December Weather in General Alvear ArgentinaDaily high temperatures increase by 5°F, from 80°F to 85°F, rarely falling below 71°F or exceeding 93°F. Daily low temperatures increase by 4°F, from 56°F to 60°F, rarely falling below 47°F or exceeding 68°F. For reference, on January 13, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in General Alvear typically range from 61°F to 85°F, while on July 18, the coldest day of the year, they range from 37°F to 56°F. The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on December. 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. Nuriootpa, Australia (7,423 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to General Alvear (view comparison). CloudsThe month of December in General Alvear 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 December 31, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 70% of the time. For reference, on June 25, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 57%, while on January 14, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 72%. PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In General Alvear, the chance of a wet day over the course of December is gradually decreasing, starting the month at 31% and ending it at 29%. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 34% on November 3, and its lowest chance is 13% on July 5. 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 December in General Alvear is gradually decreasing, starting the month at 3.8 inches, when it rarely exceeds 7.0 inches or falls below 1.5 inches, and ending the month at 3.5 inches, when it rarely exceeds 6.7 inches or falls below 1.3 inches. The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 3.5 inches on December 30. SunOver the course of December in General Alvear, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is December 1, with 14 hours, 26 minutes of daylight and the longest day is December 21, with 14 hours, 37 minutes of daylight. The earliest sunrise of the month in General Alvear is 5:36 AM on December 5 and the latest sunrise is 10 minutes later at 5:46 AM on December 31. The earliest sunset is 8:02 PM on December 1 and the latest sunset is 18 minutes later at 8:20 PM on December 31. Daylight saving time is not observed in General Alvear during 2024. For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:40 AM and sets 14 hours, 37 minutes later, at 8:16 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 8:10 AM and sets 9 hours, 43 minutes later, at 5:53 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 December 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 in General Alvear is rapidly increasing during December, rising from 7% to 19% over the course of the month. For reference, on February 8, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 25% of the time, while on July 13, 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 in General Alvear is essentially constant during December, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 9.4 miles per hour throughout. For reference, on September 12, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 9.8 miles per hour, while on May 4, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.4 miles per hour. The hourly average wind direction in General Alvear throughout December is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 36% on December 31. 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 in General Alvear typically lasts for 8.2 months (249 days), from around September 12 to around May 19, rarely starting before August 8 or after October 10, and rarely ending before April 21 or after June 11. The month of December in General Alvear is reliably fully 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 General Alvear are rapidly increasing during December, increasing by 598°F, from 1,116°F to 1,714°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 in General Alvear is essentially constant during December, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 7.8 kWh throughout. The highest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during December is 7.9 kWh on December 29. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of General Alvear are -36.021 deg latitude, -60.014 deg longitude, and 187 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of General Alvear is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 62 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 184 feet. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (148 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (499 feet). The area within 2 miles of General Alvear is covered by cropland (69%), trees (11%), and grassland (11%), within 10 miles by cropland (56%) and shrubs (16%), and within 50 miles by cropland (58%) and shrubs (15%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in General Alvear, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016. Temperature and Dew PointThere is only a single weather station, Tandil Aerodrome, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of General Alvear. At a distance of 153 kilometers from General Alvear, further than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed insufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records. Consequently, the station records are blended with interpolated values from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis , and both are corrected for elevation differences according to the International Standard Atmosphere . The weight assigned to the MERRA-2 value depends on the distance from General Alvear to the nearest station, increasing from 0% at 150 kilometers to 100% at 200 kilometers. In this case, the MERRA-2 weight is 5%, making the weight assigned to the weather station 95%. 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. 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