diff --git a/examples/cross_section.py b/examples/cross_section.py
index 3a46d6d9c06..5388ad5d1ed 100644
--- a/examples/cross_section.py
+++ b/examples/cross_section.py
@@ -136,3 +136,8 @@
 rh_colorbar.set_label('Relative Humidity (dimensionless)')
 
 plt.show()
+
+##############################
+# Note: The x-axis can display any variable that is the same length as the
+# plotted variables, including latitude. Additionally, arguments can be provided
+# to ``ax.set_xticklabels`` to label lat/lon pairs, similar to the default NCL output.