June Weather at Imperial County Airport United StatesDaily high temperatures increase by 8°F, from 99°F to 106°F, rarely falling below 90°F or exceeding 112°F. Daily low temperatures increase by 9°F, from 68°F to 76°F, rarely falling below 61°F or exceeding 83°F. For reference, on July 22, the hottest day of the year, temperatures at Imperial County Airport typically range from 80°F to 107°F, while on December 31, the coldest day of the year, they range from 42°F to 68°F. The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on June. 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. Tindouf, Algeria (6,111 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Imperial County Airport (view comparison). CloudsThe month of June at Imperial County Airport experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 13% throughout the month. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 10% on June 21. The clearest day of the month is June 21, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 90% of the time. For reference, on February 20, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 35%, while on September 17, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 90%. PrecipitationRainfallTo 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 June at Imperial County Airport is essentially constant, remaining about 0.0 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 0.2 inches or falling below -0.0 inches. The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 0.0 inches on June 12. SunOver the course of June at Imperial County Airport, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is June 1, with 14 hours, 11 minutes of daylight and the longest day is June 20, with 14 hours, 19 minutes of daylight. The earliest sunrise of the month at Imperial County Airport is 5:33 AM on June 11 and the latest sunrise is 4 minutes later at 5:37 AM on June 30. The earliest sunset is 7:46 PM on June 1 and the latest sunset is 9 minutes later at 7:54 PM on June 29. Daylight saving time is observed at Imperial County Airport during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during June, so the entire month is in standard time. For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:34 AM and sets 14 hours, 19 minutes later, at 7:53 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:41 AM and sets 9 hours, 59 minutes later, at 4:40 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 June 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 at Imperial County Airport is rapidly increasing during June, rising from 1% to 13% over the course of the month. For reference, on August 11, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 36% of the time, while on November 20, 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 at Imperial County Airport is decreasing during June, decreasing from 9.5 miles per hour to 8.5 miles per hour over the course of the month. For reference, on May 6, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 9.7 miles per hour, while on January 11, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 6.4 miles per hour. The hourly average wind direction at Imperial County Airport throughout June is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 72% on June 1. 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). While it does not do so every year, freezing temperatures are seen at Imperial County Airport over some winters. The day least likely to be in the growing season is December 30, with a 62% chance. 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 Imperial County Airport are very rapidly increasing during June, increasing by 911°F, from 2,455°F to 3,366°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 at Imperial County Airport is essentially constant during June, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 8.5 kWh throughout. The highest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during June is 8.6 kWh on June 12. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Imperial County Airport are 32.834 deg latitude, -115.579 deg longitude, and -52 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Imperial County Airport is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 20 feet and an average elevation above sea level of -51 feet. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (305 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (6,565 feet). The area within 2 miles of Imperial County Airport is covered by cropland (59%) and shrubs (39%), within 10 miles by cropland (86%), and within 50 miles by shrubs (50%) and bare soil (21%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather at Imperial County 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 PointImperial County 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 El Centro, Naval Air Facility; Campo; Yuma International Airport; Thermal Airport; Yuma International Airport; Blythe Airport; Ramona Airport; and Palm Springs International Airport. 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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