Geog 202 – Geography of Long Island
Nassau Community College
Spring 2017
Weather & Climate
Climate Classification – Internet Resources
Climate Data
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/data-access has climate data from thousands of sites throughout the world. These include
monthly averages for temperature, precipitation and pressure.
Search for the city and town name you are interested in.
Go to https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/data-access . In the search box, type Climate Normals. Select the first return, Climate
Normals | National Centers for Environmental ... On the climate normals page, select 1981–2010 U.S. Climate Normals.
On the data access page, select Search Tool. Make sure the Monthly Normals tab is selected. From there you can
navigate to the locations listed below. Click on the View Station Details & View Station Report links to find the
information needed to fill in the information below.
For each weather station, fill in the appropriate information.
Note the following climate information for the following locations:
Place Name:___Mineola, Nassau County____________________________________
Latitude:_______________
Longitude: _______________
Average Annual Temperature:
Annual Temperature Range (warmest month – coldest month): :_____________(°F)
Coldest Month:___________
Temperature:_____________(°F)
Warmest Month:___________
Temperature:_____________(°F)
Average Annual Rainfall:___________(mm)
Wettest Month:___________
Rainfall:__________(mm)
Driest Month:___________
Rainfall:__________(mm)
Climate Classification:___________
Where and when was this data compiled?
Place Name:_____New York LaGuardia_____________________________
Latitude:_______________
Longitude: _______________
Average Annual Temperature:
Annual Temperature Range (warmest month – coldest month): :_____________(°F)
Coldest Month:___________
Temperature:_____________(°F)
Warmest Month:___________
Temperature:_____________(°F)
Average Annual Rainfall:___________(mm)
Wettest Month:___________
Rainfall:__________(mm)
Driest Month:___________
Rainfall:__________(mm)
Climate Classification:___________
Where and when was this data compiled?
Place Name:___Patchogue, NY_______________________
Latitude:_______________
Longitude: _______________
Average Annual Temperature:
Annual Temperature Range (warmest month – coldest month): :_____________(°F)
Coldest Month:___________
Temperature:_____________(°F)
Warmest Month:___________
Temperature:_____________(°F)
Average Annual Rainfall:___________(mm)
Wettest Month:___________
Rainfall:__________(mm)
Driest Month:___________
Rainfall:__________(mm)
Climate Classification:___________
Where and when was this data compiled?
1. For the next location, find an interior location within the continental United States at the same latitude as Long
Island (between 40° and 41° north latitude). Identity the place name and complete the table below.
Place Name:_______________________________________
Latitude:_______________
Longitude: _______________
Average Annual Temperature:
Annual Temperature Range (warmest month – coldest month): :_____________(°F)
Coldest Month:___________
Temperature:_____________(°F)
Warmest Month:___________
Temperature:_____________(°F)
Average Annual Rainfall:___________(mm)
Wettest Month:___________
Rainfall:__________(mm)
Driest Month:___________
Rainfall:__________(mm)
Climate Classification:___________
2. For the next location, find a west coast location within the continental United States at the same latitude as
Long Island (between 40° and 41° north latitude). Identity the place name and complete the table below.
Place Name:_______________________________________
Latitude:_______________
Longitude: _______________
Average Annual Temperature:
Annual Temperature Range (warmest month – coldest month): :_____________(°F)
Coldest Month:___________
Temperature:_____________(°F)
Warmest Month:___________
Temperature:_____________(°F)
Average Annual Rainfall:___________(mm)
Wettest Month:___________
Rainfall:__________(mm)
Driest Month:___________
Rainfall:__________(mm)
Climate Classification:___________
Complete the climographs for the locations below. Using the same data needed for the above answers, plot the
minimum average temperatures (RED), maximum average temperatures (RED), average monthly temperature (BLACK)
and precipitation (BLUE bar graph).
Mineola, Nassau County
New York LaGuardia
Patchogue, NY
Same Latitude Location – Continental United States:_____________________
Same Latitude Location – West Coast of the United States:_____________________
Syracuse, NY
What is the impact of global climate change for Long Island? What are the threats?
How has the distance from the coast relative to the recording stations above affected the climate at each of these
locations (refer back to what we covered in class)?
What is the impact of sound effect and ocean effect snow on Long Island?
What is the impact of a northerly path versus a southerly path for winter storms on Long Island? Explain.