by the research weather team:lauren gibbs, liam gibbs, mary kershner, ben kail

By the Research Weather Team:Lauren Gibbs, Liam Gibbs, Mary Kershner, Ben Kail

Report on daily weather conditions for a month long time period and discuss the tools we used to collect our weather data

Our challenge….?

To help you better understand weather conditions and ways to track and record them.

Weather Reporting ToolsTools we used:

RulerThermometerBarometerAnemometerPencil, paper, computer, and software

Making an Anemometer2 cardboard strips4 cupsPencilRuler & StaplerScissorsWatch with seconds

hand

Weather data: Recorded October 1 through October 31

October AssignmentsRecorded daily rainfall

and snowfall amounts

Recorded daily high and low temperatures

Recorded daily wind direction and speed at specific times of day

Our Weather Research TeamThe class was divided into Weather Research

Teams (WRT), each being responsible for recording precipitation amounts, temperatures, and wind speed and directions.

Our WRT consisted of Lauren, Liam, Mary and Ben

Precipitation Amount

October Precipitation: Illinois and Pennsylvania

Our FindingsAverage low temperature=58.6

Average high temperature=73.7

Total precipitation=5.9

Weather Reporting TeamFrom Lauren, Liam,

Mary and Ben, this has been our monthly weather report….

Until next time-Thanks!!