large data set Flashcards

(32 cards)

1
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what is daily mean temperature measured in

A

degrees C

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2
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what is the typical range of daily mean temperature

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5C-24C

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3
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what is daily total rainfall measured in

A

mm

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4
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what is the typical range of daily total rainfall

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0-20mm

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5
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what is daily total sunshine measured in

A

hours

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6
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what is the typical range of daily total sunshine

A

0-14 hours

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7
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what is cloud cover measured in

A

oktas

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8
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what is the typical range for cloud cover

A

0 to 8

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9
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what is humidity measured in

A

%

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10
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what is the typical range for humidity

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70-100%

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11
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what percentage humidity is associated with fog

A

95%

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12
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what is visibility measured in

A

decameters

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13
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what is the value of one decametre in meters

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10 meters

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14
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what is the typical range of visibility

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200-4000 dm

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15
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what is daily mean pressure measured in

A

hectopascals (hPa)

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16
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what is the typical range for daily mean pressure

17
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what is a trace value for rainfall

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a value between 0 < r < 0.05

18
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when cleaning data what are trace values replaced with

19
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what is daily mean windspeed measured in

20
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what is the typical range of daily mean windspeed

21
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what is the Beaufort conversion for windspeed

A

qualitative measure of windspeed
light, moderate, fresh, strong

22
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what is the typical range for Beaufort conversion

A

light to moderate

23
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what is daily maximum gust measured in

24
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what is the typical range of daily maximum gust

25
what is wind gust/ direction measured in (BEARINGS)
bearings in degrees
26
what is the typical range of wind direction (BEARINGS)
10-360 degrees in multiples of 10
27
what is wind gust/direction measured in (CARDINAL)
compass direction
28
what UK weather stations are coastal and therefore windier
leuchars and Camborne
29
what are the 3 international weather stations
Jacksonville florida usa Beijing china Perth australia
30
characteristics of Jacksonville Florida
hot summers hurricanes in October
31
characteristics of beijing china
hotter wetter summers colder winders
32
characteristics of Perth Australia
flipped seasons (southern hemisphere)