svanboxel/weather_analysis_us

U.S. weather history visualization

The raw data and code behind the story What 12 Months Of Record-Setting Temperatures Looks Like Across The U.S.

Code

Code file	Description
wunderground_scraper.py	Downloades weather data web pages from Weather Underground
wunderground_parser.py	Parses the weather data from Weather Underground into a flat CSV file
visualize_weather.py	Creates the visualization of the weather data

Data

Column	Description
date	The date of the weather record, formatted YYYY-M-D
actual_mean_temp	The measured average temperature for that day
actual_min_temp	The measured minimum temperature for that day
actual_max_temp	The measured maximum temperature for that day
average_min_temp	The average minimum temperature on that day since 1880
average_max_temp	The average maximum temperature on that day since 1880
record_min_temp	The lowest ever temperature on that day since 1880
record_max_temp	The highest ever temperature on that day since 1880
record_min_temp_year	The year that the lowest ever temperature occurred
record_max_temp_year	The year that the highest ever temperature occurred
actual_precipitation	The measured amount of rain or snow for that day
average_precipitation	The average amount of rain or snow on that day since 1880
record_precipitation	The highest amount of rain or snow on that day since 1880

Source: Weather Underground

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