Large Data Sets

Question 1

Names of Weather stations in Europe

Answer 1

Heathrow, Hurn, Camborne, Leuchars, Leeming

Question 2

Weather stations outside Europe

Answer 2

Beijing, Camborne, Jacksonville

Question 3

Years included in analysis

Answer 3

1987 and 2015

Question 4

Months included in data collection

Answer 4

May to October

Question 5

Daily mean temperature

Answer 5

(*C) total range 4-33, time covered from 0900-0900, to 1.d.p

Question 6

Daily total rainfall

Answer 6

(mm) to 1.d.p, trace is less than 0.05, Max rainfall 102.0mm

Question 7

Daily total sunshine

Answer 7

measured in hours (hrs) to 1.d.p, Max in Camborne 15.4, min is 0

Question 8

Daily maximum relative humidity

Answer 8

Air saturation with water vapour, % between 0-100, 90% is a mist.

Question 9

Wind

Answer 9

Measured in windspeed, before scale, gust speed, gust direction. (knots= 1.15mph) [>1 is calm, 1-10 is light, 11-16 is moderate, 17-21 is fresh.]

Question 10

Visibility

Answer 10

How far you can see in daylight hours to horizon (Dm or Decimetres)

Question 11

Pressure

Answer 11

measured in hectopascals (hPa)

Question 12

Daily mean total cloud

Answer 12

The number of 1/8ths of the sky covered, (oktas)