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Weather data and climate analysis
How Wacky Has LA's Weather Been in 2019? These Charts Help Explain
The famously temperate* weather in Los Angeles just can't quite figure itself out this year. This year brought "Snowing in Calabasas!", which was part of the "February to remembrrr", and...
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It's Been a Hot Summer, Down Under
My family is vacationing this week in Mosman, Australia, a harbourside Sydney suburb near Balmoral Beach known for its family friendly attractions and boutique shops. This place is a great...
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Seoul's Steamy Summer (Updated)
Note: I followed my wife, a foreign correspondent for NPR News, to Seoul last year. This is one of a series of posts exploring our adopted country's demographics, politics and...
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Are People in Colder Countries Taller? (Continued...)
Earlier this week I posted two scatterplots examining the relationship between a country's average temperature and its male residents' average height. The data show some correlation, but there probably are...
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Are People in Colder Countries Taller?
I got married in Amsterdam. One thing I remember most about my time in The Netherlands is the obvious height of the locals. Both men and women, generally, are quite...
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Someday I'll Say Goodbye to Seoul. I Might Miss the Weather.
Note: I followed my wife, a foreign correspondent for NPR News, to Seoul last year. This is one of a series of posts exploring our adopted country's demographics, politics and...
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Charting a Sky-High Electricity Bill
What of the biggest surprises about moving to Seoul, South Korea — aside from the impenetrable language and other cultural adjustments — was the pricey cost of electricity. The monthly power bills...
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Map: Where Zika-Carrying Mosquitoes Might Appear in the United States
U.S. Health officials are investigating the possibility that the Zika virus could be spread through sex, The New York Times reports. If confirmed, this development could seriously complicate efforts to...
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DC, Seoul Share Similar Climate — Until The Summer Rains Come
As I noted yesterday, we can expect similar weather here in Seoul as we experienced in Washington, D.C., where we lived until earlier this month. The two capital cities are...
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How's The Weather In Seoul? Pretty Temperate. (Sorry, Austin Friends)
How's the weather in our new home, Seoul? Turns out it's not much different than our former home, Washington, D.C. High/low temperatures charted...
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D.C.'s Snowy Winter (Ugh, In One Chart)
It's been a bit more wintry in Washington, D.C., this winter. More so than usual, as one might guess from today's snowfall. The average annual snowfall total in the last...
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Mapping 'Your Warming World'
New Scientist has published a fascinating interactive map related to increasing global temperatures over time: The graphs and maps all show changes relative to average temperatures for the three decades...
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Mapping The White (Day After) Christmas
Here in D.C. we woke today to a surprise coat of snow/sleet, the first significant wintry mix of the season. Apparently, the precipitation came from a massive storm that's dumped rain...
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Humidity, Sunshine Across The U.S.
With summer winding down, I wondered: How much does the amount of sunshine and humidity vary among U.S. cities? First, this map shows the average percentage of possible sunshine by...
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Mapping Wildfire Danger
Our latest work project transforms the static federal wildfire danger forecast into an interactive map. We released it today: Users can view the full country map or find their location...
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Mapping The U.S. Drought
A viz from work: Texas experienced its worst drought on record last year. Now that the state is seeing some relief, drought conditions have consumed more than half the United...
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BRB
Escaping the heat to visit Montreal this weekend. See you Monday.
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A Below-Average Birthday
Today's my birthday, and the weather is great. What's it been like for past birthdays, I wondered. The answer: All over the place (sort of like my parents' moving choices)....
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Mapping Drought Conditions
USA Today reports that the country hasn’t been this “dry” in five years: Still reeling from devastating drought that led to at least $10 billion in agricultural losses across Texas...
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Mapping Surface Wind
Hint.fm visualizes surface wind from the National Digital Forecast Database:
View larger, live version and archive.
H/T @blettenberger
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Our Warm Januaries
Last month was the fourth-warmest January in the contiguous United States on record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. This chart shows three decades of Januaries. Red bars...
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Houston's Record Weather Year
Great work by the Houston Chronicle’s graphics director, Jay Carr:
Larger version | Via Eric ‘SciGuy’ Berger
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A Warmer Winter For Some
These maps capture the warm winter we’re experiencing in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast states. The top map shows the average temperature so far this December. The bottom map shows how...
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