data-raw/us-weather-history/README.md

In rudeboybert/fivethirtyeight: Data and Code Behind the Stories and Interactives at 'FiveThirtyEight'

U.S. Weather History

This folder contains 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 | Downloads 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

rudeboybert/fivethirtyeight documentation built on Jan. 1, 2023, 10:17 p.m.