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October Weather at Isbell Field Alabama, United States

Daily high temperatures decrease by 9°F, from 76°F to 67°F, rarely falling below 56°F or exceeding 85°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 10°F, from 54°F to 44°F, rarely falling below 31°F or exceeding 65°F.

For reference, on July 22, the hottest day of the year, temperatures at Isbell Field typically range from 67°F to 88°F, while on January 29, the coldest day of the year, they range from 31°F to 51°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in October at Isbell Field

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 October. 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 October at Isbell Field

Average Hourly Temperature in October at Isbell FieldOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 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 AMSepNovvery coldvery 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 average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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The month of October at Isbell Field experiences gradually increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 33% to 39%.

The clearest day of the month is October 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 67% of the time.

For reference, on January 4, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 56%, while on September 19, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 67%.

Cloud Cover Categories in October at Isbell Field

Cloud Cover Categories in October at Isbell FieldOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%SepNovOct 167%Oct 167%Oct 3161%Oct 3161%Oct 1167%Oct 1167%Oct 2164%Oct 2164%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 Isbell Field, the chance of a wet day over the course of October is essentially constant, remaining around 22% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 43% on July 8, and its lowest chance is 21% on October 14.

Probability of Precipitation in October at Isbell Field

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 October at Isbell Field is essentially constant, remaining about 3.2 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 6.9 inches or falling below 0.7 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in October at Isbell Field

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.

Over the course of October at Isbell Field, the length of the day is rapidly decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 1 hour, 1 minute, implying an average daily decrease of 2 minutes, 2 seconds, and weekly decrease of 14 minutes, 17 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is October 31, with 10 hours, 47 minutes of daylight and the longest day is October 1, with 11 hours, 48 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in October at Isbell Field

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 Isbell Field is 6:37 AM on October 1 and the latest sunrise is 25 minutes later at 7:02 AM on October 31.

The latest sunset is 6:26 PM on October 1 and the earliest sunset is 36 minutes earlier at 5:49 PM on October 31.

Daylight saving time is observed at Isbell Field during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during October, so the entire month is in standard time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:30 AM and sets 14 hours, 28 minutes later, at 7:58 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:45 AM and sets 9 hours, 51 minutes later, at 4:36 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in October at Isbell Field

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in October at Isbell FieldOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMSepNov6:37 AM6:37 AMOct 16:26 PMOct 16:26 PM7:02 AM7:02 AMOct 315:49 PMOct 315:49 PM6:45 AM6:45 AMOct 116:12 PMOct 116:12 PM6:53 AM6:53 AMOct 216:00 PMOct 216:00 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day over the course of October. 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 October at Isbell Field

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in October at Isbell FieldOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 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 AMSepNov001010202020303040405000010102020303030405060
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of October 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 October 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 October at Isbell Field

