Geography 103:  Weather

Exercise 1.  Current weather at CSUN.

 

 

The geography department at CSUN runs several weather stations throughout Southern California, including ones on the campus, at the Getty Center, and on San Clemente Island.  There is a link to weather station information from the geography home page at http://www.csun.edu/geography/

 

The current weather conditions at CSUN can also be found by calling 818-677-5628.  In this exercise you should use this phone number to complete the attached data sheet.  Make sure you listen and record the units in addition to the data values.  In some cases you are asked to convert the units.  Use your textbook to help you make these conversions.

CSUN Weather Data.

Phone: 818-677-5628

Name:                                                             Date:                                       Time:

 

Current air temperature

(°F)

(°C)

Last 24-hour high temperature

(°F)

(°C)

Last 24-hour low temperature

(°F)

(°C)

Last 24-hour total precipitation

 

 

Relative humidity

 

 

Dew point temperature

(°F)

(°C)

Barometric pressure

(inches Hg)

(mb)

Current wind speed

 

 

Wind direction

(in °)

(by letters, eg. N,SW etc.)

UV sunburn index

 

 

 

Developed by G-Y Lin, Geography Dept., CSUN