March Weather in Steblëv UkraineDaily high temperatures increase by 14°F, from 36°F to 50°F, rarely falling below 24°F or exceeding 63°F. Daily low temperatures increase by 10°F, from 23°F to 33°F, rarely falling below 8°F or exceeding 41°F. For reference, on July 26, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Steblëv typically range from 57°F to 80°F, while on February 3, the coldest day of the year, they range from 19°F to 30°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. White Cloud, United States (4,976 miles away) and Blossburg, United States (4,794 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Steblëv (view comparison). CloudsThe month of March in Steblëv experiences gradually decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 65% to 60%. The clearest day of the month is March 27, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 41% of the time. For reference, on December 29, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 70%, while on August 4, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 73%. PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Steblëv, the chance of a wet day over the course of March is essentially constant, remaining around 16% throughout. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 34% on June 25, and its lowest chance is 14% on February 11. Over the course of March in Steblëv, the chance of a day with only rain increases from 7% to 15%, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain decreases from 4% to 1%, and the chance of a day with only snow decreases from 5% to 1%. 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 Steblëv is gradually increasing, starting the month at 0.5 inches, when it rarely exceeds 1.1 inches, and ending the month at 0.9 inches, when it rarely exceeds 1.7 inches or falls below 0.2 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 March in Steblëv is decreasing, starting the month at 3.7 inches, when it rarely exceeds 9.5 inches or falls below 0.1 inches, and ending the month at 1.4 inches, when it rarely exceeds 3.7 inches or falls below -0.0 inches. SunOver the course of March in Steblëv, 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, 50 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 3 minutes, 40 seconds, and weekly increase of 25 minutes, 43 seconds. The shortest day of the month is March 1, with 11 hours, 1 minute of daylight and the longest day is March 31, with 12 hours, 52 minutes of daylight. The latest sunrise of the month in Steblëv is 6:37 AM on March 1 and the earliest sunrise is 1 hour, 1 minute earlier at 5:36 AM on March 30. The earliest sunset is 5:38 PM on March 1 and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 47 minutes later at 7:25 PM on March 31. Daylight saving time (DST) ends at 4:00 AM on March 31, 2024, shifting sunrise and sunset to be an hour earlier. For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 4:49 AM and sets 16 hours, 16 minutes later, at 9:05 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:48 AM and sets 8 hours, 10 minutes later, at 3:58 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 Steblëv is essentially constant during March, remaining around 0% throughout. For reference, on July 19, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 6% 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 Steblëv is essentially constant during March, remaining within 0.3 miles per hour of 10.8 miles per hour throughout. For reference, on February 6, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 11.1 miles per hour, while on July 26, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 7.9 miles per hour. The hourly average wind direction in Steblëv throughout March is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 30% on March 6. 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 Steblëv typically lasts for 5.5 months (167 days), from around April 25 to around October 8, rarely starting before April 6 or after May 12, and rarely ending before September 20 or after October 26. The month of March in Steblëv is very likely fully outside of the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season gradually increasing from 0% to 5% 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 Steblëv are essentially constant during March, remaining within 8°F of 9°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 Steblëv is increasing during March, rising by 1.3 kWh, from 2.6 kWh to 3.9 kWh, over the course of the month. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Steblëv are 49.402 deg latitude, 31.098 deg longitude, and 410 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Steblëv contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 308 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 463 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (633 feet). Within 50 miles also contains significant variations in elevation (801 feet). The area within 2 miles of Steblëv is covered by cropland (69%), trees (12%), and grassland (10%), within 10 miles by cropland (63%) and trees (23%), and within 50 miles by cropland (61%) and trees (19%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Steblëv, 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, Kiev Boryspil International Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Steblëv. At a distance of 106 kilometers from Steblëv, 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 Steblëv 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. 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