National Sky Awareness Week is coming April 23 - 29, 2000
Weather data for Uncas School, Ardrossan, Alberta, Canada
Carlee Hurl - teacher
Writing to Uncas School
NOTE: Data at this site has not yet been quality controlled; use data for class activities and Sky Awareness Week-related projects only.
listing of codes used in the data table which follows
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date / time |
all times are local (will address Daylight Savings Time in the Spring) |
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cloud cover (1/8ths) |
pizza piece approach, estimated |
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cloud type(s) |
CI = cirrus / CS = cirrostratus / CC=cirrocumulus AS = altostratus / AC = altocumulus ST = stratus / CU = cumulus / SC = stratocumulus / CB = cumulonimbus |
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weather |
R = Rain / Sn = Snow / Sh = Showers / I = Ice Pellets / ZR = Freezing Rain D = Drizzle / T = Thunderstorm / C = Cloudy / PC = Partly Cloudy / S = Sunny |
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temperature |
in degrees Fahrenheit (US); in degrees Celsius (Canada) Conversion is F = 1.8 *C + 32 or C = 5/9 *(F-32) |
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dew point |
in degrees Fahrenheit (US); in degrees Celsius (Canada) |
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wind |
direction from which the wind is blowing; Beaufort scale value |
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UV |
Sunsor UV meter values (~ 9 Sunsor units = 1 NWS/EPA unit) |
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sunrise / moonrise / etc |
all times are local (will address Daylight Savings Time in the Spring) |
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remarks |
anything else students wish to add |
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observer(s) |
credit where credit is due!!! |
Weather data for Uncas School, Ardrossan, Alberta, Canada
Carlee Hurl - teacher
5th grade weatherwatchers
Latitude 53 N - Longitude 113 W - Elevation 668 meters
NOTE: Data at this site has not yet been quality controlled; use of data is for class activities and Sky Awareness Week-related projects only.
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Date / Time |
cloud cover (1/8ths) |
cloud type(s) |
weather |
temp |
dew point |
wind |
UV |
Sunrise / moonrise/ etc. |
remarks |
weather watchers |
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1/28/99 1:40pm |
4/8 Nantucket Sound |
ST |
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-2 C 28 F |
Southwest Beaufort 2 (9km/hr) |
2 |
Matt D. & Ashley M. | |||
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1/27/99 1:39pm |
6/8 Marblehead |
ST |
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-4 C 24F |
Southeast Beaufort 1 (6km/hr) |
3 |
Stephen F. & Amanda C. |
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1/26/99 ?? |
Rolling Fog |
ST |
snow |
-3 C 26F |
Southeast Beaufort 1 (6km/hr) |
1 |
Matt D. & Ashley M. | |||
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1/22/99 12:36pm |
8/8 Tin Star |
ST |
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-13 C 15 F |
Northeast Beaufort 1 (6km/hr) |
1 |
Very cold! Wind chill-18C |
Sarah & Justin L. |
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1/21/99 12:38pm |
8/8 Tin Star |
ST |
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-10 C 14 F |
East Beaufort 1 (3km/hr) |
1 |
Wind chill-11C |
Amanda & Mat |
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1/20/99 12:38pm |
8/8 Tin Star |
ST |
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-11 C 12 F |
Northwest Beaufort 1 (3km/hr) |
0 |
Wind chill-11C |
Amanda & Mat |
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1/19/99 1:35pm |
8/8 Tin Star |
ST |
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-9 C 16 F |
Southeast Beaufort2 (11km/hr) |
4 |
Wind chill-15C |
Amanda & Mat |
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1/18/99 12:54pm |
8/8 Tin Star |
ST |
snow |
-9 C 16 F |
East Beaufort 3 (16km/hr) |
0 |
It is cold out. There are small snow flakes starting to fall. Wind chill-15C |
Amanda & Mat |
***Comments from the kids***
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