Large Data Set Flashcards
What are the 5 UK Weather Stations?
Cambourne
Hurn
Heathrow
Leeming
Leuchars
What are the 3 Overseas Weather Stations
Jacksonville
Perth
Beijing
Describe Daily Mean Temperature
The average of the hourly temperature readings during a 24 hour period
Daily Total Rainfall
Includes snow and hail(melted before measured)
amounts less than 0.05mm are recorded as trace
Daily Total Sunshine
Recorded to the nearest tenth of an hour
Daily mean wind direction and wind speed
Measured in knots(1kn=1.15mph), averaged over 24 hours from midnight
Wind direction given as bearings and as cardinal compass
Data for mean windspeed is categorised according to the Beaufort Scale
Daily Maximum gust
Measured in knots
Highest instantaneous windspeed recorded
Direction is recorded aswell
Daily Maximum relative humidity
Percentage of air saturation with water vapour
humidities above 95% give rise to misty/foggy conditions
Daily Mean Cloud Cover
Measured in Ocktas(eights of the sky covered by the cloud)
Daily mean visibility
Measured in decametres
Greatest horizontal distance an object can be seen
Daily Mean Pressure
Measured in Hectopascals
What data s recorded for overseas locations
