CIESEmath Activity
Unit 1 Lesson 5

What's the temperature usually like in September?

To find out go to http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/cag3/nj.html (Make this page a favorite on your browser.)

Change the appropriate fields so it looks like this:

Change Period : to September and click on SUBMIT. Next answer the following questions.

1. In what years did the 2 lowest temperatures for September occur?


2. Which year has the lowest temperature?


3. In what years did the 3 highest temperatures for September occur?


4. Which year has the highest temperature?


5. In which span of years (1986-1995) or (1996-2004) is the range of temperatures higher?


6. What is the graph telling you about September temperatures in New Jersey?


7. Which year (1986 to 2004) had the most rainfall (precipitation) in September? (Hint: To figure this out you will need to go back to the original webpage and change the Data Type from Mean Temperature to Precipitation.)


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