Overview
Assignment Details:
- Each week (4 total) choose a location where you have not lived. (Week 1- Oct 11, Week 2 – Oct 18, Week 3 – Oct 25, Week 4 – Nov 1-Nov 3 (note that this week is just Mon-Wed because it is due Nov 4)
- Locate weather information about that location online.
- Record the precipitation amount/type, high temperature, low temperature, at noon of each day (local time) record relative humidity (or dewpoint), wind speed, and wind direction for Monday-Friday of the week.
- Discuss what trends happened during the week in the city.
- EITHER apply a concept from class to explain these trends OR write a thoughtful question about the trends. [I expect as the semester progresses; you will have more applications of concepts.
Example:
City: Sydney, Australia
Week: February 11, 2019 – February 15, 2019
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
High Temp | 84° | 99°F | 77°F | 77°F | 79°F |
Low Temp | 64°F | 70°F | 66°F | 64°F | 68°F |
Precipitation | No Precip | No Precip | No Precip | No Precip | No Precip |
Wind Speed | 15 mph | 18 mph | 22mph | 13mph | 6mph |
Wind Direction | NE | NNW | S | S | NE |
Humidity | 51% | 15% | 60% | 60% | 44% |
Trends: The temperature peaked on Tuesday with strong winds following on Wednesday. By the end of the week, the weather was more consistent in highs and lows but the wind was variable. The humidity dropped significantly on Tuesday.
Question or Application: I noticed a change in wind direction from the North to the South but no precipitation occurred. I expected some rain may have occurred, but the humidity did drop significantly on Tuesday before increasing. It seems the a front likely went by the area, although it was too weak for rain.