February Weather at RAAF Woomera Airfield South Australia, AustraliaDaily high temperatures decrease by 3°F, from 93°F to 90°F, rarely falling below 79°F or exceeding 105°F. Daily low temperatures decrease by 2°F, from 69°F to 67°F, rarely falling below 59°F or exceeding 80°F. For reference, on January 24, the hottest day of the year, temperatures at RAAF Woomera Airfield typically range from 70°F to 94°F, while on July 7, the coldest day of the year, they range from 44°F to 62°F. The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on February. 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. Oberlin, Louisiana, United States (9,533 miles away) and Homerville, Georgia, United States (10,120 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to RAAF Woomera Airfield (view comparison). CloudsThe month of February at RAAF Woomera Airfield experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 23% throughout the month. The clearest day of the month is February 23, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 79% of the time. For reference, on May 31, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 30%, while on September 11, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 87%. PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. At RAAF Woomera Airfield, the chance of a wet day over the course of February is essentially constant, remaining around 6% throughout. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 9% on June 2, and its lowest chance is 4% on April 29. 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 February at RAAF Woomera Airfield is essentially constant, remaining about 0.6 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 1.9 inches or falling below -0.0 inches. The highest average 31-day accumulation is 0.6 inches on February 27. SunOver the course of February at RAAF Woomera Airfield, the length of the day is decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 49 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 1 minute, 45 seconds, and weekly decrease of 12 minutes, 18 seconds. The shortest day of the month is February 29, with 12 hours, 46 minutes of daylight and the longest day is February 1, with 13 hours, 35 minutes of daylight. The earliest sunrise of the month at RAAF Woomera Airfield is 6:48 AM on February 1 and the latest sunrise is 24 minutes later at 7:12 AM on February 29. The latest sunset is 8:23 PM on February 1 and the earliest sunset is 26 minutes earlier at 7:57 PM on February 29. Daylight saving time is observed at RAAF Woomera Airfield during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during February, so the entire month is in daylight saving time. For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:15 AM and sets 14 hours, 11 minutes later, at 8:26 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:20 AM and sets 10 hours, 7 minutes later, at 5:28 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 February 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 RAAF Woomera Airfield is essentially constant during February, remaining around 3% throughout. For reference, on January 22, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 3% of the time, while on May 12, 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 RAAF Woomera Airfield is gradually decreasing during February, decreasing from 11.6 miles per hour to 10.9 miles per hour over the course of the month. For reference, on November 25, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 12.0 miles per hour, while on May 18, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.8 miles per hour. The hourly average wind direction at RAAF Woomera Airfield throughout February is predominantly from the south, with a peak proportion of 54% on February 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). Temperatures at RAAF Woomera Airfield are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year. 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 RAAF Woomera Airfield are rapidly increasing during February, increasing by 774°F, from 3,668°F to 4,442°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 RAAF Woomera Airfield is gradually decreasing during February, falling by 0.9 kWh, from 8.0 kWh to 7.1 kWh, over the course of the month. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of RAAF Woomera Airfield are -31.149 deg latitude, 136.812 deg longitude, and 551 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of RAAF Woomera Airfield contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 194 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 506 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (348 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (797 feet). The area within 2 miles of RAAF Woomera Airfield is covered by sparse vegetation (97%), within 10 miles by sparse vegetation (97%), and within 50 miles by sparse vegetation (77%) and water (12%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather at RAAF Woomera Airfield, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016. Temperature and Dew PointRAAF Woomera Airfield 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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