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claude-scientific-skills/scientific-skills/timesfm-forecasting/examples/global-temperature/visualize_forecast.py
Clayton Young c7c5bc21ff feat(example): add working TimesFM forecast example with global temperature data
- Add NOAA GISTEMP global temperature anomaly dataset (36 months, 2022-2024)
- Run TimesFM 1.0 PyTorch forecast for 2025 (12-month horizon)
- Generate fan chart visualization with 80%/90% confidence intervals
- Create comprehensive markdown report with findings and API notes

API Discovery:
- TimesFM 2.5 PyTorch checkpoint has file format issue (model.safetensors
  vs expected torch_model.ckpt)
- Working API uses TimesFmHparams + TimesFmCheckpoint + TimesFm() constructor
- Documented API in GitHub README differs from actual pip package

Includes:
- temperature_anomaly.csv (input data)
- forecast_output.csv (point forecast + quantiles)
- forecast_output.json (machine-readable output)
- forecast_visualization.png (LFS-tracked)
- run_forecast.py (reusable script)
- visualize_forecast.py (chart generation)
- run_example.sh (one-click runner)
- README.md (full report with findings)
2026-02-23 07:43:04 -05:00

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#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
Visualize TimesFM forecast results for global temperature anomaly.
Generates a publication-quality figure showing:
- Historical data (2022-2024)
- Point forecast (2025)
- 80% and 90% confidence intervals (fan chart)
Usage:
python visualize_forecast.py
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import json
from pathlib import Path
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
import pandas as pd
# Configuration
EXAMPLE_DIR = Path(__file__).parent
INPUT_FILE = EXAMPLE_DIR / "temperature_anomaly.csv"
FORECAST_FILE = EXAMPLE_DIR / "forecast_output.json"
OUTPUT_FILE = EXAMPLE_DIR / "forecast_visualization.png"
def main() -> None:
# Load historical data
df = pd.read_csv(INPUT_FILE, parse_dates=["date"])
# Load forecast results
with open(FORECAST_FILE) as f:
forecast = json.load(f)
# Extract forecast data
dates = pd.to_datetime(forecast["forecast"]["dates"])
point = np.array(forecast["forecast"]["point"])
q10 = np.array(forecast["forecast"]["quantiles"]["10%"])
q20 = np.array(forecast["forecast"]["quantiles"]["20%"])
q80 = np.array(forecast["forecast"]["quantiles"]["80%"])
q90 = np.array(forecast["forecast"]["quantiles"]["90%"])
# Create figure
fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(12, 6))
# Plot historical data
ax.plot(
df["date"],
df["anomaly_c"],
color="#2563eb",
linewidth=1.5,
marker="o",
markersize=3,
label="Historical (NOAA GISTEMP)",
)
# Plot 90% CI (outer band)
ax.fill_between(dates, q10, q90, alpha=0.2, color="#dc2626", label="90% CI")
# Plot 80% CI (inner band)
ax.fill_between(dates, q20, q80, alpha=0.3, color="#dc2626", label="80% CI")
# Plot point forecast
ax.plot(
dates,
point,
color="#dc2626",
linewidth=2,
marker="s",
markersize=4,
label="TimesFM Forecast",
)
# Add vertical line at forecast boundary
ax.axvline(
x=df["date"].max(), color="#6b7280", linestyle="--", linewidth=1, alpha=0.7
)
# Formatting
ax.set_xlabel("Date", fontsize=12)
ax.set_ylabel("Temperature Anomaly (°C)", fontsize=12)
ax.set_title(
"TimesFM Forecast: Global Temperature Anomaly (2025)\nAbove 1951-1980 Baseline",
fontsize=14,
fontweight="bold",
)
# Add annotations
ax.annotate(
f"Mean forecast: {forecast['summary']['forecast_mean_c']:.2f}°C\n"
f"vs 2024: {forecast['summary']['vs_last_year_mean']:+.2f}°C",
xy=(dates[6], point[6]),
xytext=(dates[6], point[6] + 0.15),
fontsize=10,
arrowprops=dict(arrowstyle="->", color="#6b7280", lw=1),
bbox=dict(boxstyle="round,pad=0.3", facecolor="white", edgecolor="#6b7280"),
)
# Grid and legend
ax.grid(True, alpha=0.3)
ax.legend(loc="upper left", fontsize=10)
# Set y-axis limits
ax.set_ylim(0.7, 1.5)
# Rotate x-axis labels
plt.xticks(rotation=45, ha="right")
# Tight layout
plt.tight_layout()
# Save
fig.savefig(OUTPUT_FILE, dpi=150, bbox_inches="tight")
print(f"✅ Saved visualization to: {OUTPUT_FILE}")
plt.close()
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()