March Weather in Al ‘Azīzīyah LibyaDaily high temperatures increase by 8°F, from 70°F to 78°F, rarely falling below 60°F or exceeding 92°F. Daily low temperatures increase by 6°F, from 45°F to 51°F, rarely falling below 38°F or exceeding 59°F. For reference, on August 13, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Al ‘Azīzīyah typically range from 71°F to 100°F, while on January 19, the coldest day of the year, they range from 42°F to 64°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. Sells, United States (6,723 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Al ‘Azīzīyah (view comparison). CloudsThe month of March in Al ‘Azīzīyah experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 26% throughout the month. The clearest day of the month is March 21, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 74% of the time. For reference, on November 2, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 35%, while on July 20, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 99%. PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Al ‘Azīzīyah, the chance of a wet day over the course of March is decreasing, starting the month at 12% and ending it at 6%. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 18% on January 6, and its lowest chance is 0% on July 13. 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 Al ‘Azīzīyah is essentially constant, remaining about 0.8 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 2.4 inches. SunOver the course of March in Al ‘Azīzīyah, 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, 0 seconds, and weekly increase of 14 minutes, 2 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 latest sunrise of the month in Al ‘Azīzīyah is 7:35 AM on March 1 and the earliest sunrise is 38 minutes earlier at 6:56 AM on March 31. The earliest sunset is 7:05 PM on March 1 and the latest sunset is 22 minutes later at 7:27 PM on March 31. Daylight saving time is not observed in Al ‘Azīzīyah during 2024. For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:00 AM and sets 14 hours, 18 minutes later, at 8:18 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 8:05 AM and sets 10 hours, 1 minute later, at 6:06 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 Al ‘Azīzīyah is essentially constant during March, remaining around 0% throughout. For reference, on August 21, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 37% of the time, while on December 2, 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 Al ‘Azīzīyah is essentially constant during March, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 10.5 miles per hour throughout. For reference, on January 1, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 11.0 miles per hour, while on August 4, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.9 miles per hour. The lowest daily average wind speed during March is 10.4 miles per hour on March 16. The wind direction in Al ‘Azīzīyah during March is predominantly out of the west from March 1 to March 28 and the north from March 28 to March 31. Water TemperatureAl ‘Azīzīyah 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 Al ‘Azīzīyah is essentially constant during March, remaining within 1°F of 61°F throughout. The lowest average surface water temperature during March is 60°F on March 3. 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). While it does not do so every year, freezing temperatures are seen in Al ‘Azīzīyah over some winters. The day least likely to be in the growing season is January 16, with a 66% chance. 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 Al ‘Azīzīyah are increasing during March, increasing by 315°F, from 319°F to 634°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 Al ‘Azīzīyah is increasing during March, rising by 1.3 kWh, from 5.0 kWh to 6.3 kWh, over the course of the month. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Al ‘Azīzīyah are 32.532 deg latitude, 13.017 deg longitude, and 381 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Al ‘Azīzīyah contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 131 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 369 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (564 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (3,196 feet). The area within 2 miles of Al ‘Azīzīyah is covered by cropland (77%) and grassland (11%), within 10 miles by cropland (56%) and shrubs (28%), and within 50 miles by cropland (30%) and water (24%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Al ‘Azīzīyah, 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, Tripoli International Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Al ‘Azīzīyah. At a distance of 20 kilometers from Al ‘Azīzīyah, 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 Al ‘Azīzīyah 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 . 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