Environmental Science Question
Description
The Weather Service and other groups calculate something called Cooling Degree Days in the summer and Heating Degree Days in the winter. This is done by identifying the high and low temperature for a specific day. First calculate the daily mean temperature. If the daily mean is greater than 65, subtract the base temperature of 65 from it for Cooling Degree Days. If the daily mean is less than 65, take the base temperature of 65 and subtract the daily mean temperature from that, for Heating Degree Days. You can only calculate either heating OR cooling degree days for a specific day. Never both and they can never be negative values.
Use the following high and low temperatures for your calculations:
City A High: 92 Low: 72
City B High: 47 Low: 25
City C High: 73 Low: 34
City D High: 102 Low: 82
City E High: 85 Low: 58
Calculate the daily mean for each of the 5 cities. When you calculate the mean, round up. In other words, if you get 43.5, round it up to 44 so you are using whole numbers.
Calculate either heating or cooling degree days for each of the 5 cities (only one for each day and this is never negative). Be sure to identify whether it is a cooling degree day or heating degree day.
Calculate the daily range of temperature for each of the 5 cities.
When are the daily means highest and when are they lowest? This should be a seasonal distinction.
What conditions would provide a large daily range of temperature? Hint: think about the sky conditions.
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