Large Data Set (Stats 1.1)

Question 1

What are the 5 UK weather stations?

Answer 1

Leuchars
Leeming
Heathrow
Hurn
Camborne

Question 2

What are the 3 overseas weather stations?

Answer 2

Jacksonville
Beijing
Perth

Question 3

What are the 9 different variables that are asked about?

Answer 3

Daily mean temperature
Daily total rainfall
Daily total sunshine
Daily mean wind direction and windspeed
Daily maximum gusts
Daily maximum relative humidity
Daily mean cloud cover
Daily mean visibility
Daily mean pressure

Question 4

What is daily mean temperature measured in?

Answer 4

Degrees celcius

Question 5

What is daily total rainfall measured in?

Answer 5

mm

Question 6

What is total sunshine measured in?

Answer 6

It is recorded to the nearest tenth of an hour

Question 7

What is daily mean wind direction and windspeed measured in?

Answer 7

knots

Question 8

What is daily maximum gust measured in?

Answer 8

knots

Question 9

What is daily maximum relative humidity measured in?

Answer 9

Given as a percentage of air saturation with water vapour

Question 10

What is daily mean cloud cover measured in?

Answer 10

oktas (eights off the sky covered by cloud)

Question 11

What is daily mean visibility measured in?

Answer 11

decameters (Dm)

Question 12

What is daily mean pressure measured in?

Answer 12

hectopascals (hPa)