Student Pages - Lesson 5 - Activity 2: Cloud Cover and Temperature
Listed here are 13 weather stations and the codes you will use for your spread sheet.
Code - City, State
- KBIL: BILLINGS, MONTANA
- KDFW: DALLAS, TEXAS
- KDEN: DENVER, COLORADO
- KTPA: TAMPA, FLORIDA
- KSTL: ST LOUIS, MISSOURI
- KJAN: JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
- KPHX: PHOENIX, ARIZONA
- KBOS: BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
- KHSE: CAPE HATTERAS, NORTH CAROLINA
- KPHL: PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
- KGEG: SPOKANE, WASHINGTON
- KCMH: COLUMBUS, OHIO
- KOKC: OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
1. Use the links below to gather real-time weather data for temperatures and sky conditions for the 13 weather stations. Enter your data on your weather map and into your spread sheet. Remember, the temperature data goes in the upper left corner of the symbol on the weather map.
- http://weather.unisys.com/surface/meteogram/index.html
- http://weather.unisys.com/surface/meteogram/details.html
- http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream/synoptic/wxmaps.htm Review of symbols and their meanings.
2. As a group, discuss the information you have collected and be prepared to share this information with your class.
- Record your data in your spread sheet as you collect it.
- Create a graph to illustrate the information you have collected.
- Include data gathered for your local area in your spread sheet to compare with the other cities.
- Summarize your findings in a report to share with the class.
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