The following data was taken at various locations around the Puget Sound area. Plot the temperature, wind speed, and wind direction for a particular time on one map. All stations for that time should be on the same map. You will have three maps when finished: one for 4:00 am, one for 1:00 pm, and one for 10:00 pm.
Hope, BC (YHE) 4:00 am 1:00 pm 10:00 pm ---------------------------------------------------------------- Temperature 37 16 12 Wind W at 10 NE at 15 NE at 15 Weather snowing Bellingham, WA (BLI) 4:00 am 1:00 pm 10:00 pm ---------------------------------------------------------------- Temperature 40 30 16 Wind W at 10 NE at 15 NE at 40 Weather snowing Whidbey Is, WA (NUW) 4:00 am 1:00 pm 10:00 pm ---------------------------------------------------------------- Temperature 43 34 20 Wind W at 15 NE at 5 N at 15 Weather snowing Everett, WA (PAE) 4:00 am 1:00 pm 10:00 pm ---------------------------------------------------------------- Temperature no report 34 29 Wind - SE at 5 NW at 15 Weather - snowing snowing SEA-TAC AP, WA (SEA) 4:00 am 1:00 pm 10:00 pm ---------------------------------------------------------------- Temperature 39 39 22 Wind NW at 5 SW at 15 N at 20 Weather blowing snow Tacoma, WA (TCM) 4:00 am 1:00 pm 10:00 pm ---------------------------------------------------------------- Temperature 40 39 24 Wind SW at 15 SW at 15 NE at 20 Weather blowing snow Olympia, WA (OLM) 4:00 am 1:00 pm 10:00 pm ---------------------------------------------------------------- Temperature 39 38 26 Wind SW at 10 SW at 15 NE at 10 Weather snowing snowing
Wind speeds are in knots and temperatures are in degrees Fahrenheit.
Note: 1 "knot" means 1 nautical mile per hour and is about 1.15 miles per hour. A nautical mile is one-sixtieth (1/60) of a degree of latitude on a great circle. A nautical mile is used in aviation and marine navigation. A nautical mile is about 6076 feet.
You may be interested in making weather plots in a systematic manner. We call this "plotting the weather map." Click here to learn about how this can be done.
Now compare your ideas with the way that a meteorologist uses to plot the weather map. Click here to see an example of the standard plotting "model."
Click here for the symbols used in station plots.
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