WeatherSpark world map
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WeatherSpark world map
A world map of 24x365 average temperature “fingerprints”
weatherspark.com#weather#climate data#temperature map#average weather#climate comparison
How HN took it
16 positive, 26 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 11 critical, out of 54 comments about the project. Thread score +0.13.
Design: 6 for, 3 againstIdea: 5 for, 2 againstExecution: 1 for, 3 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 against
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What people liked
Clear, compact visualization of climate at a glance
From 3 comments
This is a really awesome visualisation. Really shows at a glance the climate of each location.
dom96 on HNWow! Such a great site and very good visualization of weather data in easy to read plots/graphs.
NKosmatos on HNThis is so awesome, thank you! I've got friends in quite a few countries, and this in 20 minutes has told me more about what it's like where they live than I learned in the…
yesenadam on HN
Useful for comparing climates between places
From 3 comments
I like the way that this site lets you compare "pleasantness" of climates, e.g. humidity + temperature etc year round. This makes me wonder, where in the world has the…
mrsuprawsm on HNThis is awesome! I can compare climates of my home to others in the world and see weather patterns all over. It's mind blowing. All though a visual medium rather than auditory…
OOvsuOO on HNlooks very interesting! helps me to compare my current location and the next destination to travel.
nwatab on HN
Objections
Too many ads
From 2 comments
So many ads.
buildbuildbuild on HNThe density and type of ads masks well presented information. I don't see the ads but am left unwilling to share links to the site where I sure would otherwise.
crancher on HN
Southern hemisphere seasons are shown with a northern-centric view
From 2 comments
Very cool. Reiterate other's comments that mouse-over a fingerprint showing a hover would be great. When clicking a fingerprint, the next page should prominently show the…
sails on HNCongratulations on the new thing! I've loved Weatherspark ever since y'all were doing very innovative presentation back in 2013 or so. One suggestion; have you tried re-centering…
NelsonMinar on HN
Red-green colour blindness not considered in colour scale
From 1 comment
This is really neat, but I feel like it wasn't quite designed with the red-green color blind demographic in mind ;)
krisrm on HN
Requests
Hover popup showing location name on fingerprint
From 2 comments
I was going to make this suggestion too. While we are making suggestions, here's two more: * pop-up with location name when hovering over a fingerprint. * adjust colours in…
Smoosh on HNVery cool. Reiterate other's comments that mouse-over a fingerprint showing a hover would be great. When clicking a fingerprint, the next page should prominently show the…
sails on HN
Centre southern hemisphere calendars on summer
From 2 comments
Congratulations on the new thing! I've loved Weatherspark ever since y'all were doing very innovative presentation back in 2013 or so. One suggestion; have you tried re-centering…
NelsonMinar on HNDouble agree with this suggestion - as I've split my life between hemispheres, weatherspark has been enormously useful for explaining relative climates to new and old friends,…
gmurphy on HN
Find locations with similar climate
From 2 comments
It'd be cool to be able to show the most similar fingerprints for any location. I.e. I want to see which locations have similar climate to city X.
sega_sai on HNThis is a really neat site! I've always wanted a feature that would show me areas with similar weather to a certain location (or allow me to draw my own graph to find).
foota on HN
Animate over time to show warming
From 2 comments
Would it be possible to animate this over time to visualize the impact of global warming?
vlovich123 on HNI makes me a bit sad that I've moved from Ottawa to Toronto, cutting my time in the "freezing" from 3 months to half that. Seeing a 3D stacking over the years (maybe a moving…
0xTJ on HN
Questions
How long was the data gathered and how
From 1 comment
It's really amazing how much information is there for each location. Does anyone know more about how long was this info gathered and how ?
marto1 on HN
Why many locations have no map, e.g. Central Africa
From 1 comment
It's a little weird looking at e.g., Central Africa and seeing no maps. Maybe they chose locations based on population? Either way, would be nice to fix this, as there are places…
foota on HN
Alternatives named
Ventusky real-time weather map
From 1 comment
It's okay but this real-time map of the weather anywhere in the world is more useful I think, with a nicer interface too: https://www.ventusky.com/
Bologo on HN
Temperature blankets (knitting)
From 1 comment
This reminds me of “Temperature Blankets”. They seem pretty well known in knitting/crocheting world. Typically they’ll do a row or two of a color representing the weather for…
xahrepap on HN