IEM Daily Feature
Wednesday, 06 October 2021
Wednesday, 06 October 2021
Partitioning of 70s
Posted: 06 Oct 2021 05:30 AM
One of the common complaints about the spring and fall seasons in Iowa is that they are too short
lived. Sure the fall weather is spectacular at the moment, but most are pessimistic that winter is a few
mere weeks away. A confounding factor is that the seasons are not well defined as summer and winter
like temperatures can both bleed into the spring and fall seasons. Many would agree that having daily
high temperatures in the 70s is excellent fall or spring weather, but how commonly are these
temperatures found during those seasons? The featured chart presents the partitioning of all daily high
temperature observations in the 70s from Des Moines into the four seasons based on calendar months.
And sure enough, the summer months barely beat out spring and fall seasons! The chart also clearly
delineates that these temperatures are not found during winter, so please enjoy them now as the winter
pessimists will soon be right!
Voting:
Good = 14
Bad = 2
Voting:
Good = 14
Bad = 2