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### U.S. weather history visualization
The raw data and code behind the story [FILL THIS IN](http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/)
#### Code
Code file | Description
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`wunderground_scraper.py` | Downloades weather data web pages from Weather Underground
`wunderground_parser.py` | Parses the weather data from Weather Underground into a flat CSV file
`visualize_weather.py` | Creates the visualization of the weather data
#### Data
Column | Description
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`date` | The date of the weather record, formatted YYYY-M-D
`actual_mean_temp` | The measured average temperature for that day
`actual_min_temp` | The measured minimum temperature for that day
`actual_max_temp` | The measured maximum temperature for that day
`average_min_temp` | The average minimum temperature on that day since 1880
`average_max_temp` | The average maximum temperature on that day since 1880
`record_min_temp` | The lowest ever temperature on that day since 1880
`record_max_temp` | The highest ever temperature on that day since 1880
`record_min_temp_year` | The year that the lowest ever temperature occurred
`record_max_temp_year` | The year that the highest ever temperature occurred
`actual_precipitation` | The measured amount of rain or snow for that day
`average_precipitation` | The average amount of rain or snow on that day since 1880
`record_precipitation` | The highest amount of rain or snow on that day since 1880
Source: [Weather Underground](http://wunderground.com)