Phoenix is Very Hot this March [OC]

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    1. Code rpackage ggplot2 using this tutorial on how to recreate Tufte’s graphic Code based on [https://rpubs.com/bradleyboehmke/weather_graphic](https://rpubs.com/bradleyboehmke/weather_graphic)

      Data from `https://www.rcc-acis.org/docs_webservices.html`Station ID used: `PHXthr` (ThreadEx Phoenix Area.

      Normal range is built from historical Phoenix data (1895–2025) for each calendar day the historical mean daily high is calculated and then normal range plots a band of mean ± 2 × standard error. `Standard error is SD` = standard deviation of historical daily highs for that calendar day (across years before 2026) `divided by sqrt of n` = number of historical years available for that day.

    2. Climate change makes it hard to trust climate descriptions when looking for a place to move or visit. 

    3. SeveralBollocks_67 on

      I’ve been to Phoenix a few times for work. I am pissed off at how huge that city is. Why the *fuck* anyone lives there?

    4. maximumutility on

      People who live in places that are miserably cold and wet for 75% of the year shit on places that are miserably hot for 25% of the year.

      I recognize that the point of this post is that Phoenix is getting hotter earlier and the “nice” % of the year is decreasing. But more generally it catches more shit than it deserves from people who live in places with awful weather in the other direction for more days out of the year.

      I think too-cold weather is “normal” for doughy white people and too-hot weather is comparatively unusual

    5. QuantumOverlord on

      Its curious that the temperatures seem to peak at the end of June, that’s really early! Likewise the winter daytime highs are lowest in late December. There is almost no seasonal lag at all in Phoenix!

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