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Daily and Seasonal Weather

Looking for Weather Patterns

Meteorologists record weather conditions every day. They use past weather data to look for patterns. Patterns in temperature and precipitation help meteorologists predict weather for next week, next month, and next year.

Predict

This image shows weather for a week. The temperature data is for July 28 through August 3.
weekly weather forecast
Sunday the 28th: sunny and 90 degrees; Monday the 29th: mostly cloudy and 93 degrees; Tuesday the 30th: thunderstorms and 94 degrees; Wednesday the 31st: mostly cloudy and 88 degrees; Thursday the 1st: mostly cloudy and 90 degrees; Friday the 2nd: sunny and 87 degrees; Saturday the 3rd: sunny and 90 degrees

What temperature do you think it will be on August 4? Why do you think so?

You can also do research to find the temperatures for the same week last year and earlier years. Altogether, that data can help you predict if temperatures for the same week next year will probably be close to 90°F.

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