Introduction to Meteorology Chapter 3 Temperature

Is determined by averaging the 24 hourly readings or by adding the maximum and minimum temperatures for a 24-hour period and dividing by 2.

From the maximum and minimum it is computed by finding the difference between these figures.

Is calculated by adding together the daily means for each day of the month and dividing by the number of days in the month.

Is an average of the 12 monthly means.

Is computed by finding the difference between the warmest and coldest monthly mean temperatures.

Is a line that connects points on a map that have the same temperature.

The amount of temperature change per unit of distance

Is any factor that causes temperatures to vary from place to place and from time to time.

The amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of a substance by 1 degree Celsius

Winds blow from the ocean onto the shore

Prevailing winds blow from the land toward the ocean.