March Weather in Borkenes NorwayDaily high temperatures increase by 4°F, from 31°F to 35°F, rarely falling below 23°F or exceeding 42°F. Daily low temperatures increase by 3°F, from 23°F to 26°F, rarely falling below 11°F or exceeding 34°F. For reference, on July 26, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Borkenes typically range from 48°F to 59°F, while on February 2, the coldest day of the year, they range from 21°F to 29°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. Kodiak Station, United States (3,680 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Borkenes (view comparison). CloudsThe month of March in Borkenes experiences gradually decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 77% to 71%. The clearest day of the month is March 31, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 29% of the time. For reference, on February 23, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 78%, while on May 28, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 44%. PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Borkenes, the chance of a wet day over the course of March is decreasing, starting the month at 40% and ending it at 36%. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 49% on October 20, and its lowest chance is 29% on May 23. Over the course of March in Borkenes, the chance of a day with only rain increases from 13% to 17%, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain remains an essentially constant 12% throughout, and the chance of a day with only snow decreases from 15% to 8%. 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 Borkenes is essentially constant, remaining about 1.7 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 3.6 inches or falling below 0.1 inches. The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 1.6 inches on March 23. SnowfallAs with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day. The average sliding 31-day snowfall during March in Borkenes is rapidly decreasing, starting the month at 10.8 inches, when it rarely exceeds 20.0 inches or falls below 3.5 inches, and ending the month at 7.4 inches, when it rarely exceeds 15.2 inches or falls below 1.4 inches. SunDue to its extreme latitude, Borkenes experiences polar day (also known as the midnight Sun) during the summer and polar night during the winter. These are periods of time in which the sun is continuously above or below the horizon for more than one day. The precise start and end dates of polar day and night vary from year to year and depend on the precise location and elevation of the observer, and the local topography. Neither polar day nor polar night occur during the month of March. Over the course of March in Borkenes, the length of the day is very rapidly increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 4 hours, 6 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 8 minutes, 11 seconds, and weekly increase of 57 minutes, 20 seconds. The shortest day of the month is March 1, with 9 hours, 45 minutes of daylight and the longest day is March 31, with 13 hours, 51 minutes of daylight. The latest sunrise of the month in Borkenes is 7:15 AM on March 1 and the earliest sunrise is 2 hours, 6 minutes earlier at 5:09 AM on March 30. The earliest sunset is 5:01 PM on March 1 and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 55 minutes later at 7:56 PM on March 31. Daylight saving time (DST) ends at 3:00 AM on March 31, 2024, shifting sunrise and sunset to be an hour earlier. 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 Borkenes is essentially constant during March, remaining around 0% throughout. For reference, on July 4, 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. 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 Borkenes is decreasing during March, decreasing from 11.4 miles per hour to 9.9 miles per hour over the course of the month. For reference, on January 23, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 12.0 miles per hour, while on July 31, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.8 miles per hour. The hourly average wind direction in Borkenes throughout March is predominantly from the south, with a peak proportion of 51% on March 1. Water TemperatureBorkenes 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 Borkenes is essentially constant during March, remaining around 38°F throughout. The lowest average surface water temperature during March is 38°F on March 18. 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 Borkenes typically lasts for 4.6 months (142 days), from around May 12 to around September 30, rarely starting before April 25 or after May 28, and rarely ending before September 11 or after October 22. The month of March in Borkenes is reliably fully outside of 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 Borkenes are essentially constant during March, remaining around 0°F throughout. 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 Borkenes is increasing during March, rising by 1.3 kWh, from 0.7 kWh to 2.0 kWh, over the course of the month. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Borkenes are 68.773 deg latitude, 16.171 deg longitude, and 49 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Borkenes contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,056 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 294 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,025 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (5,640 feet). The area within 2 miles of Borkenes is covered by trees (42%), water (32%), and cropland (13%), within 10 miles by trees (34%) and water (32%), and within 50 miles by water (51%) and trees (20%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Borkenes, 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 are 4 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Borkenes. For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Borkenes 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 Borkenes is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Borkenes 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 Borkenes 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 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. Weather data is prone to errors, outages, and other defects. We assume no responsibility for any decisions made on the basis of the content presented on this site. We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands. We further caution that our travel scores are only as good as the data that underpin them, that weather conditions at any given location and time are unpredictable and variable, and that the definition of the scores reflects a particular set of preferences that may not agree with those of any particular reader. Please review our full terms contained on our Terms of Service page. |