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Fall Weather in Gold Canyon Arizona, United States

Daily high temperatures decrease by 30°F, from 98°F to 68°F, rarely falling below 58°F or exceeding 104°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 32°F, from 75°F to 43°F, rarely falling below 35°F or exceeding 81°F.

For reference, on July 2, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Gold Canyon typically range from 77°F to 102°F, while on January 4, the coldest day of the year, they range from 40°F to 63°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in the Fall in Gold Canyon

Average High and Low Temperature in the Fall in Gold CanyonSepOctNov30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°F110°F110°FSummerWinterSep 198°FSep 198°F75°F75°FNov 3068°FNov 3068°F43°F43°FOct 191°FOct 191°F65°F65°FNov 179°FNov 179°F53°F53°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average fall 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.

Average Hourly Temperature in the Fall in Gold Canyon

Average Hourly Temperature in the Fall in Gold CanyonSepOctNov12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMSummerWinterNowNowvery coldcoldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhotswelteringhot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

El Oued, Algeria (6,337 miles away); Tabuk, Saudi Arabia (7,691 miles); and Ha'il, Saudi Arabia (7,884 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Gold Canyon (view comparison).

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The fall in Gold Canyon experiences increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 22% to 31%. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 15% on September 25.

The clearest day of the fall is September 25, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 85% 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 17, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 85%.

Cloud Cover Categories in the Fall in Gold Canyon

Cloud Cover Categories in the Fall in Gold CanyonSepOctNov0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%SummerWinterFeb 1961%Feb 1961%Sep 178%Sep 178%Nov 3069%Nov 3069%Oct 184%Oct 184%Nov 175%Nov 175%NowNowclearovercastmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudy
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Gold Canyon, the chance of a wet day over the course of the fall is very rapidly decreasing, starting the season at 19% and ending it at 11%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 28% on August 3, and its lowest chance is 2% on June 12.

Probability of Precipitation in the Fall in Gold Canyon

Probability of Precipitation in the Fall in Gold CanyonSepOctNov0%0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%30%30%SummerWinterOct 128%Oct 128%Sep 119%Sep 119%Nov 3011%Nov 3011%Nov 19%Nov 19%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To 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 fall in Gold Canyon is essentially constant, remaining about 0.9 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 2.7 inches.

The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 0.7 inches on October 25.

Average Monthly Rainfall in the Fall in Gold Canyon

Average Monthly Rainfall in the Fall in Gold CanyonSepOctNov0.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 in2.5 in2.5 in3.0 in3.0 in3.5 in3.5 in4.0 in4.0 inSummerWinterOct 250.7 inOct 250.7 inSep 11.1 inSep 11.1 inNov 301.2 inNov 301.2 inOct 10.8 inOct 10.8 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of the fall in Gold Canyon, the length of the day is very rapidly decreasing. From the start to the end of the season, the length of the day decreases by 2 hours, 43 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 1 minute, 49 seconds, and weekly decrease of 12 minutes, 40 seconds.

The shortest day of the fall is November 30, with 10 hours, 7 minutes of daylight and the longest day is September 1, with 12 hours, 50 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Fall in Gold Canyon

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Fall in Gold CanyonSepOctNov0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrSummerWinterSep 2212 hr, 9 minSep 2212 hr, 9 minnightnightdaydayNov 3010 hr, 7 minNov 3010 hr, 7 minNov 110 hr, 48 minNov 110 hr, 48 min
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the fall in Gold Canyon is 6:00 AM on September 1 and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 11 minutes later at 7:11 AM on November 30.

The latest sunset is 6:50 PM on September 1 and the earliest sunset is 1 hour, 32 minutes earlier at 5:17 PM on November 30.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Gold Canyon during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:16 AM and sets 14 hours, 22 minutes later, at 7:38 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:25 AM and sets 9 hours, 57 minutes later, at 5:22 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in the Fall in Gold Canyon

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in the Fall in Gold CanyonSepOctNov2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMSummerWinter6:00 AM6:00 AMSep 16:50 PMSep 16:50 PM7:11 AM7:11 AMNov 305:17 PMNov 305:17 PM6:20 AM6:20 AMOct 16:09 PMOct 16:09 PM6:44 AM6:44 AMNov 15:33 PMNov 15:33 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day in the fall. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

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.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in the Fall in Gold Canyon

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in the Fall in Gold CanyonSepOctNov12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMSummerWinter0010202030304050600010102030304070NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth in the the fall of 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for the fall 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.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in the Fall in Gold Canyon

