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Weather Watch
Learning Set 1.3 - What is the Weather Like in Different Regions of the United States?
Analyze & Interpret Data, Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking
Read: Read pages 36-38 together. Your task is to examine monthly and average climate data (pp. 40-41), as
well as winter (pp. 46-49) and summer (pp. 42-45) weather maps for the climate region in which your assigned
city is located and then answer the questions in the book.
Observe
Examine your maps and tables to answer the questions below.
1. The two data tables and weather maps for each city show four days of data for summer and winter. For
your city, what are two major differences between the summer weather (not just temperature) and the
winter weather? (Look at pp. 42-45 for summer and pp. 46-49 for winter.)
2.
a. Calculate the average high and low temperatures for your city during the four days in July (p. 44-45) and
record in the chart below.
Day 1 high: ______
Day 1 low: ______
Day 2 high: ______
Day 2 low: ______
Day 3 high: ______
Day 3 low: ______
Day 4 high: ______
Day 4 low: ______
Show calculations here:
Show calculations here:
b. Record the climate data for July (p. 40-41) in the table below.
July (4-day weather average)
High
Low
July (climate)
c. How do the average temperatures (part a) you found compare to the average monthly (climate)
temperatures (part b) for your city for July?
d. Calculate the average high and low temperatures for your city during the four days in February (p. 48-49)
and record in the chart below.
Day 1 high: ______
Day 1 low: ______
Day 2 high: ______
Day 2 low: ______
Day 3 high: ______
Day 3 low: ______
Day 4 high: ______
Day 4 low: ______
Show calculations here:
Show calculations here:
e. Record the climate data for February (p. 40-41) in the table below.
February (4-day weather average)
February (climate)
High
Low
f. How do the average temperatures you found (part d) compare to the average monthly (climate)
temperatures (part e) for your city for February?
3.
a. Calculate the average precipitation for each set of four days. (pp. 44-45, 48-49)
July Precipitation
February Precipitation
Day 1: ______
Day 1: ______
Day 2: ______
Day 2: ______
Day 3: ______
Day 3: ______
Day 4: ______
Day 4: ______
Show calculations here:
Show calculations here:
July
February
Average Daily Precipitation
b. What would the precipitation be for one month using this average daily value? (Hint: Multiply the daily
average by the number of days in that month.)
July average precipitation _____________ x 31 days=_________________ average monthly
precipitation
February average precipitation _____________ x 28 days=_________________ average monthly
precipitation
July
February
Projected Monthly Precipitation
(based on 4-day weather data)
Average Monthly Precipitation
(from climate data, pp. 40-41)
c. How does the projected monthly value compare to the average monthly precipitation in the climate data for
your city for July and February in the chart above? (Hint: were the four days wetter or drier than normal, or
were they pretty typical?)
July -
February -
4.
a. Calculate the projected annual precipitation for your city using the average daily value you calculated in
Question 3a.
July: _____________ x 365 days=_____________________ average annual precipitation
February: _____________ x 365 days=_____________________ average annual precipitation
b. How does the projected annual values for July and February compare to the average annual precipitation in
the climate data for your city? (Average annual precipitation (bottom of pg. 41): ___________)
July -
February -
Analyze Your Data
1. Write down any severe weather events that occurred during the days shown on the chart.
2. If you wanted to learn more about what it would be like to live in a certain city, which of these would be
the most useful to know: The average temperature and precipitation for each week, month or year?
Why did you select the time period (week, month or year) you did?