July Weather in Biancheng ChinaDaily high temperatures increase by 2°F, from 81°F to 84°F, rarely falling below 75°F or exceeding 89°F. The highest daily average high temperature is 84°F on July 29. Daily low temperatures increase by 3°F, from 69°F to 72°F, rarely falling below 65°F or exceeding 77°F. The highest daily average low temperature is 72°F on July 29. For reference, on July 27, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Biancheng typically range from 72°F to 84°F, while on January 18, the coldest day of the year, they range from 6°F to 25°F. The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on July. 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. La Crosse, United States (6,244 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Biancheng (view comparison). CloudsThe month of July in Biancheng experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 43% throughout the month. The highest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 43% on July 21. The clearest day of the month is July 3, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 58% of the time. For reference, on July 21, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 43%, while on January 22, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 77%. PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Biancheng, the chance of a wet day over the course of July is increasing, starting the month at 31% and ending it at 36%. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 37% on July 22, and its lowest chance is 1% on January 26. 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 July in Biancheng is rapidly increasing, starting the month at 4.2 inches, when it rarely exceeds 7.1 inches or falls below 1.8 inches, and ending the month at 5.9 inches, when it rarely exceeds 9.7 inches or falls below 2.4 inches. The highest average 31-day accumulation is 5.9 inches on July 30. SunOver the course of July in Biancheng, 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 July 31, with 14 hours, 21 minutes of daylight and the longest day is July 1, with 15 hours, 2 minutes of daylight. The earliest sunrise of the month in Biancheng is 4:23 AM on July 1 and the latest sunrise is 23 minutes later at 4:46 AM on July 31. The latest sunset is 7:25 PM on July 1 and the earliest sunset is 19 minutes earlier at 7:06 PM on July 31. Daylight saving time is not observed in Biancheng during 2024. For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 4:19 AM and sets 15 hours, 5 minutes later, at 7:24 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:10 AM and sets 9 hours, 15 minutes later, at 4:26 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 July 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 Biancheng is very rapidly increasing during July, rising from 61% to 90% over the course of the month. The highest chance of a muggy day during July is 91% on July 27. For reference, on July 27, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 91% of the time, while on November 5, 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 Biancheng is gradually decreasing during July, decreasing from 9.1 miles per hour to 8.5 miles per hour over the course of the month. For reference, on April 14, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 12.6 miles per hour, while on August 24, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.1 miles per hour. The hourly average wind direction in Biancheng throughout July is predominantly from the south, with a peak proportion of 61% on July 7. Water TemperatureBiancheng 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 Biancheng is increasing during July, rising by 6°F, from 71°F to 78°F, over the course of the month. 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 Biancheng typically lasts for 6.7 months (205 days), from around April 5 to around October 27, rarely starting before March 21 or after April 20, and rarely ending before October 13 or after November 10. The month of July in Biancheng 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 Biancheng are rapidly increasing during July, increasing by 788°F, from 1,227°F to 2,014°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 Biancheng is gradually decreasing during July, falling by 0.6 kWh, from 6.3 kWh to 5.7 kWh, over the course of the month. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Biancheng are 40.679 deg latitude, 122.362 deg longitude, and 13 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Biancheng is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 49 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 10 feet. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (531 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (4,121 feet). The area within 2 miles of Biancheng is covered by cropland (57%) and artificial surfaces (40%), within 10 miles by cropland (54%) and artificial surfaces (41%), and within 50 miles by cropland (30%) and trees (29%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Biancheng, 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, Shenyang Taoxian International Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Biancheng. At a distance of 142 kilometers from Biancheng, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records. The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Biancheng according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations. Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis. 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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