Large Data Set Flashcards
(11 cards)
1
Q
The five UK weather stations are?
A
- Camborne
- Hurn
- Heathrow
- Leeming
- Leuchars
2
Q
What are the overseas weather stations?
A
- Bejing
- Jacksonville
- Perth
3
Q
Daily mean Temp
A
Degrees Celsius
4
Q
Daily total Rainfall
A
- Millimetres (mm)
- a “ trace or tr “is less than 0.05mm
5
Q
Daily total sunshine
A
- Hours (hrs)
- Amount of bright sunshine recored on the day of entry
6
Q
Daily maximum relative humidity
A
- Percentage (%)
- How close the air is to being saturated with water vapour
- Humidities above 95% are asscoiated with mist and fog
7
Q
Daily mean windspeed & Daily maximum gust
A
- Knots (Kn)
- 1 knot = 1.15mph
- Beaufort scale is a discrete 13 point scale from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)
- Light = Scale 1-3
- modertate = Scale 4
- Fresh = Scale 5
8
Q
Daily mean wind direction & Daily maximum gust direction
A
- Degrees from true North
9
Q
Cloud cover
A
Measured in eighth (Oktas)
- Discrete 9 point scale
0 = Overcast
8 = Completley overcast
10
Q
pressure
A
Hectopascals (hPa)
1 hPa = 100 Pa
11
Q
Visabillity
A
Decimetres (Dm)
1 Dm = 10m
- Visibility is defined as the greatest distance at which an object can be
seen and recognized in daylight.
