What happens when a storm comes?

 

Observing Temperature

Is it hot or cold outside? Do storms come when it's hot or cold? Can you use the temperature to predict the weather? What is the hottest month of the year? You can use your body to tell if it's hot or cold, but you can use the tools below to measure the temperature exactly and keep a temperature record.

Hot and Cold

Thermometer

 

What is the exact temperature? What time of day is the hottest or coldest? CLICK on the button to the left to learn how to read a thermometer in degrees Fahrenheit and centigrade.

 

 

 

Graph .

 

Which months are the coolest where you live? Which are the warmest? When hurricanes form in the Atlantic, is it warm or cold outside your house? What other patterns can you detect in temperature? CLICK on the button to the left to make a temperature graph

 


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