Average Weather in Ingham Australia

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In Ingham, the wet season is hot, oppressive, and mostly cloudy and the dry season is warm, humid, and mostly clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 59°F to 89°F and is rarely below 49°F or above 94°F.

The hot season lasts for 4.5 months, from November 5 to March 19, with an average daily high temperature above 86°F. The hottest day of the year is December 25, with an average high of 89°F and low of 76°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.8 months, from May 31 to August 25, with an average daily high temperature below 78°F. The coldest day of the year is July 25, with an average low of 59°F and high of 76°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 Ingham, 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 Ingham begins around April 2 and lasts for 8.0 months, ending around December 1. On September 14, the clearest day of the year, the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 74% of the time, and overcast or mostly cloudy 26% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around December 1 and lasts for 4.0 months, ending around April 2. On January 24, the cloudiest day of the year, the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 75% of the time, and clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 25% 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 Ingham varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 3.7 months, from December 17 to April 8, with a greater than 28% chance of a given day being a wet day. The chance of a wet day peaks at 52% on February 18.

The drier season lasts 8.3 months, from April 8 to December 17. The smallest chance of a wet day is 3% on August 12.

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 52% on February 18.

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. Ingham experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 11 months, from October 4 to September 2, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The most rain falls during the 31 days centered around February 6, with an average total accumulation of 9.9 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 1.1 months, from September 2 to October 4. The least rain falls around September 20, with an average total accumulation of 0.4 inches.

The length of the day in Ingham varies over the course of the year. In 2017, the shortest day is June 21, with 11 hours, 1 minute of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 13 hours, 15 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:29 AM on November 26, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 20 minutes later at 6:48 AM on July 6. The earliest sunset is at 5:45 PM on June 5, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 13 minutes later at 6:58 PM on January 17.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Ingham 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.

Ingham experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 8.0 months, from September 26 to May 26, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 32% of the time. The muggiest day of the year is February 15, with muggy conditions 98% of the time.

The least muggy day of the year is August 6, with muggy conditions 9% of the time.

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 predominant average hourly wind direction in Ingham is from the east throughout the year.

Ingham 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 4.1 months, from November 28 to April 1, with an average temperature above 82°F. The day of the year with the warmest water is February 8, with an average temperature of 84°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.0 months, from June 11 to September 10, with an average temperature below 75°F. The day of the year with the coolest water is July 29, with an average temperature of 72°F.

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 significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.3 months, from September 23 to January 1, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.8 kWh. The brightest day of the year is November 2, with an average of 7.4 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.8 months, from May 5 to July 30, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.1 kWh. The darkest day of the year is June 11, with an average of 4.4 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Ingham are -18.646 deg latitude, 146.162 deg longitude, and 46 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Ingham is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 72 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 48 feet. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (2,851 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (3,740 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Ingham is covered by cropland (53%), trees (31%), and artificial surfaces (13%), within 10 miles by cropland (50%) and trees (46%), and within 50 miles by water (39%) and trees (36%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Ingham, 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, Townsville Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Ingham.

At a distance of 93 kilometers from Ingham, 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 Ingham 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.