Daily Temperatures in Columbus Ohio, 2010-2018

Looking at the daily highs and lows in Columbus Ohio from 2010-2018, we can identify the hottest and coldest months across multiple years. More specifically about each month, the box plots with large error bars tells us that these months can be highly variable in their maximum or minimum temperatures. A similar idea can be applied to box plots with smaller error bars which suggests low variability in maximum or minimum temperatures for the month.

Average Anunal Temperature

Using the table below, what months are most likely to experience heat waves relative to the average temperature? What months are most likely to experience cold waves relative to the average temperature? What two months have the largest change in average temperatures?

Month AverageMaxTemp StandardDeviationMaxTemp AverageMinTemp StandardDeviationMinTemp
1 36.11111 12.800567 21.10394 12.359714
2 40.11811 13.896065 23.87795 12.246677
3 51.79570 12.805596 33.12186 10.438904
4 65.07037 10.477745 43.18519 9.202541
5 76.02509 10.005542 55.79928 8.999752
6 82.95185 6.494600 63.20000 6.006564
7 85.70968 5.862785 66.78853 5.158817
8 84.57706 4.950871 64.96416 5.244950
9 78.35556 8.496198 58.19259 7.679932
10 65.91398 10.970847 46.44444 8.877441
11 52.36296 11.180910 34.74074 8.867017
12 42.18638 11.473508 29.16487 9.947057

April 2018