1. Collect precipitation measurements and current, maximum and minimum
temperatures at the GLOBE weather station as often as possible for
December, 1997, and January, February, 1998.
2. Collaborate with the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf and the
Model Secondary School for the Deaf to obtain their average temperatures.
3. Collect data from the National Weather Service in
Jackson, Mississippi; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and
Washington, D.C. for comparison with our data.
4. Use the
Measuring Units Conversion Tables web site
5. Compare this data with averages for these months to determine the
accuracy of forecasts.
(Further research will be done on precipitation and temperatures in
Jackson to determine if there is a marked change from normal that may have
been caused by other El Ninos in the last ten years.
1. Analyze data from the Weather Service for these 3 months going back
ten years.
2. Note other El Nino years during this time and determine if there is a
pattern in climate variations.