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Examples of Meteorological
Data
 
Long-term weather records for Valley, Anglesey, UK, for
the period 1931-2001, histograms indicating the annual
averages, the black line indicating the 5 year moving average: (left)
rainfall; (right) maximum January temperature
(data from Meteorological Office)
 
Short-term weather records for Wainfleet, Lincolnshire,
UK, for the period 10 July to 10 August 2004: (left) daily
rainfall; (right) daily sunshine hours (data from Meteorological Office)
 
Hourly windpeeds recorded at Spurn Point on
26th A wind rose showing
the mean wind and direction
February 1990 (data from Meteorological Office)
recorded at Hemsby between 1981 and 2000
(data from Meteorological Office)
Examples of Tide and Sea Level
Data
 
Tide gauge record for Lowestoft, 1964-2006: (left) monthly and annual averages;
(right) annual average tidal
range, showing the 18 year lunar nodal tidal cycle. Data from PSMSL and NTSLF
 
Extreme tides recorded at Lowestoft, 1964-2006: (left) the 39 tides exceeding 2.0 m
OD; (right) frequency
distribution of tides exceeding 10 cm increments of elevation. Data from PSMSL and NTSLF
Observed (black) and predicted (red) tidal levels recorded
at Lowestoft during the passage
of a storm surge between 30 October and 2 November 2006. Although the maximum
tidal
height was not exceptional, the tide hardly retreated, so that water levels were
constantly
above the predicted level of high tide for approximately 20 hours
Examples of Wave Data
 
A wave rose for recorded from a wave-rider
buoy A wave rose for
modelled offshore waves at a point
situated c. 40 km
south-east of Orford Ness, Suffolk,
48 km east of Southwold, Suffolk, for the
period
with data recorded between 2002 and
2007 (data
1986-1999. Calculated from the Meteorological
from CEEFAS)
Office European Waters Wave Model
Examples of Lake Level
Data
 
Water level records for Lake Coniston, Cumbria, UK: (left)
hourly lake levels for 2004; (right) monthly lake levels
for the period 1969-2004. Data recorded at Brown Howe by the Environment Agency.
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