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Climate and Average Weather Year Round at Kogalym International Airport Russia

At Kogalym International Airport, the summers are comfortable and mostly cloudy and the winters are frigid, snowy, and overcast. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from -15°F to 72°F and is rarely below -41°F or above 84°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Kogalym International Airport for warm-weather activities is from late June to early August.

Climate at Kogalym International Airport

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Kogalym International Airport weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The warm season lasts for 3.0 months, from June 1 to September 1, with an average daily high temperature above 57°F. The hottest month of the year at Kogalym International Airport is July, with an average high of 71°F and low of 55°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.7 months, from November 15 to March 4, with an average daily high temperature below 14°F. The coldest month of the year at Kogalym International Airport is January, with an average low of -14°F and high of 0°F.

Average High and Low Temperature at Kogalym International Airport

Average High and Low Temperature at Kogalym International AirportwarmcoldcoldJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec-40°F-40°F-20°F-20°F0°F0°F20°F20°F40°F40°F60°F60°F80°F80°F100°F100°FJan 11-1°FJan 11-1°FJul 1172°FJul 1172°F-15°F-15°F56°F56°FJun 157°FJun 157°FSep 157°FSep 157°FNov 1514°FNov 1514°FMar 414°FMar 414°F41°F41°F44°F44°F1°F1°F-4°F-4°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 0°F5°F20°F33°F48°F65°F71°F64°F50°F33°F14°F4°F
Temp. -7°F-3°F13°F25°F40°F58°F64°F57°F45°F30°F8°F-3°F
Low -14°F-11°F2°F16°F32°F49°F55°F49°F38°F23°F1°F-11°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 at Kogalym International Airport

Average Hourly Temperature at Kogalym International AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowfrigidfrigidfreezingcoldcoldcoolcomfortablefreezingvery cold
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.

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At Kogalym International Airport, 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 at Kogalym International Airport begins around May 8 and lasts for 4.0 months, ending around September 9.

The clearest month of the year at Kogalym International Airport is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 51% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 9 and lasts for 8.0 months, ending around May 8.

The cloudiest month of the year at Kogalym International Airport is November, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 87% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories at Kogalym International Airport

Cloud Cover Categories at Kogalym International AirportclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jul 852%Jul 852%Nov 212%Nov 212%May 832%May 832%Sep 932%Sep 932%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 86%85%84%78%65%54%49%58%71%84%87%86%
Clearer 14%15%16%22%35%46%51%42%29%16%13%14%

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

The wetter season lasts 6.5 months, from April 9 to October 27, with a greater than 24% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days at Kogalym International Airport is August, with an average of 11.7 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 5.4 months, from October 27 to April 9. The month with the fewest wet days at Kogalym International Airport is February, with an average of 2.9 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. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation at Kogalym International Airport changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 6.2 months, from April 13 to October 18. The month with the most days of rain alone at Kogalym International Airport is August, with an average of 11.7 days.

Snow alone is the most common for 5.8 months, from October 18 to April 13. The month with the most days of snow alone at Kogalym International Airport is November, with an average of 5.1 days.

Daily Chance of Precipitation at Kogalym International Airport

Daily Chance of Precipitation at Kogalym International AirportsnowrainsnowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Aug 639%Aug 639%Jan 309%Jan 309%Apr 1326%Apr 1326%Oct 1825%Oct 1825%NowNowsnowrainmixed
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 0.0d0.0d0.2d3.1d7.8d10.7d10.7d11.7d9.0d3.6d0.4d0.0d
Mixed 0.0d0.1d0.7d2.1d1.5d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.4d1.5d0.5d0.1d
Snow 3.3d2.8d3.5d2.6d1.0d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.1d2.8d5.1d4.4d
Any 3.3d2.9d4.4d7.8d10.2d10.8d10.7d11.7d9.5d8.0d6.0d4.5d

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. Kogalym International Airport experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 6.5 months, from April 7 to October 24, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain at Kogalym International Airport is August, with an average rainfall of 3.2 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 5.4 months, from October 24 to April 7. The month with the least rain at Kogalym International Airport is January, with an average rainfall of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall at Kogalym International Airport

Average Monthly Rainfall at Kogalym International AirportrainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 inAug 163.2 inAug 163.2 inJan 70.0 inJan 70.0 inJun 143.1 inJun 143.1 inApr 70.5 inApr 70.5 inOct 240.5 inOct 240.5 inNowNow
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 0.0″0.0″0.1″0.8″2.2″3.1″2.9″3.2″2.3″0.8″0.1″0.0″

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Kogalym International Airport experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 8.5 months, from September 20 to June 4, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow at Kogalym International Airport is November, with an average snowfall of 7.8 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from June 4 to September 20. The least snow falls around July 28, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall at Kogalym International Airport

The average snowfall (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 rainfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Snowfall 4.0″3.9″6.0″6.6″3.5″0.3″0.0″0.0″0.6″5.9″7.8″5.6″

The length of the day at Kogalym International Airport varies extremely over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 5 hours, 4 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 19 hours, 51 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight at Kogalym International Airport

Hours of Daylight and Twilight at Kogalym International AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 9 minMar 2012 hr, 9 minMar 2019 hr, 51 minJun 2119 hr, 51 minJun 2112 hr, 15 minSep 2212 hr, 15 minSep 225 hr, 4 minDec 215 hr, 4 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 6.2h8.9h11.9h14.9h17.8h19.7h18.7h15.9h12.9h9.9h7.0h5.3h

The earliest sunrise is at 2:08 AM on June 19, and the latest sunrise is 7 hours, 21 minutes later at 9:29 AM on December 25. The earliest sunset is at 2:31 PM on December 17, and the latest sunset is 7 hours, 28 minutes later at 9:59 PM on June 22.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed at Kogalym International Airport during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight at Kogalym International Airport

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight at Kogalym International AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 192:08 AMJun 192:08 AM9:59 PMJun 229:59 PMJun 22Dec 172:31 PMDec 172:31 PM9:29 AMDec 259:29 AMDec 25daynightnightnightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 at Kogalym International Airport

Solar Elevation and Azimuth at Kogalym International AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM0000101010202020303040500000101010202030304040451NowNow
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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 at Kogalym International Airport

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.

