Average Weather in Westcourt Australia

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In Westcourt, the summers are long, hot, and partly cloudy and the winters are short, cool, dry, and mostly clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 40°F to 91°F and is rarely below 31°F or above 99°F.

The hot season lasts for 4.4 months, from November 12 to March 25, with an average daily high temperature above 86°F. The hottest day of the year is January 17, with an average high of 91°F and low of 69°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.8 months, from May 26 to August 20, with an average daily high temperature below 71°F. The coldest day of the year is July 29, with an average low of 40°F and high of 68°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 Westcourt, 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 Westcourt begins around June 20 and lasts for 4.0 months, ending around October 21. On August 12, the clearest day of the year, the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 90% of the time, and overcast or mostly cloudy 10% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 21 and lasts for 8.0 months, ending around June 20. On January 19, the cloudiest day of the year, the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 34% of the time, and clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 66% 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 Westcourt varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 4.4 months, from October 15 to February 27, with a greater than 18% chance of a given day being a wet day. The chance of a wet day peaks at 29% on December 14.

The drier season lasts 7.6 months, from February 27 to October 15. The smallest chance of a wet day is 8% on June 21.

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 29% on December 14.

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. Westcourt experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Westcourt. The most rain falls during the 31 days centered around December 11, with an average total accumulation of 2.9 inches.

The least rain falls around August 1, with an average total accumulation of 0.8 inches.

The length of the day in Westcourt varies over the course of the year. In 2017, the shortest day is June 21, with 10 hours, 27 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 13 hours, 50 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 4:57 AM on December 2, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 51 minutes later at 6:48 AM on July 2. The earliest sunset is at 5:13 PM on June 9, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 45 minutes later at 6:57 PM on January 11.

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

Westcourt experiences some seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 4.1 months, from November 21 to March 24, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 7% of the time. The muggiest day of the year is February 2, with muggy conditions 29% of the time.

The least muggy day of the year is August 9, when muggy conditions are essentially unheard of.

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 Westcourt experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 7.2 months, from August 25 to March 30, with average wind speeds of more than 4.8 miles per hour. The windiest day of the year is November 26, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.3 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 4.8 months, from March 30 to August 25. The calmest day of the year is May 13, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.3 miles per hour.

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

The wind is most often from the south for 3.3 months, from June 1 to September 10, with a peak percentage of 41% on July 26. The wind is most often from the north for 3.2 months, from September 10 to December 16, with a peak percentage of 41% on November 29. The wind is most often from the east for 5.5 months, from December 16 to June 1, with a peak percentage of 47% 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 significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 4.4 months, from October 12 to February 22, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.0 kWh. The brightest day of the year is December 10, with an average of 7.8 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.9 months, from May 5 to August 2, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.5 kWh. The darkest day of the year is June 14, with an average of 3.6 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Westcourt are -26.800 deg latitude, 150.150 deg longitude, and 971 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Westcourt is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 89 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 970 feet. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (295 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (843 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Westcourt is covered by sparse vegetation (77%) and trees (21%), within 10 miles by sparse vegetation (63%) and trees (16%), and within 50 miles by sparse vegetation (65%) and trees (15%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Westcourt, 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 Westcourt.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Westcourt 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 Westcourt is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, in addition to a contribution from the MERRA-2 reconstruction, corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of Westcourt.

The station weigths are proportional to the inverse of the distance between Westcourt and a given station.

The weight assigned to the MERRA-2 value depends on the distance from Westcourt to the nearest station, increasing from 0% at 150 kilometers to 100% at 200 kilometers. In this case, the MERRA-2 weight is 28%.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are: Kingaroy Airport (36%, 169 kilometers, east) and Oakey Aerodrome (36%, 171 kilometers, southeast).

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.