February Weather in Tennant Creek AustraliaDaily high temperatures are around 96°F, rarely falling below 86°F or exceeding 104°F. Daily low temperatures are around 78°F, rarely falling below 72°F or exceeding 84°F. For reference, on December 6, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Tennant Creek typically range from 78°F to 97°F, while on July 3, the coldest day of the year, they range from 55°F to 75°F. The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on February. 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. Guayalejo, Mexico (9,061 miles away) and Bharatpur, Nepal (4,670 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Tennant Creek (view comparison). CloudsThe month of February in Tennant Creek experiences gradually decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 68% to 64%. The clearest day of the month is February 29, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 36% of the time. For reference, on January 24, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 70%, while on July 20, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 80%. PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Tennant Creek, the chance of a wet day over the course of February is decreasing, starting the month at 28% and ending it at 22%. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 28% on February 9, and its lowest chance is 1% on August 3. 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 February in Tennant Creek is decreasing, starting the month at 4.0 inches, when it rarely exceeds 9.5 inches or falls below 0.4 inches, and ending the month at 3.2 inches, when it rarely exceeds 8.5 inches or falls below 0.1 inches. The highest average 31-day accumulation is 4.0 inches on February 3. SunOver the course of February in Tennant Creek, the length of the day is gradually decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 29 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 1 minute, 2 seconds, and weekly decrease of 7 minutes, 15 seconds. The shortest day of the month is February 29, with 12 hours, 30 minutes of daylight and the longest day is February 1, with 12 hours, 59 minutes of daylight. The earliest sunrise of the month in Tennant Creek is 6:17 AM on February 1 and the latest sunrise is 14 minutes later at 6:30 AM on February 29. The latest sunset is 7:15 PM on February 1 and the earliest sunset is 15 minutes earlier at 7:00 PM on February 29. Daylight saving time is not observed in Tennant Creek during 2024. For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:51 AM and sets 13 hours, 19 minutes later, at 7:11 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:06 AM and sets 10 hours, 57 minutes later, at 6:03 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 February 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 Tennant Creek is decreasing during February, falling from 45% to 38% over the course of the month. The highest chance of a muggy day during February is 46% on February 10. For reference, on February 9, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 46% of the time, while on August 7, 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 Tennant Creek is essentially constant during February, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 9.4 miles per hour throughout. For reference, on April 28, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 11.2 miles per hour, while on December 4, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 9.3 miles per hour. The lowest daily average wind speed during February is 9.3 miles per hour on February 13. The hourly average wind direction in Tennant Creek throughout February is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 64% on February 29. 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). Temperatures in Tennant Creek are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year. 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 Tennant Creek are very rapidly increasing during February, increasing by 907°F, from 5,908°F to 6,815°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 Tennant Creek is essentially constant during February, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 6.9 kWh throughout. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Tennant Creek are -19.650 deg latitude, 134.191 deg longitude, and 1,194 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Tennant Creek contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 223 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,204 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (390 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,125 feet). The area within 2 miles of Tennant Creek is covered by sparse vegetation (44%), trees (30%), and artificial surfaces (21%), within 10 miles by sparse vegetation (49%) and trees (40%), and within 50 miles by sparse vegetation (62%) and trees (28%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Tennant Creek, 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, Tennant Creek, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Tennant Creek. At a distance of 2 kilometer from Tennant Creek, 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 Tennant Creek 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. 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