The plot shows the relationship between the max temperature and latitude for the date specified. As can be seen, latitudes closer to zero are generally higher, however we should add that at the current date of 8/27/2021, there is a lean towards higher temperatures at slightly higher latitudes due to the summer soltice.

The first major oberservation is that the maximum temperature of the cities dataset is higher the closer the city is to the zero latitude line or equator. This observation makes sense as the primary reason for higher temperatures at the equator is because that section of the planet is closer to the sun than the poles are to the sun.