The Czech Republic's climate. The Czech Republic lies in a temperate climate zone with pleasantly mild summers and winters with only moderate amounts of precipitation. The average annual temperature ranges from 5.5C (42F ) to 10C (50F ), but temperatures are lower in the mountains.
Linear vs logarithmic scales. 1  Human hearing is better measured on a logarithmic scale than a linear scale. 2  On a linear scale, a change between two values is perceived on the basis of the difference between the values.  On a logarithmic scale, a change between two values is perceived on the basis of the ratio of the two values.
Since a logarithmic scale is based on multiplicative factors, each magnitude corresponds to a factor of the 5th root of 100, or 2.512, in intensity. The magnitude scale is thus a logarithmic scale in base 1001/5 = 2.512. The following table illustrates the point. Table 2: Magnitudes and intensity.