2D Histogram

Rainfall vs Soil Moisture

2D histogram of rainfall amounts versus resulting soil moisture levels.

Output
Rainfall vs Soil Moisture
Python
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
from matplotlib.colors import LinearSegmentedColormap

np.random.seed(42)

# Environmental data
rainfall = np.random.exponential(20, 4000)  # mm
moisture = 15 + rainfall * 1.2 + np.random.normal(0, 8, 4000)
moisture = np.clip(moisture, 5, 100)

fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(10, 8), facecolor='#020B14')
ax.set_facecolor('#020B14')

# Custom colormap: dark to blue to cyan
colors = ['#020B14', '#0d1a3d', '#276CF5', '#27D3F5', '#27F5B0']
cmap = LinearSegmentedColormap.from_list('water', colors, N=256)

h = ax.hist2d(rainfall, moisture, bins=45, cmap=cmap, cmin=1)
cbar = plt.colorbar(h[3], ax=ax, pad=0.02)
cbar.set_label('Measurements', color='white', fontsize=11)
cbar.ax.yaxis.set_tick_params(color='white')
plt.setp(plt.getp(cbar.ax.axes, 'yticklabels'), color='white')

ax.set_xlabel('Rainfall (mm)', fontsize=11, color='white', fontweight='500')
ax.set_ylabel('Soil Moisture (%)', fontsize=11, color='white', fontweight='500')
ax.set_title('Rainfall vs Soil Moisture', fontsize=14, color='white', fontweight='bold', pad=15)

ax.tick_params(colors='white', labelsize=9)
for spine in ax.spines.values():
    spine.set_color('#333333')

plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()
Library

Matplotlib

Category

Statistical

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