Practice questions: Page 3 1. In the chart below, you find meteorological data that was taken at several different New York State airports. Use this data to create station models for each city listed in the table. Temp City ор Dew point Direction Speed Wind Present Air Press. Sky Weather Rochester 69 58 SW 16 1016.9 50% попе Buffalo 60, 45 NE 6 1030.1 10% none Syracuse 70 69 SW 20 998.2 25% drizzle thunder New York 72 72 W 30 986.4 100% Storm Binghamton 71 69 NW 35 999.1 90% sleet Albany 32 32 S 10 1000.0 overcast snow Rochester Buffalo Syracuse Binghamton 000 New York Albany

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1. In the chart below, you find meteorological data that was taken at several different New York State
airports. Use this data to create station models for each city listed in the table.
City
Temp Dew
op point
Wind
Present
Air Press.
Sky
Direction Speed
Weather
Rochester
69
58
SW
16
1016.9
50%
попе
Buffalo
60,
45
NE
6
1030.1
10%
none
Syracuse
70
69
SW
20
998.2
25%
drizzle
thunder
New York
72
72
W
30
986.4
100%
Storm
Binghamton
71
69
NW
35
999.1
90%
sleet
Albany
32
32
S
10
1000.0
overcast
snow
Rochester
Buffalo
Syracuse
О
О
New York
Binghamton
Albany
2. Base your answers to questions a) through c) on the information on the four station models shown
below. The weather data were collected at Niagara Falls, Syracuse, Utica, and New York City at the
same time.
Niagara Falls
Syracuse
Utica
New York City
40
201
45
088
60
998
70
012
+10
+09
-12
-01
25
28
58
61
a) What was the air pressure in Niagara Falls?
b) Explain how the weather conditions shown on the station models suggest that Utica had the
greatest chance of precipitation.
c) New York City was experiencing a wind blowing from the south at 10 knots with bazy conditions
Transcribed Image Text:Practice questions: Page 3 1. In the chart below, you find meteorological data that was taken at several different New York State airports. Use this data to create station models for each city listed in the table. City Temp Dew op point Wind Present Air Press. Sky Direction Speed Weather Rochester 69 58 SW 16 1016.9 50% попе Buffalo 60, 45 NE 6 1030.1 10% none Syracuse 70 69 SW 20 998.2 25% drizzle thunder New York 72 72 W 30 986.4 100% Storm Binghamton 71 69 NW 35 999.1 90% sleet Albany 32 32 S 10 1000.0 overcast snow Rochester Buffalo Syracuse О О New York Binghamton Albany 2. Base your answers to questions a) through c) on the information on the four station models shown below. The weather data were collected at Niagara Falls, Syracuse, Utica, and New York City at the same time. Niagara Falls Syracuse Utica New York City 40 201 45 088 60 998 70 012 +10 +09 -12 -01 25 28 58 61 a) What was the air pressure in Niagara Falls? b) Explain how the weather conditions shown on the station models suggest that Utica had the greatest chance of precipitation. c) New York City was experiencing a wind blowing from the south at 10 knots with bazy conditions
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