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January Weather at Archerfield Aerodrome Australia

Daily high temperatures are around 85°F, rarely falling below 79°F or exceeding 91°F. The highest daily average high temperature is 85°F on January 20.

Daily low temperatures are around 70°F, rarely falling below 64°F or exceeding 75°F. The highest daily average low temperature is 70°F on January 19.

For reference, on January 17, the hottest day of the year, temperatures at Archerfield Aerodrome typically range from 70°F to 85°F, while on July 29, the coldest day of the year, they range from 48°F to 70°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in January at Archerfield Aerodrome

Average High and Low Temperature in January at Archerfield AerodromeJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313160°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°F90°F90°FDecFebJan 1785°FJan 1785°F70°F70°FJan 185°FJan 185°F69°F69°FJan 3185°FJan 3185°F70°F70°F
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 January. 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 January at Archerfield Aerodrome

Average Hourly Temperature in January at Archerfield AerodromeJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 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 AMDecFebcomfortablecomfortablewarm
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 January at Archerfield Aerodrome experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 31% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is January 28, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 70% of the time.

For reference, on December 13, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 32%, while on August 11, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 88%.

Cloud Cover Categories in January at Archerfield Aerodrome

Cloud Cover Categories in January at Archerfield AerodromeJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%DecFebJan 169%Jan 169%Jan 3170%Jan 3170%Jan 1169%Jan 1169%Jan 2169%Jan 2169%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 Archerfield Aerodrome, the chance of a wet day over the course of January is gradually increasing, starting the month at 31% and ending it at 35%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 38% on February 11, and its lowest chance is 11% on July 27.

Probability of Precipitation in January at Archerfield Aerodrome

Probability of Precipitation in January at Archerfield AerodromeJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%30%30%35%35%40%40%DecFebJan 131%Jan 131%Jan 3135%Jan 3135%Jan 1131%Jan 1131%Jan 2132%Jan 2132%rain
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 January at Archerfield Aerodrome is rapidly increasing, starting the month at 4.3 inches, when it rarely exceeds 8.1 inches or falls below 1.5 inches, and ending the month at 5.3 inches, when it rarely exceeds 10.7 inches or falls below 1.8 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in January at Archerfield Aerodrome

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 January at Archerfield Aerodrome, the length of the day is gradually decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 27 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 54 seconds, and weekly decrease of 6 minutes, 21 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is January 31, with 13 hours, 24 minutes of daylight and the longest day is January 1, with 13 hours, 51 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in January at Archerfield Aerodrome

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in January at Archerfield AerodromeJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrDecFebdaydaydaydaynightJan 113 hr, 51 minJan 113 hr, 51 minJan 3113 hr, 24 minJan 3113 hr, 24 minJan 1613 hr, 41 minJan 1613 hr, 41 min
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 Archerfield Aerodrome is 4:55 AM on January 1 and the latest sunrise is 24 minutes later at 5:18 AM on January 31.

The latest sunset is 6:48 PM on January 11 and the earliest sunset is 5 minutes earlier at 6:43 PM on January 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed at Archerfield Aerodrome during 2024.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 4:49 AM and sets 13 hours, 53 minutes later, at 6:42 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:37 AM and sets 10 hours, 24 minutes later, at 5:01 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in January at Archerfield Aerodrome

The solar day over the course of January. 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 January at Archerfield Aerodrome

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in January at Archerfield AerodromeJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 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 AMDecFeb00101020202030304040505050606070708080000101020203030304040505060606070708080
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of January 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 January 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 January at Archerfield Aerodrome

