Large data set

Question 1

Name the 5 weather station locations in England

Answer 1

• Leuchars, fife, Scotland
• Leeming, yorkshire, england
• Heathrow, London
• Hurn, Dorset, england
• Cambourne, england

Question 2

name the 3 weather stations abroad

Answer 2

• Beijing
• Perth
• Jacksonville

Question 3

Describe the climate in leuchars

Answer 3

low average temperatures, rainy

Question 4

Describe the climate in leeming

Answer 4

dry and semi arid

Question 5

Describe the climate in heathrow

Answer 5

below average UK rainfall, relatively hot summer temperatures

Question 6

Describe the climate in hurn

Answer 6

rainfall well below national average

Question 7

Describe the climate in cambourne

Answer 7

mildest and sunniest climate of other UK locations, in some places sub-tropical due to gulf stream, extreme rainfall not uncommon

Question 8

Describe the climate in beijing

Answer 8

humid, coninental, summers are humin and windy dry winters

Question 9

Describe the climate in jacksonville

Answer 9

humid subtropical, winters are mild and sunny and rarely sub zero, summers are hot, very humid and prone to thunderstorms, high humidity

Question 10

Describe the climate in perth

Answer 10

mediterranean climate, winters are cool and wet whilst summer months are hot, dry and sunny

Question 11

What does trace mean?

Answer 11

below 0.05mm, in calculations use 0.025

Question 12

what does n/a mean

Answer 12

not available

Question 13

how is windspeed measured

Answer 13

nautical mile per hour / knot, kilonaught / kn

1kn-1.15mph

Question 14

How is cloud cover measured?

Answer 14

oktas, ,eam mi,ner of 1/8ths of the sku covered, measured from 0 to 8

Question 15

How is mean visibility measured ?

Answer 15

how many horizontal decametres can be seen during the day

Question 16

what is maximum gust ?

Answer 16

highest instantaneous windspeed