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Climate and Average Weather Year Round at Okha Airport Russia

At Okha Airport, the summers are cool and mostly cloudy and the winters are frigid, snowy, windy, and overcast. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from -8°F to 67°F and is rarely below -21°F or above 78°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Okha Airport for warm-weather activities is from late July to late August.

Climate at Okha Airport

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

The warm season lasts for 3.6 months, from June 3 to September 23, with an average daily high temperature above 55°F. The hottest month of the year at Okha Airport is August, with an average high of 66°F and low of 52°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.2 months, from December 4 to March 10, with an average daily high temperature below 17°F. The coldest month of the year at Okha Airport is January, with an average low of -7°F and high of 6°F.

Average High and Low Temperature at Okha Airport

Average High and Low Temperature at Okha AirportwarmcoldcoldJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec-40°F-40°F-20°F-20°F0°F0°F20°F20°F40°F40°F60°F60°F80°F80°F100°F100°FJan 285°FJan 285°FJul 2867°FJul 2867°F-8°F-8°F52°F52°FJun 355°FJun 355°FSep 2355°FSep 2355°FDec 417°FDec 417°FMar 1017°FMar 1017°F37°F37°F41°F41°F4°F4°F1°F1°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 6°F8°F20°F33°F46°F59°F66°F66°F58°F43°F26°F13°F
Temp. -1°F1°F12°F27°F38°F50°F58°F59°F51°F37°F20°F6°F
Low -7°F-6°F4°F21°F32°F42°F50°F52°F44°F31°F14°F-0°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 Okha Airport

Average Hourly Temperature at Okha 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 AMNowNowfrigidfrigidfreezingvery coldcoldcoolcoolfreezingvery coldcomfortable
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 Okha 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 Okha Airport begins around March 9 and lasts for 7.8 months, ending around November 3.

The clearest month of the year at Okha Airport is August, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 48% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around November 3 and lasts for 4.2 months, ending around March 9.

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

Cloud Cover Categories at Okha Airport

Cloud Cover Categories at Okha AirportclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Sep 249%Sep 249%Dec 2911%Dec 2911%Mar 930%Mar 930%Nov 330%Nov 330%NowNowclearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastmostly clear
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 87%78%69%66%69%66%58%52%52%61%77%87%
Clearer 13%22%31%34%31%34%42%48%48%39%23%13%

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

The wetter season lasts 6.4 months, from May 15 to November 27, with a greater than 20% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days at Okha Airport is August, with an average of 9.1 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 5.6 months, from November 27 to May 15. The month with the fewest wet days at Okha Airport is February, with an average of 3.1 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 Okha Airport changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 5.9 months, from May 9 to November 5. The month with the most days of rain alone at Okha Airport is August, with an average of 9.1 days.

Snow alone is the most common for 5.6 months, from November 7 to April 27. The month with the most days of snow alone at Okha Airport is December, with an average of 3.8 days.

Mixed snow and rain is the most common for 2.0 weeks, from April 27 to May 9 and from November 5 to November 7. The month with the most days of mixed snow and rain at Okha Airport is November, with an average of 2.1 days.

Daily Chance of Precipitation at Okha Airport

Daily Chance of Precipitation at Okha AirportsnowrainsnowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Aug 1331%Aug 1331%Feb 2910%Feb 2910%Apr 2717%Apr 2717%Nov 523%Nov 523%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 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.6d3.2d5.7d7.0d9.1d8.5d7.0d1.1d0.1d
Mixed 0.4d0.1d0.2d1.5d1.9d0.3d0.0d0.0d0.0d1.3d2.1d0.9d
Snow 3.6d3.0d3.8d3.0d0.9d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.5d3.4d3.8d
Any 4.0d3.1d4.0d5.1d6.0d6.0d7.0d9.1d8.6d8.8d6.5d4.8d

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. Okha Airport experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 6.6 months, from May 1 to November 21, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain at Okha Airport is August, with an average rainfall of 2.6 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 5.4 months, from November 21 to May 1. The month with the least rain at Okha Airport is February, with an average rainfall of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall at Okha Airport

Average Monthly Rainfall at Okha AirportrainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 in12 in12 inAug 132.6 inAug 132.6 inMar 30.0 inMar 30.0 inSep 272.6 inSep 272.6 inMay 10.5 inMay 10.5 inNov 210.5 inNov 210.5 in
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″0.0″0.2″0.9″1.4″1.9″2.6″2.5″2.3″0.7″0.1″

Snowfall

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

The snowy period of the year lasts for 8.1 months, from October 4 to June 7, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow at Okha Airport is November, with an average snowfall of 10.0 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 3.9 months, from June 7 to October 4. The least snow falls around August 9, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall at Okha 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 7.9″6.3″7.9″8.9″4.6″0.5″0.0″0.0″0.0″2.8″10.0″9.3″

The length of the day at Okha Airport varies extremely over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 7 hours, 28 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 17 hours, 3 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight at Okha Airport

Hours of Daylight and Twilight at Okha AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 11 minMar 2012 hr, 11 minMar 2017 hr, 3 minJun 2117 hr, 3 minJun 2112 hr, 13 minSep 2212 hr, 13 minSep 227 hr, 28 minDec 217 hr, 28 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 8.1h9.8h11.9h14.0h15.9h16.9h16.4h14.7h12.7h10.5h8.6h7.6h

The earliest sunrise is at 4:58 AM on June 17, and the latest sunrise is 4 hours, 46 minutes later at 9:44 AM on December 29. The earliest sunset is at 5:08 PM on December 13, and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 53 minutes later at 10:01 PM on June 24.

