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1916: Temperature Preferences

2017-11-16T12:44:18Z

Starsfan6878: /* Explanation */

{{comic
| number = 1916
| date = November 15, 2017
| title = Temperature Preferences
| image = temperature_preferences.png
| titletext = There's a supposed Mark Twain quote, "The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco." It isn't really by Mark Twain, but I don't know who said it—I just know they've never been to McMurdo Station.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Fill in the table using data from [http://weatherbase.com weatherbase.com] (Randall's source!). Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
This is a chart of major (and not-so-major) populated areas showing seasonal temperature patterns. The chart is a guide to where one might like to live depending on how much summer heat and winter cold they enjoy. There are four focused zones:

* Hate both cold and heat (eg. Quito, Addis Ababa)--Neither summers nor winters are too extreme; Typical in higher elevations tropical regions
* Hate cold but love heat (eg. Rio, Bangkok, Manila)--Very hot in the summer; typically tropical regions
* Hate heat but love cold (eg. Moscow, Oslo)--Very cold in the winter; typically high latitudes
* Love both heat and cold (eg. Seoul, Beijing)--Both summers and winters are extreme

The summer heat axis is determined by {{w|humidex}}, a system that combines heat and humidity to generate an estimate of perceived "summer discomfort".

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! City
! Country
! Continent
! Average low in coldest month (°C)
! Average high in hottest month (°C)
! Hottest monthly average dew point (°C)
! Humidex
! Latitude
! Elevation (m)
|-
| {{w|Abakan}} || Russia || Asia || -22 || 26 || 13 || 28.8 || 53° 43′ N || 248
|-
| {{w|Addis Ababa}} || Ethiopia || Africa || 10 || 22 || 11 || 23.8 || 9° 1′ N || 2355
|-
| {{w|Altay City|Altay}} || China || Asia || -22 || 27 || 8 || 27.4 || 47° 52′ N || 887
|-
| {{w|Athens}} || Greece || Europe || 7 || 31.8 || 14 || 35.2 || 37° 59′ N || 70
|-
| {{w|Atlanta}} || United States || North America || 1.3 || 31.7 || 20.1 || 39.4 || 33° 45′ N || 225
|-
| {{w|Baghdad}} || Iraq || Asia || 3 || 43 || 8 || 43.4 || 33° 20′ N || 34
|-
| {{w|Bangkok}} || Thailand || Asia || 21 || 34 || 24 || 45.3 || 13° 45′ N || 1.5
|-
| {{w|Barcelona}} || Spain || Europe || 4.4 || 28 || 18 || 34 || 41° 23′ N || 12
|-
| {{w|Beijing}} || China || Asia || -8 || 30 || 20 || 37.6 || 39° 55′ N || 43.5
|-
| {{w|Berlin}} || Germany || Europe || -3 || 22 || 11 || 23.8 || 53° 31′ N || 34
|-
| {{w|Blagoveshchensk}} || Russia || Asia || -26.2 || 27.3 || 16 || 31.9 || 50° 15′ N || 133
|-
| {{w|Bogotá}} || Colombia || South America || 6 || 19 || 10 || 20.3 || 4° 42′ N || 2640
|-
| {{w|Boston}} || United States || North America || -5.4 || 27.6 || 16.3 || 32.4 || 42° 21′ N || 43
|-
| {{w|Brisbane}} || Australia || Oceania || 9 || 28 || 18 || 34 || 27° 28′ S || 28
|-
| {{w|Budapest}} || Hungary || Europe || -3 || 26 || 12 || 28.3 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Buenos Aires}} || Argentina || South America || 7.4 || 30.4 || 16 || 35 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Cairo}} || Egypt || Africa || 9 || 33 || 18 || 39 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Calgary}} || Canada || North America || -13.2 || 23.2 || 7 || 23.2 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Cape Town}} || South Africa || Africa || 8 || 25 || 15 || 29 || 33° 59′ S || 42
|-
| {{w|Casper, Wyoming|Casper}} || United States || North America || -10.3 || 31.2 || 6.8 || 31.1 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Chengdu}} || China || Asia || 2 || 28 || 22 || 37.3 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Dallas}} || United States || North America || 3 || 36 || 19.4 || 43.1 || 32°46'N || 131
|-
| {{w|Da Qaidam}} || China || Asia || -23 || 22 || -6 || 18.6 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Dar es Salaam}} || Tanzania || Africa || 19 || 31 || 23 || 41.3 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Washington, D.C.|DC}} || United States || North America || -1.9 || 31.3 || 19.1 || 38.1 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Delhi}} || India || Asia || 7.8 || 39.8 || 24 || 51.1 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Dhaka}} || Bangladesh || Asia || 12.7 || 33.7 || 25 || 46 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Dubai}} || United Arab Emirates || Asia || 14 || 39 || 23 || 49.3 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Dublin}} || Ireland || Europe || 2.3 || 19.5 || 11 || 21.3 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Duluth}} || United States || North America || -16.1 || 23.4 || 13.3 || 26.4 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Edinburgh}} || United Kingdom || Europe || 1.1 || 19.2 || 10 || 20.5 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|El Paso}} || United States || North America || -0.3 || 35.6 || 12.8 || 38.3 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Fairbanks}} || United States || North America || -27.2 || 22.6 || 9.8 || 23.8 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Fargo, North Dakota|Fargo}} || United States || North America || -17.7 || 28.1 || 15.1 || 32.1 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Flagstaff, Arizona|Flagstaff}} || United States || North America || -7.3 || 30.9 || 8.2 || 31.4 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Geneva}} || Switzerland || Europe || -1.3 || 26.5 || 12 || 28.8 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Guangzhou}} || China || Asia || 10 || 32 || 25 || 44.3 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Hailar District|Hailar}} || China || Asia || -32 || 25 || 13 || 27.8 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Halifax, Nova Scotia|Halifax}} || Canada || North America || -10 || 22 || 13 || 24.8 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Ho Chi Minh City}} || Vietnam || Asia || 22 || 33 || 23 || 43.3 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Hong Kong}} || Hong Kong || Asia || 14 || 31 || 24 || 42.3 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Honolulu}} || United States || North America || 18.9 || 31.1 || 20.1 || 38.8 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Houston}} || United States || North America || 6.2 || 34.7 || 22.7 || 44.7 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Irkutsk}} || Russia || Asia || -22 || 24.8 || 12 || 27.1 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Istanbul}} || Turkey || Europe* || 2 || 27 || 16 || 31.6 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Jakarta}} || Indonesia || Asia || 23 || 31 || 23 || 41.3 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Jerusalem}} || Israel || Asia || 6.4 || 29.4 || 15 || 33.4 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Jinzhou}} || China || Asia || -12 || 27 || 20 || 34.6 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Kabul}} || Afghanistan || Asia || -5 || 31 || 8 || 31.4 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Kansas City}} || United States || North America || -6.9 || 31.3 || 19.6 || 38.5 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Karachi}} || Pakistan || Asia || 12 || 33 || 25 || 45.3 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Kiev}} || Ukraine || Europe || -9 || 23 || 12 || 25.3 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Kinshasa}} || Democratic<br> Republic of Congo || Africa || 20 || 30 || 21 || 38.4 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Lagos}} || Nigeria || Africa || 23 || 30 || 23 || 40.3 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Lahore}} || Pakistan || Asia || 8|| 38 || 24 || 49.3 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|London}} || United Kingdom || Europe || 1 || 22.9 || 12 || 25.2 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Los Angeles}} || United States || North America || 13 || 22 || 16.2 || 26.7 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Lubbock}} || United States || North America || -3.6 || 33.8 || 15.9 || 38.3 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Madrid}} || Spain || Europe || 2.6 || 31.2 || 11 || 33 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Manila}} || Philippines || Asia || 21 || 33 || 23 || 43.3 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|McMurdo Station|McMurdo}} || || Antarctica || -31 || -1 || -8 || -4.7 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Melbourne}} || Australia || Oceania || 5 || 26 || 12 || 28.3 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Mexico City}} || Mexico || North America || 7 || 26 || 11 || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Miami}} || United States || North America || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Minneapolis}} || United States || North America || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Moscow}} || Russia || Europe || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Mumbai}} || India || Asia || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Nairobi}} || Kenya || Africa || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Needles, California|Needles}} || United States || North America || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Omaha}} || United States || North America || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Oslo}} || Norway || Europe || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Ottawa}} || Canada || North America || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Paris}} || France || Europe || 2.7 || 25.2 || 12 || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Perth}} || Australia || Oceania || || || || 27.5 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Portland, Oregon|Portland}} || United States || North America || 1.8 || 27.3 || 12.4 || || 45° 36′ N || 6
|-
| {{w|Pyongyang}} || North Korea || Asia || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Qiqihar}} || China || Asia || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Quito}} || Ecuador || South America || 9 || 20 || 9 || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Raleigh}} || United States || North America || -0.6 || 32.3 || 20.3 || 20.8 || 35° 47′ N || 119
|-
| {{w|Regina, Saskatchewan|Regina}} || Canada || North America || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Reykjavik}} || Iceland || Europe || -2 || 12 || 7 || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Richmond, Virginia|Richmond}} || United States || North America || || || || 12 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Rio de Janeiro|Rio}} || Brazil || South America || 16.9 || 32.9 || 21 || 48 || 22° 49′ S || 6
|-
| {{w|Riyadh}} || Saudi Arabia || Asia || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Rome}} || Italy || Europe || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Sabha, Libya|Sabha}} || Libya || Africa || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|St. Louis|Saint Louis}} || United States || North America || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Salt Lake City}} || United States || North America || -5.8 || 33.7 || 7.7 || 38 || 40° 47′ N || 1286
|-
| {{w|San Francisco}} || United States || North America || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Santa Fe, New Mexico|Santa Fe}} || United States || North America || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Santiago}} || Chile || South America || 2.5 || 29.4 || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Sao Paulo}} || Brazil || South America || 12 || 28 || 18 || 39 || 23° 37′ S || 802
|-
| {{w|Sapporo}} || Japan || Asia || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Seoul}} || South Korea || Asia || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Shanghai}} || China || Asia || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Shenyang}} || China || Asia || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Singapore}} || Singapore || Asia || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Sioux Falls}} || United States || North America || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|St Petersburg}} || Russia || Europe|| || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Stockholm}} || Sweden || Europe || -6 || 17 || 10 || || 59° 39′ N || 60
|-
| {{w|Sydney}} || Australia || Oceania || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Tashkent}} || Uzbekistan || Asia || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Tehran}} || Iran || Asia || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Thunder Bay}} || Canada || North America || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Tokyo}} || Japan || Asia || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Tongliao}} || China || Asia || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Toronto}} || Canada || North America || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Turpan}} || China || Asia || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Ulaanbaatar}} || Mongolia || Asia || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Urumqi}} || China || Asia || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Vancouver}} || Canada || North America || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Vladivostok}} || Russia || Asia || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Volgograd}} || Russia || Europe|| || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Wellington}} || New Zealand || Oceania || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Wuhan}} || China || Asia || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Xi'an}} || China || Asia || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Yellowknife}} || Canada || North America || -29.5 || 21.3 || 7 || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Yumen City|Yumen}} || China || Asia || || || || 21.3 || ° ′ N ||
|-
|}
*Istanbul spans both Europe and Asia but its city center is located in Europe.

