Average Weather in Loxton Australia

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In Loxton, the summers are hot, the winters are cold and windy, and it is dry and mostly clear year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 41°F to 92°F and is rarely below 35°F or above 106°F.

The hot season lasts for 3.4 months, from November 29 to March 11, with an average daily high temperature above 86°F. The hottest day of the year is January 24, with an average high of 92°F and low of 64°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.4 months, from May 19 to August 30, with an average daily high temperature below 66°F. The coldest day of the year is July 20, with an average low of 41°F and high of 60°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 Loxton, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Loxton begins around July 7 and lasts for 3.6 months, ending around October 26. On September 6, the clearest day of the year, the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 77% of the time, and overcast or mostly cloudy 23% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 26 and lasts for 8.4 months, ending around July 7. On May 31, the cloudiest day of the year, the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 36% of the time, and clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 64% 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 Loxton varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 6.3 months, from April 27 to November 6, with a greater than 10% chance of a given day being a wet day. The chance of a wet day peaks at 15% on July 6.

The drier season lasts 5.7 months, from November 6 to April 27. The smallest chance of a wet day is 5% on March 3.

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 15% on July 6.

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. Loxton experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 11 months, from April 1 to March 13, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The most rain falls during the 31 days centered around September 11, with an average total accumulation of 0.8 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 2.7 weeks, from March 13 to April 1. The least rain falls around March 26, with an average total accumulation of 0.5 inches.

The length of the day in Loxton varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2017, the shortest day is June 21, with 9 hours, 51 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 14 hours, 28 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:46 AM on September 30, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 34 minutes later at 7:19 AM on April 1. The earliest sunset is at 5:03 PM on June 11, and the latest sunset is 3 hours, 20 minutes later at 8:24 PM on January 6.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Loxton during 2017, starting in the spring on October 1 and ending in the fall on April 2.

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 Loxton, 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 1% of 1% 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 Loxton experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 6.6 months, from August 28 to March 16, with average wind speeds of more than 5.3 miles per hour. The windiest day of the year is December 24, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.2 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 5.4 months, from March 16 to August 28. The calmest day of the year is May 20, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.6 miles per hour.

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

The wind is most often from the north for 3.1 weeks, from May 24 to June 15, with a peak percentage of 30% on June 14. The wind is most often from the west for 3.5 months, from June 15 to September 30, with a peak percentage of 41% on August 10. The wind is most often from the south for 7.8 months, from September 30 to May 24, with a peak percentage of 55% 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 3.6 months, from November 2 to February 19, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.3 kWh. The brightest day of the year is January 4, with an average of 8.5 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from May 2 to August 15, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.7 kWh. The darkest day of the year is June 24, with an average of 2.5 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Loxton are -34.450 deg latitude, 140.569 deg longitude, and 125 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Loxton contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 220 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 112 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (233 feet). Within 50 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (463 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Loxton is covered by trees (36%), sparse vegetation (25%), artificial surfaces (13%), and cropland (10%), within 10 miles by cropland (44%) and trees (27%), and within 50 miles by sparse vegetation (34%) and cropland (28%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Loxton, 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, RAAF Base Edinburgh, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Loxton.

At a distance of 181 kilometers from Loxton, further than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed insufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records. Consequently, the station records are blended with interpolated values from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis , and both are corrected for elevation differences according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

The weight assigned to the MERRA-2 value depends on the distance from Loxton to the nearest station, increasing from 0% at 150 kilometers to 100% at 200 kilometers. In this case, the MERRA-2 weight is 38%, making the weight assigned to the weather station 62%.

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.