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A SIMULATED dataset containing fictional daily maximum temperature measurements linked to Massachusetts towns. Each row represents a single day–town observation with the corresponding maximum temperature in degrees Celsius.

Format

A data frame with one row per date and town and the following variables:

date

Date. Calendar date of the observation.

tmax_C

Numeric. Daily maximum air temperature in degrees Celsius.

TOWN20

Character. Name of the Massachusetts town associated with the temperature observation.

COUNTY20

Character. Name of the Massachusetts county associated with TOWN20.

Details

This dataset is typically used for environmental exposure assessment and can be joined to town-level geographic or demographic datasets using TOWN20.