April Weather in Merowe SudanDaily high temperatures increase by 8°F, from 96°F to 104°F, rarely falling below 89°F or exceeding 111°F. Daily low temperatures increase by 9°F, from 68°F to 77°F, rarely falling below 61°F or exceeding 84°F. For reference, on June 6, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Merowe typically range from 82°F to 109°F, while on January 18, the coldest day of the year, they range from 55°F to 81°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. Tékane, Mauritania (3,112 miles away); Derby, Australia (6,714 miles); and Kununurra, Australia (7,008 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Merowe (view comparison). CloudsThe month of April in Merowe experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 15% throughout the month. The clearest day of the month is April 30, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 86% of the time. For reference, on July 31, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 48%, while on May 3, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 87%. PrecipitationSunOver the course of April in Merowe, the length of the day is gradually increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 28 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 59 seconds, and weekly increase of 6 minutes, 53 seconds. The shortest day of the month is April 1, with 12 hours, 20 minutes of daylight and the longest day is April 30, with 12 hours, 48 minutes of daylight. The latest sunrise of the month in Merowe is 5:46 AM on April 1 and the earliest sunrise is 21 minutes earlier at 5:25 AM on April 30. The earliest sunset is 6:06 PM on April 1 and the latest sunset is 8 minutes later at 6:14 PM on April 30. Daylight saving time is not observed in Merowe during 2024. For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:17 AM and sets 13 hours, 14 minutes later, at 6:31 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:20 AM and sets 11 hours, 1 minute later, at 5:21 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 Merowe is essentially constant during April, remaining around 0% throughout. For reference, on August 7, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 12% of the time, while on March 23, 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 Merowe is essentially constant during April, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 11.4 miles per hour throughout. For reference, on March 11, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 11.7 miles per hour, while on August 1, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.9 miles per hour. The hourly average wind direction in Merowe throughout April is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 84% on April 1. 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 Merowe 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 Merowe are very rapidly increasing during April, increasing by 914°F, from 1,935°F to 2,849°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 Merowe is essentially constant during April, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 7.7 kWh throughout. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Merowe are 18.470 deg latitude, 31.811 deg longitude, and 837 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Merowe contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 164 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 850 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (463 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,850 feet). The area within 2 miles of Merowe is covered by bare soil (57%), artificial surfaces (17%), and cropland (15%), within 10 miles by bare soil (85%), and within 50 miles by bare soil (96%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Merowe, 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, Dongola Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Merowe. At a distance of 164 kilometers from Merowe, further than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed insufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records. Consequently, the station records are blended with interpolated values from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis , and both are corrected for elevation differences according to the International Standard Atmosphere . The weight assigned to the MERRA-2 value depends on the distance from Merowe to the nearest station, increasing from 0% at 150 kilometers to 100% at 200 kilometers. In this case, the MERRA-2 weight is 22%, making the weight assigned to the weather station 78%. 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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