November Weather in Kuril’sk RussiaDaily high temperatures decrease by 9°F, from 47°F to 38°F, rarely falling below 32°F or exceeding 52°F. Daily low temperatures decrease by 9°F, from 43°F to 33°F, rarely falling below 28°F or exceeding 47°F. For reference, on August 19, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Kuril’sk typically range from 57°F to 61°F, while on February 16, the coldest day of the year, they range from 22°F to 27°F. The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on November. 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. Miquelon, St. Pierre & Miquelon (5,896 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Kuril’sk (view comparison). CloudsThe month of November in Kuril’sk experiences very rapidly increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 47% to 67%. The clearest day of the month is November 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 53% of the time. For reference, on January 20, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 85%, while on October 13, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 59%. PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Kuril’sk, the chance of a wet day over the course of November is decreasing, starting the month at 35% and ending it at 29%. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 37% on October 27, and its lowest chance is 12% on January 24. Over the course of November in Kuril’sk, the chance of a day with only rain decreases from 35% to 25%, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain increases from 0% to 2%, 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 November in Kuril’sk is rapidly decreasing, starting the month at 3.6 inches, when it rarely exceeds 5.4 inches or falls below 2.1 inches, and ending the month at 2.4 inches, when it rarely exceeds 3.9 inches or falls below 1.0 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 November in Kuril’sk is increasing, starting the month at 0.0 inches, when it rarely exceeds 0.1 inches or falls below -0.0 inches, and ending the month at 1.2 inches, when it rarely exceeds 3.3 inches or falls below -0.0 inches. SunOver the course of November in Kuril’sk, the length of the day is rapidly decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 1 hour, 7 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 2 minutes, 18 seconds, and weekly decrease of 16 minutes, 8 seconds. The shortest day of the month is November 30, with 9 hours, 2 minutes of daylight and the longest day is November 1, with 10 hours, 9 minutes of daylight. The earliest sunrise of the month in Kuril’sk is 5:47 AM on November 1 and the latest sunrise is 39 minutes later at 6:26 AM on November 30. The latest sunset is 3:56 PM on November 1 and the earliest sunset is 28 minutes earlier at 3:28 PM on November 30. Daylight saving time is not observed in Kuril’sk during 2024. For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 3:20 AM and sets 15 hours, 39 minutes later, at 6:59 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:44 AM and sets 8 hours, 44 minutes later, at 3:28 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 November 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 Kuril’sk is essentially constant during November, remaining around 0% throughout. For reference, on September 4, 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 Kuril’sk is increasing during November, increasing from 18.1 miles per hour to 19.8 miles per hour over the course of the month. For reference, on December 27, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 20.1 miles per hour, while on July 26, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 9.3 miles per hour. The hourly average wind direction in Kuril’sk throughout November is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 58% on November 30. Water TemperatureKuril’sk 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 Kuril’sk is decreasing during November, falling by 6°F, from 48°F to 42°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 Kuril’sk typically lasts for 7.0 months (215 days), from around April 24 to around November 24, rarely starting before April 8 or after May 9, and rarely ending before November 8 or after December 11. During November in Kuril’sk, the chance that a given day is within the growing season is very rapidly decreasing falling from 98% to 33% 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 Kuril’sk are essentially constant during November, remaining within 1°F of 649°F throughout. 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 Kuril’sk is gradually decreasing during November, falling by 0.9 kWh, from 2.0 kWh to 1.1 kWh, over the course of the month. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Kuril’sk are 45.227 deg latitude, 147.878 deg longitude, and 20 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Kuril’sk contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 407 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 80 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (5,112 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (5,318 feet). The area within 2 miles of Kuril’sk is covered by trees (56%) and water (43%), within 10 miles by trees (58%) and water (41%), and within 50 miles by water (91%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Kuril’sk, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016. Kuril’sk is further than 200 kilometers from the nearest reliable weather station, so the weather-related data on this page were taken entirely from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis . 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. The temperature and dew point estimates are corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of Kuril’sk, according to the International Standard Atmosphere . All 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. Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 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