October Weather in Lecheng ChinaDaily high temperatures decrease by 8°F, from 83°F to 75°F, rarely falling below 67°F or exceeding 90°F. Daily low temperatures decrease by 9°F, from 69°F to 60°F, rarely falling below 53°F or exceeding 75°F. For reference, on July 23, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Lecheng typically range from 79°F to 92°F, while on January 19, the coldest day of the year, they range from 43°F to 57°F. The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on October. 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. Biloxi, United States (8,337 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Lecheng (view comparison). CloudsThe month of October in Lecheng experiences decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 40% to 31%. The clearest day of the month is October 25, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 69% of the time. For reference, on June 30, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 79%, while on December 5, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 73%. PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Lecheng, the chance of a wet day over the course of October is essentially constant, remaining around 16% throughout. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 52% on June 9, and its lowest chance is 12% on December 18. 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 October in Lecheng is essentially constant, remaining about 2.0 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 4.9 inches. The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 1.9 inches on October 10. SunOver the course of October in Lecheng, the length of the day is decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 42 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 1 minute, 23 seconds, and weekly decrease of 9 minutes, 44 seconds. The shortest day of the month is October 31, with 11 hours, 13 minutes of daylight and the longest day is October 1, with 11 hours, 55 minutes of daylight. The earliest sunrise of the month in Lecheng is 6:18 AM on October 1 and the latest sunrise is 15 minutes later at 6:33 AM on October 31. The latest sunset is 6:13 PM on October 1 and the earliest sunset is 27 minutes earlier at 5:46 PM on October 31. Daylight saving time is not observed in Lecheng during 2024. For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:37 AM and sets 13 hours, 42 minutes later, at 7:19 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:07 AM and sets 10 hours, 35 minutes later, at 5:42 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 October 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 Lecheng is very rapidly decreasing during October, falling from 51% to 14% over the course of the month. For reference, on July 9, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 100% of the time, while on December 25, 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 Lecheng is essentially constant during October, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 5.8 miles per hour throughout. For reference, on March 26, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 7.0 miles per hour, while on August 20, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.2 miles per hour. The hourly average wind direction in Lecheng throughout October is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 65% on October 18. 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). While it does not do so every year, freezing temperatures are seen in Lecheng over some winters. The day least likely to be in the growing season is January 11, with a 69% chance. 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 Lecheng are rapidly increasing during October, increasing by 652°F, from 5,882°F to 6,534°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 Lecheng is gradually decreasing during October, falling by 0.9 kWh, from 5.3 kWh to 4.4 kWh, over the course of the month. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Lecheng are 25.128 deg latitude, 113.350 deg longitude, and 358 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Lecheng contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 440 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 343 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (4,642 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (6,083 feet). The area within 2 miles of Lecheng is covered by artificial surfaces (32%), cropland (30%), and trees (21%), within 10 miles by trees (67%) and cropland (13%), and within 50 miles by trees (75%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Lecheng, 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, Ganzhou Huangjin Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Lecheng. At a distance of 180 kilometers from Lecheng, 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 Lecheng to the nearest station, increasing from 0% at 150 kilometers to 100% at 200 kilometers. In this case, the MERRA-2 weight is 37%, making the weight assigned to the weather station 63%. 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. 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