Created by Debbie Stewart

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Weather Map Math

• Created by Debbie Stewart
• Kincaid Elementary

Georgia Performance Standards S4E4, M4N7, M4P1,
M4P4, ELA4W1, ELA4W4, ELA4C1
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Table of Contents

• Review of weather map features
• Temperature
• Fronts
• Forecasts
• Precipitation
• Sunrise and Sunset
• Weather map problem solving

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Remember that a weather map like this one gives
us a lot of information.
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A weather map can give high and low temperatures
for local cities as well as places all over the
world.

• The map we are using tells temperature in
  degrees Fahrenheit.
• High and low temperatures are usually shown this
  way 85 / 72

Which is the high temperature? Which is the low
temperature?
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Weather maps show warm fronts and cold fronts.

• Warm fronts are indicated by a red line like
  this
• Cold fronts are indicated by a blue line like
  this

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Weather maps give us forecasts which let us know
what the weather is likely to be like in the
coming days.
What is the forecast for Atlanta today?
Lets find out!
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Weather maps can show us where precipitation is
likely to fall.
Do you remember what precipitation is?
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Weather maps can even give us the times that the
sun will rise and set in our area.
Remember that the sunrise time will be A.M.
Remember that the sunset time will be P.M.
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Nowlets use these weather facts to help sharpen
our math skills

• Hail forms during strong thunderstorms when rain
  becomes frozen in powerful winds. The heaviest
  hailstone ever found weighed 1 ½ pounds. How many
  ounces did it weigh?

Hint There are 16 ounces in a pound.
Answer It weighed 24 ounces.
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The table shows the amount of rainfall in Georgia
for January May. What is the total amount of
rainfall for these months?
Answer 22.34 inches
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Look at the graph below. Which city had the
coldest average temperatures for January?
Answer Chicago
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To be classified as a hurricane, a storm must
have at least 74 mph winds. Tropical Storm Dennis
currently has a wind speed of 56 mph. How much
stronger will the winds need to be before it
becomes a hurricane?
Answer It needs to be 18 mph faster.
Lets watch this video from National Geographic
which explains how a hurricane forms.
video
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The forecast for tomorrows weather gave the
probability of a partly cloudy day as 50. Look
at the pie graph and determine the probability
for sunny weather tomorrow.
Answer 25 probability of sunny weather.
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Tourists like to gather at the Grand Canyon to
watch the sunset. The sun will be setting at 834
P.M., but the crowd gathers at 812 P.M. How long
do they have to wait?
Answer 22 minutes
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Now it is time to write your own weather map math
problem.