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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Hongxing China

In Hongxing, the summers are hot, oppressive, wet, and overcast and the winters are cold and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 35°F to 91°F and is rarely below 25°F or above 99°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Hongxing for warm-weather activities is from late August to mid October.

Climate in Hongxing

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Hongxing weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The hot season lasts for 3.0 months, from June 11 to September 11, with an average daily high temperature above 84°F. The hottest month of the year in Hongxing is July, with an average high of 91°F and low of 70°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.3 months, from November 30 to March 9, with an average daily high temperature below 61°F. The coldest month of the year in Hongxing is January, with an average low of 36°F and high of 54°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Hongxing

Average High and Low Temperature in HongxinghotcoolcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 2354°FJan 2354°FJul 1391°FJul 1391°F35°F35°F70°F70°FJun 1184°FJun 1184°FSep 1184°FSep 1184°FNov 3061°FNov 3061°FMar 961°FMar 961°F66°F66°F65°F65°F42°F42°F42°F42°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.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 54°F56°F63°F72°F79°F85°F91°F89°F83°F75°F66°F57°F
Temp. 43°F45°F51°F60°F68°F74°F79°F78°F72°F64°F55°F46°F
Low 36°F38°F44°F52°F60°F67°F70°F69°F64°F56°F47°F38°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.

Average Hourly Temperature in Hongxing

Average Hourly Temperature in HongxingJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowvery coldvery coldcoldcoldcoolcoolcomfortablewarmhotvery coldvery cold
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.

Temple, Georgia, United States (8,031 miles away); Half Moon, North Carolina, United States (8,110 miles); and Amman, Jordan (4,908 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Hongxing (view comparison).

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In Hongxing, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Hongxing begins around September 15 and lasts for 6.2 months, ending around March 23.

The clearest month of the year in Hongxing is December, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 70% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around March 23 and lasts for 5.8 months, ending around September 15.

The cloudiest month of the year in Hongxing is June, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 78% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Hongxing

Cloud Cover Categories in HongxingclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Dec 471%Dec 471%Jun 2020%Jun 2020%Sep 1545%Sep 1545%Mar 2346%Mar 2346%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly 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.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 38%45%51%61%68%78%75%69%53%34%32%30%
Clearer 62%55%49%39%32%22%25%31%47%66%68%70%

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

The wetter season lasts 6.8 months, from February 23 to September 16, with a greater than 30% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Hongxing is May, with an average of 14.2 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 5.2 months, from September 16 to February 23. The month with the fewest wet days in Hongxing is December, with an average of 3.5 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Hongxing is May, with an average of 14.2 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 49% on June 9.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Hongxing

Daily Chance of Precipitation in HongxingwetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jun 949%Jun 949%Dec 1710%Dec 1710%Feb 2330%Feb 2330%Sep 1630%Sep 1630%NowNowrainmixed
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).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 4.1d6.5d11.4d12.7d14.2d13.1d9.9d11.5d8.9d4.3d4.1d3.3d
Mixed 0.5d0.8d0.4d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.2d
Snow 0.2d0.2d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d
Any 4.8d7.6d11.9d12.8d14.2d13.1d9.9d11.5d8.9d4.3d4.1d3.5d

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. Hongxing experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Hongxing. The month with the most rain in Hongxing is June, with an average rainfall of 7.3 inches.

The month with the least rain in Hongxing is December, with an average rainfall of 1.2 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Hongxing

Average Monthly Rainfall in HongxingJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 in12 in12 inJun 77.6 inJun 77.6 inDec 261.1 inDec 261.1 inAug 226.2 inAug 226.2 inJul 134.9 inJul 134.9 inOct 281.5 inOct 281.5 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.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 1.5″2.7″4.5″5.6″6.9″7.3″4.9″6.2″4.9″1.7″1.8″1.2″

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Hongxing experiences some seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 2.0 months, from January 8 to March 7, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Hongxing is February, with an average snowfall of 1.7 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 10 months, from March 7 to January 8. The least snow falls around August 5, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall in Hongxing

Average Monthly Snowfall in HongxingsnowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 inFeb 91.8 inFeb 91.8 inAug 50.0 inAug 50.0 inJan 81.0 inJan 81.0 inMar 71.0 inMar 71.0 inNowNow
The average snowfall (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 rainfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Snowfall 1.2″1.7″0.6″0.1″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.5″

The length of the day in Hongxing varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 31 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 13 hours, 46 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Hongxing

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in HongxingJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2013 hr, 46 minJun 2113 hr, 46 minJun 2112 hr, 8 minSep 2212 hr, 8 minSep 2210 hr, 31 minDec 2110 hr, 31 minDec 21nightnightdayNowNow
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.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 10.7h11.3h12.0h12.8h13.4h13.7h13.6h13.0h12.3h11.5h10.9h10.5h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:12 AM on June 9, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 41 minutes later at 6:53 AM on January 14. The earliest sunset is at 5:12 PM on November 29, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 48 minutes later at 7:00 PM on July 1.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Hongxing during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Hongxing

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in HongxingJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 95:12 AMJun 95:12 AM7:00 PMJul 17:00 PMJul 1Nov 295:12 PMNov 295:12 PM6:53 AMJan 146:53 AMJan 14daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. 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 Hongxing

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in HongxingJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM000010101010202020203030303040404040505050606070708000001010101020202020303030304040404050505060606070708041NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 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 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.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Hongxing

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.

