Temperatures & Equator

Weather Around the World

Project entailed developing an API call to OpenWeather.com. Created Python code to randomly select 500 cities from around the world. Afterwards, the data was visualized to illustrate how certain meteorological factors differ in relationship to a city's proximity to the Equator. Data obtained was for a single point in time.

Visualization

Cloud Development

On Earth, clouds are formed as a result of saturation of the air when it is cooled to its dew point, or when it gains sufficient moisture (usually in the form of water vapor) from an adjacent source to raise the dew point to the ambient temperature. Clouds tend to develop more frequently in cities that are north of the equator (20+ degree Lattitude). Click on View for the graph. A new page will open.

Humidity and Lattitude

Relative humidity is a function of both the moisture content in the atmosphere and the actual air temperature. ... Relative humidity is calculated using meteorological variables such as vapor pressure, saturation vapor pressure, temperature and dew point. Based on the data, humidity levels were higher in cities north of the equator. Click on View for the graph. A new page will open.

Temperatures

The sun's rays hit the earth's surface at a higher angle at the equator. Temperatures drop the further an area is from the equator due to the curvature of the earth. Click on View for the graph. A new page will open.

Wind Speeds

Wind is caused by a difference in air pressure. The Earth has several major wind zones: the low-latitude trade wind zone, mid-latitude west wind zone and the polar east wind zone. Click on View for the graph. A new page will open