==Transcript==
:[A chart labeled:]
:<big>Where to live</big>
:based on your temperature preferences
:[In gray, the data source is mentioned below:]
:Climate data from [http://weatherbase.com weatherbase.com]

:[A chart with two lines with single arrows. Each arrow is labeled:]
:Y axis bottom: Cold winters
:X axis right: Hot/humid summers (measured via Humidex, which combines heat and dew point)

:[Near each of the corners of the chart there is a gray blob, labeled:]
:Top left: If you hate cold and heat
:Top right: If you hate cold and love heat
:Bottom left: If you love cold and hate heat
:Bottom right: If you love cold and heat

:[The following city names intersect with the top left blob [hate cold and heat] (in reading order):]
:Mexico City
:Quito
:Addis Ababa
:Bogotá
:San Francisco
:Wellington

:[The following city names intersect with the top right blob [hate cold and love heat] (in reading order):]
:Bangkok
:Ho Chi Minh City
:Manila
:Singapore
:Mumbai
:Jakarta
:Dar Es Salaam
:Honolulu
:Lagos
:Rio [de Janeiro]
:Dhaka
:Kinhasa
:Miami
:Karachi
:Dubai
:Cairo
:Hong Kong
:Delhi
:Riyadh
:Guangzhou
:Lahore
:Sabha
:Houston
:Needles
:El Paso
:Baghdad
:Dallas

