inland)
  • Hurn (coastal)
  • Camborne (coastal)
2
Q

What are the three overseas weather stations?

A
  • Beijing
  • Jacksonville
  • Perth
3
Q

When is the large data set recorded?

A

May-October 1987 and 2015

4
Q

What are the seasons?

A
  • May-June end of spring
  • July-September summer
  • October autumn
5
Q

What seasons does the large data set show?

A
  • Information about summer in all UK weather stations and Jacksonville and Beijing
  • Information about winter for Perth (as it’s in the northern hemisphere)
6
Q

What are the variables recorded on the large data set for the UK weather stations?

A
  • Daily maximum temperature (°C)
  • Daily total rainfall (mm)
  • Daily total sunshine (nearest 1/10 of an hour)
  • Pressure (hPa 1hPa = 100 Pa)
  • Daily maximum wind speed (knots 1kn = 1.15mph and beaufort scale)
  • Daily maximum gust (knots 1kn = 1.15mph and beaufort scale)
  • Daily maximum relative humidity (%, mist and fog if > 95%)
  • Cloud cover (oktas)
  • Visibility (Dm 1Dm = 10 m)
  • Daily mean wind direction (bearing and cardinal direction)
  • Daily maximum gust direction (bearing and cardinal direction)
7
Q

What are the variables recorded on the large data set for the overseas weather stations?

A
  • Daily maximum temperature
  • Daily total rainfall
  • Pressure
  • Daily mean wind speed (mph and beaufort scale)
8
Q

How complete is the large data set?

A
  • 1987: fully complete except sunshine, wind speed and maximum gust might be shown as n/a)
  • 2015: fully complete
9
Q

How many days are there between May and October?

A

184 days