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| Fig 1: Weather people. |
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Weather
forecasters use observations from all over the world
to work out what weather to expect next.
Weather observers are the people
whose jobs it is to read the rain gauges and thermometers. |
| Fig 2: Man using keyboard. |
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Weather
forecasters use computers to help them work out what
all the information means and then make a forecast.
Weather presenters tell us about the weather on
TV and radio. |
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Fig 3: Lady using keyboard. |
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Ship's Officers
collect information about the weather at sea.
Farmers need to know about the weather so they can
sow their seeds and harvest their crops at the right
time. |
| Fig 4: Weather presenter. |
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Fishermen
and sailors must be able to avoid bad weather as
they may be out at sea for several days.
Airline pilots need to know where the winds are
blowing and if there are any storms about.
The police often have to warn people if there is going
to be very bad weather. |
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Fig 5: Sailor at the helm.. |
Key words
| Fishing boat |
Scientist |
Television |
| Pilot |
Weather report |
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Things to do
A weather game.
You will need:
- some small piece of card;
- paper clips;
- a strong magnet;
- a thin stick;
- a long piece of string;
- sticky tape;
- scissors.
Make some weather symbols out of the card
to show the sun, rain, snow, wind, storm and five clouds.
Fix a paperclip to the back of each symbol
using some sticky tape.
Tie the magnet to the string. Fix the
string to the stick. Now go weather fishing!
Sun – 5 points
Rain – 4 points
Wind – 3 points
Storm – 2 points
Snow – 1 point
Clouds – 0 points
Each person takes it in turns
to catch a symbol. The one with the highest number
of points at the end is the winner. |
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Fig 6: Playing the weather game. |
For the record
For several weeks, keep a weather diary
of the weather each day. How many days were sunny, cloudy
and rainy?
Did you know?
On 16 August 2004, Boscastle in Cornwall
was flooded, with about 75 mm of rain falling in under
two hours.
In August 2005, hurricane Katrina hit
New Orleans in the USA, and is believed to have killed
about 1,500 people and caused over £150 billion worth
of damage.
The largest hailstone ever recorded
fell in Aurora, Nebraska, USA on 22 June 2003. It had a 17.8
cm diameter and a circumference of 47.6 cm.
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