The perceived humidity level at Kogalym International Airport, 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 2% of 2% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels at Kogalym International Airport

Humidity Comfort Levels at Kogalym International AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Mar 50%Mar 50%Jul 83%Jul 83%NowNowcomfortablecomfortabledrydryhumidhumid
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 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.5d1.0d0.3d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d

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 at Kogalym International Airport experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.6 months, from November 25 to May 12, with average wind speeds of more than 6.4 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year at Kogalym International Airport is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.2 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.4 months, from May 12 to November 25. The calmest month of the year at Kogalym International Airport is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.6 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed at Kogalym International Airport

Average Wind Speed at Kogalym International AirportwindywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mphMar 78.3 mphMar 78.3 mphAug 134.5 mphAug 134.5 mphNov 256.4 mphNov 256.4 mphMay 126.4 mphMay 126.4 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) 7.88.18.27.36.35.34.74.65.05.76.27.1

The predominant average hourly wind direction at Kogalym International Airport varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the west for 2.0 weeks, from April 9 to April 23, with a peak percentage of 32% on April 10. The wind is most often from the north for 3.9 months, from April 23 to August 20, with a peak percentage of 42% on July 25. The wind is most often from the south for 7.6 months, from August 20 to April 9, with a peak percentage of 45% on January 1.

Wind Direction at Kogalym International Airport

Wind Direction at Kogalym International AirportSWNSJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestsouthnortheast
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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).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is at Kogalym International Airport 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 Kogalym International Airport for general outdoor tourist activities is from late June to early August, with a peak score in the third week of July.

Tourism Score at Kogalym International Airport

Tourism Score at Kogalym International AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810105.75.70.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism 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 Kogalym International Airport for hot-weather activities is from late June to late July, with a peak score in the second week of July.

Beach/Pool Score at Kogalym International Airport

Beach/Pool Score at Kogalym International AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810102.72.70.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitation
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).

The growing season at Kogalym International Airport typically lasts for 3.7 months (112 days), from around May 27 to around September 16, rarely starting before May 12 or after June 11, and rarely ending before August 30 or after October 5.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season at Kogalym International Airport

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season at Kogalym International Airportgrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%May 2750%May 2750%Sep 1650%Sep 1650%Jun 1190%Jun 1190%Aug 3090%Aug 3090%May 1210%May 1210%Oct 510%Oct 510%0%Dec 30%Dec 3Jul 22100%Jul 22100%NowNowfrigidfreezingcoldcoolcomfortablevery coldwarm
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.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms at Kogalym International Airport should appear around June 4, only rarely appearing before May 24 or after June 17.

Growing Degree Days at Kogalym International Airport

Growing Degree Days at Kogalym International AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F200°F200°F400°F400°F600°F600°F800°F800°F1,000°F1,000°F1,200°F1,200°FJun 490°FJun 490°FAug 10900°FAug 10900°FDec 311,103°FDec 311,103°F
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 extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.7 months, from May 12 to August 3, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 4.6 kWh. The brightest month of the year at Kogalym International Airport is June, with an average of 5.5 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 4.7 months, from October 7 to February 26, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 1.2 kWh. The darkest month of the year at Kogalym International Airport is December, with an average of 0.1 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy at Kogalym International Airport

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy at Kogalym International AirportbrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhJun 255.7 kWhJun 255.7 kWhDec 210.1 kWhDec 210.1 kWhMay 124.6 kWhMay 124.6 kWhAug 34.6 kWhAug 34.6 kWhOct 71.2 kWhOct 71.2 kWhFeb 261.2 kWhFeb 261.2 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) 0.20.92.13.54.75.55.33.92.20.90.30.1

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Kogalym International Airport are 62.190 deg latitude, 74.534 deg longitude, and 200 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Kogalym International Airport is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 36 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 201 feet. Within 10 miles is also essentially flat (75 feet). Within 50 miles is essentially flat (259 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Kogalym International Airport is covered by water (40%), herbaceous vegetation (29%), and trees (27%), within 10 miles by water (54%) and herbaceous vegetation (29%), and within 50 miles by water (43%) and herbaceous vegetation (31%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Kogalym International Airport, 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

Kogalym International Airport has a weather station that reported reliably enough during the analysis period that we have included it in our network. When available, historical temperature and dew point measurements are taken directly from this weather station. These records are obtained from NOAA's Integrated Surface Hourly data set, falling back on ICAO METAR records as required.

In the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on records from nearby stations, adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal intra-station differences. For a given day of the year and hour of the day, the fallback station is selected to minimize the prediction error over the years for which there are measurements for both stations.

In this case, the only station close and reliable enough to use as a fallback is Surgut International Airport.

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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