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Climate and Average Weather Year Round at RAAF Base Edinburgh Australia

At RAAF Base Edinburgh, the summers are warm and dry, the winters are cold and windy, and it is mostly clear year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 45°F to 84°F and is rarely below 38°F or above 99°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit RAAF Base Edinburgh for warm-weather activities is from mid December to mid March.

Climate at RAAF Base Edinburgh

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RAAF Base Edinburgh weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The warm season lasts for 3.3 months, from December 4 to March 12, with an average daily high temperature above 79°F. The hottest month of the year at RAAF Base Edinburgh is February, with an average high of 83°F and low of 63°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.4 months, from May 24 to September 5, with an average daily high temperature below 63°F. The coldest month of the year at RAAF Base Edinburgh is July, with an average low of 45°F and high of 58°F.

Average High and Low Temperature at RAAF Base Edinburgh

Average High and Low Temperature at RAAF Base EdinburghwarmwarmcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJul 1958°FJul 1958°FJan 2484°FJan 2484°F45°F45°F64°F64°FDec 479°FDec 479°FMar 1279°FMar 1279°FMay 2463°FMay 2463°FSep 563°FSep 563°F59°F59°F60°F60°F49°F49°F47°F47°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 84°F83°F78°F72°F65°F59°F58°F60°F65°F71°F77°F81°F
Temp. 73°F73°F69°F63°F57°F52°F50°F52°F56°F61°F67°F70°F
Low 63°F63°F60°F54°F50°F47°F45°F46°F49°F52°F57°F60°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 RAAF Base Edinburgh

Average Hourly Temperature at RAAF Base EdinburghJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowcoldcoldcoolcomfortablecomfortablecomfortablewarmwarmcomfortable
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 RAAF Base Edinburgh, 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 at RAAF Base Edinburgh begins around December 14 and lasts for 3.7 months, ending around April 4.

The clearest month of the year at RAAF Base Edinburgh is February, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 75% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around April 4 and lasts for 8.3 months, ending around December 14.

The cloudiest month of the year at RAAF Base Edinburgh is May, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 38% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories at RAAF Base Edinburgh

Cloud Cover Categories at RAAF Base EdinburghclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Feb 1076%Feb 1076%May 3161%May 3161%Dec 1469%Dec 1469%Apr 469%Apr 469%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 25%25%28%34%38%36%30%27%27%31%35%30%
Clearer 75%75%72%66%62%64%70%73%73%69%65%70%

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

The wetter season lasts 5.2 months, from May 2 to October 8, with a greater than 17% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days at RAAF Base Edinburgh is July, with an average of 8.5 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.8 months, from October 8 to May 2. The month with the fewest wet days at RAAF Base Edinburgh is February, with an average of 1.8 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 RAAF Base Edinburgh is July, with an average of 8.5 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 29% on July 1.

Daily Chance of Precipitation at RAAF Base Edinburgh

Daily Chance of Precipitation at RAAF Base EdinburghwetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 129%Jul 129%Feb 115%Feb 115%May 217%May 217%Oct 817%Oct 817%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 2.1d1.8d2.5d3.9d6.3d8.1d8.5d8.1d6.3d4.8d3.5d2.9d

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. RAAF Base Edinburgh experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year at RAAF Base Edinburgh. The month with the most rain at RAAF Base Edinburgh is June, with an average rainfall of 1.9 inches.

The month with the least rain at RAAF Base Edinburgh is January, with an average rainfall of 0.5 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall at RAAF Base Edinburgh

Average Monthly Rainfall at RAAF Base EdinburghJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 in2.5 in2.5 in3.0 in3.0 in3.5 in3.5 inJun 221.9 inJun 221.9 inJan 150.5 inJan 150.5 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 0.5″0.6″0.7″1.0″1.5″1.9″1.8″1.6″1.5″1.1″0.8″0.7″

The length of the day at RAAF Base Edinburgh varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 21, with 9 hours, 50 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 14 hours, 29 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight at RAAF Base Edinburgh

Hours of Daylight and Twilight at RAAF Base EdinburghJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 7 minSep 2212 hr, 7 minSep 2214 hr, 29 minDec 2114 hr, 29 minDec 2112 hr, 8 minMar 2012 hr, 8 minMar 209 hr, 50 minJun 219 hr, 50 minJun 21daydaynightNowNow
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 14.2h13.3h12.3h11.2h10.3h9.9h10.1h10.9h11.9h13.0h13.9h14.4h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:46 AM on October 5, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 45 minutes later at 7:32 AM on April 6. The earliest sunset is at 5:11 PM on June 11, and the latest sunset is 3 hours, 21 minutes later at 8:32 PM on January 7.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed at RAAF Base Edinburgh during 2024, starting in the spring on October 6 and ending in the fall on April 7.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time at RAAF Base Edinburgh

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time at RAAF Base EdinburghJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMOct 55:46 AMOct 55:46 AM8:32 PMJan 78:32 PMJan 7Jun 115:11 PMJun 115:11 PM7:32 AMApr 67:32 AMApr 6DSTApr 7DSTApr 7Oct 6DSTOct 6DSTdaynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 transitions to and from daylight saving time are indicated by the 'DST' labels.

