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Spring Weather in Al Qiţena Sudan

Daily high temperatures increase by 10°F, from 95°F to 106°F, rarely falling below 87°F or exceeding 110°F. The highest daily average high temperature is 106°F on May 13.

Daily low temperatures increase by 15°F, from 70°F to 85°F, rarely falling below 63°F or exceeding 89°F.

For reference, on May 3, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Al Qiţena typically range from 82°F to 106°F, while on January 11, the coldest day of the year, they range from 63°F to 87°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in the Spring in Al Qiţena

Average High and Low Temperature in the Spring in Al QiţenaMarAprMay55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°F90°F90°F95°F95°F100°F100°F105°F105°F110°F110°FWinterSummerMay 3106°FMay 3106°F82°F82°FMar 195°FMar 195°F70°F70°FMay 31106°FMay 31106°F85°F85°FApr 1101°FApr 1101°F75°F75°F
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 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.

Average Hourly Temperature in the Spring in Al Qiţena

Average Hourly Temperature in the Spring in Al QiţenaMarAprMay12 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 AMWinterSummercomfortablewarmwarmwarmhotswelteringcool
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.

Ndioum, Senegal (3,126 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Al Qiţena (view comparison).

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The spring in Al Qiţena experiences rapidly increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 29% to 41%. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 26% on April 13.

The clearest day of the spring is April 13, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 74% of the time.

For reference, on August 17, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 66%, while on November 15, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 81%.

Cloud Cover Categories in the Spring in Al Qiţena

Cloud Cover Categories in the Spring in Al QiţenaMarAprMay0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%WinterSummerAug 1734%Aug 1734%Mar 171%Mar 171%May 3159%May 3159%Apr 172%Apr 172%May 172%May 172%clearmostly clearpartly cloudyovercast
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 Al Qiţena, the chance of a wet day over the course of the spring is increasing, starting the season at 0% and ending it at 6%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 45% on August 11, and its lowest chance is -0% on December 24.

Probability of Precipitation in the Spring in Al Qiţena

Probability of Precipitation in the Spring in Al QiţenaMarAprMay0%0%2%2%4%4%6%6%8%8%10%10%12%12%14%14%16%16%18%18%20%20%22%22%WinterSummerMar 10%Mar 10%May 316%May 316%Apr 10%Apr 10%May 12%May 12%rain
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 spring in Al Qiţena is gradually increasing, starting the season at 0.0 inches, when it rarely exceeds -0.0 inches or falls below -0.0 inches, and ending the season at 0.3 inches, when it rarely exceeds 0.7 inches or falls below -0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in the Spring in Al Qiţena

Average Monthly Rainfall in the Spring in Al QiţenaMarAprMay0.0 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 inWinterSummerMar 10.0 inMar 10.0 inMay 310.3 inMay 310.3 inApr 10.0 inApr 10.0 inMay 10.1 inMay 10.1 in
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 spring in Al Qiţena, the length of the day is rapidly increasing. From the start to the end of the season, the length of the day increases by 1 hour, 6 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 43 seconds, and weekly increase of 5 minutes, 3 seconds.

The shortest day of the spring is March 1, with 11 hours, 51 minutes of daylight and the longest day is May 31, with 12 hours, 57 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Spring in Al Qiţena

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Spring in Al QiţenaMarAprMay0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrWinterSummerMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minnightnightdaydayMay 3112 hr, 57 minMay 3112 hr, 57 minMay 112 hr, 40 minMay 112 hr, 40 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 latest sunrise of the spring in Al Qiţena is 6:07 AM on March 1 and the earliest sunrise is 47 minutes earlier at 5:19 AM on May 31.

The earliest sunset is 5:58 PM on March 1 and the latest sunset is 18 minutes later at 6:16 PM on May 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Al Qiţena during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:21 AM and sets 13 hours, 1 minute later, at 6:22 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:11 AM and sets 11 hours, 15 minutes later, at 5:26 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in the Spring in Al Qiţena

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in the Spring in Al QiţenaMarAprMay12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMWinterSummer5:19 AM5:19 AMMay 316:16 PMMay 316:16 PM6:07 AM6:07 AMMar 15:58 PMMar 15:58 PM5:45 AM5:45 AMApr 16:02 PMApr 16:02 PM5:27 AM5:27 AMMay 16:07 PMMay 16:07 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day in the spring. 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 Spring in Al Qiţena

