Meteorology

Meteorology

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Maximum temperature

Weather; Meteorology

The highest temperature reported for a given location during a given period.

Maximum thermometer

Weather; Meteorology

A thermometer so designed that it registers the maximum temperature attained during an interval of time. The liquid-in-glass type of maximum thermometer has a bore that is constricted between the ...

The arithmetic mean of hourly heights observed over some specified period. In the United States, mean sea level is defined as the mean height of the surface of the sea for all stages of the tide over ...

Mean monthly minimum temperature

Weather; Meteorology

Mean of the monthly minimum observed during a specific calendar month over a specific period of years.

Mean monthly maximum temperature

Weather; Meteorology

Mean of the monthly maximum temperatures observed during a specific calendar month over a specific period of years.

Mean map

Weather; Meteorology

Any chart on which isopleths of the mean value of a given meteorological element are drawn. Compare normal chart.

Maximum-wind topography

Weather; Meteorology

The topography of the surface of maximum wind speed. The contours of maximum-wind height form one of the sets of lines on an analysed maximum- wind and shear chart. See maximum-wind level.