Absolute Latitude vs. Temperature

Temperatures drop with increasing distance from the equator

  • We charted temperatures by absolute latitude to show that there is a correlation between nearness to the equator and temperature.
  • There is a significant decrease in maximum temperature the farther cities are from the equator.
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  • Cities in daylight:
    • Slope: -0.8212563491060049.
    • Intercept: 33.73394444644981.
    • R: -0.8375107844554487.
    • P: 2.0765630001537552e-69.
    • SE: 0.03342327403461501
  • Cities in darkness:
    • Slope: -0.5275382145582684.
    • Intercept: 32.04071006739009.
    • R: -0.7696209757336896.
    • P: 8.973754451904773e-53.
    • SE: 0.027090584274665392'

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