Large Data Set - exdecel Maths A level - tid bits

UK weather stations ( North to South )

• Leuchars

• Leeming

• Heathrow

• Hurn

• Cambourne

International Weather stations ( North to South)

• Beijing

• Jacksonville

• Perth

Coastal Weather Stations

• Leuchars

• Cambourne

• Jacksonville

• Perth

Which months have the highest average temperature in the UK

• July, e.g Heathrow - 18.8 and Cambourne - 15.7

• August, e.g Leuchars 14.7

Whivh locations are warmest in the UK

• Heathrow - 15.6

• Hurn - 14.1

Which locations are the coldest in the UK

• Leeming - 12.7

• Leuchars - 12.2

Which locations are the warmest worldwide?

• Jacksonville - 24.8

• Beijing - 22.6

Which locations are the coldest worldwide?

• Perth - 15.2

• Leuchars - 12.2

Are there any cities that have very different weather to the others

• Max temperature in Beijing: 32.5

• Max temperature in Leuchars: 19.2

Range of temperatures in UK and Worldwide

• UK: 3.8

• Worldwide: 28.7

Difference between 1987 average temperature and 2015

Temperatures have increased at all locations

Which months are the wettest for UK cities

• August, October and July

• Particularly August - e.g Cambourne - 5.6mm and Hurn - 4.5mm

Is there a difference in rainfall between 1987 average temperatures and 2015

• Increase in Rainfall: Camborne, Hurn

• Decrease in Rainfall: Heathrow, Leuchars, Leeming

Do all cities follow a similar pattern for rainfall? Are there any with very different patterns

• UK: Similar patterns with peaks at similar times

• Worldwide: Peaks occur at varied times

Wettest cities in the UK and Worldwide

• Wettest UK City: Camborne( 2.8mm )

• Worldwide: Jacksonville( 5.9mm )

Driest cities in the UK and Worldwide

• Driest UK City: Heathrow ( 1.8mm )

• Worldwide (excluding UK): Beijing ( 2.1mm )

Typical average windspeed

• Camborne - 9.4kn

• Heathrow - 8.0kn

• Hurn - 7.7kn

• Leeming - 7.4kn

• Leuchars - 8.7kn

WIndiest months for the UK and Worldwide cities

• May for all cities except

• Perth - September

• Jacksonville October

Any differences between 1987 and 2015

• Heathrow 2015: Average windspeed - 8.0kns

• Heathrow 1987: Average windspeed - 6.0kns

Extras

• Cloud coverage, 0 = clear sky and 8 = complete overcast

• Daily maximum relative humidity: x > 0.95 are associated with mist and fog

• 1987 October Storm in the UK: would affect(skew) wind,gust and rainfall data in the south and southeast of England

Beaufort scale

• Light: 1-10 knots

• Moderate: 11 - 16 knots

• Fresh: 17-21 knots