User Guide for Spatial Map

Spatial map - map of temperature or rain for a single day (or range of days)

NOTE: Map is not generated automatically. Make all modifications first, then click button to create map. 

Date(s) to plot

• Time Span – Display map for a "Single Day" or range of "Multiple Days".

• If Time Span is "Single Day" – choose the date (Month Day, Year), ex. Jan 01, 2024.

• If Time Span is "Multiple Days" – choose the date range, ex. Jan 01, 2024 to Jan 05, 2024.

  • NOTE: The larger the date range, the longer the wait time will be for displaying the map.

• Statistics for multiple days – For temperature, the mean over all days in the date range will be shown. For rain, choose stats to display: either "mean" or "sum".

Map properties

• Color Map – Choose among a list of possible color maps for figure shading.

  • For temperature, toggle color map's extent: either "Full" (-20 to 120°F) or "Zoomed" (only shows range of data displayed).

• Show tick marks – Toggle if tick marks are shown on the outer edges of the figure.

• Tick stride – If tick marks are shown, choose the latitude and longitude spacing for each tick mark. 

Map extent

• Distance from query region – Indicate size of map in terms of distance (in degrees) in each direction from edges of query box.

Display stations

• Show locations on map – Toggle if station locations are shown on the map.

• If stations are shown – Choose the color of the station dots.

• Station dot size – Use slider to change size of station dots.