Keep track of winter temperatures like a meteorologist

When someone asks you about winter, one of the first things that pops into your head might be how cold it is!

When determining how cold it has been each winter, scientists look at the average temperature over a period rather than just one day.

See if you can compare the average temperatures from two different weeks by filling in a table like the one below. Make your own chart on a separate piece of paper.

You can get the temperature by looking online or on a smartphone, checking in the newspaper or catching the weather report on TV or the radio.

To calculate the average temperature of the week, add all of the recorded temperatures from the week, and divide that number by 7. You may need a calculator to help you.

Now, compare the temperatures in your town with the coldest months of different locations around the world.

There is usually one month that locals know is the coldest. Even if cities are in the same hemisphere, the month may be different depending on their position on Earth.

Use online research tools to find out what the coldest month of the year is for the following cities.

New York:











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