Large Data Set

• What is Daily Mean Temperature measured in?

  Degrees Celsius (°C)
• What is Daily Total Rainfall measured in?

  Millimeters
• What is Daily Total Sunshine measured in?

  Hours
• What is Daily Max. Relative Humidity measured in?


  Percentage
• If the max relative humidity is more than 95%, then it's misty and foggy (not raining)
• What is Daily Maximum Gust measured in?

  knots (1 knot = 1.15 mph)
• What is Daily Mean Windspeed measured in?

  Knots (1 knot = 1.15 mph)
• What is Daily Mean Wind Direction measured in?

  Degrees relative to North (to nearest 10 degrees)
• What is Daily Max Gust Direction measured in?

  Degrees relative to true North.
• What is Cloud Cover measured in?

  Oktas (0-8, where 0 is no cloud and 8 is complete overcast)
• What is Visibility measured in?

  Deca-meters (1dm=10m)
• What is Pressure measured in?

  hectopascals (hPa)

  (1 hPa = 100Pa)
• Where is Leuchars?

  Scotland (coastal)
• Where is Leeming?

  Leeming is in North Yorkshire, England.
• Where is Heathrow?

  Near London.
• Where is Hurn?

  Dorset, England.
• Where is Camborne?

  Cornwall (coastal)
• Where is Beijing?


  Northern China
• Where is Jacksonville?


  Florida (closest weather station to the equator)
• Where is Perth?


  Australia, Southern Hemisphere (winter from July-September)
• Why was 1987 chosen for the data set?

  The Great Storm of 1987 on the 15-16 October in the UK.

  In Jacksonville, Hurricane Floyd on the 9th October.
• Why was 2015 chosen for the data set?

  Hurricane Joaquin in Florida (Sept-October)
• From Northernmost to Southernmost:

  Leuchars, Leeming, Heathrow, Hurn, Camborne