Winter Weather in Puga MexicoDaily high temperatures are around 84°F, rarely falling below 75°F or exceeding 91°F. The lowest daily average high temperature is 82°F on January 21. Daily low temperatures are around 50°F, rarely falling below 40°F or exceeding 59°F. The lowest daily average low temperature is 48°F on January 22. For reference, on May 16, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Puga typically range from 58°F to 92°F, while on January 19, the coldest day of the year, they range from 48°F to 82°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. Porto Ferreira, Brazil (4,898 miles away); Outjo, Namibia (8,657 miles); and Sakaraha, Madagascar (10,490 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Puga (view comparison). CloudsThe winter in Puga experiences gradually decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 45% to 40%. The highest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 50% on December 19. The clearest day of the winter is February 28, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 60% of the time. For reference, on September 3, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 91%, while on May 22, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 70%. PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Puga, the chance of a wet day over the course of the winter is essentially constant, remaining around 7% throughout. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 83% on August 25, and its lowest chance is 1% on March 31. 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 Puga is gradually decreasing, starting the season at 0.8 inches, when it rarely exceeds 3.3 inches or falls below -0.0 inches, and ending the season at 0.4 inches, when it rarely exceeds 1.3 inches or falls below -0.0 inches. SunOver the course of the winter in Puga, the length of the day is increasing. From the start to the end of the season, the length of the day increases by 48 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 33 seconds, and weekly increase of 3 minutes, 48 seconds. The shortest day of the winter is December 20, with 10 hours, 49 minutes of daylight and the longest day is February 28, with 11 hours, 43 minutes of daylight. The latest sunrise of the winter in Puga is 6:39 AM on January 15 and the earliest sunrise is 19 minutes earlier at 6:20 AM on February 28. The earliest sunset is 5:15 PM on December 1 and the latest sunset is 47 minutes later at 6:03 PM on February 28. Daylight saving time is not observed in Puga during 2024. For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:17 AM and sets 13 hours, 27 minutes later, at 6:44 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:33 AM and sets 10 hours, 49 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 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 Puga is decreasing during the winter, falling from 8% to 1% over the course of the season. The lowest chance of a muggy day during the winter is 0% on January 24. For reference, on September 3, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 98% of the time, while on January 23, 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 Puga is gradually increasing during the winter, increasing from 4.6 miles per hour to 5.2 miles per hour over the course of the season. For reference, on May 18, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.6 miles per hour, while on August 8, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 3.9 miles per hour. The wind direction in Puga during the winter is predominantly out of the east from December 1 to February 14 and the west from February 14 to February 28. Water TemperaturePuga 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 Puga is decreasing during the winter, falling by 5°F, from 81°F to 75°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 in Puga 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 Puga are very rapidly decreasing during the winter, decreasing by 6,755°F, from 7,711°F to 956°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 Puga is rapidly increasing during the winter, rising by 1.6 kWh, from 4.4 kWh to 6.0 kWh, over the course of the season. The lowest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during the winter is 4.2 kWh on December 19. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Puga are 21.584 deg latitude, -104.823 deg longitude, and 2,375 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Puga contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,047 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 2,349 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (5,299 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (8,330 feet). The area within 2 miles of Puga is covered by cropland (56%), trees (29%), and shrubs (14%), within 10 miles by trees (59%) and cropland (25%), and within 50 miles by trees (50%) and cropland (23%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Puga, 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, Amado Nervo International Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Puga. At a distance of 19 kilometers from Puga, 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 Puga 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 . 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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