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Fall Weather in Adraskan Afghanistan

Daily high temperatures decrease by 37°F, from 93°F to 55°F, rarely falling below 45°F or exceeding 99°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 33°F, from 66°F to 33°F, rarely falling below 25°F or exceeding 71°F.

For reference, on July 16, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Adraskan typically range from 73°F to 98°F, while on January 11, the coldest day of the year, they range from 27°F to 47°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in the Fall in Adraskan

Average High and Low Temperature in the Fall in AdraskanSepOctNov20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°F110°F110°FSummerWinterSep 193°FSep 193°F66°F66°FNov 3055°FNov 3055°F33°F33°FOct 182°FOct 182°F53°F53°FNov 168°FNov 168°F42°F42°F
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average fall temperatures. 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.

Average Hourly Temperature in the Fall in Adraskan

Average Hourly Temperature in the Fall in AdraskanSepOctNov12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMSummerWinterfreezingvery coldvery coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmwarmhotsweltering
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Hobart, Oklahoma, United States (7,549 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Adraskan (view comparison).

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The fall in Adraskan experiences very rapidly increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 0% to 29%. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 0% on September 8.

The clearest day of the fall is September 8, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 100% of the time.

For reference, on March 23, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 37%, while on September 8, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 100%.

Cloud Cover Categories in the Fall in Adraskan

Cloud Cover Categories in the Fall in AdraskanSepOctNov0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%SummerWinterMar 2363%Mar 2363%Sep 1100%Sep 1100%Nov 3070%Nov 3070%Oct 196%Oct 196%Nov 181%Nov 181%clearovercastmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudy
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Adraskan, the chance of a wet day over the course of the fall is rapidly increasing, starting the season at 0% and ending it at 8%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 14% on March 12, and its lowest chance is 0% on August 6.

Over the course of the fall in Adraskan, the chance of a day with only rain increases from 0% to 6%, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain remains an essentially constant 1% throughout, and the chance of a day with only snow remains an essentially constant 0% throughout.

Probability of Precipitation in the Fall in Adraskan

Probability of Precipitation in the Fall in AdraskanSepOctNov0%0%1%1%2%2%3%3%4%4%5%5%6%6%7%7%8%8%9%9%10%10%11%11%SummerWinterSep 10%Sep 10%Nov 308%Nov 308%Oct 11%Oct 11%Nov 14%Nov 14%snowmixedrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the season and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during the fall in Adraskan is gradually increasing, starting the season at 0.0 inches, when it rarely exceeds 0.1 inches or falls below -0.0 inches, and ending the season at 0.4 inches, when it rarely exceeds 1.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in the Fall in Adraskan

Average Monthly Rainfall in the Fall in AdraskanSepOctNov0.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 inSummerWinterSep 10.0 inSep 10.0 inNov 300.4 inNov 300.4 inOct 10.1 inOct 10.1 inNov 10.2 inNov 10.2 in
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of the fall in Adraskan, the length of the day is very rapidly decreasing. From the start to the end of the season, the length of the day decreases by 2 hours, 45 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 1 minute, 50 seconds, and weekly decrease of 12 minutes, 51 seconds.

The shortest day of the fall is November 30, with 10 hours, 6 minutes of daylight and the longest day is September 1, with 12 hours, 51 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Fall in Adraskan

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Fall in AdraskanSepOctNov0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrSummerWinterSep 2212 hr, 8 minSep 2212 hr, 8 minnightnightdaydayNov 3010 hr, 6 minNov 3010 hr, 6 minNov 110 hr, 48 minNov 110 hr, 48 min
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the fall in Adraskan is 5:54 AM on September 1 and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 12 minutes later at 7:06 AM on November 30.

The latest sunset is 6:46 PM on September 1 and the earliest sunset is 1 hour, 34 minutes earlier at 5:12 PM on November 30.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Adraskan during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:10 AM and sets 14 hours, 23 minutes later, at 7:34 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:21 AM and sets 9 hours, 55 minutes later, at 5:16 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in the Fall in Adraskan

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in the Fall in AdraskanSepOctNov2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMSummerWinter5:54 AM5:54 AMSep 16:46 PMSep 16:46 PM7:06 AM7:06 AMNov 305:12 PMNov 305:12 PM6:15 AM6:15 AMOct 16:05 PMOct 16:05 PM6:40 AM6:40 AMNov 15:28 PMNov 15:28 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day in the fall. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

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.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in the Fall in Adraskan

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in the Fall in AdraskanSepOctNov12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMSummerWinter00102020303040506000101020303040
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Solar elevation and azimuth in the the fall of 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for the fall of 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.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in the Fall in Adraskan

