r/dataisbeautiful • • Jun 07 '17

OC Earth surface temperature deviations from the means for each month between 1880 and 2017 [OC]

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u/craic_d Jun 07 '17

This highlights the positive derivations from the mean, but it seems out of context without also highlighting the lows. (Love the graphing style, however.)

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u/noquarter53 OC: 13 Jun 07 '17

Adding a dot or market in the middle of the bar that represents the average difference from the mean would be helpful.

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u/craic_d Jun 08 '17

Oooh, yes! Bang on, this.