January Weather in Novo-Nikol’skoye RussiaDaily high temperatures are around 23°F, rarely falling below 6°F or exceeding 36°F. Daily low temperatures decrease by 3°F, from 14°F to 11°F, rarely falling below -10°F or exceeding 31°F. For reference, on July 24, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Novo-Nikol’skoye typically range from 56°F to 75°F, while on February 5, the coldest day of the year, they range from 11°F to 23°F. The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on January. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day. Edmonton, Canada (4,659 miles away); K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base, Michigan, United States (4,654 miles); and Washington, Vermont, United States (4,394 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Novo-Nikol’skoye (view comparison). CloudsThe month of January in Novo-Nikol’skoye experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 78% throughout the month. The clearest day of the month is January 21, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 23% of the time. For reference, on December 20, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 79%, while on July 26, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 56%. PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Novo-Nikol’skoye, the chance of a wet day over the course of January is gradually decreasing, starting the month at 22% and ending it at 18%. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 36% on June 21, and its lowest chance is 15% on March 22. Over the course of January in Novo-Nikol’skoye, the chance of a day with only rain remains an essentially constant 3% throughout, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain remains an essentially constant 4% throughout, and the chance of a day with only snow decreases from 16% to 13%. RainfallTo show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day. The average sliding 31-day rainfall during January in Novo-Nikol’skoye is essentially constant, remaining about 0.2 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 0.5 inches or falling below -0.0 inches. SnowfallAs with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day. The average sliding 31-day snowfall during January in Novo-Nikol’skoye is decreasing, starting the month at 7.6 inches, when it rarely exceeds 13.8 inches or falls below 2.1 inches, and ending the month at 6.4 inches, when it rarely exceeds 11.8 inches or falls below 1.7 inches. SunOver the course of January in Novo-Nikol’skoye, the length of the day is rapidly increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 1 hour, 30 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 3 minutes, 0 seconds, and weekly increase of 21 minutes, 2 seconds. The shortest day of the month is January 1, with 6 hours, 56 minutes of daylight and the longest day is January 31, with 8 hours, 27 minutes of daylight. The latest sunrise of the month in Novo-Nikol’skoye is 9:05 AM on January 1 and the earliest sunrise is 35 minutes earlier at 8:30 AM on January 31. The earliest sunset is 4:01 PM on January 1 and the latest sunset is 55 minutes later at 4:56 PM on January 31. Daylight saving time is not observed in Novo-Nikol’skoye during 2024. For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 3:38 AM and sets 17 hours, 46 minutes later, at 9:24 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 9:03 AM and sets 6 hours, 49 minutes later, at 3:52 PM. 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. MoonThe figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for January 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. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.
HumidityWe 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 chance that a given day will be muggy in Novo-Nikol’skoye is essentially constant during January, remaining around 0% throughout. For reference, on July 9, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 5% of the time, while on September 26, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time. WindThis 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 Novo-Nikol’skoye is essentially constant during January, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 8.3 miles per hour throughout. For reference, on January 26, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.5 miles per hour, while on July 28, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.1 miles per hour. The highest daily average wind speed during January is 8.5 miles per hour on January 26. The wind direction in Novo-Nikol’skoye during January is predominantly out of the west from January 1 to January 25 and the south from January 25 to January 31. Growing SeasonDefinitions 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). The growing season in Novo-Nikol’skoye typically lasts for 4.8 months (148 days), from around May 7 to around October 1, rarely starting before April 16 or after May 27, and rarely ending before September 13 or after October 19. The month of January in Novo-Nikol’skoye is reliably fully outside of 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. The average accumulated growing degree days in Novo-Nikol’skoye are essentially constant during January, remaining around 0°F throughout. Solar EnergyThis 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 in Novo-Nikol’skoye is essentially constant during January, remaining within 0.2 kWh of 0.6 kWh throughout. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Novo-Nikol’skoye are 56.567 deg latitude, 37.533 deg longitude, and 446 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Novo-Nikol’skoye contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 108 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 454 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (381 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (627 feet). The area within 2 miles of Novo-Nikol’skoye is covered by trees (82%) and cropland (15%), within 10 miles by trees (84%) and cropland (12%), and within 50 miles by trees (74%) and cropland (17%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Novo-Nikol’skoye, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016. Temperature and Dew PointThere are 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Novo-Nikol’skoye. For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Novo-Nikol’skoye according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations. The estimated value at Novo-Nikol’skoye is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Novo-Nikol’skoye and a given station. The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:
To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Novo-Nikol’skoye and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data. Other DataAll 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. DisclaimerThe 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. We further caution that our travel scores are only as good as the data that underpin them, that weather conditions at any given location and time are unpredictable and variable, and that the definition of the scores reflects a particular set of preferences that may not agree with those of any particular reader. Please review our full terms contained on our Terms of Service page. |