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Check My Assignment!Lab Assignment 2 Weather and Climate
50 points total
PART 1 – WEATHER STATION SYMBOLS AND DATA (20 points)
Use the graphic above to answer the following questions 1) What is the air temperature in Boise? 2) What is the dew point temperature in Boise? 3) What is the air temperature in Tallahassee? 4) In what city is the dew point temperature nearest to the air temperature? 5) What is the wind direction in Columbus? 6) What is the wind speed in Columbus (in mph)? 7) Which two cities are experiencing thunderstorms? 8) What is barometric pressure in Atlanta (in mb)? 9) What is the cloud cover in Atlanta? 10) What is the precipitation type in Denver? 11) Which of cities has the highest barometric pressure? 12) Are the barometric pressures of those cities experiencing rain or thunderstorms higher or lower than those not
experiencing rain or thunderstorms?
Go to this website: http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/html/sfc2.shtml#sfctable Click the button for the “high resolution surface analysis” map and zoom in on Toledo. 13) What is the current date? 14) What is your current time (am/pm)? 15) What is the air temperature at the Toledo weather station? 16) What is the dew point temperature at the Toledo weather station? 17) What is the wind direction at the Toledo weather station? 18) What is the wind speed at the Toledo weather station? 19) What is the cloud cover at the Toledo weather station? 20) Is there any precipitation reported at the Toledo weather station? If so, what type?
PART 2 – MAKE YOUR OWN WEATHER OBSERVATIONS FOR 3 DAYS (15 points) You can use any website or weather app that you want to make your observations. If you don’t have a website or app that you like to use, I recommend Weather Underground http://www.wunderground.com/. Use the same location every day and try to make your observations at nearly the same time each day. You’ll want to make your observations during the daytime so you can go outside and observe the clouds. Use the cloud type chart in chapter 5 of your textbook for that portion of your observations. Try to identify the cloud types to the best of your ability. What location are you using for your weather observations? DAY 1: • Time: • Air temperature: • Dew point temperature: • % humidity: • Wind direction: • Wind speed: • Barometric pressure: • Type of precipitation (if any): • Estimated cloud cover: • Cloud types present:
DAY 2: • Time: • Air temperature: • Dew point temperature: • % humidity: • Wind direction: • Wind speed: • Barometric pressure: • Type of precipitation (if any): • Estimated cloud cover: • Cloud types present: DAY 3: • Time: • Air temperature: • Dew point temperature: • % humidity: • Wind direction: • Wind speed: • Barometric pressure (inches of mercury or mb): • Type of precipitation (if any): • Estimated cloud cover: • Cloud types present:
PART 3 – CLIMATE CLASSIFICATION (10 points) Use Appendix B in the back of your textbook on the Köppen Climate Classification System to answer the following questions. 21) Tropical climates are designated with which letter in the Köppen Climate Classification? 22) Dry Arid and Semiarid climates are designated with which letter in the Köppen Climate Classification? 23) Which type of A climate is marked by a short dry season and an excessively wet rainy season? 24) Which type of C climate has a pronounced summer drought with 70% of precipitation coming in winter and a
hot summer, with it warmest month averaging over 71.6°F? 25) Which climate type’s warmest month of the year is between 32°F and 50°F and has snow cover for 8-10
months? 26) What is the Köppen climate designation for the Toledo, OH area? 27) Most of the Southeastern United States is given what Köppen climate designation? 28) The southern Appalachian mountains and Pacific coasts of Oregon and Washington are given what Köppen
climate designation? 29) South Florida is given what Köppen climate designation? 30) Much of California is given what Köppen climate designation? PART 4 – CLIMOGRAPHS (5 points)
Use the climographs above to answer the following questions
31) What are the warmest months for the location on the left? 32) What is the warmest month for the location on the right? 33) In which month does the location on the left receive the most precipitation? 34) In which month does the location on the right receive the most precipitation? 35) Which location is in the northern hemisphere?
