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Climate and Average Weather Year Round at Kinmen Shang Yi Airport Taiwan

At Kinmen Shang Yi Airport, the summers are hot, oppressive, wet, and overcast and the winters are cool, windy, and mostly clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 51°F to 90°F and is rarely below 45°F or above 95°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Kinmen Shang Yi Airport for warm-weather activities is from early October to late November.

Climate at Kinmen Shang Yi Airport

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Kinmen Shang Yi Airport weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The hot season lasts for 3.8 months, from June 9 to October 3, with an average daily high temperature above 85°F. The hottest month of the year at Kinmen Shang Yi Airport is July, with an average high of 90°F and low of 79°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.3 months, from December 13 to March 23, with an average daily high temperature below 68°F. The coldest month of the year at Kinmen Shang Yi Airport is January, with an average low of 51°F and high of 63°F.

Average High and Low Temperature at Kinmen Shang Yi Airport

Average High and Low Temperature at Kinmen Shang Yi AirporthotcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°F110°F110°FJan 2762°FJan 2762°FJul 1690°FJul 1690°F51°F51°F79°F79°FJun 985°FJun 985°FOct 385°FOct 385°FDec 1368°FDec 1368°FMar 2368°FMar 2368°F75°F75°F73°F73°F56°F56°F57°F57°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 63°F63°F67°F73°F80°F86°F90°F90°F88°F82°F75°F68°F
Temp. 56°F57°F60°F67°F74°F81°F84°F84°F82°F76°F69°F60°F
Low 51°F52°F56°F62°F70°F76°F79°F79°F76°F70°F63°F55°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 Kinmen Shang Yi Airport

Average Hourly Temperature at Kinmen Shang Yi 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 AMNowNowcoldcoldcoolcoolwarmhotcomfortablecomfortablecoldcool
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 Kinmen Shang Yi Airport, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year at Kinmen Shang Yi Airport begins around September 21 and lasts for 6.8 months, ending around April 13.

The clearest month of the year at Kinmen Shang Yi Airport is December, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 78% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around April 13 and lasts for 5.2 months, ending around September 21.

The cloudiest month of the year at Kinmen Shang Yi Airport is June, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 79% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories at Kinmen Shang Yi Airport

Cloud Cover Categories at Kinmen Shang Yi AirportclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jan 280%Jan 280%Jun 2120%Jun 2120%Sep 2150%Sep 2150%Apr 1350%Apr 1350%NowNowclearovercastmostly cloudymostly clearpartly cloudy
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 23%29%37%52%67%79%75%72%55%35%29%22%
Clearer 77%71%63%48%33%21%25%28%45%65%71%78%

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

The wetter season lasts 6.8 months, from February 24 to September 16, with a greater than 25% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days at Kinmen Shang Yi Airport is May, with an average of 12.7 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 5.2 months, from September 16 to February 24. The month with the fewest wet days at Kinmen Shang Yi Airport is October, with an average of 2.4 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. The month with the most days of rain alone at Kinmen Shang Yi Airport is May, with an average of 12.7 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 45% on June 9.

Daily Chance of Precipitation at Kinmen Shang Yi Airport

Daily Chance of Precipitation at Kinmen Shang Yi AirportwetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jun 945%Jun 945%Oct 235%Oct 235%Feb 2425%Feb 2425%Sep 1625%Sep 1625%NowNowrain
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 3.9d6.5d9.3d11.0d12.7d11.9d8.3d9.8d7.4d2.4d3.0d3.1d

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. Kinmen Shang Yi Airport experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year at Kinmen Shang Yi Airport. The month with the most rain at Kinmen Shang Yi Airport is June, with an average rainfall of 6.3 inches.

The month with the least rain at Kinmen Shang Yi Airport is January, with an average rainfall of 1.3 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall at Kinmen Shang Yi Airport

Average Monthly Rainfall at Kinmen Shang Yi AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 in12 in12 inJun 46.7 inJun 46.7 inOct 231.2 inOct 231.2 inAug 205.3 inAug 205.3 inDec 281.2 inDec 281.2 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 1.3″2.4″3.5″4.7″6.1″6.3″4.5″5.2″4.1″1.3″1.6″1.3″

The length of the day at Kinmen Shang Yi Airport varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 37 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 13 hours, 39 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight at Kinmen Shang Yi Airport

Hours of Daylight and Twilight at Kinmen Shang Yi AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2013 hr, 39 minJun 2113 hr, 39 minJun 2112 hr, 8 minSep 2212 hr, 8 minSep 2210 hr, 37 minDec 2110 hr, 37 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 10.8h11.3h12.0h12.7h13.3h13.6h13.5h13.0h12.3h11.6h11.0h10.7h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:17 AM on June 9, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 35 minutes later at 6:52 AM on January 14. The earliest sunset is at 5:17 PM on November 28, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 42 minutes later at 6:59 PM on July 3.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed at Kinmen Shang Yi Airport during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight at Kinmen Shang Yi Airport

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight at Kinmen Shang Yi AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 95:17 AMJun 95:17 AM6:59 PMJul 36:59 PMJul 3Nov 285:17 PMNov 285:17 PM6:52 AMJan 146:52 AMJan 14daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 Kinmen Shang Yi Airport

Solar Elevation and Azimuth at Kinmen Shang Yi 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 AM000010101010202020203030303040404040505050606070708000001010101020202020303030304040404050505060606070708042NowNow
northeastsouthwest
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 Kinmen Shang Yi 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.

