Jimmy-JayJay/malawi-climate-dashboard

Interactive Streamlit dashboard visualizing temperature trends in Malawi # Malawi Climate Tracker Interactive dashboard analyzing historical temperature trends across Malawi's 3 major cities from 1950 to present. This project visualizes warming patterns and climate anomalies to communicate climate change impacts at a local level. ## Overview This Streamlit application provides an accessible way to explore long-term temperature trends in Malawi, using data from the Open-Meteo Historical Weather API. The dashboard calculates temperature anomalies, displays warming trends, and helps communicate climate science to a broader audience. ### Cities Analyzed - **Lilongwe** (Central Region) - **Blantyre** (Southern Region) - **Mzuzu** (Northern Region) ## Features - **Historical Temperature Data**: Daily mean temperatures from 1950 to present - **Interactive Visualizations**: - Yearly temperature trends with 5-year moving average - Warming stripes showing temperature anomalies from baseline (1950-1979) - **Climate Metrics**: - Historic baseline average (1950-1979) - Modern average (2010-present) - Warming impact calculation ## Tech Stack - **Python 3.8+** - **Streamlit**: Interactive web framework - **Pandas**: Data processing and aggregation - **Plotly**: Interactive charts - **Requests**: API data fetching ## Running Locally 1. **Install Dependencies**: ```bash pip install -r requirements.txt ``` 2. **Run the App**: ```bash streamlit run app.py ``` 3. **View**: Open your browser at `localhost` ## Data Source All temperature data is sourced from Open-Meteo, a free weather API providing historical climate data from 1950 onwards. ## Related Work This dashboard complements my statistical analysis of Malawi's temperature trends, where I used Mann-Kendall trend tests to detect significant warming patterns from 1950-2014. ## Author Built by Jimmy Matewere - Climate Scientist & Data Analyst