Large Data Set Flashcards
1
Q
What are the five UK weather stations?
A
- Leuchars (coastal)
- Leeming (inland)
- Heathrow (inland)
- Hurn (coastal)
- Camborne (coastal)
2
Q
What are the three overseas weather stations?
A
- Beijing
- Jacksonville
- Perth
3
Q
When is the large data set recorded?
A
May-October 1987 and 2015
4
Q
What are the seasons?
A
- May-June end of spring
- July-September summer
- October autumn
5
Q
What seasons does the large data set show?
A
- Information about summer in all UK weather stations and Jacksonville and Beijing
- Information about winter for Perth (as it’s in the northern hemisphere)
6
Q
What are the variables recorded on the large data set for the UK weather stations?
A
- Daily maximum temperature (°C)
- Daily total rainfall (mm)
- Daily total sunshine (nearest 1/10 of an hour)
- Pressure (hPa 1hPa = 100 Pa)
- Daily maximum wind speed (knots 1kn = 1.15mph and beaufort scale)
- Daily maximum gust (knots 1kn = 1.15mph and beaufort scale)
- Daily maximum relative humidity (%, mist and fog if > 95%)
- Cloud cover (oktas)
- Visibility (Dm 1Dm = 10 m)
- Daily mean wind direction (bearing and cardinal direction)
- Daily maximum gust direction (bearing and cardinal direction)
7
Q
What are the variables recorded on the large data set for the overseas weather stations?
A
- Daily maximum temperature
- Daily total rainfall
- Pressure
- Daily mean wind speed (mph and beaufort scale)
8
Q
How complete is the large data set?
A
- 1987: fully complete except sunshine, wind speed and maximum gust might be shown as n/a)
- 2015: fully complete
9
Q
How many days are there between May and October?
A
184 days