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in October at Isbell FieldOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMSepNovSep 28:56 PMSep 28:56 PMSep 179:35 PMSep 179:35 PMOct 21:50 PMOct 21:50 PMOct 176:27 AMOct 176:27 AMNov 17:48 AMNov 17:48 AMNov 153:29 PMNov 153:29 PM5:44 AM5:44 AM7:10 PM7:10 PM6:42 PM6:42 PM6:58 AM6:58 AM6:26 AM6:26 AM6:23 PM6:23 PM5:38 PM5:38 PM6:57 AM6:57 AM7:10 AM7:10 AM5:44 PM5:44 PM4:18 PM4:18 PM7:17 AM7:17 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.
Oct 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
1%5:31 AME6:01 PMW-11:48 AMS252,342 mi
2
0%6:26 AME6:23 PMW-12:26 PMS252,596 mi
3
1%7:22 AME6:47 PMWSW-1:05 PMS252,420 mi
4
4%8:19 AMESE7:12 PMWSW-1:46 PMS251,804 mi
5
8%9:17 AMESE7:41 PMWSW-2:29 PMS250,719 mi
6
14%10:17 AMESE8:16 PMWSW-3:16 PMS249,128 mi
7
22%11:18 AMESE8:56 PMWSW-4:07 PMS247,000 mi
8
31%12:19 PMSE9:45 PMSW-5:02 PMS244,328 mi
9
41%1:16 PMSE10:42 PMSW-5:59 PMS241,153 mi
10
50%2:08 PMSE11:46 PMWSW-6:57 PMS237,582 mi
11
63%2:53 PMESE--7:54 PMS233,800 mi
12
74%-12:55 AMWSW3:32 PMESE8:49 PMS230,066 mi
13
84%-2:07 AMWSW4:06 PMESE9:42 PMS226,698 mi
14
92%-3:18 AMWSW4:37 PME10:33 PMS224,034 mi
15
97%-4:31 AMW5:07 PME11:23 PMS222,381 mi
16
99%-5:43 AMW5:38 PME--
17
100%-6:57 AMWNW6:10 PMENE12:14 AMS221,957 mi
18
99%-8:13 AMWNW6:47 PMENE1:08 AMS222,842 mi
19
95%-9:30 AMWNW7:31 PMENE2:04 AMS224,956 mi
20
88%-10:44 AMWNW8:21 PMNE3:04 AMS228,070 mi
21
80%-11:52 AMNW9:19 PMNE4:05 AMS231,847 mi
22
70%-12:51 PMNW10:22 PMNE5:06 AMS235,911 mi
23
59%-1:39 PMWNW11:26 PMENE6:03 AMS239,906 mi
24
50%-2:19 PMWNW-6:56 AMS243,550 mi
25
38%12:30 AMENE2:51 PMWNW-7:44 AMS246,647 mi
26
29%1:31 AMENE3:19 PMWNW-8:28 AMS249,088 mi
27
20%2:29 AMENE3:43 PMW-9:09 AMS250,835 mi
28
13%3:25 AME4:06 PMW-9:48 AMS251,905 mi
29
7%4:21 AME4:28 PMW-10:26 AMS252,353 mi
30
3%5:16 AME4:51 PMW-11:04 AMS252,255 mi
31
1%6:12 AMESE5:16 PMWSW-11:45 AMS251,687 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 Isbell Field is rapidly decreasing during October, falling from 13% to 2% over the course of the month.

For reference, on July 23, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 79% of the time, while on February 25, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in October at Isbell Field

Humidity Comfort Levels in October at Isbell FieldOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%SepNovOct 113%Oct 113%Oct 312%Oct 312%Oct 116%Oct 116%Oct 214%Oct 214%muggymuggyhumidhumiddrydryoppressiveoppressivecomfortablecomfortable
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 Isbell Field is essentially constant during October, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 4.4 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on February 26, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.6 miles per hour, while on July 31, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 3.3 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in October at Isbell Field

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

The wind direction at Isbell Field during October is predominantly out of the east from October 1 to October 3 and the north from October 3 to October 31.

Wind Direction in October at Isbell Field

Wind Direction in October at Isbell FieldENSOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%SepNovwestsoutheastnorth
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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 Isbell Field typically lasts for 6.5 months (200 days), from around April 10 to around October 27, rarely starting before March 21 or after April 28, and rarely ending before October 8 or after November 15.

During October at Isbell Field, the chance that a given day is within the growing season is very rapidly decreasing falling from 96% to 39% over the course of the month.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in October at Isbell Field

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in October at Isbell Fieldgrowing seasonOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%SepNov96%Oct 196%Oct 1Oct 3139%Oct 3139%85%Oct 1185%Oct 1164%Oct 2164%Oct 21Nov 1510%Nov 1510%freezingvery coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhot
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 Isbell Field are increasing during October, increasing by 320°F, from 3,928°F to 4,248°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in October at Isbell Field

The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of October, 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 Isbell Field is decreasing during October, falling by 1.2 kWh, from 4.9 kWh to 3.7 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in October at Isbell Field

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in October at Isbell FieldOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWhSepNovOct 14.9 kWhOct 14.9 kWhOct 313.7 kWhOct 313.7 kWhOct 114.5 kWhOct 114.5 kWhOct 214.1 kWhOct 214.1 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 Isbell Field are 34.473 deg latitude, -85.720 deg longitude, and 879 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Isbell Field contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 577 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 957 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,152 feet). Within 50 miles also contains very significant variations in elevation (1,870 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Isbell Field is covered by trees (47%), cropland (29%), and artificial surfaces (24%), within 10 miles by trees (49%) and cropland (48%), and within 50 miles by trees (61%) and cropland (31%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Isbell 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

Isbell 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 Scottsboro Municipal Airport Word Field; Richard B Russell Airport; Albertville, Albertville Municipal Airport; Northeast Alabama Regional Airport; Lovell Field; Dalton Municipal Airport; Anniston Metropolitan Airport; and Huntsville Airport North.

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 .

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