Summer Weather at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay United StatesDaily high temperatures are around 83°F, rarely falling below 79°F or exceeding 86°F. Daily low temperatures are around 75°F, rarely falling below 72°F or exceeding 79°F. For reference, on September 1, the hottest day of the year, temperatures at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay typically range from 77°F to 84°F, while on January 28, the coldest day of the year, they range from 70°F to 78°F. The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average summer 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. Canavieiras, Brazil (8,443 miles away) and Levuka, Fiji (3,143 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay (view comparison). CloudsThe summer at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 27% throughout the season. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 25% on August 13. The clearest day of the summer is August 13, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 75% of the time. For reference, on October 30, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 41%, while on January 18, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 79%. PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. At Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, the chance of a wet day over the course of the summer is gradually increasing, starting the season at 7% and ending it at 10%. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 25% on January 11, and its lowest chance is 5% on June 19. 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 summer at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay is gradually increasing, starting the season at 0.3 inches, when it rarely exceeds 0.9 inches or falls below -0.0 inches, and ending the season at 0.8 inches, when it rarely exceeds 2.1 inches or falls below -0.0 inches. The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 0.3 inches on June 12. SunOver the course of the summer at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, the length of the day is decreasing. From the start to the end of the season, the length of the day decreases by 49 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 32 seconds, and weekly decrease of 3 minutes, 45 seconds. The shortest day of the summer is August 31, with 12 hours, 33 minutes of daylight and the longest day is June 20, with 13 hours, 27 minutes of daylight. The earliest sunrise of the summer at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay is 5:48 AM on June 6 and the latest sunrise is 26 minutes later at 6:14 AM on August 31. The latest sunset is 7:17 PM on July 3 and the earliest sunset is 30 minutes earlier at 6:47 PM on August 31. Daylight saving time is not observed at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay during 2024. For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:49 AM and sets 13 hours, 27 minutes later, at 7:16 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:04 AM and sets 10 hours, 50 minutes later, at 5:54 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 summer 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 at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay is rapidly increasing during the summer, rising from 81% to 98% over the course of the season. The highest chance of a muggy day during the summer is 98% on August 24. For reference, on August 24, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 98% of the time, while on March 6, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 39% 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 at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay is essentially constant during the summer, remaining within 1.0 miles per hour of 16.0 miles per hour throughout. For reference, on July 2, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 16.9 miles per hour, while on January 10, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 12.5 miles per hour. The highest daily average wind speed during the summer is 16.9 miles per hour on July 2. The hourly average wind direction at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay throughout the summer is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 98% on June 23. Water TemperatureMarine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay 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 at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay is gradually increasing during the summer, rising by 3°F, from 77°F to 80°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). Temperatures at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay 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 at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay are very rapidly increasing during the summer, increasing by 2,621°F, from 3,694°F to 6,314°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 at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay is gradually decreasing during the summer, falling by 0.6 kWh, from 7.6 kWh to 7.0 kWh, over the course of the season. The highest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during the summer is 7.6 kWh on June 9. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay are 21.450 deg latitude, -157.768 deg longitude, and 10 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 335 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 10 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (3,077 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (4,121 feet). The area within 2 miles of Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay is covered by water (68%) and artificial surfaces (30%), within 10 miles by water (58%) and trees (26%), and within 50 miles by water (91%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016. Temperature and Dew PointMarine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay has a weather station that reported reliably enough during the analysis period that we have included it in our network. When available, historical temperature and dew point measurements are taken directly from this weather station. These records are obtained from NOAA's Integrated Surface Hourly data set, falling back on ICAO METAR records as required. In the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on records from nearby stations, adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal intra-station differences. For a given day of the year and hour of the day, the fallback station is selected to minimize the prediction error over the years for which there are measurements for both stations. The stations on which we may fall back are Honolulu International Airport, Wheeler Army Airfield, Kalaeloa Airport, Kalaeloa Airport (John Rodgers Field), Molokai Airport, Lanai Airport, and Kahului Airport. 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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