html_url,issue_url,id,node_id,user,created_at,updated_at,author_association,body,reactions,performed_via_github_app,issue https://github.com/pydata/xarray/issues/1989#issuecomment-373221321,https://api.github.com/repos/pydata/xarray/issues/1989,373221321,MDEyOklzc3VlQ29tbWVudDM3MzIyMTMyMQ==,1828519,2018-03-15T00:37:26Z,2018-03-15T00:38:04Z,CONTRIBUTOR,@shoyer In my examples `rows = cols = 1000` (xarray 0.10.1).,"{""total_count"": 0, ""+1"": 0, ""-1"": 0, ""laugh"": 0, ""hooray"": 0, ""confused"": 0, ""heart"": 0, ""rocket"": 0, ""eyes"": 0}",,305373563 https://github.com/pydata/xarray/issues/1989#issuecomment-373219624,https://api.github.com/repos/pydata/xarray/issues/1989,373219624,MDEyOklzc3VlQ29tbWVudDM3MzIxOTYyNA==,1828519,2018-03-15T00:27:35Z,2018-03-15T00:27:35Z,CONTRIBUTOR,"Example: ``` import numpy as np import xarray as xr a = xr.DataArray(np.random.random((rows, cols)).astype(np.float32), dims=('y', 'x')) In [65]: np.sum(a).data Out[65]: array(499858.0625) In [66]: np.sum(a.data) Out[66]: 499855.19 In [67]: np.sum(a.data.astype(np.float64)) Out[67]: 499855.21635645436 In [68]: np.sum(a.data.astype(np.float32)) Out[68]: 499855.19 ``` I realized after making this example that nansum gives expected results: ``` a = xr.DataArray(np.random.random((rows, cols)).astype(np.float32), dims=('y', 'x')) In [83]: np.nansum(a.data) Out[83]: 500027.81 In [84]: np.nansum(a) Out[84]: 500027.81 In [85]: np.nansum(a.data.astype(np.float64)) Out[85]: 500027.77103802469 In [86]: np.nansum(a.astype(np.float64)) Out[86]: 500027.77103802469 ```","{""total_count"": 0, ""+1"": 0, ""-1"": 0, ""laugh"": 0, ""hooray"": 0, ""confused"": 0, ""heart"": 0, ""rocket"": 0, ""eyes"": 0}",,305373563