1. In which region of Pennsylvania do you live? Region 1 Region 2 Region 3 Region 4 Region 5 Region 6 Region 7 Region 8 Region 9 Region 10 Please find your county on the map. According to the color of your county and the number corresponding to that color in the table below the map, select the answer above that represents your region. 2. What is your age? 6 - 13 years old 14 - 17 years old 18 - 24 years old 25 - 39 years old 40 - 55 years old 56 and older 3. How often do you watch Weather World ? Almost always 3 or more times a week 1 or 2 times per week A few times per month Rarely 4. Why do you watch Weather World ? I want to know the weather forecast I am interested in what causes the weather I want to become a meteorologist Weather is my hobby Other 5. How accurate do you feel Weather World forecasts are overall? Less than 25% correct 25% to 50% correct 50% to 75% correct 75% to 90% correct More than 90% correct 6. How much does a change in the weather affect your daily routine? Not at all Once in a while A few times each month A few times each week Every day 7. When you change your plans because of the weather is your decision influenced more by: the weather you see outside the weather forecast 8. How accurate do you feel the forecasts of snow accumulations generally are? Usually off by more than four inches Usually within 2 to 4 inches Usually within 1 to 3 inches Usually off by less than an inch 9. In a six hour time period, which of the following snowfall rates would produce the most snowfall? Light snow Periods of snow Snow squalls Snow showers Occasional snow 10. In a six hour time period, which of the following rainfall rates would produce the most rain? Periods of rain Light rain Showers Occasional showers 11. Comparing each weather term within each pair, choose which term from each pair that represents more sunshine: (A) 1. partly sunny 2. partly cloudy (B) 1. interval of sun and clouds 2. variable clouds (C) 1. some sunshine 2. some cloudiness (D) 1. increasing clouds 2. partial clearing The following questions refer to program features currently airing. 12. Of the following features that are airing now, which one do you like the best? Monday's Weather Review Climate Watch Friday's 12 Day Trends Farmer's Almanac 13. Of the following features that are airing now, which do you like the least? Monday's Weather Review Climate Watch Friday's 12 Day Trends Farmer's Almanac 14. If you could see more emphasis on any one region, which of the following would it be? Individual Pennsylvania cities Major cities in Pennsylvania Major cities in the Northeast Major cities in the United States Major cities around the world 15. If you could see a review of past weather, would you most want a: daily review weekly review monthly review quarterly review ( Jan. - Mar., etc.) seasonal review (winter, spring, summer, fall) 16. The following is a list of topics under consideration for future features. Please rank each topic in order of least interesting to most interesting; [1] as the least interesting and [6] as the most interesting. Comparing current weather with past weather Trends in the weather Reviewing accuracy of our daily forecasts Reviewing accuracy of our long range forecasts A regular "Weather on the Internet" feature Weather World Classics 17. If you could change Weather World , what would you want? 30-minute long program Weather World feature videos Weather World on the weekends 18. What do you find to be the most useful on Weather World? Satellite Images Radar Images Temperature Maps 19. If you had $10 to $20 to spend on a weather hobby, would you: buy a weather CD-ROM for the computer purchase connect time on a database go to a weather seminar buy an inexpensive weather instrument 20. If you wanted to know more about how the weather works, which of the following would you be interested in? Courses on the internet Instructional CD-ROM An e-mail tutorial on the weather A listing of recommended texts all of the above
Region 1 Region 2 Region 3 Region 4 Region 5 Region 6 Region 7 Region 8 Region 9 Region 10
Please find your county on the map. According to the color of your county and the number corresponding to that color in the table below the map, select the answer above that represents your region.
2. What is your age?
6 - 13 years old 14 - 17 years old 18 - 24 years old 25 - 39 years old 40 - 55 years old 56 and older
3. How often do you watch Weather World ?
Almost always 3 or more times a week 1 or 2 times per week A few times per month Rarely
4. Why do you watch Weather World ?
I want to know the weather forecast I am interested in what causes the weather I want to become a meteorologist Weather is my hobby Other
5. How accurate do you feel Weather World forecasts are overall?
Less than 25% correct 25% to 50% correct 50% to 75% correct 75% to 90% correct More than 90% correct
6. How much does a change in the weather affect your daily routine?
Not at all Once in a while A few times each month A few times each week Every day
7. When you change your plans because of the weather is your decision influenced more by:
the weather you see outside the weather forecast
8. How accurate do you feel the forecasts of snow accumulations generally are?
Usually off by more than four inches Usually within 2 to 4 inches Usually within 1 to 3 inches Usually off by less than an inch
9. In a six hour time period, which of the following snowfall rates would produce the most snowfall?
Light snow Periods of snow Snow squalls Snow showers Occasional snow
10. In a six hour time period, which of the following rainfall rates would produce the most rain?
Periods of rain Light rain Showers Occasional showers
11. Comparing each weather term within each pair, choose which term from each pair that represents more sunshine:
(A) 1. partly sunny 2. partly cloudy (B) 1. interval of sun and clouds 2. variable clouds (C) 1. some sunshine 2. some cloudiness (D) 1. increasing clouds 2. partial clearing
The following questions refer to program features currently airing.
12. Of the following features that are airing now, which one do you like the best?
Monday's Weather Review Climate Watch Friday's 12 Day Trends Farmer's Almanac
13. Of the following features that are airing now, which do you like the least?
14. If you could see more emphasis on any one region, which of the following would it be?
Individual Pennsylvania cities Major cities in Pennsylvania Major cities in the Northeast Major cities in the United States Major cities around the world
15. If you could see a review of past weather, would you most want a:
daily review weekly review monthly review quarterly review ( Jan. - Mar., etc.) seasonal review (winter, spring, summer, fall)
16. The following is a list of topics under consideration for future features. Please rank each topic in order of least interesting to most interesting; [1] as the least interesting and [6] as the most interesting.
Comparing current weather with past weather Trends in the weather Reviewing accuracy of our daily forecasts Reviewing accuracy of our long range forecasts A regular "Weather on the Internet" feature Weather World Classics
17. If you could change Weather World , what would you want?
30-minute long program Weather World feature videos Weather World on the weekends
18. What do you find to be the most useful on Weather World?
Satellite Images Radar Images Temperature Maps
19. If you had $10 to $20 to spend on a weather hobby, would you:
buy a weather CD-ROM for the computer purchase connect time on a database go to a weather seminar buy an inexpensive weather instrument
20. If you wanted to know more about how the weather works, which of the following would you be interested in?
Courses on the internet Instructional CD-ROM An e-mail tutorial on the weather A listing of recommended texts all of the above