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in the Spring in Al QiţenaMarAprMay12 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 AMWinterSummer0010202030304050506060708000101020303040405060607080
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Solar elevation and azimuth in the the spring 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 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.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in the Spring in Al Qiţena

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in the Spring in Al QiţenaMarAprMay12 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMWinterSummerFeb 101:00 AMFeb 101:00 AMFeb 242:31 PMFeb 242:31 PMMar 1011:01 AMMar 1011:01 AMMar 259:01 AMMar 259:01 AMApr 88:22 PMApr 88:22 PMApr 241:50 AMApr 241:50 AMMay 85:23 AMMay 85:23 AMMay 233:54 PMMay 233:54 PMJun 62:38 PMJun 62:38 PMJun 223:09 AMJun 223:09 AM6:42 AM6:42 AM6:34 PM6:34 PM6:01 PM6:01 PM6:45 AM6:45 AM6:01 AM6:01 AM6:15 PM6:15 PM5:30 PM5:30 PM5:52 AM5:52 AM5:16 AM5:16 AM5:54 PM5:54 PM5:46 PM5:46 PM5:36 AM5:36 AM5:21 AM5:21 AM6:39 PM6:39 PM6:17 PM6:17 PM5:43 AM5:43 AM6:28 PM6:28 PM6:03 PM6:03 PM5:25 AM5:25 AM
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 Al Qiţena is rapidly increasing during the spring, rising from 0% to 15% over the course of the season.

For reference, on August 17, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 83% of the time, while on December 9, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Spring in Al Qiţena

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Spring in Al QiţenaMarAprMay0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%WinterSummerMar 10%Mar 10%May 3115%May 3115%Apr 10%Apr 10%May 13%May 13%muggymuggyhumidhumiddrydrycomfortablecomfortableoppressiveoppressive
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 Al Qiţena is rapidly decreasing during the spring, decreasing from 12.6 miles per hour to 8.7 miles per hour over the course of the season.

For reference, on February 13, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 12.7 miles per hour, while on October 3, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 7.0 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in the Spring in Al Qiţena

Average Wind Speed in the Spring in Al QiţenaMarAprMay0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mphWinterSummerMar 112.6 mphMar 112.6 mphMay 318.7 mphMay 318.7 mphApr 112.1 mphApr 112.1 mphMay 110.0 mphMay 110.0 mph
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The wind direction in Al Qiţena during the spring is predominantly out of the north from March 1 to May 27 and the south from May 27 to May 31.

Wind Direction in the Spring in Al Qiţena

Wind Direction in the Spring in Al QiţenaNSMarAprMay0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%WinterSummerwestsouthnortheast
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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).

Temperatures in Al Qiţena 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.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in the Spring in Al Qiţena

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in the Spring in Al QiţenaMarAprMay0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%WinterSummer100%Apr 16100%Apr 16coolcomfortablewarmhotsweltering
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 Al Qiţena are very rapidly increasing during the spring, increasing by 3,042°F, from 1,505°F to 4,547°F, over the course of the season.

Growing Degree Days in the Spring in Al Qiţena

Growing Degree Days in the Spring in Al QiţenaMarAprMay1,500°F1,500°F2,000°F2,000°F2,500°F2,500°F3,000°F3,000°F3,500°F3,500°F4,000°F4,000°F4,500°F4,500°FWinterSummerMar 11,505°FMar 11,505°FMay 314,547°FMay 314,547°FApr 12,462°FApr 12,462°FMay 13,483°FMay 13,483°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the spring, 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 Al Qiţena is essentially constant during the spring, remaining within 0.3 kWh of 7.3 kWh throughout.

The highest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during the spring is 7.7 kWh on April 13.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in the Spring in Al Qiţena

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in the Spring in Al QiţenaMarAprMay0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhWinterSummerApr 137.7 kWhApr 137.7 kWhMar 17.0 kWhMar 17.0 kWhMay 317.0 kWhMay 317.0 kWhMay 17.5 kWhMay 17.5 kWh
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 Al Qiţena are 14.865 deg latitude, 32.367 deg longitude, and 1,270 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Al Qiţena is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 59 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,261 feet. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (194 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (512 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Al Qiţena is covered by artificial surfaces (41%), cropland (33%), water (13%), and sparse vegetation (13%), within 10 miles by sparse vegetation (48%) and water (21%), and within 50 miles by cropland (44%) and sparse vegetation (24%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Al Qiţena, 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 Al Qiţena.

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