Weather Math Student Worksheet

WEATHER MATH STUDENT WORKSHEET

Using the Weather (http://www.weather.com/twc/homepage.twc) website select your own city or a city close by. Record their daily high and low temperature forecasts below.

1) Name of your local city:______________________________________________________

What is the forecasted average high temperature for the week?
Day _____ High =__________ Low = __________
Day _____ High =__________ Low = __________

Day _____ High =__________ Low = __________

Day _____ High =__________ Low = __________

Find the averages and show your work:

Average high =____________ Average low =___________

2) Name of your "other" city:_______________________________________________

What is the forecasted average high temperature for the week?
Day _____ High =__________ Low = __________
Day _____ High =__________ Low = __________

Day _____ High =__________ Low = __________

Day _____ High =__________ Low = __________

Find the averages and show your work:

Average high =________________ Average low =_____________

3) MAKE SOME COMPARISONS Use: < > =

Your town ___________________ high temperature is _______ than your "other" town.
(City Name)

Your town ___________________ low temperature is _______ than your "other" town.
(City Name)

What was the difference between the average high temperature and the average low temperature of your home city?

What was the difference between the average high temperature and the average low temperature of your "other" city?

Which city had the greater difference between high and low temperatures?

Bonus:
Log on to an alternate weather data web site. Make the same calculations for the same general locations that you did on the first web site.

1. Were your results the same?

2. Why do you think variations existed?

3. Search for significant weather alerts. What did you find and where was it located?

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