Fall Weather in Albany Western Australia, AustraliaDaily high temperatures decrease by 10°F, from 73°F to 63°F, rarely falling below 57°F or exceeding 83°F. Daily low temperatures decrease by 9°F, from 60°F to 50°F, rarely falling below 45°F or exceeding 65°F. For reference, on February 15, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Albany typically range from 60°F to 73°F, while on July 18, the coldest day of the year, they range from 48°F to 59°F. 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. CloudsThe fall in Albany experiences rapidly increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 27% to 41%. The highest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 44% on May 13. The clearest day of the fall is March 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 73% of the time. For reference, on May 12, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 44%, while on January 28, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 78%. PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Albany, the chance of a wet day over the course of the fall is very rapidly increasing, starting the season at 9% and ending it at 38%. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 44% on July 28, and its lowest chance is 7% on January 21. RainfallTo 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 Albany is very rapidly increasing, starting the season at 0.8 inches, when it rarely exceeds 1.8 inches or falls below 0.1 inches, and ending the season at 3.1 inches, when it rarely exceeds 5.4 inches or falls below 1.5 inches. SunOver the course of the fall in Albany, 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, 52 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 1 minute, 53 seconds, and weekly decrease of 13 minutes, 14 seconds. The shortest day of the fall is May 31, with 9 hours, 58 minutes of daylight and the longest day is March 1, with 12 hours, 50 minutes of daylight. The earliest sunrise of the fall in Albany is 5:55 AM on March 1 and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 12 minutes later at 7:07 AM on May 31. The latest sunset is 6:45 PM on March 1 and the earliest sunset is 1 hour, 40 minutes earlier at 5:05 PM on May 31. Daylight saving time is not observed in Albany during 2024. For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 4:51 AM and sets 14 hours, 31 minutes later, at 7:22 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:16 AM and sets 9 hours, 48 minutes later, at 5:04 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 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. 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 Albany is gradually decreasing during the fall, falling from 4% to 0% over the course of the season. The highest chance of a muggy day during the fall is 4% on March 3. For reference, on March 3, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 4% of the time, while on June 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 Albany is essentially constant during the fall, remaining within 0.8 miles per hour of 13.4 miles per hour throughout. For reference, on June 30, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 15.4 miles per hour, while on April 21, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 12.6 miles per hour. The lowest daily average wind speed during the fall is 12.6 miles per hour on April 21. The wind direction in Albany during the fall is predominantly out of the east from March 1 to April 14 and the west from April 14 to May 31. Water TemperatureAlbany 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 Albany is essentially constant during the fall, remaining within 1°F of 68°F throughout. The highest average surface water temperature during the fall is 69°F on April 26. 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 Albany 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 Albany are very rapidly increasing during the fall, increasing by 1,006°F, from 2,241°F to 3,247°F, over the course of the season. 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 Albany is very rapidly decreasing during the fall, falling by 3.9 kWh, from 6.2 kWh to 2.3 kWh, over the course of the season. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Albany are -35.003 deg latitude, 117.866 deg longitude, and 164 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Albany contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 502 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 129 feet. Within 10 miles also contains significant variations in elevation (758 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (3,524 feet). The area within 2 miles of Albany is covered by trees (55%), cropland (25%), and sparse vegetation (14%), within 10 miles by trees (36%) and cropland (30%), and within 50 miles by water (53%) and trees (20%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Albany, 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, Albany Aerodrome, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Albany. At a distance of 9 kilometers from Albany, 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 Albany 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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