Large data set Flashcards
(16 cards)
What are the 5 UK Weather stations from North to South? Are they coastal or inland?
Leuchars - coastal
Leeming - inland
Heathrow - inland
Hurn - coastal
Camborne - coastal
What are the 3 overseas weather stations? Are they coastal or inland? Which is in the southern hemisphere?
Beijing - inland
Jacksonville - coastal
Perth - coastal, southern hemisphere
What is daily mean temp recorded in?
•C to 1d.p
what is daily total rainfall measured in?
mm to 1d.p
what does tr mean?
trace amounts - applicable to daily total rainfall amounts <0.05mm
what is daily total sunshine measured in?
hours to 1d.p
how is daily max relative humidity measured? when is mist and fog present?
measured in %, mist and fog present at >95%
how is the direction and magnitude of daily mean wind speed measured?
with a bearing in degrees to the nearest 10•, in knots (kn)
how is the direction and magnitude of daily mean gust speed measured?
degrees from the north/cardinal direction, knots (kn)
how is visibility measured?
dm, decometers (10m)
how is pressure measured?
hPa, hectopascals (1hPa = 100Pa)
how is daily mean total cloud cover measured?
in oktas (a discrete scale with 9 values from 0-8)
how can data for mean wind speed be categorised? (on what scale)
beaufort scale (13 discrete values 0-12 from calm to hurricane)
what happened in october 1987 in the UK?
The Great Storm of 1987 (affects all 5 UK stations)
what happened in October 1987 in Florida?
Hurricane Floyd (affects jacksonville)
what happened sept/oct 2015 in Florida?
Hurricane Joaquin (affects jacksonville)
