Large Data Set

Question 1

What are the five UK weather stations?

Answer 1

• Leuchars (coastal)
• Leeming (inland)
• Heathrow (inland)
• Hurn (coastal)
• Camborne (coastal)

Question 2

What are the three overseas weather stations?

Answer 2

• Beijing
• Jacksonville
• Perth

Question 3

When is the large data set recorded?

Answer 3

May-October 1987 and 2015

Question 4

What are the seasons?

Answer 4

• May-June end of spring
• July-September summer
• October autumn

Question 5

What seasons does the large data set show?

Answer 5

• Information about summer in all UK weather stations and Jacksonville and Beijing
• Information about winter for Perth (as it’s in the northern hemisphere)

Question 6

What are the variables recorded on the large data set for the UK weather stations?

Answer 6

• Daily maximum temperature (°C)
• Daily total rainfall (mm)
• Daily total sunshine (nearest 1/10 of an hour)
• Pressure (hPa 1hPa = 100 Pa)
• Daily maximum wind speed (knots 1kn = 1.15mph and beaufort scale)
• Daily maximum gust (knots 1kn = 1.15mph and beaufort scale)
• Daily maximum relative humidity (%, mist and fog if > 95%)
• Cloud cover (oktas)
• Visibility (Dm 1Dm = 10 m)
• Daily mean wind direction (bearing and cardinal direction)
• Daily maximum gust direction (bearing and cardinal direction)

Question 7

What are the variables recorded on the large data set for the overseas weather stations?

Answer 7

• Daily maximum temperature
• Daily total rainfall
• Pressure
• Daily mean wind speed (mph and beaufort scale)

Question 8

How complete is the large data set?

Answer 8

• 1987: fully complete except sunshine, wind speed and maximum gust might be shown as n/a)
• 2015: fully complete

Question 9

How many days are there between May and October?

Answer 9

184 days