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April Weather at Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood Field Minnesota, United States

Daily high temperatures increase by 16°F, from 45°F to 62°F, rarely falling below 31°F or exceeding 77°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 11°F, from 27°F to 38°F, rarely falling below 14°F or exceeding 49°F.

For reference, on July 23, the hottest day of the year, temperatures at Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood Field typically range from 59°F to 80°F, while on January 15, the coldest day of the year, they range from -1°F to 16°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in April at Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood Field

Average High and Low Temperature in April at Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood FieldApr112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030-10°F-10°F0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°FMarMayApr 145°FApr 145°F27°F27°FApr 3062°FApr 3062°F38°F38°FApr 1152°FApr 1152°F31°F31°FApr 2158°FApr 2158°F35°F35°FNowNow
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 April. 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 April at Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood Field

Average Hourly Temperature in April at Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood FieldApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 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 AMMarMayNowNowfreezingvery coldcoldcoolcomfortablecoolfrigid
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.

Orenburg, Russia (5,360 miles away) and Pokrovka, Russia (5,456 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood Field (view comparison).

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The month of April at Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood Field experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 51% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is April 30, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 50% of the time.

For reference, on February 4, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 64%, while on July 30, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 74%.

Cloud Cover Categories in April at Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood Field

Cloud Cover Categories in April at Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood FieldApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%MarMayApr 147%Apr 147%Apr 3050%Apr 3050%Apr 1148%Apr 1148%Apr 2150%Apr 2150%NowNowclearmostly 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 Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood Field, the chance of a wet day over the course of April is very rapidly increasing, starting the month at 12% and ending it at 22%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 39% on June 19, and its lowest chance is 5% on January 24.

Over the course of April at Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood Field, the chance of a day with only rain increases from 8% to 21%, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain remains an essentially constant 2% throughout, and the chance of a day with only snow remains an essentially constant 1% throughout.

Probability of Precipitation in April at Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood Field

Probability of Precipitation in April at Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood FieldApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%30%30%35%35%MarMayApr 112%Apr 112%Apr 3022%Apr 3022%Apr 1114%Apr 1114%Apr 2116%Apr 2116%NowNowsnowrainmixed
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 April at Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood Field is rapidly increasing, starting the month at 0.7 inches, when it rarely exceeds 1.5 inches or falls below 0.1 inches, and ending the month at 1.7 inches, when it rarely exceeds 3.2 inches or falls below 0.5 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in April at Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood Field

Average Monthly Rainfall in April at Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood FieldApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 in5 in5 inMarMayApr 10.7 inApr 10.7 inApr 301.7 inApr 301.7 inApr 110.9 inApr 110.9 inApr 211.2 inApr 211.2 inNowNow
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 April at Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood Field is decreasing, starting the month at 2.1 inches, when it rarely exceeds 6.3 inches, and ending the month at 0.7 inches, when it rarely exceeds 2.4 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall in April at Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood Field

Average Monthly Snowfall in April at Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood FieldApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 in5 in5 in6 in6 in7 in7 inMarMayApr 12.1 inApr 12.1 inApr 300.7 inApr 300.7 inApr 111.6 inApr 111.6 inApr 211.2 inApr 211.2 inNowNow
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 April at Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood Field, 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, 36 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 3 minutes, 18 seconds, and weekly increase of 23 minutes, 4 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is April 1, with 12 hours, 54 minutes of daylight and the longest day is April 30, with 14 hours, 29 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in April at Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood Field

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in April at Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood FieldApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrMarMaynightnightdaydayApr 112 hr, 54 minApr 112 hr, 54 minApr 3014 hr, 29 minApr 3014 hr, 29 minApr 1613 hr, 45 minApr 1613 hr, 45 minNowNow
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 latest sunrise of the month at Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood Field is 7:03 AM on April 1 and the earliest sunrise is 54 minutes earlier at 6:09 AM on April 30.

The earliest sunset is 7:57 PM on April 1 and the latest sunset is 41 minutes later at 8:38 PM on April 30.

Daylight saving time is observed at Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood Field during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during April, so the entire month is in standard time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:27 AM and sets 16 hours, 1 minute later, at 9:28 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 8:13 AM and sets 8 hours, 24 minutes later, at 4:36 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in April at Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood Field

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in April at Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood FieldApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930302 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMMarMay6:09 AM6:09 AMApr 308:38 PMApr 308:38 PM7:03 AM7:03 AMApr 17:57 PMApr 17:57 PM6:43 AM6:43 AMApr 118:11 PMApr 118:11 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of April. 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 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 April at Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood Field

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in April at Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood FieldApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 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 AMMarMay001010202020303040405050600001010202030303040405060NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of April 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 April 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 April at Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood Field

