November Weather in Waiouru New ZealandDaily high temperatures increase by 3°F, from 56°F to 60°F, rarely falling below 50°F or exceeding 66°F. Daily low temperatures increase by 3°F, from 42°F to 44°F, rarely falling below 34°F or exceeding 51°F. For reference, on February 12, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Waiouru typically range from 49°F to 67°F, while on July 14, the coldest day of the year, they range from 34°F to 45°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. Glasgow, United Kingdom (11,317 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Waiouru (view comparison). CloudsThe month of November in Waiouru experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 57% throughout the month. The clearest day of the month is November 14, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 44% of the time. For reference, on July 7, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 74%, while on February 21, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 58%. PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Waiouru, the chance of a wet day over the course of November is essentially constant, remaining around 30% throughout. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 40% on June 20, and its lowest chance is 21% on February 11. 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 Waiouru is essentially constant, remaining about 2.4 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 4.1 inches or falling below 1.1 inches. The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 2.3 inches on November 8. SunOver the course of November in Waiouru, the length of the day is increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 55 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 1 minute, 55 seconds, and weekly increase of 13 minutes, 22 seconds. The shortest day of the month is November 1, with 13 hours, 48 minutes of daylight and the longest day is November 30, with 14 hours, 43 minutes of daylight. The latest sunrise of the month in Waiouru is 6:07 AM on November 1 and the earliest sunrise is 23 minutes earlier at 5:44 AM on November 30. The earliest sunset is 7:55 PM on November 1 and the latest sunset is 33 minutes later at 8:27 PM on November 30. Daylight saving time is observed in Waiouru during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during November, so the entire month is in standard time. For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:46 AM and sets 14 hours, 58 minutes later, at 8:44 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:37 AM and sets 9 hours, 23 minutes later, at 5:00 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 Waiouru is essentially constant during November, remaining around 0% throughout. For reference, on January 31, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time, while on March 28, 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 Waiouru is essentially constant during November, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 11.9 miles per hour throughout. For reference, on October 6, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 12.6 miles per hour, while on February 21, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 9.7 miles per hour. The hourly average wind direction in Waiouru throughout November is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 48% on November 13. 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 Waiouru typically lasts for 5.1 months (154 days), from around November 11 to around April 13, rarely starting before October 14 or after December 10, and rarely ending before March 6 or after May 18. The month of November in Waiouru is very likely fully outside of the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season very rapidly increasing from 30% to 82% 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 Waiouru are gradually increasing during November, increasing by 75°F, from 51°F to 126°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 Waiouru is gradually increasing during November, rising by 0.8 kWh, from 5.9 kWh to 6.7 kWh, over the course of the month. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Waiouru are -39.478 deg latitude, 175.668 deg longitude, and 2,687 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Waiouru contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 833 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 2,690 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (2,812 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (9,055 feet). The area within 2 miles of Waiouru is covered by grassland (45%), cropland (36%), and trees (18%), within 10 miles by trees (48%) and grassland (38%), and within 50 miles by trees (59%) and grassland (21%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Waiouru, 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, Ohakea Aerodrome, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Waiouru. At a distance of 85 kilometers from Waiouru, 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 Waiouru 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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