Average Weather For Ogden, Utah, USA
Location
This report describes the typical weather at the Ogden-Hinckley Airport (Ogden, Utah, United States) weather station over the course of an average year. It is based on the historical records from 1974 to 2012. Earlier records are either unavailable or unreliable.
Ogden, Utah has a humid continental climate with hot summers and no dry season. The area within 25 mi of this station is covered by lakes and rivers (38%), forests (35%), grasslands (10%), croplands (8%), and shrublands (7%).
Temperature
Over the course of a year, the temperature typically varies from 22°F to 90°F and is rarely below 10°F or above 97°F.
Daily High and Low Temperature
The daily average low (blue) and high (red) temperature with percentile bands (inner band from 25th to 75th percentile, outer band from 10th to 90th percentile).
The warm season lasts from June 12 to September 11 with an average daily high temperature above 79°F. The hottest day of the year is July 23, with an average high of 90°F and low of 66°F.
The cold season lasts from November 20 to February 27 with an average daily high temperature below 45°F. The coldest day of the year is December 30, with an average low of 22°F and high of 33°F.
Fraction of Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands
The average fraction of time spent in various temperature bands: frigid (below 15°F), freezing (15°F to 32°F), cold (32°F to 50°F), cool (50°F to 65°F), comfortable (65°F to 75°F), warm (75°F to 85°F), hot (85°F to 100°F) and sweltering (above 100°F).
Sun
The length of the day varies significantly over the course of the year. The shortest day is December 21 with 9:11 hours of daylight; the longest day is June 20 with 15:09 hours of daylight.
Daily Hours of Daylight and Twilight
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line), with various degrees of daylight, twilight, and night, indicated by the color bands. From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray): full daylight, solar twilight (Sun is visible but less than 6° from the horizon), civil twilight (Sun is not visible but is less than 6° below the horizon), nautical twilight (Sun is between 6° and 12° below the horizon), astronomical twilight (Sun is between 12° and 18° below the horizon), and full night.
The earliest sunrise is at 5:54am on June 14 and the latest sunset is at 9:06pm on June 27. The latest sunrise is at 8:02am on November 3 and the earliest sunset is at 4:59pm on December 11.
Daylight savings time (DST) is observed in this location during 2012, starting in the spring on March 11 and ending in the fall on November 4.
Daily Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Savings Time
The solar day over the course of the year 2012 . From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (solar, civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray. The transitions to and from daylight savings time are indicated by the "DST" labels.
Clouds
The median cloud cover ranges from 5% (clear) to 83% (mostly cloudy). The sky is cloudiest on January 11 and clearest on July 17. The clearer part of the year begins around May 7. The cloudier part of the year begins around November 7.
Median Cloud Cover
The median daily cloud cover (black line) with percentile bands (inner band from 40th to 60th percentile, outer band from 25th to 75th percentile).
On July 17, the clearest day of the year, the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 63% of the time, and overcast or mostly cloudy 14% of the time.
On January 11, the cloudiest day of the year, the sky is overcast, mostly cloudy, or partly cloudy 54% of the time, and clear or mostly clear 23% of the time.
Cloud Cover Types
The fraction of time spent in each of the five sky cover categories. From top (most blue) to bottom (most gray), the categories are clear, mostly clear, partly cloudy, mostly cloudy, and overcast. Pink indicates missing data. Outside of the United States clear skies are often reported ambiguously, leading them to be lumped in with the missing data.
Precipitation
The probability that precipitation will be observed at this location varies throughout the year. Precipitation is most likely around January 20, occurring in 39% of days. Precipitation is least likely around July 15, occurring in 13% of days.
Probability of Precipitation at Some Point in the Day
The fraction of days in which various types of precipitation are observed. If more than one type of precipitation is reported in a given day, the more severe precipitation is counted. For example, if light rain is observed in the same day as a thunderstorm, that day counts towards the thunderstorm totals. The order of severity is from the top down in this graph, with the most severe at the bottom.
