Average Weather in Sandford Australia

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In Sandford, the summers are comfortable, the winters are cold, and it is windy and partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 42°F to 70°F and is rarely below 36°F or above 81°F.

The warm season lasts for 3.3 months, from December 12 to March 21, with an average daily high temperature above 67°F. The hottest day of the year is January 25, with an average high of 70°F and low of 56°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.1 months, from May 28 to August 31, with an average daily high temperature below 57°F. The coldest day of the year is July 11, with an average low of 42°F and high of 54°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 Sandford, 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 Sandford begins around December 8 and lasts for 4.0 months, ending around April 9. On February 26, the clearest day of the year, the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 62% of the time, and overcast or mostly cloudy 38% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around April 9 and lasts for 8.0 months, ending around December 8. On May 29, the cloudiest day of the year, the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 51% of the time, and clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 49% 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 Sandford varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 5.1 months, from June 13 to November 15, with a greater than 25% chance of a given day being a wet day. The chance of a wet day peaks at 33% on October 2.

The drier season lasts 6.9 months, from November 15 to June 13. The smallest chance of a wet day is 17% on January 27.

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 33% on October 2.

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. Sandford experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Sandford. The most rain falls during the 31 days centered around August 11, with an average total accumulation of 2.1 inches.

The least rain falls around May 11, with an average total accumulation of 1.4 inches.

The length of the day in Sandford varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2017, the shortest day is June 21, with 9 hours, 1 minute of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 15 hours, 21 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:24 AM on December 10, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 18 minutes later at 7:42 AM on June 28. The earliest sunset is at 4:41 PM on June 15, and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 11 minutes later at 8:51 PM on January 4.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Sandford 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 Sandford, 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, remaining a virtually constant 0% 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 Sandford experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 3.1 months, from July 31 to November 3, with average wind speeds of more than 6.3 miles per hour. The windiest day of the year is October 4, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.8 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.9 months, from November 3 to July 31. The calmest day of the year is April 24, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.7 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Sandford is from the west throughout the year.

Sandford 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 2.8 months, from January 10 to April 5, with an average temperature above 60°F. The day of the year with the warmest water is February 27, with an average temperature of 62°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 4.3 months, from June 21 to October 29, with an average temperature below 55°F. The day of the year with the coolest water is August 21, with an average temperature of 53°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 extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.2 months, from November 8 to February 15, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.3 kWh. The brightest day of the year is January 4, with an average of 7.5 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.8 months, from April 26 to August 21, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 2.7 kWh. The darkest day of the year is June 21, with an average of 1.5 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Sandford are -42.933 deg latitude, 147.500 deg longitude, and 10 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Sandford contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 548 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 73 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,322 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (4,652 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Sandford is covered by trees (34%), water (25%), sparse vegetation (17%), and artificial surfaces (13%), within 10 miles by water (63%) and trees (18%), and within 50 miles by water (44%) and trees (39%).

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

At a distance of 11 kilometers from Sandford, 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 Sandford 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.