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in the Fall in Gold CanyonSepOctNov12 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMSummerWinterAug 44:14 AMAug 44:14 AMAug 1911:26 AMAug 1911:26 AMSep 26:56 PMSep 26:56 PMSep 177:35 PMSep 177:35 PMOct 211:50 AMOct 211:50 AMOct 174:27 AMOct 174:27 AMNov 15:48 AMNov 15:48 AMNov 152:29 PMNov 152:29 PMNov 3011:22 PMNov 3011:22 PMDec 152:02 AMDec 152:02 AMDec 303:28 PMDec 303:28 PM7:56 PM7:56 PM6:51 PM6:51 PM5:34 AM5:34 AM6:53 PM6:53 PM6:26 PM6:26 PM6:46 AM6:46 AM6:13 AM6:13 AM6:09 PM6:09 PM5:24 PM5:24 PM6:44 AM6:44 AM6:55 AM6:55 AM5:32 PM5:32 PM5:07 PM5:07 PM6:47 AM6:47 AM4:43 PM4:43 PM4:35 PM4:35 PM7:58 AM7:58 AM5:12 PM5:12 PM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We 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 Gold Canyon is rapidly decreasing during the fall, falling from 16% to 0% over the course of the season.

For reference, on August 4, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 22% of the time, while on November 3, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Fall in Gold Canyon

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Fall in Gold CanyonSepOctNov0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%SummerWinterSep 116%Sep 116%Nov 300%Nov 300%Oct 12%Oct 12%Nov 10%Nov 10%NowNowmuggymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydryoppressiveoppressive
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This 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 Gold Canyon is increasing during the fall, increasing from 6.0 miles per hour to 7.4 miles per hour over the course of the season.

For reference, on April 29, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 7.7 miles per hour, while on August 15, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.6 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in the Fall in Gold Canyon

Average Wind Speed in the Fall in Gold CanyonSepOctNov0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mphSummerWinterSep 16.0 mphSep 16.0 mphNov 307.4 mphNov 307.4 mphOct 17.0 mphOct 17.0 mphNov 17.2 mphNov 17.2 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The wind direction in Gold Canyon during the fall is predominantly out of the west from September 1 to September 10 and the east from September 10 to November 30.

Wind Direction in the Fall in Gold Canyon

Wind Direction in the Fall in Gold CanyonWESepOctNov0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%SummerWinterNowNowwesteastsouthnorth
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions 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 Gold Canyon typically lasts for 11 months (330 days), from around January 18 to around December 13, rarely starting after February 17, or ending before November 21.

The fall in Gold Canyon is more likely than not fully within the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season rapidly decreasing from 100% to 76% over the course of the season.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in the Fall in Gold Canyon

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in the Fall in Gold Canyongrowing seasonSepOctNov0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%SummerWinter100%Sep 1100%Sep 176%Nov 3076%Nov 30100%Oct 1100%Oct 1100%Nov 1100%Nov 150%Dec 1350%Dec 13NowNowvery coldcoldcoolwarmhotswelteringcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

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 Gold Canyon are very rapidly increasing during the fall, increasing by 1,850°F, from 5,112°F to 6,962°F, over the course of the season.

Growing Degree Days in the Fall in Gold Canyon

Growing Degree Days in the Fall in Gold CanyonSepOctNov5,000°F5,000°F5,500°F5,500°F6,000°F6,000°F6,500°F6,500°F7,000°F7,000°FSummerWinterSep 15,112°FSep 15,112°FNov 306,962°FNov 306,962°FOct 16,008°FOct 16,008°FNov 16,656°FNov 16,656°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the fall, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This 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 Gold Canyon is very rapidly decreasing during the fall, falling by 3.0 kWh, from 6.5 kWh to 3.4 kWh, over the course of the season.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in the Fall in Gold Canyon

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in the Fall in Gold CanyonSepOctNov0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhSummerWinterSep 16.5 kWhSep 16.5 kWhNov 303.4 kWhNov 303.4 kWhOct 15.7 kWhOct 15.7 kWhNov 14.3 kWhNov 14.3 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Gold Canyon are 33.371 deg latitude, -111.437 deg longitude, and 1,909 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Gold Canyon contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 545 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,935 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (3,543 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (6,906 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Gold Canyon is covered by shrubs (97%), within 10 miles by shrubs (99%), and within 50 miles by shrubs (82%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Gold Canyon, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Gold Canyon.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Gold Canyon 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 Gold Canyon is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Gold Canyon 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 Gold Canyon 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 Data

All 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.

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