S 4 E 4 WEATHER Atticus Heathscott WEATHER

S 4 E 4: WEATHER Atticus Heathscott

WEATHER INSTRUMENTS v There are 5 weather instruments: thermometer, rain gauge, barometer, wind vane, and anemometer. v Thermometer: Measures the temperature v Rain gauge: Measures how much rain fell v Barometer: Measures Atmospheric pressure v Wind Vane: Shows the direction of the wind v Anemometer: Measures the winds speed

ANALYZE WEATHER MAP v Cooler in Northern US v Warmer in the Western and Eastern States v Hot in the South v Atlanta, 55 average

ANALYZE WEATHER MAP 2 v H-high pressure front v Dry in ME and VA v L-low pressure front v Rain in TN and IN v Snow in MI and OH

WEATHER PROJECTION April 2014 April 2015 April 2016 The average temp was v The average temp v My projection is that 73 degrees F was 75 degrees F it will be around 73 -75 The average v The precipitation degrees precipitation was 5. 28 was 8. 28 in v My projection is that in the precipitation is 5. 00 -8. 00

CLIMATE VS WEATHER climate weather v Climate is how the v Weather is what conditions of atmosphere behaves over the atmosphere change over relatively long time short periods of time v Climate is the average of v In most places, weather can weather over time and space change from minute-to-minute, hour-to-hour, day-to-day, and season-to-season.