January Weather in Palatka RussiaDaily high temperatures are around 2°F, rarely falling below -12°F or exceeding 17°F. The lowest daily average high temperature is 1°F on January 10. Daily low temperatures are around -14°F, rarely falling below -38°F or exceeding 6°F. The lowest daily average low temperature is -14°F on January 22. For reference, on July 25, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Palatka typically range from 48°F to 63°F, while on January 21, the coldest day of the year, they range from -14°F to 1°F. The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on January. 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. Fermont, Canada (4,363 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Palatka (view comparison). CloudsThe month of January in Palatka experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 67% throughout the month. The clearest day of the month is January 7, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 34% of the time. For reference, on February 5, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 69%, while on August 12, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 39%. PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Palatka, the chance of a wet day over the course of January is gradually decreasing, starting the month at 10% and ending it at 8%. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 38% on August 31, and its lowest chance is 7% on February 25. 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 January in Palatka is gradually decreasing, starting the month at 5.5 inches, when it rarely exceeds 14.1 inches or falls below 0.1 inches, and ending the month at 4.7 inches, when it rarely exceeds 11.5 inches or falls below 0.2 inches. SunOver the course of January in Palatka, 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, 50 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 3 minutes, 41 seconds, and weekly increase of 25 minutes, 44 seconds. The shortest day of the month is January 1, with 5 hours, 59 minutes of daylight and the longest day is January 31, with 7 hours, 50 minutes of daylight. The latest sunrise of the month in Palatka is 9:59 AM on January 1 and the earliest sunrise is 45 minutes earlier at 9:15 AM on January 31. The earliest sunset is 3:59 PM on January 1 and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 6 minutes later at 5:04 PM on January 31. Daylight saving time is not observed in Palatka during 2024. For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 3:30 AM and sets 18 hours, 54 minutes later, at 10:25 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 9:59 AM and sets 5 hours, 50 minutes later, at 3:49 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 January 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 Palatka is essentially constant during January, remaining around 0% throughout. For reference, on July 21, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% 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 Palatka is decreasing during January, decreasing from 17.8 miles per hour to 16.8 miles per hour over the course of the month. For reference, on December 28, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 18.0 miles per hour, while on July 13, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 6.5 miles per hour. The hourly average wind direction in Palatka throughout January is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 73% on January 1. Water TemperaturePalatka 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 Palatka is essentially constant during January, remaining around 31°F throughout. 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 Palatka typically lasts for 2.9 months (87 days), from around June 5 to around September 1, rarely starting before May 19 or after June 27, and rarely ending before August 3 or after September 27. The month of January in Palatka is reliably fully outside of 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 Palatka are essentially constant during January, remaining around 0°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 Palatka is essentially constant during January, remaining within 0.2 kWh of 0.5 kWh throughout. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Palatka are 60.102 deg latitude, 150.934 deg longitude, and 1,053 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Palatka contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 751 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,214 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (3,533 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (6,319 feet). The area within 2 miles of Palatka is covered by trees (76%) and shrubs (13%), within 10 miles by trees (66%) and shrubs (25%), and within 50 miles by trees (44%) and shrubs (22%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Palatka, 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, Sokol Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Palatka. At a distance of 24 kilometers from Palatka, 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 Palatka 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. We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. 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