May Weather in Serikbuya ChinaDaily high temperatures increase by 6°F, from 80°F to 86°F, rarely falling below 68°F or exceeding 93°F. Daily low temperatures increase by 7°F, from 57°F to 64°F, rarely falling below 49°F or exceeding 72°F. For reference, on July 22, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Serikbuya typically range from 71°F to 92°F, while on January 11, the coldest day of the year, they range from 13°F to 30°F. The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on May. 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. Moab, Utah, United States (7,044 miles away) and Marysville, Kansas, United States (6,965 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Serikbuya (view comparison). CloudsThe month of May in Serikbuya experiences decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 50% to 41%. The clearest day of the month is May 31, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 59% of the time. For reference, on March 23, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 62%, while on August 9, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 89%. PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Serikbuya, the chance of a wet day over the course of May is essentially constant, remaining around 4% throughout. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 7% on July 26, and its lowest chance is 0% on December 20. 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 May in Serikbuya is essentially constant, remaining about 0.2 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 0.8 inches or falling below -0.0 inches. SunOver the course of May in Serikbuya, the length of the day is increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 52 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 1 minute, 44 seconds, and weekly increase of 12 minutes, 10 seconds. The shortest day of the month is May 1, with 13 hours, 52 minutes of daylight and the longest day is May 31, with 14 hours, 44 minutes of daylight. The latest sunrise of the month in Serikbuya is 7:49 AM on May 1 and the earliest sunrise is 26 minutes earlier at 7:24 AM on May 31. The earliest sunset is 9:42 PM on May 1 and the latest sunset is 27 minutes later at 10:08 PM on May 31. Daylight saving time is not observed in Serikbuya during 2024. For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 7:22 AM and sets 14 hours, 56 minutes later, at 10:18 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 10:04 AM and sets 9 hours, 24 minutes later, at 7:28 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 May 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 Serikbuya is essentially constant during May, remaining around 0% throughout. For reference, on July 26, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 1% 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 Serikbuya is essentially constant during May, remaining within 0.3 miles per hour of 7.7 miles per hour throughout. For reference, on May 3, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.0 miles per hour, while on December 29, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 4.4 miles per hour. The highest daily average wind speed during May is 8.0 miles per hour on May 3. The hourly average wind direction in Serikbuya throughout May is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 44% on May 3. 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 Serikbuya typically lasts for 7.7 months (234 days), from around March 13 to around November 2, rarely starting before February 26 or after March 30, and rarely ending before October 13 or after November 22. The month of May in Serikbuya 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 Serikbuya are rapidly increasing during May, increasing by 673°F, from 583°F to 1,256°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 Serikbuya is gradually increasing during May, rising by 0.7 kWh, from 6.6 kWh to 7.2 kWh, over the course of the month. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Serikbuya are 39.302 deg latitude, 77.818 deg longitude, and 3,793 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Serikbuya is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 43 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 3,786 feet. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (154 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (4,524 feet). The area within 2 miles of Serikbuya is covered by cropland (71%) and grassland (27%), within 10 miles by grassland (45%) and cropland (39%), and within 50 miles by grassland (38%) and bare soil (26%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Serikbuya, 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 is only a single weather station, Kashgar Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Serikbuya. At a distance of 157 kilometers from Serikbuya, further than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed insufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records. Consequently, the station records are blended with interpolated values from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis , and both are corrected for elevation differences according to the International Standard Atmosphere . The weight assigned to the MERRA-2 value depends on the distance from Serikbuya to the nearest station, increasing from 0% at 150 kilometers to 100% at 200 kilometers. In this case, the MERRA-2 weight is 12%, making the weight assigned to the weather station 88%. 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. 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