Large Data Set Flashcards
What are the 8 locations of the data set?
Camborne, Heathrow, Hurn, Leeming, Leuchars, Beijing, Jacksonville, Perth
What countries are the locations in?
UK, China, USA, Austrailia
List the UK locations from south to north
Camborne Hurn Heathrow Leeming Leuchars
List the non-UK locations from south to north
Perth
Jacksonville
Beijing
List the non-UK location closest - furthest from the equator
Jacksonville, Beijing, Perth
What is NGR
National Grid Reference
What positions are given?
Altitude and Latitude
What are the two time periods given?
1987, 2015
What months are given?
May-October
What are the 7 UK columns to do with wind?
- Daily mean average windspeed (kn)
- Daily mean average windspeed (Beaufort conversion)
- Daily max gust (kn)
- Daily mean wind direction (o)
- Daily mean win direction (Cardinal direction)
- Daily max gust corresponding direction (o)
- daily max gust corresponding direction (cardinal direction)
What are the 8 UK columns not to do with wind?
- Date
- Daily mean temp (oC)
- daily total rainfall (mm)
- daily total sunshine (hrs)
- daily max relative humidity (%)
- daily mean total clouds (oktas)
- daily mean visibility
- daily mean pressure (hPa)
What are the 6 columns for non UK location?
- date
- daily mean ait temperature
- rainfall (24 hours total)
- daily mean pressure (hPa)
- daily mean windspeed
- daily mean windspeed (Beaufort conversion)
What is the unit for the follow?
Temperature, Rainfall, Sunshine, Windspeed, Windspeed Beaufort, Humidity, Cloud cover, Visibility, Pressure, Wind direction, Wind direction cardinal
Temperature (oC) Rainfall (mm) Sunshine (hours) Windspeed (kn) Windspeed Beaufort (words) Humidity (%) Cloud cover (oktas) Visibility (dam) Pressure (hPa) Wind direction (o) Wind direction cardinal (words)
What is tr?
trace = <0.05mm (for rain)
What happened in the UK October 1987?
Hurricane