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April Weather in Ballenger Creek Maryland, United States

Daily high temperatures increase by 11°F, from 61°F to 72°F, rarely falling below 48°F or exceeding 85°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 9°F, from 39°F to 47°F, rarely falling below 28°F or exceeding 58°F.

For reference, on July 20, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Ballenger Creek typically range from 67°F to 89°F, while on January 30, the coldest day of the year, they range from 24°F to 42°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in April in Ballenger Creek

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 April. 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 April in Ballenger Creek

Average Hourly Temperature in April in Ballenger CreekApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 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 AMMarMayNowNowvery 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 April in Ballenger Creek experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 48% throughout the month. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 47% on April 30.

The clearest day of the month is April 30, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 53% of the time.

For reference, on January 12, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 53%, while on September 3, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 66%.

Cloud Cover Categories in April in Ballenger Creek

Cloud Cover Categories in April in Ballenger CreekApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%MarMayJan 1247%Jan 1247%Apr 151%Apr 151%Apr 3053%Apr 3053%Apr 1151%Apr 1151%Apr 2151%Apr 2151%NowNowclearmostly 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. In Ballenger Creek, the chance of a wet day over the course of April is gradually increasing, starting the month at 29% and ending it at 33%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 39% on June 16, and its lowest chance is 20% on October 19.

Over the course of April in Ballenger Creek, the chance of a day with only rain increases from 28% to 33%, 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 0% throughout.

Probability of Precipitation in April in Ballenger Creek

Probability of Precipitation in April in Ballenger CreekApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%30%30%35%35%40%40%MarMayApr 129%Apr 129%Apr 3033%Apr 3033%Apr 1130%Apr 1130%Apr 2130%Apr 2130%NowNowmixedrainsnow
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 April in Ballenger Creek is gradually increasing, starting the month at 3.2 inches, when it rarely exceeds 5.3 inches or falls below 1.4 inches, and ending the month at 3.4 inches, when it rarely exceeds 6.0 inches or falls below 1.5 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in April in Ballenger Creek

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 April in Ballenger Creek, 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, 10 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 2 minutes, 25 seconds, and weekly increase of 16 minutes, 58 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is April 1, with 12 hours, 41 minutes of daylight and the longest day is April 30, with 13 hours, 51 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in April in Ballenger Creek

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in April in Ballenger CreekApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrMarMaynightnightdaydayApr 112 hr, 41 minApr 112 hr, 41 minApr 3013 hr, 51 minApr 3013 hr, 51 minApr 1613 hr, 19 minApr 1613 hr, 19 minNowNow
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 latest sunrise of the month in Ballenger Creek is 6:53 AM on April 1 and the earliest sunrise is 42 minutes earlier at 6:11 AM on April 30.

The earliest sunset is 7:34 PM on April 1 and the latest sunset is 29 minutes later at 8:02 PM on April 30.

Daylight saving time is observed in Ballenger Creek during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during April, so the entire month is in standard time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:43 AM and sets 14 hours, 57 minutes later, at 8:39 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:26 AM and sets 9 hours, 23 minutes later, at 4:49 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in April in Ballenger Creek

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in April in Ballenger CreekApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930302 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMMarMay6:11 AM6:11 AMApr 308:02 PMApr 308:02 PM6:53 AM6:53 AMApr 17:34 PMApr 17:34 PM6:37 AM6:37 AMApr 117:44 PMApr 117:44 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of April. 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 April in Ballenger Creek

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in April in Ballenger CreekApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 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 AMMarMay0010102020203030404050506000010102020303030404050506060NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of April 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 April 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 April in Ballenger Creek

