Climatic Summary Plots and Table Descriptions

Description of NDBC Climate Plots

Mean and Standard Deviation Plots

Mean and Standard Deviation Plots

The top blue dot-within-the-circle indicates the maximum value for the month. The top of the red bar indicates the value of one (1) Standard Deviation above the Mean Value. The bottom blue dot-within-the-circle indicates the Minimum Value. The blue dot-within-the circle in the middle of the red bar indicates the Mean or Average value. The bottom of the red bar indicates the value one (1) Standard Deviation below the Mean Value.


Quartile Plots

Quartile Plots

The top blue dot-within-the-circle indicates the maximum value for the month. The top of the green bar indicates the value of 75th Percentile. The bottom blue dot-within-the-circle indicates the Minimum Value. The blue dot-within-the circle in the middle of the green bar indicates the Median or 50th Percentile. The bottom of the green bar indicates the value of the 25th Percentile.


Description of Tables

The following tables are in order of appearance in the Table file. For a description of the elements, see the Measurements Description and Units webpage.