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actually well-earned?</p>
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<h2 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id=examining-other-cities>Examining other cities<a href=#examining-other-cities class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Examining other cities" title="Direct link to Examining other cities"></a></h2>
<p>After taking some time to explore how the weather in North Carolina stacked up over the past years, I was interested in doing the same analysis for other cities. Growing up with family from Binghamton, NY I was always told it was very cloudy there. And Seattle has a nasty reputation for being very depressing and cloudy. All said, the cities I want to examine are:</p>
<ul>
<li>Binghamton, NY</li>
<li>Cary, NC</li>
<li>Seattle, WA</li>
<li>New York City, NY</li>
</ul>
<p>I'd be interested to try this analysis worldwide at some point - comparing London and Seattle might be an interesting analysis. For now though, we'll stick with trying out the US data.</p>
<p>There will be plenty of charts. I want to know: <strong>How has average cloud cover and precipitation chance changed over the years for each city mentioned?</strong> This will hopefully tell us whether Seattle has actually earned its reputation for being a depressing city.</p>
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</span><span class="token string" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">'nyc'</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">,</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token string" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">'seattle'</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">]</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class=token-line style="color:hsl(230, 8%, 24%)"><span class="token plain">city_colors </span><span class="token operator" style="color:hsl(221, 87%, 60%)">=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">{</span><span class="token plain">cities</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">[</span><span class="token plain">i</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">]</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">:</span><span class="token plain"> Palette</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">[</span><span class="token plain">i</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">]</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style="color:hsl(301, 63%, 40%)">for</span><span class="token plain"> i </span><span class="token keyword" style="color:hsl(301, 63%, 40%)">in</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token builtin" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">range</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">(</span><span class="token number" style="color:hsl(35, 99%, 36%)">0</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">,</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style="color:hsl(35, 99%, 36%)">4</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">)</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">}</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class=token-line style="color:hsl(230, 8%, 24%)"><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br></span><span class=token-line style="color:hsl(230, 8%, 24%)"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style="color:hsl(301, 63%, 40%)">def</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style="color:hsl(221, 87%, 60%)">safe_cover</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">(</span><span class="token plain">frame</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">)</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">:</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class=token-line style="color:hsl(230, 8%, 24%)"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style="color:hsl(301, 63%, 40%)">if</span><span class="token plain"> frame </span><span class="token keyword" style="color:hsl(301, 63%, 40%)">and</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token string" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">'cloudCover'</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style="color:hsl(301, 63%, 40%)">in</span><span class="token plain"> frame</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">:</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class=token-line style="color:hsl(230, 8%, 24%)"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style="color:hsl(301, 63%, 40%)">return</span><span class="token plain"> frame</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">[</span><span class="token string" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">'cloudCover'</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">]</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class=token-line style="color:hsl(230, 8%, 24%)"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style="color:hsl(301, 63%, 40%)">else</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">:</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class=token-line style="color:hsl(230, 8%, 24%)"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style="color:hsl(301, 63%, 40%)">return</span><span class="token plain"> np</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">.</span><span class="token plain">NaN</span><br></span><span class=token-line style="color:hsl(230, 8%, 24%)"><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br></span><span class=token-line style="color:hsl(230, 8%, 24%)"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style="color:hsl(301, 63%, 40%)">def</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style="color:hsl(221, 87%, 60%)">monthly_avg_cloudcover</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">(</span><span class="token plain">city</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">,</span><span class="token plain"> year</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">,</span><span class="token plain"> month</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">)</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">:</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class=token-line style="color:hsl(230, 8%, 24%)"><span class="token plain"> dates </span><span class="token operator" style="color:hsl(221, 87%, 60%)">=</span><span class="token plain"> pd</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">.</span><span class="token plain">DatetimeIndex</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">(</span><span class="token plain">start</span><span class="token operator" style="color:hsl(221, 87%, 60%)">=</span><span class="token plain">datetime</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 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plain">year</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">,</span><span class="token plain"> month </span><span class="token operator" style="color:hsl(221, 87%, 60%)">+</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style="color:hsl(35, 99%, 36%)">1</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">,</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style="color:hsl(35, 99%, 36%)">1</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">,</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style="color:hsl(35, 99%, 36%)">12</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">)</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">,</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class=token-line style="color:hsl(230, 8%, 24%)"><span class="token plain"> freq</span><span class="token operator" style="color:hsl(221, 87%, 60%)">=</span><span class="token string" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">'D'</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">,</span><span class="token plain"> closed</span><span class="token operator" style="color:hsl(221, 87%, 60%)">=</span><span class="token string" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">'left'</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class=token-line style="color:hsl(230, 8%, 24%)"><span class="token plain"> cloud_cover_vals </span><span class="token operator" style="color:hsl(221, 87%, 60%)">=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token builtin" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">list</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">(</span><span class="token builtin" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">map</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">(</span><span class="token keyword" 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punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">,</span><span class="token plain"> dates</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">)</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class=token-line style="color:hsl(230, 8%, 24%)"><span class="token plain"> cloud_cover_samples </span><span class="token operator" style="color:hsl(221, 87%, 60%)">=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token builtin" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">len</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">(</span><span class="token builtin" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">list</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">(</span><span class="token builtin" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">filter</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">(</span><span class="token keyword" style="color:hsl(301, 63%, 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style="color:hsl(230, 4%, 64%)"># Ignore an issue with nanmean having all NaN values. 