CSU Mod 6 Analyzing and Mapping Historic Weather Data Lab

User Generated

XvefunlZ

Writing

Colorado State University Global

Description

For this lab, you will analyze weather data for one city or region over a 50-year period. You will use Microsoft Excel to create a spreadsheet and graph.

  1. Using the following website, select a city or region. http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/time-series
  2. Using the spreadsheet linked in Module 6, record the high annual temperatures, low annual temperatures, and the annual precipitation since 1965.
  3. Determine the average for the 50-year period (see instruction attachment for help) for each variable.
  4. Determine the difference from the 50-year average for each year.
  5. Create a graph for the difference.
  6. In a Word document, explain your assessment of the differences from 1965 to 2015 for each of the three variables.

Answer the following questions:

  1. View the animation at http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130731.html Assess the differences from 1884 to 2011. What areas of the world seem to have changed the most?
  2. How has it changed in your part of the world?
  3. Review the anomaly map at https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/global/201513 Choose one anomaly outside the US and explain the situation, when, where, and why it was abnormal.
  4. In your birthplace, where ever in the world it is, briefly describe the major weather anomalies in the past decade.

Attach both the Microsoft Word and Excel files in the assignment area.

Your paper should meet the following requirements:

  • 3-4 pages in length (excluding the Excel worksheet)
  • 1-2 outside sources
  • Formatted according to APA requirements

User generated content is uploaded by users for the purposes of learning and should be used following Studypool's honor code & terms of service.

Explanation & Answer

Attached.

SAN DIEGO

Year

average

high

low

annual

annual
temperature(oF)

annual
from 50 year
temperature (oF) precipitation

precipitation
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010

19.03
7.2
11.22
3.69
11.78
9.38
8.69
6.49
7.48
8.13
8.37
11.22
9.23
19.43
11.62
14.96
10.25
12.97
18.78
8.71
8.68
12.18
11.61
10.26
3.83
7.3
13.51
12.82
17.26
9.43
17.04
7.29
7
16.05
5.43
16.91
8.46
4.23
9.18
13.29
14.12
6.15
4.38
11.11
5.5
16.28

69.9
67.7
70.2
71
59.6
69.5
69.1
70.2
69.8
70.1
69
72.7
71.2
72.2
72.1
72.2
73.1
71.5
72.8
73
70.7
70.8
69.5
70.3
70.8
71.2
69.4
72.4
70.6
70.2
70.2
70.1
71.5
68.5
68.3
69.3
67.7
68
69.4
70.1
69.8
70.6
68.6
69.9
70.2
68.6

deviation

55.2
56.3
56.2
57.1
57.2
57.5
56
57
56.9
57.1
55.8
59
59.2
60.2
59
59.5
61.1
58.9
61.2
61.4
58.2
57.4
56.8
56.9
56.8
57.1
56.3
58.7
57.6
56.6
57.7
58.7
59.2
57.4
56.1
57.9
57
56.7
58.2
59.1
58.5
58.5
57.2
57.4
57.9
57.1

deviation

deviation

from 50 year

from 50 year

average high

average low

8.7

-0.32

-2.73

-3.13

-2.52

-1.63

0.89

-0.02

-1.73

-6.64

0.78

-0.83

1.45

-10.62

-0.73

-0.95

-0.72

-0.43

-1.64

-1.12

-1.93

-3.84

-0.02

-0.93

-2.85

-0.42

-1.03

-2.2

-0.12

-0.83

-1.96

-1.22

-2.13

0.89

2.48

1.07

-1.1

0.98

1.27

9.1

1.98

2.27

1.29

1.88

1.07

4.63

1.98

1.57

-0.08

2.88

3.17

2.64

1.28

0.97

8.45

2.58

3.27

-1.62

2.78

3.47

-1.65

0.48

0.27

1.85

0.58

-0.53

1.28

-0.72

-1.13

-0.07

0.08

-1.03

-6.5

0.58

-1.13

-3.03

0.98

-0.83

3.18

-0.82

-1.63

2.49

2.18

0.77

6.93

0.38

-0.33

-0.9

-0.02

-1.33

6.71

-0.02

-0.23

-3.04

-0.12

0.77

-3.33

1.28

1.27

5.72

-1.72

-0.53

-4.9

-1.92

-1.83

6.58

-0.92

-0.03

-1.87

-2.52

-0.93

-6.1

-2.22

-1.23

-1.15

-0.82

0.27

2.96

-0.12

1.17

3.79

-0.42

0.57

-4.18

0.38

0.57

-5.95

-1.62

-0.73

0.78

-0.32

-0.53

-4.83

-0.02

-0.03

5.95

-1.62

-0.83

2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Average

9.09
6.63
5.57
7.78
9....


Anonymous
I was struggling with this subject, and this helped me a ton!

Studypool
4.7
Trustpilot
4.5
Sitejabber
4.4

Similar Content

Related Tags