August Weather in Urek’i GeorgiaDaily high temperatures decrease by 2°F, from 80°F to 78°F, rarely falling below 72°F or exceeding 85°F. The highest daily average high temperature is 80°F on August 8. Daily low temperatures decrease by 3°F, from 70°F to 67°F, rarely falling below 62°F or exceeding 74°F. The highest daily average low temperature is 70°F on August 3. For reference, on August 3, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Urek’i typically range from 70°F to 80°F, while on February 7, the coldest day of the year, they range from 40°F to 51°F. The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on August. 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. Atami, Japan (4,986 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Urek’i (view comparison). CloudsThe month of August in Urek’i experiences gradually increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 6% to 11%. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 6% on August 9. The clearest day of the month is August 9, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 94% of the time. For reference, on January 17, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 66%, while on August 9, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 94%. PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Urek’i, the chance of a wet day over the course of August is increasing, starting the month at 23% and ending it at 29%. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 39% on January 11, and its lowest chance is 20% on May 25. 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 August in Urek’i is rapidly increasing, starting the month at 1.8 inches, when it rarely exceeds 3.9 inches or falls below 0.4 inches, and ending the month at 2.9 inches, when it rarely exceeds 5.3 inches or falls below 0.9 inches. SunOver the course of August in Urek’i, the length of the day is rapidly decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 1 hour, 15 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 2 minutes, 29 seconds, and weekly decrease of 17 minutes, 23 seconds. The shortest day of the month is August 31, with 13 hours, 10 minutes of daylight and the longest day is August 1, with 14 hours, 25 minutes of daylight. The earliest sunrise of the month in Urek’i is 6:06 AM on August 1 and the latest sunrise is 31 minutes later at 6:37 AM on August 31. The latest sunset is 8:31 PM on August 1 and the earliest sunset is 43 minutes earlier at 7:47 PM on August 31. Daylight saving time is not observed in Urek’i during 2024. For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:37 AM and sets 15 hours, 15 minutes later, at 8:51 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 8:37 AM and sets 9 hours, 7 minutes later, at 5:44 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 August 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 Urek’i is very rapidly decreasing during August, falling from 86% to 63% over the course of the month. The highest chance of a muggy day during August is 86% on August 3. For reference, on August 3, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 86% of the time, while on January 1, 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 Urek’i is essentially constant during August, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 4.9 miles per hour throughout. For reference, on February 6, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 6.8 miles per hour, while on May 9, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 4.5 miles per hour. The lowest daily average wind speed during August is 4.8 miles per hour on August 14. The hourly average wind direction in Urek’i throughout August is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 69% on August 1. Water TemperatureUrek’i 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 surface water temperature in Urek’i is essentially constant during August, remaining within 1°F of 78°F throughout. The highest average surface water temperature during August is 78°F on August 14. 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 Urek’i typically lasts for 11 months (325 days), from around February 10 to around December 31, rarely starting after March 21, or ending before December 5. The month of August in Urek’i is reliably fully 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. The average accumulated growing degree days in Urek’i are rapidly increasing during August, increasing by 716°F, from 2,018°F to 2,734°F, over the course of the month. 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 Urek’i is decreasing during August, falling by 1.1 kWh, from 6.9 kWh to 5.8 kWh, over the course of the month. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Urek’i are 41.996 deg latitude, 41.779 deg longitude, and 20 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Urek’i contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 272 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 49 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,224 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (11,135 feet). The area within 2 miles of Urek’i is covered by trees (52%), water (18%), cropland (17%), and grassland (10%), within 10 miles by water (46%) and trees (31%), and within 50 miles by water (45%) and trees (34%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Urek’i, 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 Urek’i. For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Urek’i 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 Urek’i is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Urek’i 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 Urek’i 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. |