IEM Daily Feature
Monday, 03 July 2017
Monday, 03 July 2017
June Sigma Departures
Posted: 03 Jul 2017 05:26 AM
With the calendar now saying July, it is a good time to look back on June in Iowa. The
featured chart compares June growing degree day and precipitation departures for a
statewide Iowa average value. These departures are expressed in terms of standard
deviations (sigma) from the mean. This allows for a comparison between variables that have
different units of measure, but have similar statistical distributions. The value for 2017 came
in just above average for GDDs and below average for precipitation. Years that are on the
fringes of the plot are labelled as well.
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Voting:
Good = 6
Bad = 0
Abstain = 1
Tags: jun