A Level Maths- Large Data Set Diagram

• When was the Great Storm?

  15th-16th October 1987
• Which periods of time are covered in the large data set?

  May-Oct 1987 May-Oct 2015
• Beijing


  Chinese weather station
• Perth


  Australian weather station
• Jacksonville


  American weather station
• Camborne


  South West (Cornwall)
• Hurn


  Near Portsmouth
• Heathrow

  Next to London
• Leeming


  2nd furthest North
• Leuchars

  Furthest North
• What is daily total rainfall measured in?

  mm
• What is a trace amount of daily total rainfall?

  Less than 0.05mm
• What is daily total sunshine measured in?

  Hours to the nearest 1/10th of an hour
• What is daily maximum relative humidity measured as?

  As a percentage of air saturation with water vapour
• What is cloud cover measured in?

  Oktas
• What is visibility measured in?

  In decametres
• What is daily mean visibility?

  The greatest horizontal distance at which an object can be seen in daylight
• What are the wind weather data measured in?

  In knots
• How much is one knot in miles per hour?

  1.15mph
• What is wind direction rounded to?

  To the nearest 10 degrees
• What is daily maximum gust?

  The highest instantaneous wind speed
• What is daily maximum gust direction?

  The direction of the maximum gust measured in degrees from true north
• What is pressure measured in?

  Hectopascals
• What is the Beaufort Scale for?

  Windspeed
• What is calm on the Beaufort Scale?

  0 at less than 1 knot
• What is light on the Beaufort Scale?

  1-3 at 1-10 knots
• What is moderate on the Beaufort Scale?

  4 at 11-16 knots
• What is fresh on the Beaufort Scale?

  5 at 17-21 knots
• What time is the data for the large data set recorded for?

  May to October of 1987 and May to October of 2015
• Where is Leuchars located?

  Up north in Scotland, by the coast
• Where is Leeming located?

  Less north than Leuchars, not near the coast
• Where is Heathrow located?

  In the south, not near the coast
• Where is Hurn located?

  Furthest south, on the coast
• Where is Camborne located?

  In the south-west, on the coast
• What is the range of values for temperature in Camborne?

  10-20
• What is the range of values for temperature in Heathrow?

  8-29
• What is the range of values for temperature in Hurn?

  6-24
• What is the range of values for temperature in Leeming?

  4-23
• What is the range of values for temperature in Leuchars?

  4-19
• Where is Perth located?

  In the Southern Hemisphere,in Australia