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Analyzing Air Temperature

1. 20C = 68___ F -25C = -13_ F 59C = 138.2_ F 72F = 22.22 C 98.6F = 37_C (body temperature) 0C = __273 K 2. -What time (New Orleans time) was the warmest temperature reading for September 12, 2012? 89 -What was the daily mean temperature on this day? 76 -What was the daily temperature range on this day? 19
3. Salt Lake City, Utah (Continental interior location) Jan 28 Feb 34 Mar 40 April May 50 58 51.25 48 Jun 67 Jul 76 Aug 74 Sept 65 Oct 53 Nov 38 Dec 32

Yearly Mean Temperature Yearly Temperature Range

Los Angeles, California (Coastal location) Jan 55 Feb 57 Mar 59 April May 59 64 63.33 18 Jun 68 Jul 70 Aug 73 Sept 72 Oct 65 Nov 63 Dec 59

Yearly Mean Temperature Yearly Temperature Range

Miami, Florida (Coastal location) Jan 66 Feb 68 Mar 70 April May 73 77 74.5 16 Jun 80 Jul 82 Aug 82 Sept 81 Oct 77 Nov 70 Dec 68

Yearly Mean Temperature Yearly Temperature Range

Fairbanks, Alaska (Coastal location near arctic) Jan -11 Feb 0.5 Mar 10 April May 27 47 27.4 71 Jun 59 Jul 60 Aug 55 Sept 44 Oct 26 Nov 4 Dec .7

Yearly Mean Temperature Yearly Temperature Range

Moscow, Russia (Continental interior location) Jan 14 Feb 15 Mar 24 April May 40 53 39.83 52 Jun 62 Jul 66 Aug 63 Sept 52 Oct 40 Nov 29 Dec 20

Yearly Mean Temperature Yearly Temperature Range

McMurdo Station, Antarctica (Continental interior location in Southern Hemisphere) Jan 24 Feb 15 Mar 5 April May -9 -11 0.583 40 Jun -12 Jul -15 Aug -15 Sept -12 Oct -2 Nov 14 Dec 25

Yearly Mean Temperature Yearly Temperature Range

Benghazi, Libya (Continental interior location in Sahara Desert of Africa) Jan 55 Feb 57 Mar 63 April May 66 72 68.58 24 Jun 75 Jul 78 Aug 79 Sept 78 Oct 75 Nov 66 Dec 59

Yearly Mean Temperature Yearly Temperature Range

4. Go to NOAAs website at http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/globalextremes.html#hightemp to analyze historical temperature and precipitation extremes globally. List the three hottest places ever recorded in the world. Continent Africa North America Temperature 136 134 Place El Azizia, Libya Elevation 367 Feet Date Sept. 13, 1922 July 10, 1913

Death Valley, CA -178 Feet (Greenland Ranch)

Asia

129

Tirat Tsvi, Israel

-722 Feet

June 22, 1942

List the three coldest places ever recorded around the world. Continent Antarctica Asia Asia Temperature -129 -90 -90 Place Vostok Oimekon, Russia Verkhoyansk, Russia Elevation 11220 2625 350 Date July 21, 1983 Feb. 6, 1933 Feb. 7, 1892

5. The heat index and wind chill is a way to compare temperature in relation to human senses. The heat index compares the relationship between temperature and humidity. The warmer the temperature and the

higher the humidity, the hotter it will feel to humans. Go to http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream/global/hi.htm to analyze heat waves. 1. Temperature = 100F & Relative Humidity = 40% => Apparent Temperature = 110F 2. Temperature = 100F & Relative Humidity = 60% => Apparent Temperature = 130F 6. The wind chill compares temperature with wind speed. The faster the wind blows, the colder it will feel. Go to http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream/global/chill.htm to analyze wind chills.

Temperature = 30F & Wind Speed = 0 mph => Wind Chill = 30F Temperature = 30F & Wind Speed = 15 mph => Wind Chill = 19F Temperature = 15F & Wind Speed = 20 mph => Wind Chill = -2F Temperature = 0F & Wind Speed = 20 mph => Wind Chill = -22F

7. Finally, you are going to verify a 24-hour forecast of surface temperature. Analyze the 24-hour national forecast for high temperatures and low temperatures. High Temperature:http://images.intellicast.com/National/Temperature/HighTomorrow.aspx Low Temperature:http://images.intellicast.com/National/Temperature/LowTomorrow.aspx Determine a location on the map you would like and find a Station ID for that location. Find a Station ID for your chosen location athttp://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/surface/stations.txt. Remember, it should be a four-letter code usually starting with the letter K if it is within the lower-48 states. 1. What is your chosen location (city and state)? Moab, Utah 2. What is its station ID? KCNY 3. Right click on the high temperature image and select Save Picture As or Save Image As and save the image to your computer. Save your high temperature map as HighTemperature and your low temperature map as LowTemperature. The weather model forecasts the high temperature to be 59 and the low temperature to be 35 . Label appropriately with the degrees Fahrenheit. You will upload these images into your SLCC ePortfolio. 4. Now wait 24 hours. Once 24 hours have passed, go to the NWS climate website athttp://www.nws.noaa.gov/climate/. You will see a map of temperature readings; click on your location (or the closest one to your chosen location). 5. Clicking on your location will bring up a new website (allow for pop-ups). Make sure the Product is the Daily Climate Report, the Location is your chosen city, and the Time Frame is one day (not more or less) after you looked at the high/low temperature forecast. Click GO. What was the maximum temperature and time for your chosen location? 48 at 3:51pm What was the minimum temperature and time for your chosen location? 30 at 7:34pm What was the average temperature for your chosen location? 39

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