Large Data Set

How long are the time periods?

6 months- May-October spanning multiple years.

Why is it significant that Perth is the southern hemisphere?

opposite season

When was the UK Great Storm?

October 1987

When are the Florida hurricances?

October 1987, October 2015

What is the unit of daily mean temperature?

celcius

What is the unit of daily total rainfall?

mm

What is the unit of daily mean pressure?

hectopascals

What is the unit of daily mean windspeed/maximum gust?

knots and beaufort scale

What is the unit of daily total sunshine?

hours

What is the unit of maximum relative humidity?

%

What is the unit of mean total cloud cover?

oktas (0-8)

What is the unit of daily mean visibility?

decametres (1Dm = 10m)

What does n/a mean?

data unavailableW

What does trace mean?

rainfall in region of 0-0.05mm

When is weather mist and fog?

if max. relative humidity is greater than 95%

What is the beaufort scale?

A discrete set of 13 values from 0 (Calm) - 12 (hurricane)

Where is Leuchars?

Scotland (coastal)

Where is Leeming?

North England (inland)

Where is Heathrow?

London

Where is Hurn?

South England (coastal)

Where is Camborne?

Furthest South point, England (coastal)

Where is Jacksonville?

Florida (coastal)

Where is Beijing?

China (inland)

Where is Perth?

Australia (Coastal)