:[The following city names intersect with the bottom left blob [love cold and hate heat] (in reading order):]
:Reykjavik (with arrow pointing left)
:Berlin
:Stockholm
:Oslo
:Calgary
:Halifax
:Daqaidam
:Kiev
:Casper
:Yumen
:St Petersburg
:Volgograd
:Moscow
:Ottawa
:Vladivostok
:Thunder Bay
:Duluth
:Urumqi
:Altay
:Regina
:Irkutsk
:Abakan
:Ulaanbaatar
:Blagoveshchensk (also on bottom right blob)
:Fairbanks
:McMurdo (with arrow pointing down-left)
:Yellowknife (with arrow pointing down)
:Hailar

:[The following city names intersect with the bottom right blob [love cold and heat] (in reading order):]
:[Washington] DC
:Shanghai
:Tehran
:Saint Louis
:New York
:Xi'An
:Salt Lake City
:Kansas City
:Beijing
:Seoul
:Sapporo
:Pyongyang
:Sioux Falls
:Turpan
:Jinzhou
:Minneapolis
:Shenyang
:Fargo
:Tongliao
:Qiqihar
:Blagoveshchensk (also on bottom left blob)

:[The following city names do not intersect with any blob (in reading order):]
:Nairobi
:São Paulo
:Brisbane
:Los Angeles
:Perth
:Cape Town
:Sydney
:Athens
:Santiago
:Barcelona
:Melbourne
:Rome
:Buenos Aires
:Jerusalem
:Atlanta
:Raleigh
:Madrid
:Chengdu
:Tokyo
:Dublin
:Portland
:Richmond
:London
:Istanbul
:Edinburgh
:Vancouver
:Paris
:Flagstaff
:Santa Fe
:Tashkent
:Wuhan
:Geneva
:Lubbock
:Boston
:Budapest
:Kabul
:Toronto
:Omaha

{{comic discussion}}

[[Category:Scatter plots]]

1916: Temperature Preferences

2017-11-16T12:43:34Z

Starsfan6878: /* Explanation */ added Latitude and Elevation values for Dallas

{{comic
| number = 1916
| date = November 15, 2017
| title = Temperature Preferences
| image = temperature_preferences.png
| titletext = There's a supposed Mark Twain quote, "The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco." It isn't really by Mark Twain, but I don't know who said it—I just know they've never been to McMurdo Station.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Fill in the table using data from [http://weatherbase.com weatherbase.com] (Randall's source!). Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
This is a chart of major (and not-so-major) populated areas showing seasonal temperature patterns. The chart is a guide to where one might like to live depending on how much summer heat and winter cold they enjoy. There are four focused zones:

* Hate both cold and heat (eg. Quito, Addis Ababa)--Neither summers nor winters are too extreme; Typical in higher elevations tropical regions
* Hate cold but love heat (eg. Rio, Bangkok, Manila)--Very hot in the summer; typically tropical regions
* Hate heat but love cold (eg. Moscow, Oslo)--Very cold in the winter; typically high latitudes
* Love both heat and cold (eg. Seoul, Beijing)--Both summers and winters are extreme

The summer heat axis is determined by {{w|humidex}}, a system that combines heat and humidity to generate an estimate of perceived "summer discomfort".

