Large data set

Question 1

Name the 5 UK weather stations

Answer 1

• Leuchars
• Leeming
• Heathrow
• Hurn
• Camborne

Question 2

Name the 3 international weather stations

Answer 2

• Jacksonville (USA)
• Beijing (China)
• Perth (Australia)

Question 3

Which UK stations are northern

Answer 3

Leuchars and Leeming

Question 4

Which UK stations are southern

Answer 4

Hurn, Camborne and Heathrow

Question 5

Which international stations are in the northern hemisphere

Answer 5

Beijing and Jacksonville

Question 6

Which international station is in the southern hemisphere

Answer 6

Perth

Question 7

When was the data recorded

Answer 7

May-Oct of 1987 & 2015

Question 8

What happened in 1987 and why was it significant

Answer 8

The great storm caused outliers in southern UK stations

Question 9

What does trace mean

Answer 9

Less than 0.05mm of rainfall

Question 10

How is mean windspeed measured

Answer 10

Knots or the beaufort scale

Question 11

What is a realistic result for daily mean visibility

Answer 11

1000-4500

Question 12

What is oktas

Answer 12

The number of 1/8ths covered by the clouds

Question 13

What is daily total sunshine measured to

Answer 13

The nearest 1/10th of an hour

Question 14

Wind speed gust range for UK stations

Answer 14

3-23

Question 15

Temperature range of northern UK stations

Answer 15

4-23

Question 16

Which UK station has an outlier of temperature

Answer 16

Heathrow (max of 29)

Question 17

Where is the lowest wind speed range

Answer 17

Beijing (2-9)

Question 18

Where is the highest temperatures

Answer 18

Beijing (8-33)

Question 19

Typical values for pressure

Answer 19

988-1038 hpa

Question 20

Typical values for rainfall

Answer 20

• 0-60 in UK
• up to 102 in Perth

Question 21

Which 2 categories are only in the UK

Answer 21

Gust and sunshine