Number of days with minimum temperatures equal to or exceeding 70°F at 5 large Midwestern cities
Five-year running mean of the number of days with minimum temperatures equal to or exceeding 70°F 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.
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36.0625
-80.5625
-97.1875
Midwest, Observed, Temperature