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Sparta89 OP t1_j2t4vb7 wrote

Data source: https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CUUR0000SA0&output_view=pct_1mth

Tool: Microsoft Excel

I did the math to calculate the average monthly inflation in the USA at an annualized rate since 1950.

History shows that inflation is typically low in November and December. While it is highest in February, March, and June.

This provides a compelling reason why inflation has not yet peaked. The fall in inflation that the USA is seeing now may just be the typical seasonal pattern before inflation surges again over the next few months.

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bbradz_ t1_j2t15p6 wrote

Incredible work! I’m wondering how you record all of this / if your willing to reflect in it for a moment, how you’ve managed to get into the schedule of recording it. Keep up the great work 👍

*im interested in setting up a system like this for myself so im naturally interested

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houndrunner OP t1_j2sp1x7 wrote

A map of the contiguous U.S. using a snowflake hex pattern to show snow persistence over a 20-year period. Snow persistence is measured as the snow cover index, or the average fraction of time snow was on the ground from Jan 1 to July 3 from 2001-2020. Snowier places are white with snow, emphasizing the Rocky Mountains and Sierra range in the western U.S., and Maine in the northeast. The majority of the southern half of the country is within a 0-10% snow cover index.

Made using the sf, terra, ggplot2, ggimage, scico, magick, and cowplot packages in R.

Data from: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9U7U5FP

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