Spring Weather in Antioquia ColombiaDaily high temperatures are around 88°F, rarely falling below 84°F or exceeding 92°F. Daily low temperatures are around 75°F, rarely falling below 71°F or exceeding 77°F. The highest daily average low temperature is 75°F on May 5. For reference, on June 16, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Antioquia typically range from 74°F to 89°F, while on July 14, the coldest day of the year, they range from 73°F to 89°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. Seremban, Malaysia (11,790 miles away) and Tawau, Malaysia (11,244 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Antioquia (view comparison). CloudsThe spring in Antioquia experiences increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 88% to 96%. The highest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 97% on May 15. The clearest day of the spring is March 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 12% of the time. For reference, on May 5, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 97%, while on January 13, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 20%. PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Antioquia, the chance of a wet day over the course of the spring is very rapidly increasing, starting the season at 58% and ending it at 82%. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 86% on November 7, and its lowest chance is 52% on February 5. 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 Antioquia is very rapidly increasing, starting the season at 5.5 inches, when it rarely exceeds 9.5 inches or falls below 1.7 inches, and ending the season at 10.5 inches, when it rarely exceeds 14.9 inches or falls below 6.5 inches. The highest average 31-day accumulation is 11.8 inches on May 5. SunOver the course of the spring in Antioquia, the length of the day is gradually increasing. From the start to the end of the season, the length of the day increases by 29 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 19 seconds, and weekly increase of 2 minutes, 12 seconds. The shortest day of the spring is March 1, with 12 hours, 0 minutes of daylight and the longest day is May 31, with 12 hours, 29 minutes of daylight. The latest sunrise of the spring in Antioquia is 6:15 AM on March 1 and the earliest sunrise is 29 minutes earlier at 5:46 AM on May 24. The latest sunset is 6:15 PM on March 1 and the earliest sunset is 5 minutes earlier at 6:10 PM on April 24. Daylight saving time is not observed in Antioquia during 2024. For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:49 AM and sets 12 hours, 30 minutes later, at 6:20 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:09 AM and sets 11 hours, 45 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 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 Antioquia is gradually decreasing during the spring, falling from 7% to 3% over the course of the season. The highest chance of a muggy day during the spring is 8% on April 10. For reference, on April 10, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 8% of the time, while on October 26, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 1% 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 Antioquia is essentially constant during the spring, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 1.9 miles per hour throughout. For reference, on October 20, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 2.0 miles per hour, while on May 26, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 1.8 miles per hour. The lowest daily average wind speed during the spring is 1.8 miles per hour on May 30. The wind direction in Antioquia during the spring is predominantly out of the north from March 1 to April 14, the east from April 14 to May 23, and the south from May 23 to May 31. 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 Antioquia 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 Antioquia are very rapidly increasing during the spring, increasing by 2,737°F, from 1,763°F to 4,500°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 Antioquia is gradually decreasing during the spring, falling by 0.8 kWh, from 4.6 kWh to 3.7 kWh, over the course of the season. The lowest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during the spring is 3.6 kWh on May 16. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Antioquia are 6.557 deg latitude, -75.828 deg longitude, and 1,873 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Antioquia contains large variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 2,034 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,938 feet. Within 10 miles contains large variations in elevation (9,390 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (12,454 feet). The area within 2 miles of Antioquia is covered by trees (39%), grassland (31%), shrubs (18%), and cropland (11%), within 10 miles by trees (56%) and grassland (27%), and within 50 miles by trees (70%) and grassland (15%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Antioquia, 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, José María Córdova International Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Antioquia. At a distance of 63 kilometers from Antioquia, 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 Antioquia 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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