GATE CE 2020 Set 2 — Question 43
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For the hottest month of the year at the proposed airport site, the monthly mean of the average daily temperature is . The monthly mean of the maximum daily temperature is for the same month of the year. From the given information, the calculated Airport Reference Temperature (in ), is
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Solution
The Airport Reference Temperature () is calculated using the standard formula:where:
- is the monthly mean of the average daily temperature for the hottest month.
- is the monthly mean of the maximum daily temperature for the same month.
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