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in January at Archerfield AerodromeJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMDecFebDec 139:33 AMDec 139:33 AMDec 2710:34 AMDec 2710:34 AMJan 119:58 PMJan 119:58 PMJan 263:55 AMJan 263:55 AMFeb 109:00 AMFeb 109:00 AMFeb 2410:31 PMFeb 2410:31 PM4:26 AM4:26 AM7:08 PM7:08 PM6:16 PM6:16 PM4:31 AM4:31 AM4:09 AM4:09 AM6:53 PM6:53 PM6:42 PM6:42 PM5:15 AM5:15 AM5:16 AM5:16 AM7:05 PM7:05 PM6:28 PM6:28 PM5:55 AM5:55 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.
Jan 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
80%-9:15 AMWNW10:25 PME3:35 AMN251,303 mi
2
72%-10:07 AMW10:52 PME4:16 AMN251,596 mi
3
63%-10:59 AMW11:19 PME4:55 AMN251,102 mi
4
50%-11:50 AMW11:46 PME5:33 AMN249,780 mi
5
43%-12:44 PMWSW-6:13 AMN247,650 mi
6
34%12:16 AMESE1:39 PMWSW-6:55 AMN244,804 mi
7
24%12:48 AMESE2:39 PMWSW-7:41 AMN241,408 mi
8
15%1:26 AMESE3:42 PMWSW-8:31 AMN237,699 mi
9
8%2:12 AMESE4:47 PMWSW-9:27 AMN233,978 mi
10
3%3:06 AMESE5:52 PMWSW-10:28 AMS230,577 mi
11
0%4:09 AMESE6:53 PMWSW-11:32 AMS227,820 mi
12
1%5:18 AMESE7:46 PMWSW-12:35 PMN225,964 mi
13
4%6:30 AMESE8:33 PMWSW-1:35 PMN225,143 mi
14
10%7:41 AMESE9:13 PMWSW-2:30 PMN225,357 mi
15
19%8:49 AMESE9:49 PMW-3:21 PMN226,484 mi
16
29%9:54 AME10:23 PMW-4:10 PMN228,323 mi
17
40%10:57 AME10:56 PMW-4:57 PMN230,641 mi
18
50%12:00 PMENE11:30 PMWNW-5:45 PMN233,215 mi
19
63%1:02 PMENE--6:34 PMN235,865 mi
20
73%-12:07 AMWNW2:05 PMENE7:26 PMN238,461 mi
21
82%-12:47 AMWNW3:08 PMENE8:20 PMN240,926 mi
22
90%-1:33 AMWNW4:09 PMENE9:16 PMN243,222 mi
23
95%-2:24 AMWNW5:06 PMENE10:13 PMN245,332 mi
24
99%-3:19 AMWNW5:57 PMENE11:07 PMN247,241 mi
25
100%-4:17 AMWNW6:42 PMENE11:59 PMN248,923 mi
26
100%-5:15 AMWNW7:21 PMENE--
27
99%-6:12 AMWNW7:55 PMENE12:47 AMN250,331 mi
28
97%-7:07 AMWNW8:26 PMENE1:31 AMN251,392 mi
29
92%-8:00 AMW8:54 PME2:13 AMN252,016 mi
30
87%-8:52 AMW9:20 PME2:52 AMN252,102 mi
31
79%-9:43 AMW9:47 PME3:30 AMN251,554 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 Archerfield Aerodrome is rapidly increasing during January, rising from 52% to 63% over the course of the month.

For reference, on February 4, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 64% of the time, while on August 4, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in January at Archerfield Aerodrome

Humidity Comfort Levels in January at Archerfield AerodromeJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%DecFebJan 152%Jan 152%Jan 3163%Jan 3163%Jan 1157%Jan 1157%Jan 2162%Jan 2162%oppressiveoppressivemuggymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydrymiserablemiserable
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 Archerfield Aerodrome is essentially constant during January, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 9.7 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on February 26, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 9.9 miles per hour, while on April 28, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.3 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in January at Archerfield Aerodrome

Average Wind Speed in January at Archerfield AerodromeJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mphDecFebJan 19.6 mphJan 19.6 mphJan 319.7 mphJan 319.7 mphJan 119.7 mphJan 119.7 mphJan 219.7 mphJan 219.7 mph
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 Archerfield Aerodrome throughout January is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 56% on January 28.

Wind Direction in January at Archerfield Aerodrome

Wind Direction in January at Archerfield AerodromeJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%DecFebeastnorthsouthwest
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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).

Archerfield Aerodrome 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 Archerfield Aerodrome is essentially constant during January, remaining within 1°F of 79°F throughout.

Average Water Temperature in January at Archerfield Aerodrome

Average Water Temperature in January at Archerfield AerodromeJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313174°F74°F75°F75°F76°F76°F77°F77°F78°F78°F79°F79°F80°F80°F81°F81°F82°F82°FDecFebJan 178°FJan 178°FJan 3179°FJan 3179°FJan 1179°FJan 1179°FJan 2179°FJan 2179°F
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

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).

Temperatures at Archerfield Aerodrome 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.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in January at Archerfield Aerodrome

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in January at Archerfield AerodromeJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%DecFeb100%Jan 16100%Jan 16Jan 5100%Jan 5100%comfortablewarmhotcool
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 Archerfield Aerodrome are rapidly increasing during January, increasing by 799°F, from 3,060°F to 3,859°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in January at Archerfield Aerodrome

Growing Degree Days in January at Archerfield AerodromeJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031313,000°F3,000°F3,200°F3,200°F3,400°F3,400°F3,600°F3,600°F3,800°F3,800°F4,000°F4,000°FDecFebJan 13,060°FJan 13,060°FJan 313,859°FJan 313,859°FJan 113,325°FJan 113,325°FJan 213,593°FJan 213,593°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of January, 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 Archerfield Aerodrome is essentially constant during January, remaining within 0.2 kWh of 7.4 kWh throughout.

The highest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during January is 7.6 kWh on January 1.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in January at Archerfield Aerodrome

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in January at Archerfield AerodromeJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhDecFebJan 17.6 kWhJan 17.6 kWhJan 317.2 kWhJan 317.2 kWhJan 117.5 kWhJan 117.5 kWhJan 217.4 kWhJan 217.4 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 Archerfield Aerodrome are -27.570 deg latitude, 153.008 deg longitude, and 30 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Archerfield Aerodrome contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 161 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 49 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (988 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,990 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Archerfield Aerodrome is covered by artificial surfaces (65%), trees (20%), and sparse vegetation (11%), within 10 miles by artificial surfaces (46%) and trees (44%), and within 50 miles by trees (41%) and water (29%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Archerfield Aerodrome, 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

Archerfield Aerodrome 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 are Brisbane Airport, RAAF Base Amberley, Gold Coast Airport, Sunshine Coast Airport, and Oakey Aerodrome.

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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