Kinmen Shang Yi Airport experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 7.3 months, from April 11 to November 20, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 25% of the time. The month with the most muggy days at Kinmen Shang Yi Airport is July, with 31.0 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days at Kinmen Shang Yi Airport is January, with 0.2 days that are muggy or worse.

Humidity Comfort Levels at Kinmen Shang Yi Airport

Humidity Comfort Levels at Kinmen Shang Yi AirportmuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jan 221%Jan 221%100%Aug 3100%Aug 3Apr 1125%Apr 1125%Nov 2025%Nov 2025%NowNowmiserablemiserabledrydryhumidhumidoppressiveoppressive
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 0.2d0.5d2.2d10.1d23.4d28.9d31.0d31.0d28.4d20.3d9.1d1.7d

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 Kinmen Shang Yi Airport experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.5 months, from September 20 to March 5, with average wind speeds of more than 13.8 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year at Kinmen Shang Yi Airport is November, with an average hourly wind speed of 17.4 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.5 months, from March 5 to September 20. The calmest month of the year at Kinmen Shang Yi Airport is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.9 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed at Kinmen Shang Yi Airport

Average Wind Speed at Kinmen Shang Yi AirportwindywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph5 mph5 mph10 mph10 mph15 mph15 mph20 mph20 mph25 mph25 mphDec 117.8 mphDec 117.8 mphJul 279.7 mphJul 279.7 mphSep 2013.8 mphSep 2013.8 mphMar 513.8 mphMar 513.8 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) 16.114.913.211.410.711.010.19.912.916.917.417.3

The predominant average hourly wind direction at Kinmen Shang Yi Airport varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the east for 1.2 months, from April 3 to May 9, with a peak percentage of 37% on April 11. The wind is most often from the south for 3.8 months, from May 9 to September 3, with a peak percentage of 73% on June 30. The wind is most often from the north for 7.0 months, from September 3 to April 3, with a peak percentage of 77% on January 1.

Wind Direction at Kinmen Shang Yi Airport

Wind Direction at Kinmen Shang Yi AirportNESNJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowsouthnortheastwest
northeastsouthwest
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).

Kinmen Shang Yi Airport 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 significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 4.2 months, from June 5 to October 12, with an average temperature above 77°F. The month of the year at Kinmen Shang Yi Airport with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 82°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.0 months, from December 21 to March 23, with an average temperature below 64°F. The month of the year at Kinmen Shang Yi Airport with the coolest water is February, with an average temperature of 60°F.

Average Water Temperature at Kinmen Shang Yi Airport

Average Water Temperature at Kinmen Shang Yi AirportwarmcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°FAug 1582°FAug 1582°F60°FFeb 760°FFeb 7Jun 577°FJun 577°FOct 1277°FOct 1277°FDec 2164°FDec 2164°FMar 2364°FMar 2364°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 61°F60°F63°F68°F74°F79°F81°F82°F81°F76°F71°F65°F

To characterize how pleasant the weather is at Kinmen Shang Yi 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 Kinmen Shang Yi Airport for general outdoor tourist activities is from early October to late November, with a peak score in the last week of October.

Tourism Score at Kinmen Shang Yi Airport

Tourism Score at Kinmen Shang Yi Airportbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810108.08.02.82.86.16.13.73.7NowNow precipitationprecipitationtourism 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 Kinmen Shang Yi Airport for hot-weather activities is from mid September to late October, with a peak score in the first week of October.

Beach/Pool Score at Kinmen Shang Yi Airport

Beach/Pool Score at Kinmen Shang Yi AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.07.00.10.14.84.8NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
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).

Temperatures at Kinmen Shang Yi Airport are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season at Kinmen Shang Yi Airport

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season at Kinmen Shang Yi AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%100%Jan 1100%Jan 1100%Jul 2100%Jul 2NowNowcoldcoolwarmhotcomfortablevery 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 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.

Growing Degree Days at Kinmen Shang Yi Airport

Growing Degree Days at Kinmen Shang Yi AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°F6,000°F6,000°F7,000°F7,000°F8,000°F8,000°FJan 1390°FJan 1390°FApr 12900°FApr 12900°FMay 241,800°FMay 241,800°FDec 317,538°FDec 317,538°FNowNow
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 some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.9 months, from March 31 to July 29, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.3 kWh. The brightest month of the year at Kinmen Shang Yi Airport is May, with an average of 5.6 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.4 months, from November 17 to January 29, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.2 kWh. The darkest month of the year at Kinmen Shang Yi Airport is December, with an average of 3.9 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy at Kinmen Shang Yi Airport

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy at Kinmen Shang Yi AirportbrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhJul 15.6 kWhJul 15.6 kWhDec 233.8 kWhDec 233.8 kWhMar 315.3 kWhMar 315.3 kWhJan 294.2 kWhJan 294.2 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) 4.04.45.05.55.65.55.55.25.45.14.23.9

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Kinmen Shang Yi Airport are 24.428 deg latitude, 118.359 deg longitude, and 26 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Kinmen Shang Yi Airport contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 220 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 56 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (768 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (4,199 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Kinmen Shang Yi Airport is covered by trees (36%), water (29%), and cropland (21%), within 10 miles by water (83%), and within 50 miles by water (61%) and trees (13%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Kinmen Shang Yi 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

Kinmen Shang Yi 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.

The stations on which we may fall back are Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport and Magong 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 .

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