Large Data Set Flashcards
(36 cards)
What months does the large data set have information on??
May-October
How many decimal places is temperature rounded to?
1dp
What does n/a mean?
Not available
What are the range of times covered when measuring mean Temp??
9:00am to 9:00am
What is the northern most location recorded in the Uk?
Leuchars
What location is just below Leuchars??
Leeming
Which location in in the South west of the Uk??
Camborne
Which UK locations are in the coast?
Leuchars, Cambourne, Hurn
Which UK location is closest to Reading??
Heathrow
State the three worldwide locations and their countries.
Jacksonville, America
Beijing, China
Perth, Australia
What are the years included??
1987 & 2015
What units is rainfall
Measured in??
mm
What does ‘Trace’ mean??
Less that 0.05mm of rainfall.
How is Daily Relative Humidity measured??
Percentage of maximum water vapour that could be in the air.
What are the four sifflent types that wind is measured in??
Daily mean windspeed
Daily mean wind direction
Daily max gust
Daily max gust direction
What scale is used to measure the speed of the wind??
Beaufort scale
What are wind directions measured in the Uk??
Cardinal directions (North,South,East,West)
What is visibility measured in??
Decametres (Dm)
What is visibility?
The greatest Distance at which an object can be seen and recognised in daylight and at night if illumination were raised to daylight.
What is pressure measured in?
Hectoral Pascals (hPa)
What is daily mean total cloud cover?
Cloud cover is the fraction of the celestial dome covered in cloud.
What units is daily mean total cloud cover measured in??
It is measured in eighths. Oktas so the max value is 8.
What is the lowest amount of hours that a location has with or without sunshine??
Zero hours
What is the maximum amount of hours that Heathrow experience of total sunshine??
15 hours
