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December Weather in Loanhead United Kingdom

Daily high temperatures decrease by 2°F, from 44°F to 42°F, rarely falling below 34°F or exceeding 52°F.

Daily low temperatures are around 34°F, rarely falling below 23°F or exceeding 44°F.

For reference, on August 1, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Loanhead typically range from 51°F to 65°F, while on January 1, the coldest day of the year, they range from 33°F to 42°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in December in Loanhead

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 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.

Average Hourly Temperature in December in Loanhead

Average Hourly Temperature in December in LoanheadDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 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 AMNovJanvery coldcold
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 December in Loanhead experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 67% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is December 3, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 35% of the time.

For reference, on January 26, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 69%, while on July 28, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 49%.

Cloud Cover Categories in December in Loanhead

Cloud Cover Categories in December in LoanheadDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%NovJanDec 134%Dec 134%Dec 3132%Dec 3132%Dec 1133%Dec 1133%Dec 2131%Dec 2131%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. In Loanhead, the chance of a wet day over the course of December is gradually increasing, starting the month at 34% and ending it at 38%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 40% on November 2, and its lowest chance is 25% on April 18.

Over the course of December in Loanhead, the chance of a day with only rain increases from 33% to 35%, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain remains an essentially constant 2% throughout, and the chance of a day with only snow remains an essentially constant 0% throughout.

Probability of Precipitation in December in Loanhead

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 December in Loanhead is essentially constant, remaining about 2.2 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 3.9 inches or falling below 0.8 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in December in Loanhead

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 December in Loanhead, the length of the day is gradually decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 19 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 38 seconds, and weekly decrease of 4 minutes, 24 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is December 21, with 6 hours, 59 minutes of daylight and the longest day is December 1, with 7 hours, 24 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in December in Loanhead

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in December in LoanheadDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrNovJanDec 216 hr, 59 minDec 216 hr, 59 minnightnightdaydayDec 17 hr, 24 minDec 17 hr, 24 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 in Loanhead is 8:19 AM on December 1 and the latest sunrise is 24 minutes later at 8:43 AM on December 28.

The earliest sunset is 3:38 PM on December 14 and the latest sunset is 10 minutes later at 3:48 PM on December 31.

Daylight saving time is observed in Loanhead during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during December, so the entire month is in daylight saving time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 4:26 AM and sets 17 hours, 36 minutes later, at 10:02 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 8:41 AM and sets 6 hours, 59 minutes later, at 3:40 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in December in Loanhead

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in December in LoanheadDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMNovJan8:19 AM8:19 AMDec 13:43 PMDec 13:43 PM8:43 AM8:43 AMDec 313:48 PMDec 313:48 PM8:36 AM8:36 AMDec 143:38 PMDec 143:38 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day over the course of December. 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 December in Loanhead

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in December in LoanheadDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 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 AMNovJan0010100001010
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of December 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 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.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in December in Loanhead

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in December in LoanheadDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMNovJanNov 112:48 PMNov 112:48 PMNov 159:29 PMNov 159:29 PMDec 16:22 AMDec 16:22 AMDec 159:02 AMDec 159:02 AMDec 3010:28 PMDec 3010:28 PMJan 1310:28 PMJan 1310:28 PMJan 2912:37 PMJan 2912:37 PM7:25 AM7:25 AM4:03 PM4:03 PM9:11 AM9:11 AM9:16 AM9:16 AM2:59 PM2:59 PM2:04 PM2:04 PM9:38 AM9:38 AM9:18 AM9:18 AM2:28 PM2:28 PM2:56 PM2:56 PM9:37 AM9:37 AM8:49 AM8:49 AM4:22 PM4:22 PM
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.
Dec 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
0%9:16 AMSE2:59 PMSW-12:08 PMS245,776 mi
2
2%10:30 AMSSE3:39 PMSSW-1:04 PMS243,709 mi
3
6%11:25 AMSSE4:41 PMSSW-2:03 PMS241,581 mi
4
12%12:01 PMSE6:01 PMSW-3:01 PMS239,433 mi
5
20%12:23 PMSE7:32 PMSW-3:57 PMS237,289 mi
6
29%12:37 PMSE9:05 PMWSW-4:50 PMS235,165 mi
7
40%12:46 PMESE10:37 PMWSW-5:40 PMS233,092 mi
8
50%12:53 PMESE--6:28 PMS231,134 mi
9
63%-12:08 AMW12:59 PME7:15 PMS229,397 mi
10
74%-1:39 AMW1:05 PMENE8:02 PMS228,027 mi
11
84%-3:13 AMWNW1:13 PMENE8:52 PMS227,197 mi
12
92%-4:50 AMWNW1:23 PMNE9:46 PMS227,072 mi
13
97%-6:32 AMNW1:38 PMNE10:43 PMS227,777 mi
14
100%-8:12 AMNW2:04 PMNE11:44 PMS229,354 mi
15
100%-9:38 AMNNW2:49 PMNNE--
16
99%-10:38 AMNNW3:59 PMNNE12:46 AMS231,735 mi
17
96%-11:14 AMNW5:25 PMNE1:45 AMS234,739 mi
18
91%-11:34 AMNW6:56 PMNE2:41 AMS238,109 mi
19
84%-11:46 AMNW8:24 PMENE3:31 AMS241,548 mi
20
76%-11:54 AMWNW9:46 PMENE4:17 AMS244,767 mi
21
66%-12:00 PMWNW11:04 PME4:59 AMS247,516 mi
22
50%-12:05 PMW-5:38 AMS249,600 mi
23
47%12:20 AME12:09 PMW-6:17 AMS250,893 mi
24
37%1:35 AMESE12:14 PMWSW-6:56 AMS251,335 mi
25
28%2:51 AMESE12:20 PMWSW-7:36 AMS250,940 mi
26
20%4:10 AMESE12:28 PMSW-8:20 AMS249,783 mi
27
13%5:33 AMSE12:40 PMSW-9:07 AMS247,995 mi
28
7%6:56 AMSE1:00 PMSW-9:58 AMS245,746 mi
29
2%8:15 AMSSE1:33 PMSSW-10:54 AMS243,235 mi
30
0%9:18 AMSSE2:28 PMSSW-11:53 AMS240,664 mi
31
0%10:01 AMSE3:44 PMSW-12:53 PMS238,214 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 Loanhead is essentially constant during December, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on July 2, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in December in Loanhead

