Large Data Set Flashcards
(11 cards)
What is Daily Mean Temperature?
Average of hourly temperature readings during a 24 hour period
What is Daily Total Rainfall?
Recorded in mm
Amounts < 0.05 mm are recorded as tr or trace
What is daily total sunshine?
Recorded to nearest tenth of an hour
What is daily mean wind direction and windspeed?
Wind direction is given as bearings and compass directions.
Windspeed is recorded in knots or on beaufort scale.
A knot is 1.15mph.
What is daily maximum gust?
Highest instantaneous windspeed recorded in knots.
Direction is also recorded.
What is daily maximum relative humidity?
Given as %
What is daily mean cloud cover?
Measured in ‘oktas’ or eights of the sky covered
What is daily mean visibility?
Measured in decametres.
Greatest horizontal distance at which an object can be seen in daylight.
What is daily mean pressure?
Measured in hectopascals/hPa
What are the UK locations?
Leuchars
Leeming
Heathrow
Hurn
Camborne
What are the global locations?
Beijing
Jacksonville
Perth
