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.
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 |