April Weather in Hlusha BelarusDaily high temperatures increase by 14°F, from 47°F to 61°F, rarely falling below 37°F or exceeding 73°F. Daily low temperatures increase by 9°F, from 29°F to 38°F, rarely falling below 19°F or exceeding 47°F. For reference, on July 26, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Hlusha typically range from 54°F to 77°F, while on February 3, the coldest day of the year, they range from 16°F to 28°F. The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on April. 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. Invermere, Canada (4,998 miles away); Cadillac, United States (4,675 miles); and Stamford, United States (4,438 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Hlusha (view comparison). CloudsThe month of April in Hlusha experiences decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 61% to 51%. The clearest day of the month is April 29, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 49% of the time. For reference, on November 28, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 78%, while on August 4, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 61%. PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Hlusha, the chance of a wet day over the course of April is essentially constant, remaining around 22% throughout. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 36% on June 26, and its lowest chance is 18% on March 10. Over the course of April in Hlusha, the chance of a day with only rain increases from 16% to 23%, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain decreases from 4% to 0%, and the chance of a day with only snow remains an essentially constant 1% throughout. 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 April in Hlusha is increasing, starting the month at 1.0 inches, when it rarely exceeds 1.9 inches or falls below 0.4 inches, and ending the month at 1.6 inches, when it rarely exceeds 2.7 inches or falls below 0.6 inches. 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 April in Hlusha is decreasing, starting the month at 1.9 inches, when it rarely exceeds 4.7 inches, and ending the month at 0.2 inches, when it rarely exceeds 0.7 inches. SunOver the course of April in Hlusha, 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, 57 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 4 minutes, 2 seconds, and weekly increase of 28 minutes, 11 seconds. The shortest day of the month is April 1, with 13 hours, 3 minutes of daylight and the longest day is April 30, with 14 hours, 59 minutes of daylight. The latest sunrise of the month in Hlusha is 6:37 AM on April 1 and the earliest sunrise is 1 hour, 5 minutes earlier at 5:32 AM on April 30. The earliest sunset is 7:40 PM on April 1 and the latest sunset is 52 minutes later at 8:32 PM on April 30. Daylight saving time is not observed in Hlusha during 2024. For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 4:37 AM and sets 16 hours, 57 minutes later, at 9:34 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 9:16 AM and sets 7 hours, 33 minutes later, at 4:49 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 April 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 Hlusha is essentially constant during April, remaining around 0% throughout. For reference, on July 20, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 5% of the time, while on September 29, 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 Hlusha is gradually decreasing during April, decreasing from 10.2 miles per hour to 9.2 miles per hour over the course of the month. For reference, on January 25, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 11.7 miles per hour, while on July 27, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.3 miles per hour. The wind direction in Hlusha during April is predominantly out of the south from April 1 to April 28 and the north from April 28 to April 30. 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 Hlusha typically lasts for 4.6 months (141 days), from around May 10 to around September 28, rarely starting before April 19 or after June 3, and rarely ending before September 6 or after October 20. The month of April in Hlusha is more likely than not fully outside of the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season rapidly increasing from 0% to 30% over the course of the month. 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 Hlusha are gradually increasing during April, increasing by 72°F, from 8°F to 80°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 Hlusha is rapidly increasing during April, rising by 1.6 kWh, from 3.6 kWh to 5.1 kWh, over the course of the month. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Hlusha are 53.087 deg latitude, 28.857 deg longitude, and 558 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Hlusha contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 154 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 553 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (194 feet). Within 50 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (479 feet). The area within 2 miles of Hlusha is covered by trees (43%) and cropland (41%), within 10 miles by trees (51%) and cropland (34%), and within 50 miles by trees (51%) and cropland (34%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Hlusha, 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, Minsk National Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Hlusha. At a distance of 104 kilometers from Hlusha, 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 Hlusha 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. 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. 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