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Notice that all tables within How's The Weather?  use two-letter abbreviations for the states: Example: AZ for Arizona, TX for Texas, etc.

To see a detailed map and demographic information for each state, refer to www.50states.com/.

 

 

Scenario #1:
What are the most comfortable months to visit Arizona?

 Table 5-2 (example page) displays outdoors thermal comfort by month and is sorted by city and state.

As an example, for Flagstaff, AZ, we find the following values of PMVSHADE at midday: June = "-0.45," July = "0.46," August = "-0.11," September = "-1.18." The months of June through September may be regarded as comfort paradise for Flagstaff, AZ (but certainly not so for Phoenix, AZ).

(Note: As with most major tables in How's The Weather?, this Table 5-2 contains ten pages. But, within this Web site, only the first page is illustrated.) 

 

Scenario #2:
What about average monthly precipitation for cities in Arizona?

There are two tables that display historical average monthly precipitation data.

Table 5-1 (example page) sorted by city and state and displays values of average monthly precipitation IF and ONLY IF each designated month has a comfort index (in-the-shade) within the range of "-1.5" through "+1.5."

For example, look at Flagstaff, AZ. We see that for the months of June through September the PRECIP (average monthly precipitation) values correspond to "0.5," "2.5," "2.9," and "1.8," inches, respectively.

(Note: As we saw in Table 5-2, each of these months have thermal comfort indices within the range of "-1.5" through "+1.5."

Table 3-1 (example page) sorted by city and state and displays PRECIP for each month of the year.

 

Scenario #3:
What table displays more extensive climate data
for July (the hottest month)?

Table 5-3 (example page) sorted by city and state and displays a helpful summary of climate data for this warmest month within the United States

Referring to Flagstaff, AZ, we see the climate values of PRECIP and temperature displayed together with values of thermal comfort in-the-shade.

For example:
(1) The PMVSHADE value at MAXTMP (for about midday) is shown as "0.46."
(2) Because it is out-of-range, the MINTMP value (for about sunrise) is suppressed, as designated by the symbol "." .
(3) The AVETMP value (for shortly after sunset) is shown as "-2.76."

 

Scenario #4:
How to find cities sorted
by their values of thermal comfort (PMVSHADE) in July?

Table 5-4 (example page) lists cities in ascending order of their outdoors thermal comfort at midday in the shade. Like Table 5-3, it also summarizes helpful climate data for July.

For example, Los Angeles, CA, (referring to bottom entry in the table) shows a value of "-0.72." This value lies between "slightly cool" and "ideal, neutral" — for conditions corresponding to sedentary activity and light summer clothing.
 
Accordingly, Los Angeles, CA, represents a climatically desirable tourist region  during July because precipitation is minimal and thermal comfort is nearly ideal.

Note: the next follow-on page within Table 5-4 lists comfort values lying within the range of "-0.60" through "0.65";  values continue to increase on successive pages up to and beyond the valid limit of "+3.0.".

 

Scenario #5:
What table displays more extensive climate data
for January (the coldest month)?

Table 5-5 (not shown) is the January counterpart to Table 5-3.

 

Scenario #6:
How to find cities sorted
by their values of thermal comfort (PMVSHADE) in January?

Table 5-6 (not shown) is the January counterpart to Table 5-4.