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Activity 3.2.2

lnterpreting Weather Symbo!s-the visuaI language of

Weather

O bj ectives

To decode symboIs appearing on a surfece weather map and describe weather

COnditions at va「ious Iocations on the map.

Materia!s

. Student Worksheet 3,3,1 Weathe「 SymboIs

・ Student Worksheet 3.3,2 1nterp「eting Weathe「 Symbo!s-Lthe visual language

Of weather (this sheet)

. atlas or othe「 ∪,S. maps showing malor cities

・ pencii

・ Current U.S, Weathe「 map

Proced u「e

十Look at the cu「rent U,S. weathe「 maps and review Activity 3.3,1 and 3.3,2

WOrksheets.

2. Use the symbol key on 3.3.1 to detemine the current s而ace weathe「

COnditions reporfed at each city 9n the !ist.

RuIes fo「 「epresenting cu「「ent conditions on a surface weather map:

・ Each surface station is designated as a circ!e on坤e weathe「 map・

. Cu「rent tempe「ature in degrees Fah「enheit is displayed a=he l1 0’cIock

POSition〇

・ Dew point is disp!ayed at the 8 o’cIock position.

・ Precipitation type is displayed at the 9 o’cIock position〇

・ Air pressure, rePOrted to the nearestfenth of a m輔ba「, is disp!ayed at the l

O’cIock position. To read the air pressure, Place a decimal point between the

SeCOnd and thi「d numbe「,丁hen add a 9 o「 10 to the left so the resulting air

PreSSu「e fal!s between 960 mb and lO50 mb.

. Wind direction is dispぬyed as a shaft extending out from the circIe and

POjnting in the direction from which the wind blows.・ Wind speed is displayed by the numbe「 offeathe「s or a pemant d「awn on the

CIockwise side of the sha札

・ Sky coverage is disp!ayed by the percentage of the circle that is shaded in.

3. F旧n the blank spaces next to each city with the correct values.

Fo「 the fo!!owing cities: AVanta, Chicago, Da!Ias, Denver, Miami, MinneapoIis,

New York, San Francisco, Sea瑚e, Washington鵜and your location if no掴sted!

Ci丁Y �S丁ATE �丁巨問P, �DEWPOINT �WINDSPEED �WiND �A置R �CLOUD

DIRECTiON �PRESSURE �COVER

AtIanta �GA � � � � � �

Chicago �l」 � � � � � �

DaIlas �丁X � � � � � �

Denver �CO � � � � � �

Miami �Fし � � � � � �

Minneapolis �MN � � � � � �

NewYork �NY � � � � � �

San 言r負nいiQnn �CA � � � � � �

Sea軸e �船 � � � � � �

Washington �DC � � � � � �

OURTOWN � � � � � � �

ln your WEATHER!ogs, anSWe「 the following questions:

4. Which city is reco「ding the highest curren=empe「ature?

5. Which city is recording the lowest current temperature?6. Describe the location(S〉 of high p「essure centers and low p「essure centers.

7. Describe the di「ection of wind circulation around any high pressure centers.

8. Describe the di「ection of wind ci「Cu!ation a「Ound any low pressure cente「s.

9. Describe the Iocation(S) of warm fronts, COld f「onts, Stationary f「onts, O「

OCCluded fronts.

10. Which areas of the U葛S. are rece書Vlng PreCipitation? Where is the heaviest

PreCipitation occu面ng?

1 1. Locate the nearest surface repo鵬ng station near your school, Describe the

Weather conditions at that sta[ion.

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