Climate Change Survey


Your Region

City

 

State/Province

 

Country

 

 

General Climate Information

Average Temperature

 

Seasonal Average Temperatures

Fall

Winter

Spring

Summer

Average Precipitation

 

Seasonal Average Precipitation

Fall

Winter

Spring

Summer

Proximity to ocean or large body of water

 

Proximity to large mountain ranges

 

Describe any other climate-related factors that describe your region

 

 

 

Team Member Survey Questions

Name

 

How much time do you spend outdoors?

 

How does your regional climate directly affect your life?  (For example, winter snow allows me to go skiing or spring rain floods soccer fields.)

 

Think about the weather in your region over the past year.  Do you think, based on your observations, the previous year was warmer, colder, drier or wetter than the previous year?

 

Do you think, based on your personal experiences, that the climate in your area is now significantly different from when you were younger?  Explain.

 

 

Adult Volunteer Survey Questions

How long have you lived in the area?

 

What is your occupation?  Has your occupation changed?

 

How much time do you spend outdoors now? 

 

Did you spend more or less time outdoors in the past?

 

How often do you follow weather forecasts?

 

Circle the best answer.

How much would you say your life today is affected by climate?

Significantly

Somewhat

Not at all

How much was your life in the past affected by climate?

Significantly

Somewhat

Not at all

Overall, has your climate changed during your lifetime?

Significantly

Somewhat

Not at all

Compared to the past, today's summer temperatures are:

Much warmer

Somewhat warmer

Same

Somewhat cooler

Much cooler

Not sure

Compared to the past, today's winter temperatures are:

Much warmer

Somewhat warmer

Same

Somewhat cooler

Much cooler

Not sure

Compared to the past, the number of unusually hot days now is:

Much more

Somewhat more

Same

Somewhat fewer

Fewer

Not sure

Compared to the past, the number of unusually cold days now is:

Much more

Somewhat more

Same

Somewhat fewer

Fewer

Not sure

Compared to the past, our climate today is:

Much wetter

Somewhat wetter

Same

Somewhat drier

Much drier

Not sure

Compared to the past, the first frost now occurs:

Much earlier

Somewhat earlier

Same

Somewhat later

Much later

Not sure

Not applicable

Compared to the past, bird migration now occurs:

Much earlier

Somewhat earlier

Same

Somewhat later

Much later

Not sure

Compared to the past, ice breakup now occurs:

Much earlier

Somewhat earlier

Same

Somewhat later

Much later

Not sure

Not applicable

We have more heavy downpours now than in the past.

Strongly  agree

Agree

Disagree

Strongly disagree

Not sure

We have more droughts now than in the past.

Strongly  agree

Agree

Disagree

Strongly disagree

Not sure

We have more snow now compared to the past.

Strongly  agree

Agree

Disagree

Strongly disagree

Not sure

Not applicable