Large Data Set

Question 1

UK weather stations

Answer 1

Cambourne
Heathrow
Hurn
Leeming
Leuchers

Question 2

Which stations are windier and rainy

Answer 2

Coastal

Question 3

Area of weather stations which are warmer and more sunshine in the day

Answer 3

Southern

Question 4

When was the large data set recorded

Answer 4

Between may and October 1987 2015
Only 6months

Question 5

International weather stations

Answer 5

Perth, Australia (summer and winter switched)
Beijing, china (really hot and rainy in summer and really cold in winter)
Jacksonville, FL, USA(very warm, prone to hurricanes one in October 1987 and one in 2015)

Question 6

Rainfall, “tr” meaning

Answer 6

Means trace, treat this as 0 in calculations

Question 7

n/a meaning

Answer 7

reading not available, so can’t be used in sample

Question 8

define cloud cover

Answer 8

Measures to oktas
Discrete values intergers 0-8

Question 9

max gust meaning

Answer 9

measures in knots
1knot = 1.15mph
Great storm uk October 15th/16th 1987