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! City
! Country
! Continent
! Average low in coldest month (°C)
! Average high in hottest month (°C)
! Hottest monthly average dew point (°C)
! Humidex
! Latitude
! Elevation (m)
|-
| {{w|Abakan}} || Russia || Asia || -22 || 26 || 13 || 28.8 || 53° 43′ N || 248
|-
| {{w|Addis Ababa}} || Ethiopia || Africa || 10 || 22 || 11 || 23.8 || 9° 1′ N || 2355
|-
| {{w|Altay City|Altay}} || China || Asia || -22 || 27 || 8 || 27.4 || 47° 52′ N || 887
|-
| {{w|Athens}} || Greece || Europe || 7 || 31.8 || 14 || 35.2 || 37° 59′ N || 70
|-
| {{w|Atlanta}} || United States || North America || 1.3 || 31.7 || 20.1 || 39.4 || 33° 45′ N || 225
|-
| {{w|Baghdad}} || Iraq || Asia || 3 || 43 || 8 || 43.4 || 33° 20′ N || 34
|-
| {{w|Bangkok}} || Thailand || Asia || 21 || 34 || 24 || 45.3 || 13° 45′ N || 1.5
|-
| {{w|Barcelona}} || Spain || Europe || 4.4 || 28 || 18 || 34 || 41° 23′ N || 12
|-
| {{w|Beijing}} || China || Asia || -8 || 30 || 20 || 37.6 || 39° 55′ N || 43.5
|-
| {{w|Berlin}} || Germany || Europe || -3 || 22 || 11 || 23.8 || 53° 31′ N || 34
|-
| {{w|Blagoveshchensk}} || Russia || Asia || -26.2 || 27.3 || 16 || 31.9 || 50° 15′ N || 133
|-
| {{w|Bogotá}} || Colombia || South America || 6 || 19 || 10 || 20.3 || 4° 42′ N || 2640
|-
| {{w|Boston}} || United States || North America || -5.4 || 27.6 || 16.3 || 32.4 || 42° 21′ N || 43
|-
| {{w|Brisbane}} || Australia || Oceania || 9 || 28 || 18 || 34 || 27° 28′ S || 28
|-
| {{w|Budapest}} || Hungary || Europe || -3 || 26 || 12 || 28.3 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Buenos Aires}} || Argentina || South America || 7.4 || 30.4 || 16 || 35 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Cairo}} || Egypt || Africa || 9 || 33 || 18 || 39 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Calgary}} || Canada || North America || -13.2 || 23.2 || 7 || 23.2 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Cape Town}} || South Africa || Africa || 8 || 25 || 15 || 29 || 33° 59′ S || 42
|-
| {{w|Casper, Wyoming|Casper}} || United States || North America || -10.3 || 31.2 || 6.8 || 31.1 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Chengdu}} || China || Asia || 2 || 28 || 22 || 37.3 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Dallas}} || United States || North America || 3 || 36 || 19.4 || 43.1 || 32°46'″N || 131
|-
| {{w|Da Qaidam}} || China || Asia || -23 || 22 || -6 || 18.6 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Dar es Salaam}} || Tanzania || Africa || 19 || 31 || 23 || 41.3 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Washington, D.C.|DC}} || United States || North America || -1.9 || 31.3 || 19.1 || 38.1 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Delhi}} || India || Asia || 7.8 || 39.8 || 24 || 51.1 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Dhaka}} || Bangladesh || Asia || 12.7 || 33.7 || 25 || 46 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Dubai}} || United Arab Emirates || Asia || 14 || 39 || 23 || 49.3 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Dublin}} || Ireland || Europe || 2.3 || 19.5 || 11 || 21.3 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Duluth}} || United States || North America || -16.1 || 23.4 || 13.3 || 26.4 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Edinburgh}} || United Kingdom || Europe || 1.1 || 19.2 || 10 || 20.5 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|El Paso}} || United States || North America || -0.3 || 35.6 || 12.8 || 38.3 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Fairbanks}} || United States || North America || -27.2 || 22.6 || 9.8 || 23.8 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Fargo, North Dakota|Fargo}} || United States || North America || -17.7 || 28.1 || 15.1 || 32.1 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Flagstaff, Arizona|Flagstaff}} || United States || North America || -7.3 || 30.9 || 8.2 || 31.4 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Geneva}} || Switzerland || Europe || -1.3 || 26.5 || 12 || 28.8 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Guangzhou}} || China || Asia || 10 || 32 || 25 || 44.3 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Hailar District|Hailar}} || China || Asia || -32 || 25 || 13 || 27.8 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Halifax, Nova Scotia|Halifax}} || Canada || North America || -10 || 22 || 13 || 24.8 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Ho Chi Minh City}} || Vietnam || Asia || 22 || 33 || 23 || 43.3 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Hong Kong}} || Hong Kong || Asia || 14 || 31 || 24 || 42.3 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Honolulu}} || United States || North America || 18.9 || 31.1 || 20.1 || 38.8 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Houston}} || United States || North America || 6.2 || 34.7 || 22.7 || 44.7 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Irkutsk}} || Russia || Asia || -22 || 24.8 || 12 || 27.1 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Istanbul}} || Turkey || Europe* || 2 || 27 || 16 || 31.6 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Jakarta}} || Indonesia || Asia || 23 || 31 || 23 || 41.3 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Jerusalem}} || Israel || Asia || 6.4 || 29.4 || 15 || 33.4 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Jinzhou}} || China || Asia || -12 || 27 || 20 || 34.6 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Kabul}} || Afghanistan || Asia || -5 || 31 || 8 || 31.4 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Kansas City}} || United States || North America || -6.9 || 31.3 || 19.6 || 38.5 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Karachi}} || Pakistan || Asia || 12 || 33 || 25 || 45.3 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Kiev}} || Ukraine || Europe || -9 || 23 || 12 || 25.3 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Kinshasa}} || Democratic<br> Republic of Congo || Africa || 20 || 30 || 21 || 38.4 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Lagos}} || Nigeria || Africa || 23 || 30 || 23 || 40.3 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Lahore}} || Pakistan || Asia || 8|| 38 || 24 || 49.3 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|London}} || United Kingdom || Europe || 1 || 22.9 || 12 || 25.2 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Los Angeles}} || United States || North America || 13 || 22 || 16.2 || 26.7 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Lubbock}} || United States || North America || -3.6 || 33.8 || 15.9 || 38.3 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Madrid}} || Spain || Europe || 2.6 || 31.2 || 11 || 33 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Manila}} || Philippines || Asia || 21 || 33 || 23 || 43.3 || ° ′ N ||
