Spring Weather in Rio Verde United StatesDaily high temperatures increase by 24°F, from 72°F to 96°F, rarely falling below 61°F or exceeding 103°F. Daily low temperatures increase by 21°F, from 49°F to 70°F, rarely falling below 41°F or exceeding 77°F. For reference, on July 2, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Rio Verde typically range from 79°F to 103°F, while on December 26, the coldest day of the year, they range from 42°F to 63°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. Reguiba, Algeria (6,314 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Rio Verde (view comparison). CloudsThe spring in Rio Verde experiences very rapidly decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 36% to 19%. The clearest day of the spring is May 31, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 81% of the time. For reference, on February 19, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 39%, while on June 13, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 85%. PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Rio Verde, the chance of a wet day over the course of the spring is very rapidly decreasing, starting the season at 13% and ending it at 3%. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 27% on August 3, and its lowest chance is 1% on June 13. 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 Rio Verde is rapidly decreasing, starting the season at 1.5 inches, when it rarely exceeds 3.1 inches, and ending the season at 0.1 inches, when it rarely exceeds 0.4 inches. SunOver the course of the spring in Rio Verde, 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 2 hours, 45 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 1 minute, 49 seconds, and weekly increase of 12 minutes, 43 seconds. The shortest day of the spring is March 1, with 11 hours, 29 minutes of daylight and the longest day is May 31, with 14 hours, 15 minutes of daylight. The latest sunrise of the spring in Rio Verde is 6:54 AM on March 1 and the earliest sunrise is 1 hour, 37 minutes earlier at 5:17 AM on May 31. The earliest sunset is 6:23 PM on March 1 and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 8 minutes later at 7:32 PM on May 31. Daylight saving time is not observed in Rio Verde during 2024. For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:16 AM and sets 14 hours, 24 minutes later, at 7:40 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:27 AM and sets 9 hours, 55 minutes later, at 5:22 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 Rio Verde is essentially constant during the spring, remaining around 0% throughout. For reference, on August 4, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 18% 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 Rio Verde is essentially constant during the spring, remaining within 0.4 miles per hour of 7.1 miles per hour throughout. For reference, on April 29, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 7.4 miles per hour, while on August 15, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.5 miles per hour. The highest daily average wind speed during the spring is 7.4 miles per hour on April 29. The lowest daily average wind speed during the spring is 6.7 miles per hour on March 1. The wind direction in Rio Verde during the spring is predominantly out of the east from March 1 to March 13 and the west from March 13 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). While it does not do so every year, freezing temperatures are seen in Rio Verde over some winters. The day least likely to be in the growing season is December 31, with a 75% chance. 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 Rio Verde are very rapidly increasing during the spring, increasing by 1,806°F, from 399°F to 2,205°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 Rio Verde is very rapidly increasing during the spring, rising by 3.4 kWh, from 5.1 kWh to 8.4 kWh, over the course of the season. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Rio Verde are 33.723 deg latitude, -111.676 deg longitude, and 1,614 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Rio Verde contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 561 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,623 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (3,294 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (6,959 feet). The area within 2 miles of Rio Verde is covered by shrubs (78%), within 10 miles by shrubs (97%), and within 50 miles by shrubs (80%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Rio Verde, 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 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Rio Verde. For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Rio Verde 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 Rio Verde is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Rio Verde 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 Rio Verde 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. |