May Weather in Kyakhta RussiaDaily high temperatures increase by 13°F, from 55°F to 69°F, rarely falling below 41°F or exceeding 82°F. Daily low temperatures increase by 13°F, from 30°F to 43°F, rarely falling below 22°F or exceeding 52°F. For reference, on July 16, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Kyakhta typically range from 54°F to 77°F, while on January 18, the coldest day of the year, they range from -20°F to -0°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. Fort Smith, Canada (4,522 miles away) and Flin Flon, Canada (4,997 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Kyakhta (view comparison). CloudsThe month of May in Kyakhta experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 49% throughout the month. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 47% on May 26. The clearest day of the month is May 26, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 53% of the time. For reference, on December 16, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 54%, while on September 12, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 58%. PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Kyakhta, the chance of a wet day over the course of May is very rapidly increasing, starting the month at 11% and ending it at 20%. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 34% on July 28, and its lowest chance is 0% on February 28. Over the course of May in Kyakhta, the chance of a day with only rain increases from 8% to 20%, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain remains an essentially constant 1% throughout, and the chance of a day with only snow remains an essentially constant 1% throughout. 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 Kyakhta is increasing, starting the month at 0.5 inches, when it rarely exceeds 1.0 inches or falls below 0.1 inches, and ending the month at 1.3 inches, when it rarely exceeds 2.4 inches or falls below 0.4 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 May in Kyakhta is gradually decreasing, starting the month at 1.1 inches, when it rarely exceeds 4.4 inches or falls below -0.0 inches, and ending the month at 0.1 inches, when it rarely exceeds 0.2 inches or falls below -0.0 inches. SunOver the course of May in Kyakhta, 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, 22 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 2 minutes, 43 seconds, and weekly increase of 19 minutes, 1 second. The shortest day of the month is May 1, with 14 hours, 45 minutes of daylight and the longest day is May 31, with 16 hours, 6 minutes of daylight. The latest sunrise of the month in Kyakhta is 5:29 AM on May 1 and the earliest sunrise is 40 minutes earlier at 4:49 AM on May 31. The earliest sunset is 8:14 PM on May 1 and the latest sunset is 41 minutes later at 8:55 PM on May 31. Daylight saving time is not observed in Kyakhta during 2024. For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 4:42 AM and sets 16 hours, 26 minutes later, at 9:08 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 8:51 AM and sets 8 hours, 1 minute later, at 4:52 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 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 Kyakhta is essentially constant during May, remaining around 0% throughout. For reference, on July 25, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time, while on September 2, 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 Kyakhta is gradually decreasing during May, decreasing from 8.3 miles per hour to 7.4 miles per hour over the course of the month. For reference, on April 18, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.4 miles per hour, while on August 5, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.6 miles per hour. The hourly average wind direction in Kyakhta throughout May is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 54% on May 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 Kyakhta typically lasts for 3.6 months (109 days), from around May 24 to around September 11, rarely starting before May 8 or after June 11, and rarely ending before August 26 or after September 26. During May in Kyakhta, the chance that a given day is within the growing season is very rapidly increasing rising from 1% to 69% over the course of the month. 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 Kyakhta are gradually increasing during May, increasing by 158°F, from 37°F to 195°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 Kyakhta is gradually increasing during May, rising by 0.8 kWh, from 5.9 kWh to 6.7 kWh, over the course of the month. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Kyakhta are 50.357 deg latitude, 106.450 deg longitude, and 2,513 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Kyakhta contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 974 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 2,719 feet. Within 10 miles also contains very significant variations in elevation (1,634 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,881 feet). The area within 2 miles of Kyakhta is covered by grassland (52%), bare soil (13%), trees (13%), and cropland (11%), within 10 miles by trees (35%) and sparse vegetation (22%), and within 50 miles by grassland (38%) and trees (27%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Kyakhta, 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, Ulan-Ude Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Kyakhta. At a distance of 176 kilometers from Kyakhta, 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 Kyakhta to the nearest station, increasing from 0% at 150 kilometers to 100% at 200 kilometers. In this case, the MERRA-2 weight is 34%, making the weight assigned to the weather station 66%. 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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