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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Hsinchu Taiwan

In Hsinchu, the summers are hot, oppressive, and overcast; the winters are cool, windy, and partly cloudy; and it is wet year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 55°F to 90°F and is rarely below 49°F or above 94°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Hsinchu for warm-weather activities is from early October to early December.

Climate in Hsinchu

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

The hot season lasts for 3.8 months, from June 5 to September 28, with an average daily high temperature above 85°F. The hottest month of the year in Hsinchu is July, with an average high of 90°F and low of 79°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.1 months, from December 12 to March 17, with an average daily high temperature below 70°F. The coldest month of the year in Hsinchu is January, with an average low of 56°F and high of 66°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Hsinchu

Average High and Low Temperature in HsinchuhotcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°F110°F110°FJan 2765°FJan 2765°FJul 1690°FJul 1690°F55°F55°F79°F79°FJun 585°FJun 585°FSep 2885°FSep 2885°FDec 1270°FDec 1270°FMar 1770°FMar 1770°F75°F75°F74°F74°F59°F59°F60°F60°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 66°F66°F70°F77°F83°F87°F90°F90°F87°F82°F76°F69°F
Temp. 60°F60°F64°F71°F77°F82°F84°F84°F81°F76°F70°F63°F
Low 56°F56°F60°F67°F72°F77°F79°F79°F76°F71°F65°F59°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 Hsinchu

Average Hourly Temperature in HsinchuJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowcoolcoolcoolcomfortablecomfortablewarmhot
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.

Port Aransas, Texas, United States (8,015 miles away) and Edgewater, Florida, United States (8,456 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Hsinchu (view comparison).

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In Hsinchu, 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 Hsinchu begins around September 16 and lasts for 7.2 months, ending around April 23.

The clearest month of the year in Hsinchu is December, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 66% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around April 23 and lasts for 4.8 months, ending around September 16.

The cloudiest month of the year in Hsinchu is June, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 81% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Hsinchu

Cloud Cover Categories in HsinchuclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Dec 667%Dec 667%Jun 2018%Jun 2018%Sep 1642%Sep 1642%Apr 2343%Apr 2343%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 37%40%42%54%67%81%77%73%58%39%35%34%
Clearer 63%60%58%46%33%19%23%27%42%61%65%66%

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

The wetter season lasts 5.8 months, from March 25 to September 18, with a greater than 36% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Hsinchu is June, with an average of 15.2 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.2 months, from September 18 to March 25. The month with the fewest wet days in Hsinchu is December, with an average of 5.6 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 Hsinchu is June, with an average of 15.2 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 56% on May 31.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Hsinchu

Daily Chance of Precipitation in HsinchuwetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%May 3156%May 3156%Dec 1616%Dec 1616%Mar 2536%Mar 2536%Sep 1836%Sep 1836%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).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 6.7d8.5d10.9d12.1d15.0d15.2d11.5d13.9d11.4d6.8d6.7d5.6d

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. Hsinchu experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Hsinchu. The month with the most rain in Hsinchu is June, with an average rainfall of 7.4 inches.

The month with the least rain in Hsinchu is January, with an average rainfall of 2.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Hsinchu

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 2.0″3.5″3.9″4.5″7.1″7.4″4.9″7.0″7.0″3.6″2.8″2.0″

The length of the day in Hsinchu varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 36 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 13 hours, 41 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Hsinchu

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in HsinchuJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2013 hr, 41 minJun 2113 hr, 41 minJun 2112 hr, 8 minSep 2212 hr, 8 minSep 2210 hr, 36 minDec 2110 hr, 36 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 10.8h11.3h12.0h12.7h13.4h13.7h13.5h13.0h12.3h11.6h10.9h10.6h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:06 AM on June 8, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 36 minutes later at 6:42 AM on January 14. The earliest sunset is at 5:06 PM on November 28, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 43 minutes later at 6:49 PM on July 2.

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

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Hsinchu

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in HsinchuJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 85:06 AMJun 85:06 AM6:49 PMJul 26:49 PMJul 2Nov 285:06 PMNov 285:06 PM6:42 AMJan 146:42 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 Hsinchu

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in HsinchuJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM000010101010202020203030303040404040505050606070708000001010101020202020303030304040404050505060606070708042NowNow
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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 Hsinchu

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.

