weather

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Have you been to these places? Death Valley Antarctica Palau Washington State

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Weather Affects Everybody Remember this?

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Have you experienced this? Probably not in San Diego

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Have you seen a tornado? Again, probably not in San Diego Click on picture to play movie

Where is this likely to happen?: 

Where is this likely to happen? http://www.noaa.org Click on picture to play movie

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Where can you do this? This is actually California!

And the point is…: 

And the point is… From fires… to lightning… to tornados… to hurricanes… to your local surf report… Weather affects all of us… sometimes in dramatic ways

We live in a country where…: 

We live in a country where… On any given day temperatures can vary by more than 100 degrees 80° in Key West, Florida and -40° in Kalispell, Montana Average rainfall in the same state (Hawaii) can vary from less than 6 inches per year up to nearly 500 inches per year Pretty neat isn’t it!

But how much do we really know about weather/climate?: 

But how much do we really know about weather/climate? Perceptions of people from other countries of USA weather? Perceptions of people from USA of weather in other states? Perceptions of people about weather in other parts of the same state? Why does everybody think Californians run around in flip flops and bikinis all day long?

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At least the one we will be investigating

How Do Climates Differ Across the Country?: 

How Do Climates Differ Across the Country? San Francisco

How Do Climates Differ Across the Country?: 

How Do Climates Differ Across the Country? Colorado Springs

How Do Climates Differ Across the Country?: 

How Do Climates Differ Across the Country? Dodge City

How Do Climates Differ Across the Country?: 

How Do Climates Differ Across the Country? Norfolk

Why investigate San Francisco, Colorado Springs, Dodge City, and Norfolk?: 

Why investigate San Francisco, Colorado Springs, Dodge City, and Norfolk? Same Latitude

What do we expect of the climate among these four cities? : 

What do we expect of the climate among these four cities? All approximately 38° N latitude Expect approximately the same weather San Francisco and Virginia Beach near ocean Might expect similarities All relatively close to sea level (except Colorado Springs) Might expect similarities

What do we expect of the weather among these four cities? : 

What do we expect of the weather among these four cities? Pacific Ocean vs. Mountains (high elevation) vs. Plains (not near any body of water) vs. Atlantic Ocean So we might expect some differences But what will the differences be?

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We will focus in on temperature trends only…

Temperature Trends of Four cities?: 

Temperature Trends of Four cities? Which city has the highest yearly average temperature? Which city gets hottest in the summer? Which city has the lowest yearly average temperature? Which city gets coldest in the winter? Why? Why? Why?

What we need to do…: 

What we need to do… Find temperature data online Let’s find average monthly temperatures for each city Use a spreadsheet to analyze our data Calculate yearly average for each city Create appropriate graphs of our data