Average Weather in Al Ḩamzah Iraq

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In Al Ḩamzah, the summers are long, sweltering, arid, and clear and the winters are cool, dry, and mostly clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 44°F to 114°F and is rarely below 37°F or above 119°F.

The hot season lasts for 4.1 months, from May 22 to September 24, with an average daily high temperature above 103°F. The hottest day of the year is July 28, with an average high of 114°F and low of 89°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.3 months, from November 23 to March 2, with an average daily high temperature below 73°F. The coldest day of the year is January 11, with an average low of 44°F and high of 63°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

In Al Ḩamzah, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Al Ḩamzah begins around May 23 and lasts for 4.7 months, ending around October 14. On July 1, the clearest day of the year, the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 100% of the time, and overcast or mostly cloudy 0% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 14 and lasts for 7.3 months, ending around May 23. On December 19, the cloudiest day of the year, the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 33% of the time, and clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 67% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Al Ḩamzah varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 6.0 months, from October 27 to April 28, with a greater than 5% chance of a given day being a wet day. The chance of a wet day peaks at 11% on January 20.

The drier season lasts 6.0 months, from April 28 to October 27. The smallest chance of a wet day is 0% on July 16.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 11% on January 20.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Al Ḩamzah experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 1.4 months, from January 4 to February 16, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The most rain falls during the 31 days centered around January 28, with an average total accumulation of 0.6 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 11 months, from February 16 to January 4. The least rain falls around July 23, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Al Ḩamzah varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2017, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 5 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 14 hours, 13 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 4:54 AM on June 12, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 7 minutes later at 7:00 AM on January 8. The earliest sunset is at 4:55 PM on December 3, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 14 minutes later at 7:09 PM on June 30.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Al Ḩamzah during 2017.

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 perceived humidity level in Al Ḩamzah, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, staying within 2% of 2% throughout.

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 Ḩamzah experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 3.1 months, from May 27 to August 29, with average wind speeds of more than 5.4 miles per hour. The windiest day of the year is June 27, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.8 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.9 months, from August 29 to May 27. The calmest day of the year is November 30, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.1 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Al Ḩamzah varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the north for 9.5 months, from February 21 to December 4, with a peak percentage of 63% on September 1. The wind is most often from the west for 2.6 months, from December 4 to February 21, with a peak percentage of 38% on January 1.

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 experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from May 13 to August 26, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.2 kWh. The brightest day of the year is June 23, with an average of 8.3 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.2 months, from November 1 to February 7, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.1 kWh. The darkest day of the year is December 22, with an average of 3.1 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Al Ḩamzah are 31.724 deg latitude, 44.977 deg longitude, and 66 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Al Ḩamzah is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 46 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 66 feet. Within 10 miles is also essentially flat (85 feet). Within 50 miles is essentially flat (568 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Al Ḩamzah is covered by cropland (54%) and sparse vegetation (36%), within 10 miles by cropland (48%) and sparse vegetation (32%), and within 50 miles by cropland (33%) and bare soil (32%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Al Ḩamzah, 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 is only a single weather station, Al Najaf International Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Al Ḩamzah.

At a distance of 67 kilometers from Al Ḩamzah, 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 Al Ḩamzah 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 Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Tables of the Sun, Moon and Planets , 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 aiports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © Esri, with data from National Geographic, Esri, DeLorme, NAVTEQ, UNEP-WCMC, USGS, NASA, ESA, METI, NRCAN, GEBCO, NOAA, and iPC.