THE EDEXCEL MATHS LARGE DATA SET ONCE AND FOR ALL
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From North to South, what is the order of the UK locations?
Leuchars
Leeming
Heathrow
Hurn
Camborne
In the list, which two UK locations are not on the coast
Leuchars
Leeming
Heathrow
Hurn
Camborne
Where are the non-UK locations on a very vague world map?
How are air temperatures recorded?
By thermometers in a louvered screen 1.25 metres above short grass (sometimes from roof top exposure)
Degree of accuracy of daily mean temp
1 d.p.
What times are included in the daily mean air temperature calculation?
9AM one morning to 9AM the following day
How is daily mean air temperature related to daily mean temperature
It’s the average of the hourly temperature readings from 9am-9am
How is solid precipitation, e.g. snow or hail, included in daily total rainfall
It’s melted and measured in the same way as rainfall
How much is a tr of rain
A value less than 0.05mm
What, when, where was max rainfall in the UK
51.6mm, Heathrow, October 2015
What, when, where was max rainfall worldwide?
102mm, Perth, May 2015
How is daily total sunshine measured
By an instrument that measures the amount of solar radiation exceeding a threshold
How are daily total sunshine amounts recorded
In hours and tenths
Max/Min daily total sunshine Heathrow 2015
Min: 0s spread throughout tbh. May, July, August, October all have 0s
Max: 14.7 in June, max is spread through mostly June
What daily maximum relative humidity is associated with mist and fog?
Over 95% relative humidity
How is wind speed measured?
Knots
1 knot = _mph
1 knot = 1.15 mph
What time is the daily mean windspeed averaged over
The 24 hours from midnight GMT
What is the maximum gust speed?
Max speed that occurred during the 24 hours from midnight that day
How is the daily mean wind direction calculated and rounded?
Averaged over the 24 hours and rounded to 10 degrees
Daily maximum gust direction is measured in _
Daily maximum gust direction is measured in degrees from true North
For all locations, wind speed is also categorised according to _
The wind speed is also categorised according to the Beaufort scale
For UK locations, the wind and gust direction measurements are also listed as _
UK wind/gust directions are also listed as cardinal directions
Max wind speed UK
23kns Leuchars - June 2015
Min wind speed UK and Abroad
2kns - Hurn - October 2015
0.9 knots - Jacksonville - October 2015
What is cloud cover
The fraction of the celestial dome covered by cloud
What is cloud cover measured in?
Oktas
What are values for visibility are noted in?
decametres
How many metres is a decametre?
10 metres = 1 decametre
What is pressure measured in?
The pascal (Pa)
1 bar = _ millibar
1 milibar = _hectopascals
1 hectopascal = _ pascals
1 bar = 1000 millibars
1 millibar = 1 hectopascal
1 hectopascal = 100 pascals
Max/Min daily pressure for Heathrow 2015
Max: 1036 hPa
Min: 989 hPa
SMALL RANGE AROUND 1000
What months are included in the large data set
May to October