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style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class=token-line style="color:hsl(230, 8%, 24%)"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style="color:hsl(301, 63%, 40%)">def</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style="color:hsl(221, 87%, 60%)">city_avg_cc</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">(</span><span class="token plain">city</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">,</span><span class="token plain"> month</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">)</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">:</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class=token-line style="color:hsl(230, 8%, 24%)"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style="color:hsl(301, 63%, 40%)">return</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">[</span><span class="token plain">monthly_avg_cloudcover</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">(</span><span class="token plain">city</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">,</span><span class="token plain"> y</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">,</span><span class="token plain"> month</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">)</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style="color:hsl(301, 63%, 40%)">for</span><span class="token plain"> y </span><span class="token keyword" style="color:hsl(301, 63%, 40%)">in</span><span class="token plain"> years</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">]</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class=token-line style="color:hsl(230, 8%, 24%)"><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br></span><span 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<p><img decoding=async loading=lazy alt="July average cloud cover chart" src=/assets/images/1-2d6670430a11b01011e4c231ea594db1.png width=600 height=600 class=img_ev3q>
<img decoding=async loading=lazy alt="August average cloud cover chart" src=/assets/images/2-46bb7cc9cf739d97050c199eedced1a7.png width=600 height=600 class=img_ev3q>
<img decoding=async loading=lazy alt="September average cloud cover chart" src=/assets/images/3-2f5c483659f81d741809de6d095bd577.png width=600 height=600 class=img_ev3q>
<img decoding=async loading=lazy alt="October average cloud cover chart" src=/assets/images/4-63dc81954b1604cfa91f4c789da144a5.png width=600 height=600 class=img_ev3q>
<img decoding=async loading=lazy alt="November average cloud cover chart" src=/assets/images/5-ae210d26729cea1700924579adf2c44c.png width=600 height=600 class=img_ev3q></p>
<p>Well, as it so happens it looks like there are some data issues. July's data is a bit sporadic, and 2013 seems to be missing from most months as well. I think really only two things can really be confirmed here:</p>
<ul>
<li>Seattle, specifically for the months of October and November, is in fact significantly more cloudy on average than are other cities</li>
<li>All cities surveyed have seen average cloud cover decline over the months studied. There are data issues, but the trend seems clear.</li>
</ul>
<p>Let's now move from cloud cover data to looking at average rainfall chance.</p>
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</span><span class="token keyword" style="color:hsl(301, 63%, 40%)">if</span><span class="token plain"> frame </span><span class="token keyword" style="color:hsl(301, 63%, 40%)">and</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token string" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">'precipProbability'</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style="color:hsl(301, 63%, 40%)">in</span><span class="token plain"> frame</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">:</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class=token-line style="color:hsl(230, 8%, 24%)"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style="color:hsl(301, 63%, 40%)">return</span><span class="token plain"> frame</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">[</span><span class="token string" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 47%)">'precipProbability'</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:hsl(119, 34%, 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<p><img decoding=async loading=lazy alt="July average precipitation chance chart" src=/assets/images/6-f07e72ff0b4639453034c75b2e62faba.png width=600 height=600 class=img_ev3q>
<img decoding=async loading=lazy alt="August average precipitation chance chart" src=/assets/images/7-e0793eed6c42845d8ce4e3e79c1d44d8.png width=600 height=600 class=img_ev3q>
<img decoding=async loading=lazy alt="September average precipitation chance chart" src=/assets/images/8-3eb2ad63e4c40b6717ee4516223d73ed.png width=600 height=600 class=img_ev3q>
<img decoding=async loading=lazy alt="October average precipitation chance chart" src=/assets/images/9-630bd32c43e654f068e3c3bea79810e5.png width=600 height=600 class=img_ev3q>
<img decoding=async loading=lazy alt="November average precipitation chance chart" src=/assets/images/10-b7987a0ff93705d5045057cbdaa2ede9.png width=600 height=600 class=img_ev3q></p>
<p>The same data issue caveats apply here: 2013 seems to be missing some data, and July has some issues as well. However, this seems to confirm the trends we saw with cloud cover:</p>
<ul>
<li>Seattle, specifically for the months of August, October, and November has had a consistently higher chance of rain than other cities surveyed.</li>
<li>Average precipitation chance, just like average cloud cover, has been trending down over time.</li>
</ul>
<h2 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id=conclusion>Conclusion<a href=#conclusion class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Conclusion" title="Direct link to Conclusion"></a></h2>
<p>I have to admit I was a bit surprised after doing this analysis. Seattle showed a higher average cloud cover and average precipitation chance than did the other cities surveyed. Maybe Seattle is actually an objectively more depressing city to live in.</p>
<p>Well that's all for weather data at the moment. It's been a great experiment, but I think this is about as far as I'll be able to get with weather data without some domain knowledge. Talk again soon!</div></article><nav class="pagination-nav docusaurus-mt-lg" aria-label="Blog post page navigation"><a class="pagination-nav__link pagination-nav__link--prev" href=/2016/01/complaining-about-the-weather><div class=pagination-nav__sublabel>Older post</div><div class=pagination-nav__label>Complaining about the weather</div></a><a class="pagination-nav__link pagination-nav__link--next" href=/2016/02/guaranteed-money-maker><div class=pagination-nav__sublabel>Newer post</div><div class=pagination-nav__label>Guaranteed money maker</div></a></nav></main><div class="col col--2"><div class="tableOfContents_bqdL thin-scrollbar"><ul class="table-of-contents table-of-contents__left-border"><li><a href=#examining-other-cities class="table-of-contents__link toc-highlight">Examining other cities</a><li><a href=#conclusion class="table-of-contents__link toc-highlight">Conclusion</a></ul></div></div></div></div></div><footer class=footer><div class="container container-fluid"><div class="footer__bottom text--center"><div class=footer__copyright>Copyright © 2024 Bradlee Speice</div></div></div></footer></div>