extRemes (version 1.50)

HEAT: Summer maximum and minimum temperature in Phoenix, Arizona.

Description

Summer maximum and minimum temperature (degrees Fahrenheit) for July through August 1948 through 1990 at Sky Harbor airport in Phoenix, Arizona.

Usage

data(HEAT)

source

U.S. National Weather Service Forecast office at the Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport.

Details

Data is Summer maximum and minimum temperature for the months of July through August from 1948 through 1990.

References

Balling, R.C., Jr., Skindlov, J.A. and Phillips, D.H., The impact of increasing summer mean temperatures on extreme maximum and minimum temperatures in Phoenix, Arizona. Journal of Climate, 3:1491--1494, 1990.

Gilleland, Eric, Katz, Richard W. and Young, Greg. Tutorial for the 'Extremes Toolkit: Weather and Climate Applications of Extreme Value Statistics.' http://www.assessment.ucar.edu/toolkit, 2005.

Tarleton, Lesley F. and Katz, Richard W., Statistical explanation for trends in extreme summer temperatures at Phoenix, A.Z., Journal of Climate, 8 (6):1704--1708, 1995.

Examples

data(HEAT)
str(HEAT)
plot(HEAT)