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in the Fall in AdraskanSepOctNov12 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMSummerWinterAug 43:44 PMAug 43:44 PMAug 1910:56 PMAug 1910:56 PMSep 36:26 AMSep 36:26 AMSep 187:05 AMSep 187:05 AMOct 211:20 PMOct 211:20 PMOct 173:57 PMOct 173:57 PMNov 15:18 PMNov 15:18 PMNov 161:59 AMNov 161:59 AMDec 110:52 AMDec 110:52 AMDec 151:32 PMDec 151:32 PMDec 312:58 AMDec 312:58 AM7:36 PM7:36 PM7:06 PM7:06 PM6:07 AM6:07 AM7:01 PM7:01 PM6:07 PM6:07 PM6:06 AM6:06 AM5:42 AM5:42 AM5:52 PM5:52 PM5:36 PM5:36 PM7:19 AM7:19 AM6:23 AM6:23 AM5:12 PM5:12 PM4:41 PM4:41 PM7:21 AM7:21 AM7:15 AM7:15 AM5:00 PM5:00 PM4:59 PM4:59 PM8:26 AM8:26 AM5:40 PM5:40 PM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We 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 Adraskan is essentially constant during the fall, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on April 26, 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.

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Fall in Adraskan

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Fall in AdraskanSepOctNov0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%SummerWinterOct 160%Oct 160%Sep 10%Sep 10%Nov 300%Nov 300%Oct 10%Oct 10%Nov 10%Nov 10%drydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This 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 Adraskan is very rapidly decreasing during the fall, decreasing from 17.0 miles per hour to 8.9 miles per hour over the course of the season.

For reference, on July 18, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 20.3 miles per hour, while on November 13, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.7 miles per hour.

The lowest daily average wind speed during the fall is 8.7 miles per hour on November 13.

Average Wind Speed in the Fall in Adraskan

Average Wind Speed in the Fall in AdraskanSepOctNov0 mph0 mph5 mph5 mph10 mph10 mph15 mph15 mph20 mph20 mph25 mph25 mphSummerWinterNov 138.7 mphNov 138.7 mphSep 117.0 mphSep 117.0 mphNov 308.9 mphNov 308.9 mphOct 112.7 mphOct 112.7 mph
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The wind direction in Adraskan during the fall is predominantly out of the north from September 1 to November 17 and the south from November 17 to November 30.

Wind Direction in the Fall in Adraskan

Wind Direction in the Fall in AdraskanNSSepOctNov0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%SummerWintersouthnortheastwest
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions 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 Adraskan typically lasts for 7.8 months (239 days), from around March 20 to around November 13, rarely starting before March 1 or after April 8, and rarely ending before October 24 or after December 2.

During the fall in Adraskan, the chance that a given day is within the growing season is very rapidly decreasing falling from 100% to 13% over the course of the season.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in the Fall in Adraskan

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in the Fall in Adraskangrowing seasonSepOctNov0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%SummerWinter100%Sep 1100%Sep 1Nov 3013%Nov 3013%100%Oct 1100%Oct 178%Nov 178%Nov 1freezingvery coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhotsweltering
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within 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 Adraskan are very rapidly increasing during the fall, increasing by 1,188°F, from 4,111°F to 5,299°F, over the course of the season.

Growing Degree Days in the Fall in Adraskan

Growing Degree Days in the Fall in AdraskanSepOctNov4,000°F4,000°F4,200°F4,200°F4,400°F4,400°F4,600°F4,600°F4,800°F4,800°F5,000°F5,000°F5,200°F5,200°F5,400°F5,400°F5,600°F5,600°FSummerWinterSep 14,111°FSep 14,111°FNov 305,299°FNov 305,299°FOct 14,802°FOct 14,802°FNov 15,177°FNov 15,177°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the fall, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This 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 Adraskan is very rapidly decreasing during the fall, falling by 4.2 kWh, from 7.6 kWh to 3.5 kWh, over the course of the season.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in the Fall in Adraskan

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in the Fall in AdraskanSepOctNov0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhSummerWinterSep 17.6 kWhSep 17.6 kWhNov 303.5 kWhNov 303.5 kWhOct 16.2 kWhOct 16.2 kWhNov 14.5 kWhNov 14.5 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Adraskan are 33.646 deg latitude, 62.270 deg longitude, and 4,436 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Adraskan contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 400 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 4,508 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (2,618 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (8,711 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Adraskan is covered by bare soil (79%), within 10 miles by bare soil (83%) and grassland (11%), and within 50 miles by bare soil (58%) and grassland (29%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Adraskan, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Herat International Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Adraskan.

At a distance of 63 kilometers from Adraskan, 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 Adraskan 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 Data

All 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.

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