Atlas of Probabilities of Surface Temperature Extremes: Part I. Northern Hemisphere

Abstract

A method for calculating warm (cold) temperature extremes during the warmest (coldest) month of the year was developed. Regression analyses were performed for warm (cold) temperature versus an index calculated from a station's monthly mean temperature and mean daily range. Correlation for these regression lines ranges from 0.974 to 0.995. Warm and cold indices, calculated for approximately 2000 Northern Hemisphere stations, were plotted and analyzed. The resulting Northern Hemisphere maps of the 1-, 5-, and 10-percent warm temperatures, and the 1-, 5-, 10-, and 20-percent cold temperatures for the warmest (coldest) month are presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 16, 1976
Accession Number
ADA027640

Entities

People

  • Arthur J. Kantor
  • Paul Tattelman

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Canada
  • Climate Change
  • Continents
  • Design Criteria
  • Geographic Regions
  • Hemispheres
  • High Temperature
  • Isotherms
  • Low Temperature
  • Military Standards
  • North America
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regression Analysis
  • Standards
  • Surface Temperature
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Mathematics or Statistics
  • Oceanography.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.