March Weather in Nossa Senhora do Monte PortugalDaily high temperatures are around 61°F, rarely falling below 57°F or exceeding 66°F. Daily low temperatures are around 53°F, rarely falling below 49°F or exceeding 57°F. For reference, on August 24, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Nossa Senhora do Monte typically range from 65°F to 74°F, while on February 17, the coldest day of the year, they range from 53°F to 60°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. Avalon, California, United States (5,599 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Nossa Senhora do Monte (view comparison). CloudsThe month of March in Nossa Senhora do Monte experiences gradually decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 43% to 38%. The clearest day of the month is March 30, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 62% of the time. For reference, on December 11, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 52%, while on July 20, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 96%. PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Nossa Senhora do Monte, the chance of a wet day over the course of March is decreasing, starting the month at 15% and ending it at 9%. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 18% on December 6, and its lowest chance is 1% on July 27. 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 in Nossa Senhora do Monte is decreasing, starting the month at 1.2 inches, when it rarely exceeds 3.0 inches or falls below 0.2 inches, and ending the month at 0.7 inches, when it rarely exceeds 1.8 inches. SunOver the course of March in Nossa Senhora do Monte, 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, 0 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 2 minutes, 1 second, and weekly increase of 14 minutes, 6 seconds. The shortest day of the month is March 1, with 11 hours, 30 minutes of daylight and the longest day is March 31, with 12 hours, 31 minutes of daylight. The earliest sunrise of the month in Nossa Senhora do Monte is 6:57 AM on March 30 and the latest sunrise is 59 minutes later at 7:56 AM on March 31. The earliest sunset is 7:05 PM on March 1 and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 22 minutes later at 8:27 PM on March 31. Daylight saving time (DST) ends at 2:00 AM on March 31, 2024, shifting sunrise and sunset to be an hour earlier. For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 7:00 AM and sets 14 hours, 18 minutes later, at 9:18 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 8:05 AM and sets 10 hours, 0 minutes later, at 6:05 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 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 in Nossa Senhora do Monte is essentially constant during March, remaining around 0% throughout. For reference, on September 18, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 12% of the time, while on January 19, 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 Nossa Senhora do Monte is gradually decreasing during March, decreasing from 13.9 miles per hour to 13.2 miles per hour over the course of the month. For reference, on March 12, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 13.9 miles per hour, while on September 10, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 10.6 miles per hour. The highest daily average wind speed during March is 13.9 miles per hour on March 12. The hourly average wind direction in Nossa Senhora do Monte throughout March is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 48% on March 31. Water TemperatureNossa Senhora do Monte 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 Nossa Senhora do Monte is essentially constant during March, remaining around 64°F throughout. The lowest average surface water temperature during March is 64°F on March 6. 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 in Nossa Senhora do Monte 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 in Nossa Senhora do Monte are increasing during March, increasing by 212°F, from 393°F to 605°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 Nossa Senhora do Monte is increasing during March, rising by 1.3 kWh, from 4.6 kWh to 5.9 kWh, over the course of the month. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Nossa Senhora do Monte are 32.667 deg latitude, -16.900 deg longitude, and 1,152 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Nossa Senhora do Monte contains extreme variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 3,688 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,385 feet. Within 10 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (6,073 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (6,099 feet). The area within 2 miles of Nossa Senhora do Monte is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) and trees (38%), within 10 miles by water (49%) and trees (27%), and within 50 miles by water (96%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Nossa Senhora do Monte, 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, Madeira Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Nossa Senhora do Monte. At a distance of 12 kilometers from Nossa Senhora do Monte, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records. The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Nossa Senhora do Monte according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations. Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis. 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. 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