diff --git a/hub/imports/weather/epw_weather_parameters.py b/hub/imports/weather/epw_weather_parameters.py
index a1f45772..cbf4d2de 100644
--- a/hub/imports/weather/epw_weather_parameters.py
+++ b/hub/imports/weather/epw_weather_parameters.py
@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@ class EpwWeatherParameters:
           _ = file.readline().split(',')
         line = file.readline().split(',')
         number_records = int(line[1])
-        ground_temperature_ini = {}
+        ground_temperature_from_file = {}
         for i in range(0, number_records):
           depth_measurement_ground_temperature = line[i*16+2]
           temperatures = []
           for j in range(0, 12):
             temperatures.append(float(line[i*16+j+6]))
-          ground_temperature_ini[depth_measurement_ground_temperature] = temperatures
+          ground_temperature_from_file[depth_measurement_ground_temperature] = temperatures
     except SystemExit:
       logging.error('Error: weather file %s not found. Please download it from https://energyplus.net/weather and place'
                     ' it in folder data\\weather\\epw', self._path)
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class EpwWeatherParameters:
       sys.stderr.write(f'Error: wrong formatting of weather file {self._path}\n')
       sys.exit()
     for building in self._city.buildings:
-      building.ground_temperature[cte.MONTH] = ground_temperature_ini
+      building.ground_temperature[cte.MONTH] = ground_temperature_from_file
       ground_temperature = {}
       for ground_temperature_set in building.ground_temperature[cte.MONTH]:
         temperature = 0