About extreme weather search
Extreme weather searches consist of several reports. Each report is described below along with illustrations depicting the kind of data they present.
TopX Days Extreme Weather Report
The Topx Days Extreme Weather Report finds the top x (fill in a number) of days that a certain event has occurred for a selected city. The ranking can be for all of time since record keeping began, or the ranking can be limited to within a chosen time frame. Each day is ranked according to how extreme it's weather was compared to the other days in the ranking.
The types of extreme weather for which the days are ranked are as follows:
- Snowiest days
- Wettest days
- Days with warmest highs
- Days with warmest lows
- Days with coldest highs
- Days with coldest lows
As examples, a report can show:
- The top 10 snowiest days in Boston, MA, or
- the top 7 Days with the lowest high temperature in Philadelphia, PA, or
- the top 10 days with the coldest highs in Sacramento, CA from February 1, 1975 through February 1, 2020.
Depictions below illustrate how reports (listed above) appear.
Example 1: Generate a report showing the top 10 snowiest days in Boston, MA
After completing the parameters for this report, the parameters appear as follows:
Upon generation, the report appears as follows:
Example 2: Generate a report showing top 7 Days with the coldest high temperature in Philadelphia, PA
After completing the parameters for this report, the parameters appear as follows:
Upon generation, the report appears as follows:
Example 3: Generate a report showing the top 10 days with the coldest highs in Sacramento, CA from February 1, 1975 through February 1, 2020
After completing the parameters for this report, the parameters appear as follows:
Upon generation, the report appears as follows:
Average Monthly High Temperatures Report
Average Monthly High Temperatures Report answers the question In the city of (a city), are average monthly high temperatures going up or down over a period of x years? The report compares the month from year x to the same month in the other years for which the report scopes.
As examples, this report can show:
- Each average monthly high temperature for Kansas City from the year 2010 to the year 2020.
- Each average monthly high temperature for Minneapolis from the year 2010 to the year 2019.
Depictions below illustrate how reports (listed above) appear.
Example 1: Generate a report showing each average monthly high temperature for Kansas City, MO from the year 2010 to the year 2020.
After completing the parameters for this report, the parameters appear as follows:
Upon generation, the report appears as follows:
Example 2: Each average monthly high temperature for Jacksonville, FL from the year 2010 to the year 2019.
After completing the parameters for this report, the parameters appear as follows:
Upon generation, the report appears as follows:
