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WEATHER STATION MODELS

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WHAT IS A WEATHER STATION MODEL?

  • A model that uses SYMBOLS that plot a number of WEATHER ELEMENTS in a small space on a weather map.

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HAND OUT

CHEAT SHEET

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SIMPLIFIED MODEL�MUST USE CHART FOR SYMBOLS*

  • TEMPERATURE

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  • CURRENT WEATHER*

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  • DEW POINT
  • BAROMETRIC PRESSURE (last 3 numbers – no point)

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  • BAROMETER TENDENCY LAST 3 HOURS*

CLOUD COVER*

WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED*

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OR 1013.8

BBBARO

BAROMETER TENDENCY LAST 3 HOURS

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What’s the weather like in….?

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      • TEMP: 550F
      • DEW POINT: 370F
      • SKY: 25% cloud cover
      • BP: 1013.8 mb
      • BP TENDENCY: RISING
      • WIND SPEED: 20 knots
      • WIND DIRECTION: SW
      • CURRENT WEATHER: STEADY MODERATE RAIN

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Practice

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      • TEMP: 330F
      • DEW POINT: 250F
      • SKY: 100% cloud cover
      • BP: 989.3 mb
      • BP TENDENCY: FALLING
      • WIND SPEED: 35 knots
      • WIND DIRECTION: N
      • CURRENT WEATHER: HAIL

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Practice

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      • TEMP:
      • DEW POINT:
      • SKY:
      • BP:
      • BP TENDENCY:
      • WIND SPEED:
      • WIND DIRECTION:
      • CURRENT WEATHER:

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Practice

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Weather Station Model REVIEW

With the person next to you, DRAW the station model on your whiteboard.

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      • TEMP: 800F
      • WIND DIRECTION: SE
      • DEW POINT: 700F
      • BP: 997.3 mb
      • SKY: OVERCAST
      • BP TENDENCY: FALLING
      • WIND SPEED: 25 knots
      • CURRENT WEATHER: MILD RAIN THUNDERSTORM

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      • TEMP: 630F
      • WIND DIRECTION: NW
      • DEW POINT: 420F
      • BP: 1012.4 mb
      • SKY: CLEAR
      • BP TENDENCY: STEADY
      • WIND SPEED: 5 knots
      • CURRENT WEATHER: NONE

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      • TEMP:
      • DEW POINT:
      • SKY:
      • BP:
      • BP TENDENCY:
      • WIND SPEED:
      • WIND DIRECTION:
      • CURRENT WEATHER:

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•25% cloud cover

•WEST wind at 5 KNOTS

•TEMP: 770F

•STEADY barometer

•999.2 mb

•DEW POINT: 450F

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•OVERCAST sky

•DEW POINT: 240F

•FALLING barometer

•NW wind at 15 knots

•BAROMETER: 1001.0 mb

•TEMP: 380F

•CURRENT WEATHER: intermittent light snow

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