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| {{w|McMurdo Station|McMurdo}} || || Antarctica || -31 || -1 || -8 || -4.7 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Melbourne}} || Australia || Oceania || 5 || 26 || 12 || 28.3 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Mexico City}} || Mexico || North America || 7 || 26 || 11 || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Miami}} || United States || North America || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Minneapolis}} || United States || North America || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Moscow}} || Russia || Europe || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Mumbai}} || India || Asia || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Nairobi}} || Kenya || Africa || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Needles, California|Needles}} || United States || North America || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Omaha}} || United States || North America || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Oslo}} || Norway || Europe || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Ottawa}} || Canada || North America || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Paris}} || France || Europe || 2.7 || 25.2 || 12 || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Perth}} || Australia || Oceania || || || || 27.5 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Portland, Oregon|Portland}} || United States || North America || 1.8 || 27.3 || 12.4 || || 45° 36′ N || 6
|-
| {{w|Pyongyang}} || North Korea || Asia || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Qiqihar}} || China || Asia || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Quito}} || Ecuador || South America || 9 || 20 || 9 || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Raleigh}} || United States || North America || -0.6 || 32.3 || 20.3 || 20.8 || 35° 47′ N || 119
|-
| {{w|Regina, Saskatchewan|Regina}} || Canada || North America || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Reykjavik}} || Iceland || Europe || -2 || 12 || 7 || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Richmond, Virginia|Richmond}} || United States || North America || || || || 12 || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Rio de Janeiro|Rio}} || Brazil || South America || 16.9 || 32.9 || 21 || 48 || 22° 49′ S || 6
|-
| {{w|Riyadh}} || Saudi Arabia || Asia || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Rome}} || Italy || Europe || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Sabha, Libya|Sabha}} || Libya || Africa || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|St. Louis|Saint Louis}} || United States || North America || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Salt Lake City}} || United States || North America || -5.8 || 33.7 || 7.7 || 38 || 40° 47′ N || 1286
|-
| {{w|San Francisco}} || United States || North America || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Santa Fe, New Mexico|Santa Fe}} || United States || North America || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Santiago}} || Chile || South America || 2.5 || 29.4 || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Sao Paulo}} || Brazil || South America || 12 || 28 || 18 || 39 || 23° 37′ S || 802
|-
| {{w|Sapporo}} || Japan || Asia || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Seoul}} || South Korea || Asia || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Shanghai}} || China || Asia || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Shenyang}} || China || Asia || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Singapore}} || Singapore || Asia || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Sioux Falls}} || United States || North America || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|St Petersburg}} || Russia || Europe|| || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Stockholm}} || Sweden || Europe || -6 || 17 || 10 || || 59° 39′ N || 60
|-
| {{w|Sydney}} || Australia || Oceania || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Tashkent}} || Uzbekistan || Asia || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Tehran}} || Iran || Asia || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Thunder Bay}} || Canada || North America || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Tokyo}} || Japan || Asia || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Tongliao}} || China || Asia || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Toronto}} || Canada || North America || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Turpan}} || China || Asia || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Ulaanbaatar}} || Mongolia || Asia || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Urumqi}} || China || Asia || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Vancouver}} || Canada || North America || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Vladivostok}} || Russia || Asia || || || || || ° ′ N ||
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| {{w|Volgograd}} || Russia || Europe|| || || || || ° ′ N ||
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| {{w|Wellington}} || New Zealand || Oceania || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Wuhan}} || China || Asia || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Xi'an}} || China || Asia || || || || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Yellowknife}} || Canada || North America || -29.5 || 21.3 || 7 || || ° ′ N ||
|-
| {{w|Yumen City|Yumen}} || China || Asia || || || || 21.3 || ° ′ N ||
|-
|}
*Istanbul spans both Europe and Asia but its city center is located in Europe.

