Number of days with minimum temperatures equal to or exceeding 70F at 5 large Midwestern cities

Wed, 01/09/2013 - 00:09 -- mbp

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Five-year running mean of the number of days with minimum temperatures equal to or exceeding 70F at 5 large Midwestern cities: Chicago, IL (KMDW); Minneapolis, MN (KMSP); St Louis, MO (KSTL); Cleveland, OH (KCLE); and Columbus, OH (KCMK). For KCLE, temperature data started in 1938. All of the large cities exhibit statistically significant upward trends for the period of 1950-2009. Figure courtesy of Illinois State Water Survey.
Data Type: 
Observed
Variable Type: 
Temperature
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