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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Barrow Alaska, United States

In Barrow, the summers are very cold; the winters are long, frigid, snowy, and windy; and it is overcast year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from -19°F to 47°F and is rarely below -36°F or above 60°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Barrow for warm-weather activities is from late July to early August.

Climate in Barrow

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Barrow weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The warm season lasts for 3.3 months, from June 4 to September 14, with an average daily high temperature above 36°F. The hottest month of the year in Barrow is July, with an average high of 47°F and low of 36°F.

The cold season lasts for 4.4 months, from November 24 to April 5, with an average daily high temperature below 3°F. The coldest month of the year in Barrow is February, with an average low of -18°F and high of -7°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Barrow

The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High -6°F-7°F-4°F9°F27°F41°F47°F44°F36°F22°F7°F-2°F
Temp. -12°F-13°F-11°F3°F22°F35°F40°F39°F33°F19°F2°F-7°F
Low -17°F-18°F-16°F-2°F18°F32°F36°F35°F29°F15°F-3°F-13°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in Barrow

Average Hourly Temperature in BarrowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowfrigidfrigidfreezingfreezingvery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Tosontsengel, Mongolia (3,381 miles away) and McMurdo Station, Antarctica (10,421 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Barrow (view comparison).

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In Barrow, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Barrow begins around May 1 and lasts for 5.2 months, ending around October 7.

The clearest month of the year in Barrow is June, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 29% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 7 and lasts for 6.8 months, ending around May 1.

The cloudiest month of the year in Barrow is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 95% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Barrow

Cloud Cover Categories in BarrowclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jun 1030%Jun 1030%Jan 224%Jan 224%May 117%May 117%Oct 717%Oct 717%NowNowclearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastmostly clear
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 95%95%93%88%78%71%76%78%78%86%92%94%
Clearer 5%5%7%12%22%29%24%22%22%14%8%6%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Barrow varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 2.9 months, from June 22 to September 17, with a greater than 11% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Barrow is August, with an average of 6.0 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 9.1 months, from September 17 to June 22. The month with the fewest wet days in Barrow is March, with an average of 0.7 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation in Barrow changes throughout the year.

Snow alone is the most common for 7.9 months, from September 29 to May 26. The month with the most days of snow alone in Barrow is February, with an average of 1.1 days.

Rain alone is the most common for 4.1 months, from May 26 to September 29. The month with the most days of rain alone in Barrow is August, with an average of 5.8 days.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Barrow

Daily Chance of Precipitation in BarrowsnowrainsnowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Aug 321%Aug 321%Mar 191%Mar 191%May 266%May 266%Sep 298%Sep 298%rainsnow
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.4d2.4d5.3d5.8d2.5d0.3d0.0d0.0d
Mixed 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.3d0.3d0.1d0.2d0.4d0.4d0.1d0.0d
Snow 1.1d1.1d0.7d0.7d0.7d0.2d0.0d0.1d0.5d1.1d0.9d1.1d
Any 1.1d1.1d0.7d0.9d1.4d3.0d5.4d6.0d3.5d1.7d1.0d1.1d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Barrow experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 2.8 months, from June 19 to September 11, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Barrow is August, with an average rainfall of 1.0 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 9.2 months, from September 11 to June 19. The month with the least rain in Barrow is December, with an average rainfall of -0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Barrow

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.1″0.4″1.0″1.0″0.4″0.1″0.0″0.0″

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Barrow experiences some seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 8.8 months, from September 11 to June 5, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Barrow is October, with an average snowfall of 2.0 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 3.2 months, from June 5 to September 11. The least snow falls around July 23, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall in Barrow

The average snowfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average rainfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Snowfall 1.3″1.6″1.0″1.1″1.2″0.7″0.1″0.2″1.2″2.0″1.3″1.4″

Due to its extreme latitude, Barrow experiences polar day (also known as the midnight Sun) during the summer and polar night during the winter. These are periods of time in which the sun is continuously above or below the horizon for more than one day. The precise start and end dates of polar day and night vary from year to year and depend on the precise location and elevation of the observer, and the local topography.

In the summer in Barrow during 2024, the Sun is continuously above the horizon for 2.7 months, rising at 2:40 AM on May 10, and not setting again until 2:20 AM on August 1.

