Legit Labs

Microclimate data map Lab 4/9/13 part 1
Every student in the weather class participated in making this Microcliamte data map. We all had a GPS that recorded the location the wind speed wind direction and temp so we could create this map of campus.

MCDM (MicoClimate Data Map) 2

This is showing group 8's wind speed calulations. We took special consdieration when reading data on the bridge, we went down on the trail close to the water as well.

MCDM 3

This map displays the wind speed and wind direction. This data was taken about 4:30pm Friday afternoon.

This is showing the temputer for Eau Claire. Over the bridge to water streert and back under the bridge.

This is our final micro climate data map. Once we put all the data together a man and a machine will pound out the data. You can see that the temp and wind speed really change if you are to just focus on the bridge area.

Graph of Archived Weather Lab 4/16/13

Here you can see the average temp that occurred over a year in Madison, WI.
This graph is part of a lab where we graphed archived weather data and looked for trends.

This line graph shows the average rain fall in Madison, WI over the course of a year. As you can see when comparing with the graph from above they are very similar except for the small decrease in rain fall from June- July.

This graph shows the average temp in Milwaukee, WI over a year. Again we will compare it to the average rain fall and look for trends.

As you can see this varies greatly with the average temp. It seems March and April are very rainy months. It dips down after April but goes right back up again in July and August. It also takes a dive in October as well.

This is a climatology map of Eau Claire over a year of charting the average rain fall and participation there.

This is a climatology map of Minneapolis, MN. It shows the average rain fall and participation there. If you compare it to the map above you can see the participation is fairly similar.

This is a climatology graph of Madison, WI. As you can see, it is simlar to the one for Milwaukee below it. However Madison seems to have gotten more perception.

This is a climatology graph of Milwaukee. The temps were higher in July and August then the perception was.

This is a climatology graph of Superior, WI. As you can see there where comparing it to Milwaukee, Superior had more participation.

This is the Climatology graph of Wausau, WI. The percipation in this year was higher then the temp.

Questions for further review:

1)      Why is it useful to compare your data to more than one of these locations?
You will be able to see the high and low data points and compare or average them. 

2)      What variables may influence differences between those locations and our location?
We receive our weather from them it may be difficult to predict the weather for a place when you have not experienced it your self. 

3)      How might these data vary from your data regarding your data collection techniques? 
Like I said above they will have a different perception on the weather because of their position. 

Microclimate Data Graphs 

These charts show the average rain fall in January and the temp they are comparable to. This is the average for the year until May. Taken from UWEC weather station. 

These charts  have the  rates for February. It rained/snowed a lot in February. And the average temps are all over the board. 

   

These charts are from March. They show the average temp and rain fall for the month. There was no data logged for the 10th so that is why there is a gap in the temp graph.

April had loads of rain. April shows bring may snowstorms? The average temp looks normal for the month as well.