Hsinchu experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 8.0 months, from March 24 to November 26, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 26% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Hsinchu is July, with 31.0 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Hsinchu is January, with 0.6 days that are muggy or worse.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Hsinchu

Humidity Comfort Levels in HsinchumuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jan 261%Jan 261%100%Jul 24100%Jul 24Mar 2426%Mar 2426%Nov 2626%Nov 2626%NowNowmiserablemiserableoppressiveoppressivecomfortablecomfortabledrydryhumidhumidmuggymuggy
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 0.6d1.3d6.2d16.6d26.8d29.5d31.0d30.9d28.5d22.2d11.4d2.8d

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 Hsinchu experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.5 months, from September 16 to March 1, with average wind speeds of more than 11.4 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Hsinchu is November, with an average hourly wind speed of 14.5 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.5 months, from March 1 to September 16. The calmest month of the year in Hsinchu is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.1 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Hsinchu

Average Wind Speed in HsinchuwindywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mph18 mph18 mph20 mph20 mphDec 114.9 mphDec 114.9 mphJul 117.8 mphJul 117.8 mphSep 1611.4 mphSep 1611.4 mphMar 111.4 mphMar 111.4 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) 13.312.210.79.38.88.88.18.411.314.314.514.4

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

The wind is most often from the north for 2.8 months, from January 2 to March 27, with a peak percentage of 51% on January 26. The wind is most often from the east for 2.1 months, from March 27 to May 31 and for 4.5 months, from August 17 to January 2, with a peak percentage of 38% on April 1. The wind is most often from the south for 2.5 months, from May 31 to August 17, with a peak percentage of 45% on June 29.

Wind Direction in Hsinchu

Wind Direction in HsinchuNESEJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNoweastnorthwestsouth
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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).

Hsinchu 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 some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 4.0 months, from June 2 to October 4, with an average temperature above 79°F. The month of the year in Hsinchu with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 83°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 2.8 months, from December 24 to March 18, with an average temperature below 67°F. The month of the year in Hsinchu with the coolest water is February, with an average temperature of 64°F.

Average Water Temperature in Hsinchu

Average Water Temperature in HsinchuwarmcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°FJul 2783°FJul 2783°F63°FFeb 663°FFeb 6Jun 279°FJun 279°FOct 479°FOct 479°FDec 2467°FDec 2467°FMar 1867°FMar 1867°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 65°F64°F67°F73°F77°F81°F83°F83°F81°F78°F74°F69°F

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Hsinchu 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 Hsinchu for general outdoor tourist activities is from early October to early December, with a peak score in the last week of October.

Tourism Score in Hsinchu

Tourism Score in Hsinchubest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.47.42.82.86.46.45.15.1NowNowtemperaturetemperature precipitationprecipitationtourism 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 Hsinchu for hot-weather activities is from mid September to late October, with a peak score in the first week of October.

Beach/Pool Score in Hsinchu

Beach/Pool Score in HsinchuJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.46.40.30.35.25.24.64.64.44.4NowNowtemperaturetemperatureprecipitationprecipitationbeach/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).

Temperatures in Hsinchu 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 Hsinchu

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in HsinchuJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%100%Jan 1100%Jan 1100%Jul 2100%Jul 2NowNowcoldcoolwarmhotcomfortable
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.

Growing Degree Days in Hsinchu

Growing Degree Days in HsinchuJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°F6,000°F6,000°F7,000°F7,000°F8,000°F8,000°FJan 990°FJan 990°FMar 22900°FMar 22900°FMay 51,800°FMay 51,800°FDec 318,186°FDec 318,186°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 4.5 months, from March 31 to August 15, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.2 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Hsinchu is July, with an average of 5.5 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.4 months, from November 17 to February 1, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.7 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Hsinchu is December, with an average of 3.2 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Hsinchu

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in HsinchubrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhJul 95.7 kWhJul 95.7 kWhDec 243.1 kWhDec 243.1 kWhMar 315.2 kWhMar 315.2 kWhAug 155.2 kWhAug 155.2 kWhFeb 13.7 kWhFeb 13.7 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) 3.44.04.95.45.55.55.55.25.24.73.73.2

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Hsinchu are 24.804 deg latitude, 120.969 deg longitude, and 72 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Hsinchu contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 446 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 124 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,516 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (12,812 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Hsinchu is covered by artificial surfaces (58%) and trees (32%), within 10 miles by trees (39%) and water (38%), and within 50 miles by water (59%) and trees (33%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Hsinchu, 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 4 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Hsinchu.

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

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