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in April at Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood FieldApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMMarMayMar 104:01 AMMar 104:01 AMMar 252:01 AMMar 252:01 AMApr 81:22 PMApr 81:22 PMApr 236:50 PMApr 236:50 PMMay 710:23 PMMay 710:23 PMMay 238:54 AMMay 238:54 AM8:09 AM8:09 AM8:09 PM8:09 PM7:21 PM7:21 PM7:31 AM7:31 AM6:47 AM6:47 AM8:27 PM8:27 PM8:33 PM8:33 PM6:24 AM6:24 AM5:28 AM5:28 AM8:48 PM8:48 PM8:44 PM8:44 PM5:14 AM5:14 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.
Apr 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
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50%3:24 AMSE10:46 AMSW-7:05 AMS237,648 mi
2
46%4:16 AMSE11:55 AMSW-8:06 AMS234,283 mi
3
34%4:57 AMSE1:15 PMSW-9:06 AMS230,916 mi
4
23%5:28 AMESE2:41 PMWSW-10:04 AMS227,811 mi
5
14%5:51 AMESE4:08 PMWSW-10:59 AMS225,269 mi
6
6%6:11 AMESE5:34 PMW-11:51 AMS223,581 mi
7
2%6:29 AME7:00 PMW-12:41 PMS222,980 mi
8
0%6:47 AME8:27 PMWNW-1:32 PMS223,584 mi
9
2%7:06 AMENE9:54 PMWNW-2:23 PMS225,371 mi
10
6%7:28 AMENE11:21 PMNW-3:17 PMS228,177 mi
11
13%7:56 AMNE--4:13 PMS231,722 mi
12
22%-12:43 AMNW8:33 AMNE5:11 PMS235,660 mi
13
32%-1:57 AMNW9:21 AMNE6:09 PMS239,634 mi
14
42%-2:56 AMNW10:21 AMNE7:04 PMS243,330 mi
15
50%-3:41 AMNW11:28 AMNE7:56 PMS246,507 mi
16
62%-4:14 AMNW12:39 PMNE8:44 PMS249,009 mi
17
72%-4:38 AMWNW1:49 PMENE9:29 PMS250,760 mi
18
80%-4:57 AMWNW2:58 PMENE10:10 PMS251,755 mi
19
87%-5:13 AMWNW4:05 PMENE10:49 PMS252,041 mi
20
93%-5:26 AMW5:11 PME11:28 PMS251,702 mi
21
95%-5:39 AMW6:17 PME--
22
97%-5:52 AMW7:24 PMESE12:06 AMS250,840 mi
23
100%-6:07 AMWSW8:33 PMESE12:46 AMS249,559 mi
24
100%-6:24 AMWSW9:45 PMESE1:29 AMS247,954 mi
25
98%-6:45 AMWSW10:59 PMSE2:15 AMS246,100 mi
26
95%-7:12 AMSW-3:06 AMS244,050 mi
27
89%12:11 AMSE7:50 AMSW-4:01 AMS241,838 mi
28
81%1:18 AMSE8:40 AMSW-4:59 AMS239,485 mi
29
72%2:14 AMSE9:45 AMSW-5:59 AMS237,022 mi
30
61%2:57 AMSE11:01 AMSW-6:59 AMS234,502 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 Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood Field is essentially constant during April, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on July 19, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 18% of the time, while on November 10, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in April at Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood Field

Humidity Comfort Levels in April at Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood FieldApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%MarMayApr 10%Apr 10%Apr 300%Apr 300%Apr 110%Apr 110%Apr 210%Apr 210%drydrycomfortablecomfortable
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 Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood Field is essentially constant during April, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 12.2 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on March 20, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 12.4 miles per hour, while on July 26, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 9.1 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in April at Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood Field

Average Wind Speed in April at Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood FieldApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 mph0 mph5 mph5 mph10 mph10 mph15 mph15 mph20 mph20 mphMarMayApr 112.4 mphApr 112.4 mphApr 3012.0 mphApr 3012.0 mphApr 1612.1 mphApr 1612.1 mphNowNow
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 Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood Field throughout April is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 38% on April 11.

Wind Direction in April at Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood Field

Wind Direction in April at Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood FieldNSApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%MarMayNowNowsoutheastnorthwest
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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).

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 Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood Field typically lasts for 4.6 months (143 days), from around May 9 to around September 28, rarely starting before April 18 or after May 27, and rarely ending before September 11 or after October 18.

The month of April at Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood Field is more likely than not fully outside of the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season rapidly increasing from 1% to 28% over the course of the month.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in April at Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood Field

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in April at Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood FieldApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%MarMayApr 11%Apr 11%Apr 3028%Apr 3028%Apr 115%Apr 115%Apr 2113%Apr 2113%50%May 950%May 990%May 2790%May 27frigidfreezingvery coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarm
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 Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood Field are gradually increasing during April, increasing by 72°F, from 8°F to 81°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in April at Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood Field

Growing Degree Days in April at Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood FieldApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303020°F20°F40°F40°F60°F60°F80°F80°F100°F100°F120°F120°F140°F140°FMarMayApr 18°FApr 18°FApr 3081°FApr 3081°FApr 1121°FApr 1121°FApr 2145°FApr 2145°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of April, 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 Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood Field is increasing during April, rising by 1.2 kWh, from 4.6 kWh to 5.8 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in April at Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood Field

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in April at Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood FieldApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhMarMayApr 14.6 kWhApr 14.6 kWhApr 305.8 kWhApr 305.8 kWhApr 115.0 kWhApr 115.0 kWhNowNow
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 Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood Field are 47.842 deg latitude, -96.622 deg longitude, and 892 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood Field is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 39 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 892 feet. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (177 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (719 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood Field is covered by cropland (100%), within 10 miles by cropland (94%), and within 50 miles by cropland (94%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood Field, 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

Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood Field 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 Thief River Falls Regional Airport, Grand Forks International Airport, Grand Forks Air Force Base, Fosston Municipal Airport, Hector International Airport, Hutson Field, Hallock Municipal Airport, and Moorhead Municipal 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.

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