Humidity Comfort Levels in December in LoanheadDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%NovJanDec 10%Dec 10%Dec 310%Dec 310%Dec 110%Dec 110%Dec 210%Dec 210%drydry
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 Loanhead is increasing during December, increasing from 13.8 miles per hour to 15.5 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on January 24, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 15.8 miles per hour, while on July 23, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 10.1 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in December in Loanhead

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 Loanhead throughout December is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 43% on December 16.

Wind Direction in December in Loanhead

Wind Direction in December in LoanheadDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NovJanwestsouthnortheast
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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).

Loanhead 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 Loanhead is gradually decreasing during December, falling by 3°F, from 48°F to 45°F, over the course of the month.

Average Water Temperature in December in Loanhead

Average Water Temperature in December in LoanheadDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313140°F40°F42°F42°F44°F44°F46°F46°F48°F48°F50°F50°F52°F52°F54°F54°FNovJanDec 148°FDec 148°FDec 3145°FDec 3145°FDec 1147°FDec 1147°FDec 2146°FDec 2146°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).

The growing season in Loanhead typically lasts for 5.8 months (177 days), from around April 27 to around October 21, rarely starting before April 6 or after May 18, and rarely ending before September 25 or after November 12.

The month of December in Loanhead is reliably fully outside of the growing season.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in December in Loanhead

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in December in LoanheadDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%NovJan0%Dec 160%Dec 16Nov 1210%Nov 1210%freezingvery coldcoldcool
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 Loanhead are essentially constant during December, remaining within 2°F of 904°F throughout.

Growing Degree Days in December in Loanhead

Growing Degree Days in December in LoanheadDec1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930303131750°F750°F800°F800°F850°F850°F900°F900°F950°F950°F1,000°F1,000°F1,050°F1,050°FNovJanDec 1903°FDec 1903°FDec 31906°FDec 31906°FDec 11904°FDec 11904°FDec 21905°FDec 21905°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of December, 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 Loanhead is essentially constant during December, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 0.4 kWh throughout.

The lowest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during December is 0.3 kWh on December 24.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in December in Loanhead

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in December in LoanheadDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 kWh0.0 kWh0.2 kWh0.2 kWh0.4 kWh0.4 kWh0.6 kWh0.6 kWh0.8 kWh0.8 kWh1.0 kWh1.0 kWh1.2 kWh1.2 kWh1.4 kWh1.4 kWh1.6 kWh1.6 kWhNovJanDec 240.3 kWhDec 240.3 kWhDec 10.5 kWhDec 10.5 kWhDec 110.4 kWhDec 110.4 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 Loanhead are 55.879 deg latitude, -3.159 deg longitude, and 499 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Loanhead contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 840 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 457 feet. Within 10 miles also contains very significant variations in elevation (1,936 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (2,825 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Loanhead is covered by cropland (46%), artificial surfaces (36%), and grassland (12%), within 10 miles by cropland (28%) and grassland (24%), and within 50 miles by grassland (33%) and cropland (19%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Loanhead, 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 Loanhead.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Loanhead 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 Loanhead is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Loanhead and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

  • Edinburgh Airport (EGPH, 75%, 10 mi, northwest, -364 ft elevation change)
  • Leuchars (EGQL, 14%, 36 mi, north, -463 ft elevation change)
  • Spadeadam (EGOM, 6%, 62 mi, southeast, 568 ft elevation change)
  • Boulmer (EGQM, 5%, 68 mi, southeast, -430 ft elevation change)

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Loanhead 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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