The Weather Underground, Inc., provides a trip planner on the Internet. The weather statistics they post are based on searched dates from 1975 to present. You are planning a trip from March 1 to March 15 and obtained the following weather forecast information from the trip planner.

a. The probabilities reported are the relative frequencies of the event based on historical records. Verify the probability (chance) of a warm day in Seattle. In San Diego.

b. Verify the probability (chance) of a precipitation day in Seattle. In San Diego.

c. While you are on your trip, you plan to use half of your days just to “relax and get some rays.” Based on the preceding information, which city is the better choice for warm (but not hot) and sunny (not cloudy) days? Make a case for your answer.

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Seattle, WA Average High Temperature is 52F - historical range 33F to 70F Average Low Temperature is 39F - historical range 20F to 53F 0% chance of a Hot Day (temp. over 90F) (0 days out of 390 in historical record). 9% chance of a Warm Day (temp. over 60F) (37 days out of 390 in historical record). Average Daily Precipitation is 0.23-historical range 0.00 to 1.47 48% chance of a Precipitation Day (188 days out of 390 in historical record). Average Cloud Cover is mostly cloudy 71% chance of a Cloudy Day (75 days out of 105 in his- torical record). San Diego, CA Average High Temperature is 66F-historical range 56F to 85F Average Low Temperature is 53F - historical range 44F to 62F 0% chance of a Hot Day (temp. over 90F) (0 days out of 390 in historical record). 95% chance of a Warm Day (temp. over 60F) (371 days out of 390 in historical record). Average Daily Precipitation is 0.12-historical range 0.00 to 1.95 27% chance of a Precipitation Day (104 days out of 390 in historical record). Average Cloud Cover is partly cloudy 35% chance of a Cloudy Day (37 days out of 105 in his- torical record). Source: The Weather Underground, Inc., http://www.wunderground.com/tripplanner/index.asp