the large data set Flashcards
How many places are in the UK?
5
How many places are outside of the UK?
3
What does all the places have in common?
they are airports (RAF bases)
what is a knot in mph?
1.15mph
What months is the data collected in?
may to october (summer months)
Is all places experiencing summer?
everywhere except perth (austrailia)
Name the hottest place in the UK.
Heathrow
Name the coldest place in the UK.
Leuchars
Name an inland place in the UK.
heathrow, leeming
Name a coastal place in the UK.
camborne, hurn, leuchars
Name the most western place in the UK.
Cambourne
Name the most northern place in the UK.
Leuchars
Name the most southerly place in the UK.
Camborne
Name the most eastern place in the UK
Heathrow
What is the windiest place in the UK and why?
Camborne, because it the most western and the wind is always hitting the uk is always south westernly.
What is the hottest place outside of the UK?
Jacksonville
What is the coldest place outside of the UK?
perth
What is the 3 places outside of the UK?
jacksonville, perth and beijing
how many colums of the data set relate to wind?
1/2
What are the main colums of data?
temperature, rainfall, pressure, wind speed, wind direction, humidity
What does low pressure mean?
stormy weather
How far can you see on a clear day?
46km
Which place has the highest temperature record?
Heathrow
how many descriptions of wind speed is there on the beaufort scale and what are they?
4
calm, light, moderate, fresh
What is knots for calm windspeed?
under 1
What is knots for light windspeed?
1 to 10
What is knots for moderate windspeed?
11 to 16
What is knots for fresh windspeed?
17 to 21
In the large data set how many calm, light, moderate and fresh windspeeds are there?
No calm, lots of light, few moderate, one fresh
What years is the data collected over the summer months?
1987- 2005
What is the temperature range for heathrow?
8-29
What is the wind speed range for heathrow?
3-19
What is the temperature range for cambourne?
10-20
What is the windspeed range for camborne?
3-18
For the daily total rainfall what is the value to use for trace?
0.025