Weather Maps Answer Sheet

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1 Introduction to Weather Maps Question Sheet Weather Map Symbol Interpretation: 1. Record the current weather data from your online weather source and then code this data as it would be portrayed on a weather map inside the box below: Record the data first ( label units! ): Today’s Date: __11/03/2023_________ and Time: _8:14 PM _______ Temperature: ______62 ° F ___ Dewpoint: ___43 ° F __ Humidity: ____64%__ Air Pressure:___ 30.08 ”Hg_ __ Wind Speed: ____16.7 Mph________ Wind Direction: ______North East______ Cloud Cover: __Partly Cloudy___ (step outside and use lab handout to estimate how many tenths of cloud coverage there currently is in the sky). Present Weather: ________Highs, Lows, and chances of precipitation____ (use keys above to determine this, if applicable) Choose any date, and using the daily weather maps, duplicate the weather map symbol for the following locations, then interpret the symbology. Use the supplemental maps at the bottom of each page of the Daily Weather Maps to determine the max. and min. temperature as well as the amount of precipitation. Draw the symbol first. 2. San Diego, CA: Date __11/03/2023__ Temperature 53.6 °F Dew point 33 °F Wind speed 20 Mph Wind direction West Sky cover Partly Cloudy
2 Air pressure 28.5 "Hg 3. Fargo, N. Dakota: Date ________11/03/2023_____ Temperature 89.6 °F Dew point 36 °F Wind speed 8.7 Mph Wind direction South West Sky cover Clear Air pressure 29.84 "Hg 4. Miami, Florida: Date ___________11/04/2023____________ Temperature 81 °F Dew point 62 °F Wind speed 16 Mph Wind direction North Sky cover Average Sky Cover Air pressure 30.05 "Hg
3 Finding the Highest and Lowest Air Pressure 5. Locate and identify the weather station reporting the lowest air pressure on the map. Date: ___11/03/2023___ Station Location (give city name and state or water body): Weather Prediction Center Analyst Orrison Air pressure: ___996 mb___ 6. Locate and identify the weather station reporting the highest air pressure on the map. Date: ___11/03/2023___________ Station Location (give city name and state or water body):Weather Prediction Center Analyst Orrison Air pressure: _____1032 mb_________ Calculating the Speed of Frontal Movement 7. Enter the dates of the weather maps you selected here: ____11/03/2023___ 8. Specify if your front is a cold front or warm front: _____Cold Front____________________ 9. Plot and date the position of the front for each of the three dates on the blank outline map of the United States, figure 10.12, below. You will be drawing three different lines, representing the position of the front on day one, day two and day three. Using the scale bar provided on the map, measure the distance the front traveled from one day to the next and record your findings below. 10. Distance traveled between day one and day two :____400 miles________ 11. Distance traveled between day two and day three : ___341 miles___________ 12. Speed traveled between day one and day two :_____18_______ mph 13. Speed traveled between day two and day three : _____10________ mph Figure 10.12: Outline Map of United States
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