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IceCube is a cubic kilometer particle detector at the geographic South Pole that observes high-energy cosmic rays. These cosmic rays produce particle cascades in the atmosphere, and IceCube detects these secondary particles. The rate of this interaction is dependent on atmospheric temperature. Higher temperature leads to an increased rate of high-energy muons. Previous attempts to model this relationship have shown small discrepancies in the absolute rates. This project reattempted to examine this relationship. Using cascade equations, Monte Carlo simulations, and effective aperture, a model was made for each day of 2012 and compared to experimental data from IceCube. The model accurately represents the rises and falls of the relative rates. When the new model is compared to the absolute rates, the discrepancy has been reduced.