Future of Four Seasons in Maine and the Maine Data Literacy Project
Does a snowy winter mean we will have a wet summer?
Background: After a very snowy winter, I am ready for a dry summer. Can we predict
how much rain we will get this summer based off winter snowfall? Sometimes it seems
like winter and summer weather are related, but what do the data say?
The graph below is a scatter plot of winter precipitation (December, January, February)
and summer precipitation (June, July, August) in inches of water for Mexico, ME from
1949 to 2008.
Data Source: https://weather-warehouse.com/
1. Describe what the graph shows about how winter precipitation relates to
summer precipitation.
2. I interpret the graph to mean…