import csv from datetime import datetime from matplotlib import pyplot as plt # Get dates, high, and low temperatures from file. filename = 'death_valley_2014.csv' with open(filename) as f: reader = csv.reader(f) header_row = next(reader) dates, highs, lows = [], [], [] for row in reader: try: current_date = datetime.strptime(row[0], "%Y-%m-%d") high = int(row[1]) low = int(row[3]) except ValueError: print(current_date, 'missing data') else: dates.append(current_date) highs.append(high) lows.append(low) # Plot data. fig = plt.figure(dpi=128, figsize=(10, 6)) plt.plot(dates, highs, c='red', alpha=0.5) plt.plot(dates, lows, c='blue', alpha=0.5) plt.fill_between(dates, highs, lows, facecolor='blue', alpha=0.1) # Format plot. title = "Daily high and low temperatures - 2014\nDeath Valley, CA" plt.title(title, fontsize=20) plt.xlabel('', fontsize=16) fig.autofmt_xdate() plt.ylabel("Temperature (F)", fontsize=16) plt.tick_params(axis='both', which='major', labelsize=16) plt.show()