IEM Daily Feature
Friday, 01 February 2013
Friday, 01 February 2013
Cold Bias
Posted: 01 Feb 2013 05:44 AM
Most of the state is below zero this Friday morning. The featured
chart presents an analysis of the ratio of days above 100 degrees to
days below 0 degrees Fahrenheit. Locations with more days below zero
have the ratio flipped to keep all values positive. Locations in white
are the closest to having equal days above 100 and below 0. Nearly all
of the Midwestern US has many more days below zero and there is a large
gradient over Iowa. Southwestern Iowa has roughly 10 times as many
days below zero than above 100, while Northeastern Iowa is around 100
times as many days! The moral of the story is that the number of days
below zero dwarfs the number of days above 100 for most of the region.
Voting:
Good = 49
Bad = 12
Tags: climate 100
Voting:
Good = 49
Bad = 12
Tags: climate 100