Winter Weather in Yorkshire Dales National Park United KingdomDaily high temperatures are around 42°F, rarely falling below 32°F or exceeding 51°F. The lowest daily average high temperature is 41°F on January 10. Daily low temperatures are around 35°F, rarely falling below 24°F or exceeding 44°F. The lowest daily average low temperature is 34°F on February 5. For reference, on July 24, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Yorkshire Dales National Park typically range from 52°F to 64°F, while on February 5, the coldest day of the year, they range from 34°F to 41°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. CloudsThe winter in Yorkshire Dales National Park experiences gradually decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 74% to 69%. The highest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 75% on January 9. The clearest day of the winter is February 25, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 32% of the time. For reference, on January 6, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 75%, while on July 18, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 50%. PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Yorkshire Dales National Park, the chance of a wet day over the course of the winter is rapidly decreasing, starting the season at 42% and ending it at 35%. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 49% on January 3, and its lowest chance is 27% on April 22. Over the course of the winter in Yorkshire Dales National Park, the chance of a day with only rain decreases from 40% to 33%, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain remains an essentially constant 3% throughout, 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 winter in Yorkshire Dales National Park is rapidly decreasing, starting the season at 3.4 inches, when it rarely exceeds 5.8 inches or falls below 1.2 inches, and ending the season at 2.4 inches, when it rarely exceeds 4.4 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 winter in Yorkshire Dales National Park is essentially constant, remaining about 1.2 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 5.6 inches or falling to 0.0 inches. The highest average 31-day accumulation is 1.7 inches on January 24. SunOver the course of the winter in Yorkshire Dales National Park, 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, 2 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 2 minutes, 2 seconds, and weekly increase of 14 minutes, 17 seconds. The shortest day of the winter is December 21, with 7 hours, 19 minutes of daylight and the longest day is February 28, with 10 hours, 44 minutes of daylight. The latest sunrise of the winter in Yorkshire Dales National Park is 8:29 AM on December 29 and the earliest sunrise is 1 hour, 30 minutes earlier at 6:59 AM on February 28. The earliest sunset is 3:44 PM on December 13 and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 59 minutes later at 5:43 PM on February 28. Daylight saving time is observed in Yorkshire Dales National Park during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during the winter, so the entire season is in daylight saving time. For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 4:33 AM and sets 17 hours, 12 minutes later, at 9:46 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 8:27 AM and sets 7 hours, 19 minutes later, at 3:46 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 Yorkshire Dales National Park is essentially constant during the winter, remaining around 0% throughout. For reference, on July 1, 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. 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 Yorkshire Dales National Park is essentially constant during the winter, remaining within 0.8 miles per hour of 13.9 miles per hour throughout. For reference, on January 6, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 14.8 miles per hour, while on July 26, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 10.1 miles per hour. The highest daily average wind speed during the winter is 14.8 miles per hour on January 6. The hourly average wind direction in Yorkshire Dales National Park throughout the winter is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 42% on January 23. Water TemperatureYorkshire Dales National Park 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 Yorkshire Dales National Park is decreasing during the winter, falling by 6°F, from 49°F to 42°F, over the course of the season. The lowest average surface water temperature during the winter is 42°F on February 19. 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 Yorkshire Dales National Park typically lasts for 6.3 months (192 days), from around April 21 to around October 30, rarely starting before April 2 or after May 12, and rarely ending before October 6 or after November 21. The winter in Yorkshire Dales National Park is very likely fully outside of the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season reaching a low of -0% on December 31. 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 Yorkshire Dales National Park are very rapidly decreasing during the winter, decreasing by 939°F, from 940°F to 1°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 Yorkshire Dales National Park is increasing during the winter, rising by 1.2 kWh, from 0.5 kWh to 1.7 kWh, over the course of the season. The lowest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during the winter is 0.4 kWh on December 24. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Yorkshire Dales National Park are 54.267 deg latitude, -2.083 deg longitude, and 0 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Yorkshire Dales National Park is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 0 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 0 feet. Within 10 miles is also essentially flat (0 feet). Within 50 miles is also essentially flat (0 feet). The area within 2 miles of Yorkshire Dales National Park is covered by grassland (48%), shrubs (39%), and herbaceous vegetation (12%), within 10 miles by grassland (46%) and shrubs (25%), and within 50 miles by grassland (44%) and cropland (18%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Yorkshire Dales National Park, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016. The details of the data sources used for this report can be found on the Sedbergh page. 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. 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