Spring Weather in Yuktae-dong North KoreaDaily high temperatures increase by 26°F, from 39°F to 66°F, rarely falling below 33°F or exceeding 75°F. Daily low temperatures increase by 26°F, from 28°F to 54°F, rarely falling below 20°F or exceeding 59°F. For reference, on August 8, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Yuktae-dong typically range from 69°F to 77°F, while on January 18, the coldest day of the year, they range from 20°F to 34°F. The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average spring 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. North East, United States (6,498 miles away) and Hampton Beach, United States (6,593 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Yuktae-dong (view comparison). CloudsThe spring in Yuktae-dong experiences increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 34% to 43%. The clearest day of the spring is March 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 66% of the time. For reference, on July 21, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 52%, while on October 18, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 72%. PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Yuktae-dong, the chance of a wet day over the course of the spring is very rapidly increasing, starting the season at 8% and ending it at 21%. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 44% on July 20, and its lowest chance is 4% on January 31. Over the course of the spring in Yuktae-dong, the chance of a day with only rain increases from 5% to 21%, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain decreases from 2% to 0%, and the chance of a day with only snow remains an essentially constant 1% throughout. 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 spring in Yuktae-dong is rapidly increasing, starting the season at 0.5 inches, when it rarely exceeds 1.4 inches, and ending the season at 2.4 inches, when it rarely exceeds 4.6 inches or falls below 0.7 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 the spring in Yuktae-dong is decreasing, starting the season at 1.0 inches, when it rarely exceeds 3.5 inches, and ending the season at 0.0 inches, when it rarely exceeds -0.0 inches or falls below -0.0 inches. SunOver the course of the spring in Yuktae-dong, the length of the day is very rapidly increasing. From the start to the end of the season, the length of the day increases by 3 hours, 30 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 2 minutes, 19 seconds, and weekly increase of 16 minutes, 10 seconds. The shortest day of the spring is March 1, with 11 hours, 18 minutes of daylight and the longest day is May 31, with 14 hours, 49 minutes of daylight. The latest sunrise of the spring in Yuktae-dong is 7:00 AM on March 1 and the earliest sunrise is 2 hours, 0 minutes earlier at 5:00 AM on May 31. The earliest sunset is 6:19 PM on March 1 and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 30 minutes later at 7:49 PM on May 31. Daylight saving time is not observed in Yuktae-dong during 2024. For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 4:58 AM and sets 15 hours, 1 minute later, at 7:59 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:45 AM and sets 9 hours, 20 minutes later, at 5:05 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 spring 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 Yuktae-dong is essentially constant during the spring, remaining around 0% throughout. For reference, on August 3, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 87% 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 Yuktae-dong is decreasing during the spring, decreasing from 9.1 miles per hour to 7.3 miles per hour over the course of the season. For reference, on November 16, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 9.7 miles per hour, while on June 23, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 6.6 miles per hour. The hourly average wind direction in Yuktae-dong throughout the spring is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 47% on April 14. Water TemperatureYuktae-dong 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 Yuktae-dong is very rapidly increasing during the spring, rising by 19°F, from 39°F to 58°F, over the course of the season. 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 Yuktae-dong typically lasts for 7.1 months (218 days), from around April 1 to around November 5, rarely starting before March 15 or after April 19, and rarely ending before October 19 or after November 22. During the spring in Yuktae-dong, the chance that a given day is within the growing season is very rapidly increasing rising from 0% to 100% over the course of the 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 Yuktae-dong are increasing during the spring, increasing by 263°F, from 0°F to 263°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 Yuktae-dong is very rapidly increasing during the spring, rising by 2.5 kWh, from 4.1 kWh to 6.6 kWh, over the course of the season. The highest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during the spring is 6.6 kWh on May 31. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Yuktae-dong are 40.025 deg latitude, 128.160 deg longitude, and 3 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Yuktae-dong contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 702 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 36 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (3,268 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (7,799 feet). The area within 2 miles of Yuktae-dong is covered by water (47%), sparse vegetation (27%), cropland (13%), and bare soil (11%), within 10 miles by water (56%) and sparse vegetation (17%), and within 50 miles by water (54%) and trees (20%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Yuktae-dong, 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, Kimchaek, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Yuktae-dong. At a distance of 114 kilometers from Yuktae-dong, 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 Yuktae-dong 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 . 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