Area Range

An area range chart, or area range graph, is often used to display a trend of a continuous data set over a period of time.

The demo below displays the city of Bergen, Norway´s wind forecast (expected and possible wind), with an area range to visualize the maximum and minimum expected wind, and a line for the possible wind.

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Pros:
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    Area ranges charts are very effective to display trends that contain maximum and minimum values over time.

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    Area ranges charts can display large amounts of data.

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    Line charts easily support area ranges charts.

Cons:
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    Small variations can be difficult to see.