March Weather at Egedesminde GreenlandDaily high temperatures increase by 7°F, from 8°F to 15°F, rarely falling below -11°F or exceeding 30°F. Daily low temperatures increase by 7°F, from -1°F to 5°F, rarely falling below -19°F or exceeding 21°F. For reference, on July 21, the hottest day of the year, temperatures at Egedesminde typically range from 41°F to 48°F, while on February 27, the coldest day of the year, they range from -1°F to 8°F. The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on March. 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. CloudsThe month of March at Egedesminde experiences gradually decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 80% to 72%. The clearest day of the month is March 31, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 28% of the time. For reference, on January 1, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 81%, while on May 30, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 47%. PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. At Egedesminde, the chance of a wet day over the course of March is essentially constant, remaining around 5% throughout. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 22% on August 9, and its lowest chance is 3% on January 6. Over the course of March at Egedesminde, the chance of a day with only rain remains an essentially constant 0% throughout, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain remains an essentially constant 1% throughout, and the chance of a day with only snow remains an essentially constant 4% throughout. 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 March at Egedesminde is essentially constant, remaining about 0.1 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 0.4 inches or falling below -0.0 inches. SnowfallAs with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day. The average sliding 31-day snowfall during March at Egedesminde is gradually increasing, starting the month at 2.2 inches, when it rarely exceeds 6.3 inches or falls below -0.0 inches, and ending the month at 2.7 inches, when it rarely exceeds 7.3 inches or falls below -0.0 inches. SunDue to its extreme latitude, Egedesminde experiences polar day (also known as the midnight Sun) during the summer and polar night during the winter. These are periods of time in which the sun is continuously above or below the horizon for more than one day. The precise start and end dates of polar day and night vary from year to year and depend on the precise location and elevation of the observer, and the local topography. Neither polar day nor polar night occur during the month of March. Over the course of March at Egedesminde, the length of the day is very rapidly increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 4 hours, 5 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 8 minutes, 10 seconds, and weekly increase of 57 minutes, 7 seconds. The shortest day of the month is March 1, with 9 hours, 47 minutes of daylight and the longest day is March 31, with 13 hours, 52 minutes of daylight. The latest sunrise of the month at Egedesminde is 8:50 AM on March 1 and the earliest sunrise is 2 hours, 6 minutes earlier at 6:44 AM on March 30. The earliest sunset is 6:37 PM on March 1 and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 55 minutes later at 9:32 PM on March 31. Daylight saving time (DST) ends at 12:00 AM on March 31, 2024, shifting sunrise and sunset to be an hour earlier. 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 March 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 Egedesminde is essentially constant during March, remaining around 0% throughout. 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 Egedesminde is gradually decreasing during March, decreasing from 8.8 miles per hour to 8.1 miles per hour over the course of the month. For reference, on December 1, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 11.6 miles per hour, while on July 14, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.9 miles per hour. The hourly average wind direction at Egedesminde throughout March is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 31% on March 27. Water TemperatureEgedesminde 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 Egedesminde is essentially constant during March, remaining around 30°F throughout. The lowest average surface water temperature during March is 30°F on March 7. 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 Egedesminde typically lasts for 3.2 months (99 days), from around June 12 to around September 19, rarely starting before May 24 or after July 2, and rarely ending before September 1 or after October 6. The month of March at Egedesminde is reliably fully outside of 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 Egedesminde are essentially constant during March, remaining around 0°F throughout. 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 Egedesminde is rapidly increasing during March, rising by 1.7 kWh, from 0.9 kWh to 2.6 kWh, over the course of the month. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Egedesminde are 68.700 deg latitude, -52.750 deg longitude, and 0 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Egedesminde contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 331 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 25 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (804 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (3,176 feet). The area within 2 miles of Egedesminde is covered by sparse vegetation (45%), snow and glaciers (22%), water (13%), and trees (10%), within 10 miles by water (52%) and sparse vegetation (25%), and within 50 miles by water (66%) and trees (11%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather at Egedesminde, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016. Temperature and Dew PointEgedesminde 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 . 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