The large Data Set

Question 1

What are the 5 UK weather stations

Answer 1

Leuchars, Leeming, Heathrow, Hurn, Camborne

Question 2

What are the overseas weather stations

Answer 2

Beijing, Jacksonville, Perth (only station in the Southern Hemisphere)

Question 3

Daily maximum temperature

Answer 3

(°c) qualitative

Question 4

Daily total rainfall

Answer 4

(mm) quantitative

Question 5

Daily total sunshine

Answer 5

(Hours) quantitative

Question 6

Daily maximum relative humidity

Answer 6

(%) there is mist and fog if >95%

Question 7

Daily mean wind speed/ Daily maximum gust

Answer 7

(Knots, 1knot=1.15mph) and the Beaufort scale

Question 8

Beaufort scale

Answer 8

Discrete scale of 13 values from 0 (calm <1knot) to 12 (hurricane >65)

Question 9

Daily mean direction/ Daily maximum gust direction

Answer 9

Bearing (°c) and cardinal directions (NSEW)

Question 10

Cloud cover

Answer 10

(Oktas)

Question 11

Oktas

Answer 11

Eights of the sky covered by cloud. Discrete scale of 9 values from 0 (no clouds) to 8 (completely overcast)

Question 12

Reading not available

Answer 12

n/a

Question 13

Tr (trace)

Answer 13

Rainfall < 0.05mm

Question 14

Time periods

Answer 14

May-October (1987)

May-October (2015)

Question 15

Seasons during the months

Answer 15

May/June- end of spring
July/September- summer
October- beginning of winter

Perth is in the Southern Hemisphere, therefore its winter is in July-September

Question 16

Major events during the time periods

Answer 16

Great storm (October 1987)- impacted UK weather stations, Hurricane Floyd (October 1987)- impacted Jacksonville, Hurricane Joaquin (September-October 2015)- impacted Jacksonville.