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 RAAF Base Edinburgh

Solar Elevation and Azimuth at RAAF Base EdinburghJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM000010102020202030303030405050506060700000101010102020303030304040405060703279NowNow
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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 RAAF Base Edinburgh

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 RAAF Base Edinburgh, 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 1% of 1% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels at RAAF Base Edinburgh

Humidity Comfort Levels at RAAF Base EdinburghJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 280%Jul 280%Jan 223%Jan 223%NowNowdrydrycomfortablecomfortablehumidhumid
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 0.8d0.7d0.4d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.4d

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 RAAF Base Edinburgh experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.3 months, from November 5 to March 14, with average wind speeds of more than 10.4 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year at RAAF Base Edinburgh is January, with an average hourly wind speed of 11.5 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.7 months, from March 14 to November 5. The calmest month of the year at RAAF Base Edinburgh is May, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.3 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed at RAAF Base Edinburgh

Average Wind Speed at RAAF Base EdinburghwindywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mphJan 2511.6 mphJan 2511.6 mphMay 199.2 mphMay 199.2 mphNov 510.4 mphNov 510.4 mphMar 1410.4 mphMar 1410.4 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) 11.511.110.39.49.39.910.110.210.210.410.611.1

The predominant average hourly wind direction at RAAF Base Edinburgh varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the west for 6.0 days, from May 1 to May 7; for 6.0 days, from June 28 to July 4; and for 3.0 months, from July 12 to October 13, with a peak percentage of 41% on August 9. The wind is most often from the north for 1.7 months, from May 7 to June 28 and for 1.1 weeks, from July 4 to July 12, with a peak percentage of 37% on July 11. The wind is most often from the south for 6.6 months, from October 13 to May 1, with a peak percentage of 51% on January 1.

Wind Direction at RAAF Base Edinburgh

Wind Direction at RAAF Base EdinburghSNWSJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%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).

RAAF Base Edinburgh 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 3.4 months, from December 22 to April 4, with an average temperature above 68°F. The month of the year at RAAF Base Edinburgh with the warmest water is February, with an average temperature of 70°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.4 months, from June 19 to September 30, with an average temperature below 58°F. The month of the year at RAAF Base Edinburgh with the coolest water is August, with an average temperature of 56°F.

Average Water Temperature at RAAF Base Edinburgh

Average Water Temperature at RAAF Base EdinburghwarmcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°FFeb 1571°FFeb 1571°F55°FAug 955°FAug 9Dec 2268°FDec 2268°FApr 468°FApr 468°FJun 1958°FJun 1958°FSep 3058°FSep 3058°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 69°F70°F69°F66°F63°F59°F56°F56°F57°F60°F64°F67°F

To characterize how pleasant the weather is at RAAF Base Edinburgh 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 RAAF Base Edinburgh for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid December to mid March, with a peak score in the second week of February.

Tourism Score at RAAF Base Edinburgh

Tourism Score at RAAF Base Edinburghbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.67.60.80.8NowNow 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 RAAF Base Edinburgh for hot-weather activities is from early January to late February, with a peak score in the second week of February.

Beach/Pool Score at RAAF Base Edinburgh

Beach/Pool Score at RAAF Base Edinburghbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810103.73.70.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 RAAF Base Edinburgh 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 RAAF Base Edinburgh

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season at RAAF Base Edinburghgrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%90%Jul 2390%Jul 2390%Jul 1090%Jul 10Jan 17100%Jan 17100%NowNowvery coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhot
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 RAAF Base Edinburgh

Growing Degree Days at RAAF Base EdinburghJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F500°F500°F1,000°F1,000°F1,500°F1,500°F2,000°F2,000°F2,500°F2,500°F3,000°F3,000°F3,500°F3,500°F4,000°F4,000°F4,500°F4,500°FAug 690°FAug 690°FNov 10900°FNov 10900°FDec 291,800°FDec 291,800°FJun 304,442°FJun 304,442°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 extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from November 4 to February 19, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.2 kWh. The brightest month of the year at RAAF Base Edinburgh is January, with an average of 8.2 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from April 30 to August 16, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.5 kWh. The darkest month of the year at RAAF Base Edinburgh is June, with an average of 2.4 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy at RAAF Base Edinburgh

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy at RAAF Base EdinburghbrightbrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWh10 kWh10 kWhJan 48.4 kWhJan 48.4 kWhJun 232.3 kWhJun 232.3 kWhNov 47.2 kWhNov 47.2 kWhApr 303.5 kWhApr 303.5 kWhAug 163.5 kWhAug 163.5 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) 8.27.45.94.22.92.42.63.65.06.47.68.2

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of RAAF Base Edinburgh are -34.702 deg latitude, 138.621 deg longitude, and 66 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of RAAF Base Edinburgh is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 79 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 71 feet. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (1,325 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (2,444 feet).

The area within 2 miles of RAAF Base Edinburgh is covered by cropland (55%), artificial surfaces (24%), and sparse vegetation (19%), within 10 miles by cropland (40%) and artificial surfaces (23%), and within 50 miles by cropland (48%) and water (28%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at RAAF Base Edinburgh, 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

RAAF Base Edinburgh 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 Parafield Airport, Adelaide Airport, and Adelaide.

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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