Over the entire year, the most common forms of precipitation are light rain, light snow, thunderstorms, and moderate snow.
Light rain is the most severe precipitation observed during 32% of those days with precipitation. It is most likely around May 13, when it is observed during 14% of all days.
Light snow is the most severe precipitation observed during 29% of those days with precipitation. It is most likely around January 5, when it is observed during 23% of all days.
Thunderstorms are the most severe precipitation observed during 17% of those days with precipitation. They are most likely around August 21, when it is observed during 10% of all days.
Moderate snow is the most severe precipitation observed during 10% of those days with precipitation. It is most likely around January 12, when it is observed during 8% of all days.
Types of Precipitation Throughout the Year
Relative frequency of various types of precipitation over the course of a typical year.
During the warm season, which lasts from June 12 to September 11, there is a 17% average chance that precipitation will be observed at some point during a given day. When precipitation does occur it is most often in the form of thunderstorms (49% of days with precipitation have at worst thunderstorms), light rain (40%), and moderate rain (8%).
During the cold season, which lasts from November 20 to February 27, there is a 36% average chance that precipitation will be observed at some point during a given day. When precipitation does occur it is most often in the form of light snow (54% of days with precipitation have at worst light snow), light rain (19%), moderate snow (18%), and moderate rain (5%).
Warm Season Precipitation
Cold Season Precipitation
Relative frequency of various types of precipitation during the warm and cold seasons respectively.
Snow
The likelihood of snow falling is highest around January 5, occurring in 31% of days. The season in which it is relatively likely for snow to fall spans from November 2 to April 17.
Probability of Snow Fall Being Reported in a Given Day
Probability that snow will be reported at least once in a given day. The season is defined as the period during which the probability is greater than one third the maximum probability.
Either snow rarely accumulates at this location or snow depth measurements are unavailable or unreliable.
Humidity
The relative humidity typically ranges from 19% (dry) to 97% (very humid) over the course of the year, rarely dropping below 11% (very dry) and reaching as high as 100% (very humid).
The air is driest around June 29, at which time the relative humidity drops below 22% (dry) three days out of four; it is most humid around January 1, exceeding 97% (very humid) three days out of four.
Relative Humidity
The average daily high (blue) and low (brown) relative humidity with percentile bands (inner bands from 25th to 75th percentile, outer bands from 10th to 90th percentile).
Dew Point
Dew point is often a better measure of how comfortable a person will find the weather than relative humidity because it more directly relates to whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid.
Over the course of a year, the dew point typically varies from 15°F (dry) to 51°F (very comfortable) and is rarely below 2°F (dry) or above 59°F (comfortable).
Dew Point
The daily average low (blue) and high (red) dew point with percentile bands (inner band from 25th to 75th percentile, outer band from 10th to 90th percentile).
Wind
Over the course of the year typical wind speeds vary from 0 mph to 15 mph (calm to moderate breeze), rarely exceeding 23 mph (fresh breeze).
The highest average wind speed of 8 mph (gentle breeze) occurs around April 2, at which time the average daily maximum wind speed is 15 mph (moderate breeze).
The lowest average wind speed of 5 mph (light breeze) occurs around January 10, at which time the average daily maximum wind speed is 10 mph (gentle breeze).
Wind Speed
The average daily minimum (red), maximum (green), and average (black) wind speed with percentile bands (inner band from 25th to 75th percentile, outer band from 10th to 90th percentile).
Wind Directions Over the Entire Year
The fraction of time spent with the wind blowing from the various directions over the entire year. Values do not sum to 100% because the wind direction is undefined when the wind speed is zero.
Fraction of Time Spent with Various Wind Directions
The fraction of time spent with the wind blowing from the various directions on a daily basis. Stacked values do not always sum to 100% because the wind direction is undefined when the wind speed is zero.