Hongxing experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 5.2 months, from April 30 to October 3, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 24% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Hongxing is July, with 29.9 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Hongxing is January, with 0.0 days that are muggy or worse.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Hongxing

Humidity Comfort Levels in HongxingmuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Dec 280%Dec 280%97%Jul 1297%Jul 12Apr 3024%Apr 3024%Oct 324%Oct 324%NowNowoppressiveoppressivemuggymuggydrydryhumidhumidmiserablemiserable
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.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 0.0d0.0d0.7d4.1d12.0d23.6d29.9d29.1d16.9d4.3d0.8d0.0d

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 Hongxing does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining within 0.4 miles per hour of 4.0 miles per hour throughout.

Average Wind Speed in Hongxing

Average Wind Speed in HongxingJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mph7 mph7 mphOct 114.4 mphOct 114.4 mphMay 203.6 mphMay 203.6 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 4.14.14.03.83.73.94.03.84.14.44.44.3

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

The wind is most often from the east for 3.9 months, from February 8 to June 5 and for 2.4 months, from August 17 to October 30, with a peak percentage of 56% on September 17. The wind is most often from the south for 2.4 months, from June 5 to August 17, with a peak percentage of 63% on July 3. The wind is most often from the north for 3.3 months, from October 30 to February 8, with a peak percentage of 58% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Hongxing

Wind Direction in HongxingNESENJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowsoutheastnorthwest
northeastsouthwest
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).

Hongxing 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 water temperature experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 4.0 months, from June 11 to October 10, with an average temperature above 76°F. The month of the year in Hongxing with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 81°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.3 months, from December 20 to March 30, with an average temperature below 61°F. The month of the year in Hongxing with the coolest water is February, with an average temperature of 57°F.

Average Water Temperature in Hongxing

Average Water Temperature in HongxingwarmcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°FAug 2381°FAug 2381°F56°FFeb 656°FFeb 6Jun 1176°FJun 1176°FOct 1076°FOct 1076°FDec 2061°FDec 2061°FMar 3061°FMar 3061°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 58°F57°F59°F65°F71°F77°F80°F81°F80°F75°F69°F62°F

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Hongxing throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Hongxing for general outdoor tourist activities is from late August to mid October, with a peak score in the last week of September.

Tourism Score in Hongxing

Tourism Score in Hongxingbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.46.40.40.4NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Hongxing for hot-weather activities is from early July to early September, with a peak score in the first week of August.

Beach/Pool Score in Hongxing

Beach/Pool Score in Hongxingbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810105.05.00.00.0NowNow cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

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 Hongxing typically lasts for 8.8 months (268 days), from around March 7 to around November 30, rarely starting before February 15 or after March 30, and rarely ending before November 7 or after December 21.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Hongxing

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Hongxinggrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%50%Mar 750%Mar 750%Nov 3050%Nov 3090%Mar 3090%Mar 3090%Nov 790%Nov 710%Feb 1510%Feb 1510%Dec 2110%Dec 210%Jan 200%Jan 20Jul 13100%Jul 13100%NowNowvery coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhot
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.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Hongxing should appear around February 19, only rarely appearing before February 7 or after March 8.

Growing Degree Days in Hongxing

Growing Degree Days in HongxingJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°FFeb 1986°FFeb 1986°FMay 17900°FMay 17900°FJun 271,800°FJun 271,800°FDec 314,914°FDec 314,914°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, 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 experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.0 months, from June 17 to August 16, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.4 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Hongxing is July, with an average of 5.8 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.3 months, from November 10 to February 19, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.9 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Hongxing is December, with an average of 3.5 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Hongxing

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in HongxingbrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhJul 96.0 kWhJul 96.0 kWhJan 83.4 kWhJan 83.4 kWhAug 165.4 kWhAug 165.4 kWhNov 103.9 kWhNov 103.9 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.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 3.53.94.45.05.25.45.85.55.34.83.83.5

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Hongxing are 25.994 deg latitude, 118.837 deg longitude, and 2,060 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Hongxing contains large variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 2,100 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 2,118 feet. Within 10 miles contains large variations in elevation (3,888 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (6,109 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Hongxing is covered by trees (68%) and grassland (20%), within 10 miles by trees (73%) and grassland (13%), and within 50 miles by trees (67%) and grassland (12%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Hongxing, 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 Hongxing.

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

Disclaimer

The 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.

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