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in April in Ballenger CreekApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMMarMayMar 105:01 AMMar 105:01 AMMar 253:01 AMMar 253:01 AMApr 82:22 PMApr 82:22 PMApr 237:50 PMApr 237:50 PMMay 711:23 PMMay 711:23 PMMay 239:54 AMMay 239:54 AM7:46 AM7:46 AM7:49 PM7:49 PM7:02 PM7:02 PM7:16 AM7:16 AM6:36 AM6:36 AM7:54 PM7:54 PM7:54 PM7:54 PM6:27 AM6:27 AM5:30 AM5:30 AM8:01 PM8:01 PM7:53 PM7:53 PM5:28 AM5:28 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.
Apr 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
50%2:21 AMSE11:09 AMSW-6:45 AMS237,823 mi
2
46%3:16 AMSE12:15 PMSW-7:45 AMS234,465 mi
3
35%4:03 AMESE1:28 PMWSW-8:45 AMS231,093 mi
4
24%4:42 AMESE2:45 PMWSW-9:43 AMS227,967 mi
5
14%5:15 AMESE4:02 PMWSW-10:38 AMS225,387 mi
6
7%5:43 AMESE5:19 PMW-11:30 AMS223,647 mi
7
2%6:10 AME6:36 PMW-12:21 PMS222,982 mi
8
0%6:36 AME7:54 PMWNW-1:11 PMS223,520 mi
9
1%7:03 AMENE9:11 PMWNW-2:03 PMS225,246 mi
10
6%7:34 AMENE10:29 PMWNW-2:57 PMS228,004 mi
11
13%8:10 AMENE11:44 PMNW-3:53 PMS231,519 mi
12
22%8:53 AMNE--4:51 PMS235,445 mi
13
31%-12:54 AMNW9:45 AMNE5:49 PMS239,427 mi
14
42%-1:53 AMNW10:43 AMNE6:45 PMS243,145 mi
15
50%-2:42 AMNW11:46 AMNE7:38 PMS246,355 mi
16
62%-3:22 AMWNW12:50 PMENE8:26 PMS248,895 mi
17
71%-3:53 AMWNW1:53 PMENE9:10 PMS250,687 mi
18
80%-4:20 AMWNW2:55 PMENE9:52 PMS251,721 mi
19
87%-4:42 AMWNW3:55 PME10:31 PMS252,042 mi
20
93%-5:03 AMW4:54 PME11:10 PMS251,734 mi
21
97%-5:22 AMW5:53 PME11:49 PMS250,897 mi
22
98%-5:42 AMW6:53 PMESE--
23
100%-6:03 AMWSW7:54 PMESE12:29 AMS249,636 mi
24
100%-6:27 AMWSW8:59 PMESE1:11 AMS248,046 mi
25
98%-6:55 AMWSW10:05 PMESE1:57 AMS246,203 mi
26
95%-7:29 AMWSW11:11 PMSE2:47 AMS244,163 mi
27
89%-8:11 AMSW-3:41 AMS241,959 mi
28
82%12:15 AMSE9:04 AMSW-4:39 AMS239,613 mi
29
72%1:12 AMSE10:06 AMSW-5:39 AMS237,156 mi
30
62%2:01 AMSE11:16 AMWSW-6:38 AMS234,638 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 in Ballenger Creek is gradually increasing during April, rising from 0% to 3% over the course of the month.

For reference, on July 27, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 65% of the time, while on January 30, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in April in Ballenger Creek

Humidity Comfort Levels in April in Ballenger CreekApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%MarMayApr 10%Apr 10%Apr 303%Apr 303%Apr 110%Apr 110%Apr 211%Apr 211%NowNowmuggymuggyhumidhumiddrydrycomfortablecomfortableoppressiveoppressive
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 in Ballenger Creek is decreasing during April, decreasing from 9.0 miles per hour to 7.9 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on February 26, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 9.4 miles per hour, while on July 31, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.6 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in April in Ballenger Creek

Average Wind Speed in April in Ballenger CreekApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mphMarMayApr 19.0 mphApr 19.0 mphApr 307.9 mphApr 307.9 mphApr 118.7 mphApr 118.7 mphNowNow
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 in Ballenger Creek throughout April is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 32% on April 10.

Wind Direction in April in Ballenger Creek

Wind Direction in April in Ballenger CreekApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%MarMayNowNowwestsouthnortheast
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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).

Ballenger Creek 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 in Ballenger Creek is rapidly increasing during April, rising by 7°F, from 44°F to 51°F, over the course of the month.

Average Water Temperature in April in Ballenger Creek

Average Water Temperature in April in Ballenger CreekApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303030°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°FMarMayApr 144°FApr 144°FApr 3051°FApr 3051°FApr 1146°FApr 1146°FApr 2148°FApr 2148°FNowNow
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).

The growing season in Ballenger Creek typically lasts for 6.3 months (191 days), from around April 14 to around October 22, rarely starting before March 28 or after May 3, and rarely ending before October 4 or after November 9.

During April in Ballenger Creek, the chance that a given day is within the growing season is very rapidly increasing rising from 17% to 87% over the course of the month.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in April in Ballenger Creek

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in April in Ballenger Creekgrowing seasonApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%MarMayApr 117%Apr 117%87%Apr 3087%Apr 30Apr 1142%Apr 1142%69%Apr 2169%Apr 21NowNowfreezingvery 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 in Ballenger Creek are increasing during April, increasing by 214°F, from 120°F to 334°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in April in Ballenger Creek

Growing Degree Days in April in Ballenger CreekApr112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030100°F100°F150°F150°F200°F200°F250°F250°F300°F300°F350°F350°F400°F400°FMarMayApr 1120°FApr 1120°FApr 30334°FApr 30334°FApr 11175°FApr 11175°FApr 21249°FApr 21249°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of April, 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 in Ballenger Creek is increasing during April, rising by 1.1 kWh, from 5.0 kWh to 6.1 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in April in Ballenger Creek

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in April in Ballenger CreekApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhMarMayApr 15.0 kWhApr 15.0 kWhApr 306.1 kWhApr 306.1 kWhApr 115.4 kWhApr 115.4 kWhNowNow
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 Ballenger Creek are 39.373 deg latitude, -77.435 deg longitude, and 299 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Ballenger Creek contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 233 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 309 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,555 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (2,585 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Ballenger Creek is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) and cropland (37%), within 10 miles by cropland (61%) and trees (27%), and within 50 miles by cropland (42%) and trees (38%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Ballenger Creek, 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

There are 4 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Ballenger Creek.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Ballenger Creek according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Ballenger Creek is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Ballenger Creek and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Ballenger Creek and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

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 .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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