==Transcript==
:[A chart labeled:]
:<big>Where to live</big>
:based on your temperature preferences
:[In gray, the data source is mentioned below:]
:Climate data from [http://weatherbase.com weatherbase.com]

:[A chart with two lines with single arrows. Each arrow is labeled:]
:Y axis bottom: Cold winters
:X axis right: Hot/humid summers (measured via Humidex, which combines heat and dew point)

:[Near each of the corners of the chart there is a gray blob, labeled:]
:Top left: If you hate cold and heat
:Top right: If you hate cold and love heat
:Bottom left: If you love cold and hate heat
:Bottom right: If you love cold and heat

:[The following city names intersect with the top left blob [hate cold and heat] (in reading order):]
:Mexico City
:Quito
:Addis Ababa
:Bogotá
:San Francisco
:Wellington

:[The following city names intersect with the top right blob [hate cold and love heat] (in reading order):]
:Bangkok
:Ho Chi Minh City
:Manila
:Singapore
:Mumbai
:Jakarta
:Dar Es Salaam
:Honolulu
:Lagos
:Rio [de Janeiro]
:Dhaka
:Kinhasa
:Miami
:Karachi
:Dubai
:Cairo
:Hong Kong
:Delhi
:Riyadh
:Guangzhou
:Lahore
:Sabha
:Houston
:Needles
:El Paso
:Baghdad
:Dallas

:[The following city names intersect with the bottom left blob [love cold and hate heat] (in reading order):]
:Reykjavik (with arrow pointing left)
:Berlin
:Stockholm
:Oslo
:Calgary
:Halifax
:Daqaidam
:Kiev
:Casper
:Yumen
:St Petersburg
:Volgograd
:Moscow
:Ottawa
:Vladivostok
:Thunder Bay
:Duluth
:Urumqi
:Altay
:Regina
:Irkutsk
:Abakan
:Ulaanbaatar
:Blagoveshchensk (also on bottom right blob)
:Fairbanks
:McMurdo (with arrow pointing down-left)
:Yellowknife (with arrow pointing down)
:Hailar

:[The following city names intersect with the bottom right blob [love cold and heat] (in reading order):]
:[Washington] DC
:Shanghai
:Tehran
:Saint Louis
:New York
:Xi'An
:Salt Lake City
:Kansas City
:Beijing
:Seoul
:Sapporo
:Pyongyang
:Sioux Falls
:Turpan
:Jinzhou
:Minneapolis
:Shenyang
:Fargo
:Tongliao
:Qiqihar
:Blagoveshchensk (also on bottom left blob)

:[The following city names do not intersect with any blob (in reading order):]
:Nairobi
:São Paulo
:Brisbane
:Los Angeles
:Perth
:Cape Town
:Sydney
:Athens
:Santiago
:Barcelona
:Melbourne
:Rome
:Buenos Aires
:Jerusalem
:Atlanta
:Raleigh
:Madrid
:Chengdu
:Tokyo
:Dublin
:Portland
:Richmond
:London
:Istanbul
:Edinburgh
:Vancouver
:Paris
:Flagstaff
:Santa Fe
:Tashkent
:Wuhan
:Geneva
:Lubbock
:Boston
:Budapest
:Kabul
:Toronto
:Omaha

{{comic discussion}}

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