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November Weather at Skelton Airport Alaska, United States

Daily high temperatures decrease by 8°F, from 22°F to 14°F, rarely falling below -2°F or exceeding 33°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 9°F, from 11°F to 2°F, rarely falling below -12°F or exceeding 23°F.

For reference, on July 6, the hottest day of the year, temperatures at Skelton Airport typically range from 45°F to 62°F, while on January 20, the coldest day of the year, they range from -0°F to 9°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in November at Skelton Airport

The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

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.

Average Hourly Temperature in November at Skelton Airport

Average Hourly Temperature in November at Skelton AirportNov11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMOctDecfrigidfreezingvery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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The month of November at Skelton Airport experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 63% throughout the month. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 61% on November 5.

The clearest day of the month is November 5, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 39% of the time.

For reference, on December 5, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 67%, while on March 7, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 45%.

Cloud Cover Categories in November at Skelton Airport

Cloud Cover Categories in November at Skelton AirportNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%OctDecDec 533%Dec 533%Nov 138%Nov 138%Nov 1138%Nov 1138%Nov 2138%Nov 2138%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. At Skelton Airport, the chance of a wet day over the course of November is essentially constant, remaining around 26% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 48% on September 4, and its lowest chance is 12% on March 26.

Over the course of November at Skelton Airport, the chance of a day with only rain remains an essentially constant 1% throughout, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain remains an essentially constant 3% throughout, and the chance of a day with only snow remains an essentially constant 23% throughout.

Probability of Precipitation in November at Skelton Airport

Probability of Precipitation in November at Skelton AirportNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%30%30%35%35%40%40%45%45%OctDecNov 1724%Nov 1724%Nov 127%Nov 127%Nov 3027%Nov 3027%snowmixedrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To 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 at Skelton Airport is essentially constant, remaining about 0.1 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 0.7 inches or falling below -0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in November at Skelton Airport

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Snowfall

As 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 at Skelton Airport is essentially constant, remaining about 12.4 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 23.0 inches or falling below 3.9 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall in November at Skelton Airport

The average snowfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average rainfall.

Over the course of November at Skelton Airport, the length of the day is very rapidly decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 2 hours, 26 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 5 minutes, 2 seconds, and weekly decrease of 35 minutes, 15 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is November 30, with 5 hours, 53 minutes of daylight and the longest day is November 1, with 8 hours, 19 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in November at Skelton Airport

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in November at Skelton AirportNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrOctDecnightnightdaydayNov 18 hr, 19 minNov 18 hr, 19 minNov 305 hr, 53 minNov 305 hr, 53 minNov 166 hr, 57 minNov 166 hr, 57 min
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the month at Skelton Airport is 8:27 AM on November 3 and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 13 minutes later at 9:40 AM on November 30.

The latest sunset is 5:41 PM on November 1 and the earliest sunset is 2 hours, 7 minutes earlier at 3:33 PM on November 30.

Daylight saving time (DST) starts at 1:00 AM on November 3, 2024, shifting sunrise and sunset to be an hour later.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 3:58 AM and sets 19 hours, 43 minutes later, at 11:42 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 10:11 AM and sets 5 hours, 10 minutes later, at 3:22 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in November at Skelton Airport

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in November at Skelton AirportNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930302 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMOctDec8:27 AM8:27 AMNov 34:35 PMNov 34:35 PM9:40 AM9:40 AMNov 303:33 PMNov 303:33 PM9:04 AM9:04 AMNov 164:01 PMNov 164:01 PMDSTNov 3DSTNov 3SolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day over the course of November. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray. The transitions to and from daylight saving time are indicated by the 'DST' labels.

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.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in November at Skelton Airport

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in November at Skelton AirportNov11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMOctDec01020000
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of November 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The 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.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in November at Skelton Airport

