Refine climate metrics and data pipeline
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@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ the climate side of the analysis.
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- Interactive Leaflet map with county boundaries and county selection
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- Metric groups for climate classification, temperature, precipitation,
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moisture, and solar exposure
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moisture, and solar resource
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- Numeric range filters and categorical filters
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- County detail panel showing all available climate metrics
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- Legends and in-app source descriptions
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@@ -29,14 +29,15 @@ The browser currently loads 3,221 county-level records from
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| Group | Metrics |
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| --- | --- |
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| Koppen-Geiger Classification | Majority county climate class |
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| Temperature & Extremes | Annual average temperature, diurnal temperature range, absolute extreme days per year, and heat-index days |
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| Temperature & Extremes | Annual average temperature, diurnal temperature range, annual extreme temperature days, and annual 90 F+ heat-index days |
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| Precipitation & Moisture | Annual precipitation, precipitation seasonality, wettest month, driest month, and summer specific humidity |
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| Solar Exposure | Average daily global horizontal irradiance (GHI) and cloudiness index |
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| Solar Resource | Mean daily global horizontal radiation (GHI) and clear-sky GHI reduction index |
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Most long-term climate metrics use a 1991-2020 reference period. The absolute
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extreme-days metric currently uses 1991-2025 data. Definitions and time periods
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are shown in the application's **Sources** dialog and documented in more detail
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in [`scripts/county_data_sources.md`](scripts/county_data_sources.md).
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Most long-term climate metrics use a 1991-2020 reference period. The annual
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extreme-temperature-days metric currently uses 1991-2025 data and includes days
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meeting either the extreme heat or extreme cold threshold. Definitions and time
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periods are shown in the application's **Sources** dialog and documented in more
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detail in [`scripts/county_data_sources.md`](scripts/county_data_sources.md).
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## Run the Explorer
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@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ python -m unittest discover -s tests
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The longer-term goal is to add mood-based metrics and investigate whether
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patterns in those metrics are associated with climate characteristics such as
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temperature, sunlight, cloudiness, humidity, precipitation, or extreme-weather
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temperature, sunlight availability, clear-sky GHI reduction, humidity, precipitation, or extreme-weather
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frequency.
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That phase still requires decisions about:
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