large data set Flashcards
what is daily mean temp measured in
degrees C
what is daily totally rainfall measured in
mm
what is daily mean windspeed measured in
beaufort scale
fresh, light, moderate, strong
what is gust measured in
knots (1kn-1.15mph)
what is direction measured in
bearing
what is daily total sunshine measured in
hours
what is daily max relative humidity measured in
%
fog= >95%
what is daily mean totally cloud cover measured in
okras (eighths)
0 to 8
what is daily mean pressure measured in
1 hPA- 100Pa
what is daily mean visibility measured in
Dm (decametres)
what is tr
trace
0 to 0.05mm
how to clean data
delete n/a
remove anomalies (mistakes)
convert ‘tr’ values to 0
what is the qualitative data
beaufort scale
fresh light moderate strong
what is the discrete quantitative data
cloud coverage 0-8 oktas
when is the data from
1987 and 2015
may to october
temperature pattern
1987 to 2015 increasing due to global warming
where is warmest in UK
heathrow
where in UK is driest
Heathrow and hurn
where in uk is wettest coldest windiest and furthest north
leuchars
when was UK great storm
UK October 1987
high wind speeds affected southeast the most (weather stations not working)
UK windiest month
2015 may
when is data missing in UK
may 1987
Perth rainfall patterns
0 rainfall and very high rainfall
Jacksonville climate
hot and humid
hurricanes in Octobers of both years
Beijing climate
inland so warmer and less rain