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in November at Skelton AirportNov11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMOctDecOct 210:50 AMOct 210:50 AMOct 173:27 AMOct 173:27 AMNov 14:48 AMNov 14:48 AMNov 1512:29 PMNov 1512:29 PMNov 309:22 PMNov 309:22 PMDec 1512:02 AMDec 1512:02 AMDec 301:28 PMDec 301:28 PM7:59 AM7:59 AM7:03 PM7:03 PM6:07 PM6:07 PM9:24 AM9:24 AM10:12 AM10:12 AM5:01 PM5:01 PM3:04 PM3:04 PM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Nov 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
0%10:12 AMSE5:01 PMSW-1:37 PMS250,520 mi
2
2%11:54 AMSE4:55 PMSSW-2:25 PMS249,142 mi
3
6%12:47 PMSSE3:45 PMSSW-2:16 PMS247,439 mi
4
11%3:12 PMS245,416 mi
5
19%4:10 PMS243,074 mi
6
28%4:02 PMSSE6:14 PMSSW-5:08 PMS240,429 mi
7
38%3:50 PMSSE8:21 PMSSW-6:05 PMS237,527 mi
8
50%3:43 PMSE10:18 PMSW-7:00 PMS234,463 mi
9
61%3:37 PMESE--7:52 PMS231,391 mi
10
72%-12:09 AMWSW3:31 PMESE8:42 PMS228,525 mi
11
82%-1:57 AMWSW3:26 PME9:30 PMS226,125 mi
12
91%-3:44 AMW3:21 PME10:20 PMS224,460 mi
13
97%-5:35 AMWNW3:16 PMENE11:11 PMS223,769 mi
14
98%-7:32 AMNW3:11 PMNE--
15
100%-9:38 AMNW3:04 PMNE12:05 AMS224,204 mi
16
100%-11:56 AMNNW2:55 PMNNE1:03 AMS225,792 mi
17
97%2:03 AMS228,411 mi
18
91%3:05 AMS231,811 mi
19
83%-3:05 PMNNW6:12 PMNNE4:03 AMS235,652 mi
20
74%-2:56 PMNNW8:11 PMNE4:58 AMS239,576 mi
21
64%-2:50 PMNW9:57 PMNE5:48 AMS243,260 mi
22
50%-2:45 PMWNW11:32 PMENE6:33 AMS246,447 mi
23
44%-2:40 PMWNW-7:14 AMS248,961 mi
24
35%1:01 AMENE2:35 PMW-7:54 AMS250,703 mi
25
26%2:27 AME2:30 PMW-8:32 AMS251,647 mi
26
18%3:52 AMESE2:25 PMWSW-9:11 AMS251,829 mi
27
11%5:19 AMESE2:20 PMWSW-9:51 AMS251,330 mi
28
6%6:51 AMSE2:15 PMSW-10:34 AMS250,265 mi
29
2%8:30 AMSE2:10 PMSW-11:20 AMS248,765 mi
30
0%10:19 AMSSE2:03 PMSSW-12:11 PMS246,958 mi

We 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 at Skelton Airport is essentially constant during November, remaining around 0% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in November at Skelton Airport

Humidity Comfort Levels in November at Skelton AirportNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%OctDecNov 160%Nov 160%Nov 10%Nov 10%Nov 300%Nov 300%drydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This 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 at Skelton Airport is essentially constant during November, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 5.4 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on September 26, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 6.2 miles per hour, while on July 5, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.1 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in November at Skelton Airport

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction at Skelton Airport throughout November is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 42% on November 4.

Wind Direction in November at Skelton Airport

Wind Direction in November at Skelton AirportSNNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%OctDecwestsouthnortheast
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Skelton Airport 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 at Skelton Airport is decreasing during November, falling by 6°F, from 43°F to 37°F, over the course of the month.

Average Water Temperature in November at Skelton Airport

The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions 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 at Skelton Airport typically lasts for 3.6 months (109 days), from around May 24 to around September 10, rarely starting before May 8 or after June 10, and rarely ending before August 24 or after September 28.

The month of November at Skelton Airport is reliably fully outside of the growing season.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in November at Skelton Airport

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in November at Skelton AirportNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%OctDec0%Nov 160%Nov 16frigidfreezingvery coldcold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is 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 at Skelton Airport are essentially constant during November, remaining around 315°F throughout.

Growing Degree Days in November at Skelton Airport

The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of November, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This 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 at Skelton Airport is gradually decreasing during November, falling by 0.6 kWh, from 0.8 kWh to 0.2 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in November at Skelton Airport

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in November at Skelton AirportNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300.0 kWh0.0 kWh0.5 kWh0.5 kWh1.0 kWh1.0 kWh1.5 kWh1.5 kWh2.0 kWh2.0 kWh2.5 kWh2.5 kWhOctDecNov 10.8 kWhNov 10.8 kWhNov 300.2 kWhNov 300.2 kWhNov 110.5 kWhNov 110.5 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Skelton Airport are 61.937 deg latitude, -147.169 deg longitude, and 3,241 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Skelton Airport contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 850 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 3,119 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (4,062 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (13,087 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Skelton Airport is covered by shrubs (92%), within 10 miles by shrubs (59%) and trees (26%), and within 50 miles by trees (26%) and shrubs (23%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Skelton Airport, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

Skelton Airport has a weather station that reported reliably enough during the analysis period that we have included it in our network. When available, historical temperature and dew point measurements are taken directly from this weather station. These records are obtained from NOAA's Integrated Surface Hourly data set, falling back on ICAO METAR records as required.

In the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on records from nearby stations, adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal intra-station differences. For a given day of the year and hour of the day, the fallback station is selected to minimize the prediction error over the years for which there are measurements for both stations.

The stations on which we may fall back include but are not limited to Valdez Weather Station Office; Valdez Airport; Gulkana Airport; Whittier Airport; Palmer Municipal Airport; Portage, Portage Glacier; Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith Airport; and Birchwood Airport.

Other Data

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.

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.

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