Analysis: temperature variations on January 26th, 1998
This chart shows maximum temperature (red) and minimum (green) over the
previous 24 hour period for Monday, 26th January 1998. The schools with
the highest temperature were in Zimbabwe (24°c) and Cyprus (17°c).
The coldest places were in Finland (-18°c) and Sweden (-14°c).
This can explained by the effect of latitude on temperature. Schools nearer
the equator, where the levels of insolation are higher, are warmer, while
the opposite can be said about the schools in the north. It also shows that
Britain had less variable temperatures (a range of only 3.5°c)
Alex Lewis (Radley College)
