August Weather at General Enrique Mosconi International Airport ArgentinaDaily high temperatures increase by 3°F, from 53°F to 56°F, rarely falling below 44°F or exceeding 65°F. Daily low temperatures are around 41°F, rarely falling below 32°F or exceeding 49°F. For reference, on January 12, the hottest day of the year, temperatures at General Enrique Mosconi International Airport typically range from 58°F to 77°F, while on July 13, the coldest day of the year, they range from 39°F to 51°F. The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on August. 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. Ararat, Australia (6,401 miles away); Bundanoon, Australia (6,407 miles); and Murupara, New Zealand (5,395 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (view comparison). CloudsThe month of August at General Enrique Mosconi International Airport experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 45% throughout the month. The clearest day of the month is August 31, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 56% of the time. For reference, on May 20, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 50%, while on January 13, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 68%. PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. At General Enrique Mosconi International Airport, the chance of a wet day over the course of August is essentially constant, remaining around 10% throughout. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 13% on June 1, and its lowest chance is 5% on January 4. 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 August at General Enrique Mosconi International Airport is essentially constant, remaining about 0.6 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 1.5 inches. SunOver the course of August at General Enrique Mosconi International Airport, 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, 24 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 2 minutes, 48 seconds, and weekly increase of 19 minutes, 36 seconds. The shortest day of the month is August 1, with 9 hours, 37 minutes of daylight and the longest day is August 31, with 11 hours, 1 minute of daylight. The latest sunrise of the month at General Enrique Mosconi International Airport is 8:48 AM on August 1 and the earliest sunrise is 48 minutes earlier at 7:59 AM on August 31. The earliest sunset is 6:24 PM on August 1 and the latest sunset is 36 minutes later at 7:00 PM on August 31. Daylight saving time is not observed at General Enrique Mosconi International Airport during 2024. For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:36 AM and sets 15 hours, 44 minutes later, at 9:20 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 9:11 AM and sets 8 hours, 40 minutes later, at 5:51 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 August 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 General Enrique Mosconi International Airport is essentially constant during August, remaining around 0% throughout. For reference, on February 9, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time, while on January 18, 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 General Enrique Mosconi International Airport is gradually decreasing during August, decreasing from 16.3 miles per hour to 15.5 miles per hour over the course of the month. For reference, on December 11, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 17.4 miles per hour, while on September 26, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 14.7 miles per hour. The hourly average wind direction at General Enrique Mosconi International Airport throughout August is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 65% on August 2. Water TemperatureGeneral Enrique Mosconi International 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 General Enrique Mosconi International Airport is essentially constant during August, remaining around 46°F throughout. The lowest average surface water temperature during August is 46°F on August 29. 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 at General Enrique Mosconi International Airport typically lasts for 9.3 months (281 days), from around August 26 to around June 3, rarely starting before July 21 or after September 21, and rarely ending before May 11 or after June 29. The month of August at General Enrique Mosconi International Airport is very likely fully outside of the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season rapidly increasing from 17% to 58% 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 at General Enrique Mosconi International Airport are gradually increasing during August, increasing by 53°F, from 34°F to 87°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 General Enrique Mosconi International Airport is increasing during August, rising by 1.2 kWh, from 2.0 kWh to 3.2 kWh, over the course of the month. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of General Enrique Mosconi International Airport are -45.785 deg latitude, -67.466 deg longitude, and 154 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of General Enrique Mosconi International Airport contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 663 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 143 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,690 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (2,749 feet). The area within 2 miles of General Enrique Mosconi International Airport is covered by sparse vegetation (23%), bare soil (19%), shrubs (18%), and artificial surfaces (15%), within 10 miles by water (41%) and shrubs (16%), and within 50 miles by water (45%) and sparse vegetation (14%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather at General Enrique Mosconi International 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 PointGeneral Enrique Mosconi International 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. There are no other weather stations in our network within 200 kilometers of this location. Consequently, in the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on NASA's MERRA-2 modern-era reanalysis , adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal differences between this station and the wide-area MERRA-2 reconstructed values.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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