Large Data Set Flashcards
What are the 5 weather stations in the uk (south to north)
Cambourne
Hurn
Heathrow
Leemjng
Leuchers
What is the weather in the uk coastal stations
Windy and Rainy
What is the weather like in the south stations
Warmer and sunnier
When is the large data set recorded for (2)
Only 6 months
May to October 1987 and 2015
What are the 3 international stations
Perth Australia
Beijing China
Jacksonville Florida
What makes Perth station unique
The summer and winter is switched around ( it’s in Southern hemisphere)
What makes Beijing n China unique (2)
It has really hot and really rainy in summer
Gets very cold in winter
(More extremes)
What makes Jacksonville Florida unique (3)
2 hurricanes in October 87 and 15
Prone to hurricanes
Very warm
What does tr mean when measuring rainfall
How is it used
Trace
Means there’s less than 0.05mm of rain
Treated as 0 in any calculations
What does n/a mean in data
What is a problem with this
Reading is not available
Can’t be used in a sample
How is cloud cover measured (4)
In oktas
0-8
Discrete values
Measures how many 8ths of sky is covered in clouds
How is max gust measured (2)
Knots
1 knot is 1.15mph
When was the great storm in the uk
October 15/16 in 1987
What 2 places are coastal and so what can we assume about them (uk)
Cambourne and Leuchars
Windier
If temperature increases what 3 variables are affected and how
Sunshine increases hours
Rainfall decrease mm
Wind speed decreases