In the winter in Barrow during 2024, the Sun is continuously below the horizon for 2.1 months, setting at 1:23 PM on November 18, and not rising again until 1:10 PM on January 23.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Barrow

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Barrowpolar dayJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 19 minMar 1912 hr, 19 minMar 1924 hr, 0 minJun 2024 hr, 0 minJun 2012 hr, 26 minSep 2212 hr, 26 minSep 220 minDec 210 minDec 21nightnightdayNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 0.8h6.9h11.8h16.9h23.2h24.0h24.0h18.7h13.3h8.5h2.2h0.0h

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Barrow during 2024, starting in the spring on March 10, lasting 7.8 months, and ending in the fall on November 3.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in Barrow

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in BarrowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM2 AMMay 102:40 AMMay 102:40 AM2:20 AMJul 312:20 AMJul 311:23 PMNov 181:23 PMNov 18Jan 231:10 PMJan 231:10 PMMar 10DSTMar 10DSTdaynightnightnightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray. The transitions to and from daylight saving time are indicated by the 'DST' labels.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Barrow

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in BarrowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM0010102020303001010202030-542NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Barrow

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Barrow, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Barrow

Humidity Comfort Levels in BarrowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 20%Jul 20%NowNowdrydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Barrow experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 7.9 months, from September 7 to May 4, with average wind speeds of more than 12.3 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Barrow is January, with an average hourly wind speed of 13.8 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 4.1 months, from May 4 to September 7. The calmest month of the year in Barrow is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 10.8 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Barrow

Average Wind Speed in BarrowwindywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph5 mph5 mph10 mph10 mph15 mph15 mph20 mph20 mphJan 1014.1 mphJan 1014.1 mphJun 3010.5 mphJun 3010.5 mphSep 712.3 mphSep 712.3 mphMay 412.3 mphMay 412.3 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 13.813.612.912.511.910.810.811.412.713.713.513.5

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Barrow is from the east throughout the year.

Wind Direction in Barrow

Wind Direction in BarrowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwesteastnorthsouth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Barrow is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 2.0 months, from July 22 to September 23, with an average temperature above 34°F. The month of the year in Barrow with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 35°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 6.8 months, from November 3 to May 30, with an average temperature below 30°F. The month of the year in Barrow with the coolest water is February, with an average temperature of 29°F.

Average Water Temperature in Barrow

Average Water Temperature in BarrowwarmcoolcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec28°F28°F30°F30°F32°F32°F34°F34°F36°F36°F38°F38°F40°F40°FAug 2236°FAug 2236°F29°FJan 2429°FJan 24Jul 2234°FJul 2234°FSep 2334°FSep 2334°FNov 330°FNov 330°FMay 3030°FMay 3030°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 29°F29°F29°F29°F30°F31°F34°F35°F35°F32°F30°F29°F

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Barrow throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Barrow for general outdoor tourist activities is from late July to early August.

Tourism Score in Barrow

Tourism Score in BarrowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810100.30.30.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperaturecloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitation
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Barrow for hot-weather activities is from late June to early July.

Beach/Pool Score in Barrow

Beach/Pool Score in BarrowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810100.00.00.00.0NowNow cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitation
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Barrow are sufficiently cold year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Barrow

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in BarrowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Oct 8-0%Oct 8-0%Jun 1910%Jun 1910%0%Nov 190%Nov 19Jul 2543%Jul 2543%NowNowfrigidvery coldcoldfreezingcool
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Growing Degree Days in Barrow

Growing Degree Days in BarrowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°FDec 3132°FDec 3132°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.3 months, from May 6 to July 16, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 4.7 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Barrow is June, with an average of 5.8 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 5.7 months, from September 22 to March 14, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 1.2 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Barrow is December, with an average of 0.0 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Barrow

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in BarrowbrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhJun 95.9 kWhJun 95.9 kWhDec 30.0 kWhDec 30.0 kWhJul 164.7 kWhJul 164.7 kWhSep 221.2 kWhSep 221.2 kWhMar 141.2 kWhMar 141.2 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 0.00.21.33.35.25.84.72.91.50.40.00.0

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Barrow are 71.291 deg latitude, -156.789 deg longitude, and 10 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Barrow is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 56 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 13 feet. Within 10 miles is also essentially flat (79 feet). Within 50 miles is essentially flat (108 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Barrow is covered by water (52%), sparse vegetation (21%), grassland (14%), and bare soil (12%), within 10 miles by water (64%) and grassland (20%), and within 50 miles by water (74%) and herbaceous vegetation (10%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Barrow, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Barrow.

At a distance of 1 kilometers from Barrow, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Barrow according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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The information on this site is provided as is, without any assurances as to its accuracy or suitability for any purpose. Weather data is prone to errors, outages, and other defects. We assume no responsibility for any decisions made on the basis of the content presented on this site.

We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands.

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