Large data set

Question 1

Uk weather stations

Answer 1

(From Noth9 to South):
* Leuchars (North, coastal)
* Leeming (North)
* Heathrow (South)
* Hurn (South, coastal)
* Cambourne (South, coastal)

Question 2

International weather stations

Answer 2

• Perth, Australia (opposite seasons, hot suring summer)
• Bejing, China (hot & rainy in summer, very cold in winter)
• Jacksonville, FL, USA (generally very warm, prone to hurricanes - ‘87 and in ‘15)

Question 3

Uk weather station trends

Answer 3

-windier and rainier = coastal area
-more warm and sunny for longer = south

Question 4

When does the large data set record

Answer 4

May - Oct ‘87 and ‘15
Only 6 months - disadvantage as no picture of the whole year

Question 5

Things to know about the data

Answer 5

• Rainfall, “tr” = trace (<0.05mm) treated as 0 in any calculations
• n/a = reading is not available, cannot be used in a sample
• cloud cover = measured in oktares (discrete values integers 0-8) how many eighths of the sky are covered by cloud
• max gust = the strongest speed that the wind gets to on a particular day (measured in knots, 1kn = 1.15mph)
• great storm in the uk on the 15th and 6th october ‘87