Winter Weather in Traralgon Victoria, AustraliaDaily high temperatures are around 56°F, rarely falling below 49°F or exceeding 66°F. The lowest daily average high temperature is 54°F on July 6. Daily low temperatures are around 42°F, rarely falling below 33°F or exceeding 50°F. The lowest daily average low temperature is 41°F on July 10. For reference, on January 25, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Traralgon typically range from 57°F to 78°F, while on July 10, the coldest day of the year, they range from 41°F to 54°F. The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average winter 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. Mar del Plata, Argentina (6,961 miles away) and Rebordosa, Portugal (11,106 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Traralgon (view comparison). CloudsThe winter in Traralgon experiences decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 48% to 38%. The highest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 49% on June 8. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 38% on August 31. The clearest day of the winter is August 31, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 62% of the time. For reference, on June 8, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 49%, while on February 8, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 71%. PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Traralgon, the chance of a wet day over the course of the winter is increasing, starting the season at 31% and ending it at 36%. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 38% on August 19, and its lowest chance is 16% on February 16. 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 winter in Traralgon is essentially constant, remaining about 2.5 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 4.7 inches or falling below 1.1 inches. SunOver the course of the winter in Traralgon, the length of the day is rapidly increasing. From the start to the end of the season, the length of the day increases by 1 hour, 34 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 1 minute, 2 seconds, and weekly increase of 7 minutes, 13 seconds. The shortest day of the winter is June 21, with 9 hours, 30 minutes of daylight and the longest day is August 31, with 11 hours, 14 minutes of daylight. The latest sunrise of the winter in Traralgon is 7:31 AM on June 28 and the earliest sunrise is 54 minutes earlier at 6:37 AM on August 31. The earliest sunset is 4:59 PM on June 13 and the latest sunset is 52 minutes later at 5:51 PM on August 31. Daylight saving time is observed in Traralgon during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during the winter, so the entire season is in standard time. For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:47 AM and sets 14 hours, 50 minutes later, at 8:36 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:30 AM and sets 9 hours, 30 minutes later, at 5:00 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 winter 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 Traralgon is essentially constant during the winter, remaining around 0% throughout. For reference, on January 30, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 3% of the time, while on May 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 Traralgon is essentially constant during the winter, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 4.4 miles per hour throughout. For reference, on August 8, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 4.6 miles per hour, while on April 7, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 4.0 miles per hour. The highest daily average wind speed during the winter is 4.6 miles per hour on August 8. The hourly average wind direction in Traralgon throughout the winter is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 54% on August 11. Water TemperatureTraralgon 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 Traralgon is decreasing during the winter, falling by 5°F, from 59°F to 54°F, over the course of the season. The lowest average surface water temperature during the winter is 54°F on August 20. 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 Traralgon typically lasts for 11 months (325 days), from around July 26 to around June 16, rarely starting after September 20, or ending before May 15. The smallest chance that a given day will be within the growing season in Traralgon during the winter is 34% on July 5. 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 Traralgon are very rapidly decreasing during the winter, decreasing by 2,657°F, from 2,754°F to 97°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 Traralgon is rapidly increasing during the winter, rising by 1.6 kWh, from 2.1 kWh to 3.6 kWh, over the course of the season. The lowest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during the winter is 1.9 kWh on June 22. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Traralgon are -38.195 deg latitude, 146.542 deg longitude, and 151 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Traralgon contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 246 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 177 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,591 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (5,614 feet). The area within 2 miles of Traralgon is covered by artificial surfaces (42%), cropland (33%), and trees (20%), within 10 miles by cropland (46%) and trees (38%), and within 50 miles by trees (43%) and cropland (35%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Traralgon, 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 are 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Traralgon. For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Traralgon according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations. The estimated value at Traralgon is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Traralgon and a given station. The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:
To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Traralgon and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data. 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. We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands. We further caution that our travel scores are only as good as the data that underpin them, that weather conditions at any given location and time are unpredictable and variable, and that the definition of the scores reflects a particular set of preferences that may not agree with those of any particular reader. Please review our full terms contained on our Terms of Service page. |