A local meteorologist reports the day’s weather.

Question

"Currently sunny outside, 34°F. Skies will become overcast later this afternoon, as temperatures drop to 25°F, with windy conditions out of the north at 10–15 miles per hour. Radar indicates 2–3 inches of snow expected to fall later tonight.”

Which information is qualitative?
These are non-numerical, descriptive data.
These are numerical data that have been measured.

“sunny”
“25°F”
“2–3 inches of snow”
“10–15 miles per hour”

Answer 1

The qualitative information from the meteorologist's report is:

• “sunny”

This is a non-numerical, descriptive term.

The other items listed are numerical data:

• “25°F” (numerical data)
• “2–3 inches of snow” (numerical data)
• “10–15 miles per hour” (numerical data)