text: #initialize dataframe
  df_temp = pd.DataFrame()
  
  #populate date and average temperature fields (cast string date to datetime and convert temperature from tenths of Celsius to Fahrenheit)
  df_temp['date'] = [datetime.strptime(d, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S") for d in dates_temp]
  df_temp['avgTemp'] = [float(v)/10.0*1.8 + 32 for v in temps]
  