Problem:** A weather station records that over a week, the temperature rose on 5 days, dropped on 3 days, and remained stable on 2 days. On 2 days, both rising and stable were recorded due to mixed weather, but these are not mutually exclusive. If on 1 day the temperature both rose and dropped due to anomalies, how many days showed a clear rise?

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Title: How to Count Clear Temperature Rises in a Week of Weather Data: A Logical Breakdown Meta Description: Analyze weekly temperature changes recorded by a weather station: 5 days rose, 3 days dropped, 2 days stable, with overlaps. Determine how many days showed a clear temperature rise, accounting for mixed and anomalous weather patterns. --- Weather data often reveals complex daily patterns—especially when multiple outcomes occur on the same day. In a typical week, meteorologists track temperature changes with four potential outcomes: rise, drop, stable, or mixed behavior due to localized conditions. Understanding how to interpret overlapping patterns helps accurately analyze climate trends and daily variability. This article explores a classic problem in weather observation: determining how many days had a clear rise in temperature, given that 5 days rose, 3 days dropped, 2 days remained stable, and 1 day showed both rise and drop—with 1 day also exhibiting anomalous fluctuations.