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

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight at Okha Airport

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight at Okha AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 174:58 AMJun 174:58 AM10:01 PMJun 2410:01 PMJun 24Dec 135:08 PMDec 135:08 PM9:44 AMDec 299:44 AMDec 29daynightnightnightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 Okha Airport

Solar Elevation and Azimuth at Okha 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 AM00001010101020202030304040500000101010102020203030304040501360NowNow
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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 Okha 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 Okha 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 1% of 1% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels at Okha Airport

Humidity Comfort Levels at Okha AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Mar 220%Mar 220%Aug 52%Aug 52%drydry
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 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.3d0.4d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d

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 Okha Airport experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.5 months, from October 2 to March 17, with average wind speeds of more than 12.7 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year at Okha Airport is December, with an average hourly wind speed of 16.7 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.5 months, from March 17 to October 2. The calmest month of the year at Okha Airport is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.6 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed at Okha Airport

Average Wind Speed at Okha AirportwindywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph5 mph5 mph10 mph10 mph15 mph15 mph20 mph20 mph25 mph25 mphDec 1316.8 mphDec 1316.8 mphJun 308.5 mphJun 308.5 mphOct 212.7 mphOct 212.7 mphMar 1712.7 mphMar 1712.7 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) 16.014.712.911.410.28.88.69.211.214.116.116.7

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

The wind is most often from the north for 4.0 weeks, from March 28 to April 25, with a peak percentage of 33% on March 30. The wind is most often from the south for 1.4 weeks, from April 28 to May 8 and for 3.6 months, from May 19 to September 6, with a peak percentage of 44% on July 12. The wind is most often from the west for 6.7 months, from September 6 to March 28, with a peak percentage of 62% on January 1.

Wind Direction at Okha Airport

Wind Direction at Okha AirportWNSESWJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestsoutheastnorth
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).

Okha 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 2.3 months, from July 14 to September 23, with an average temperature above 51°F. The month of the year at Okha Airport with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 56°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 6.3 months, from November 18 to May 27, with an average temperature below 35°F. The month of the year at Okha Airport with the coolest water is March, with an average temperature of 29°F.

Average Water Temperature at Okha Airport

Average Water Temperature at Okha AirportwarmcoolcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec25°F25°F30°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°FAug 2256°FAug 2256°F29°FMar 1029°FMar 10Jul 1451°FJul 1451°FSep 2351°FSep 2351°FNov 1835°FNov 1835°FMay 2735°FMay 2735°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 30°F29°F29°F30°F33°F41°F51°F56°F53°F44°F35°F31°F

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

Tourism Score at Okha Airport

Tourism Score at Okha AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810104.14.10.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Okha Airport for hot-weather activities is from late July to mid August, with a peak score in the first week of August.

Beach/Pool Score at Okha Airport

Beach/Pool Score at Okha AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810100.30.30.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Okha Airport typically lasts for 3.7 months (112 days), from around June 6 to around September 27, rarely starting before May 20 or after June 23, and rarely ending before September 9 or after October 14.

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

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season at Okha Airportgrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jun 650%Jun 650%Sep 2750%Sep 2750%Jun 2390%Jun 2390%Sep 990%Sep 990%May 2010%May 2010%Oct 1410%Oct 1410%0%Mar 40%Mar 4Aug 2100%Aug 2100%NowNowfrigidcoldcoolfreezingvery 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.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms at Okha Airport should appear around June 21, only rarely appearing before June 10 or after July 4.

Growing Degree Days at Okha Airport

Growing Degree Days at Okha AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F200°F200°F400°F400°F600°F600°F800°F800°F1,000°F1,000°FJun 2190°FJun 2190°FDec 31799°FDec 31799°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 4.0 months, from April 16 to August 16, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 4.7 kWh. The brightest month of the year at Okha Airport is June, with an average of 5.6 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from October 22 to February 12, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 1.5 kWh. The darkest month of the year at Okha Airport is December, with an average of 0.5 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy at Okha Airport

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy at Okha AirportbrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhJun 155.7 kWhJun 155.7 kWhDec 150.5 kWhDec 150.5 kWhApr 164.7 kWhApr 164.7 kWhAug 164.7 kWhAug 164.7 kWhOct 221.5 kWhOct 221.5 kWhFeb 121.5 kWhFeb 121.5 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) 0.81.73.24.65.25.65.54.63.31.80.80.5

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Okha Airport are 53.517 deg latitude, 142.892 deg longitude, and 125 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Okha Airport contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 253 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 69 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (377 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,982 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Okha Airport is covered by trees (52%), shrubs (16%), and herbaceous vegetation (12%), within 10 miles by trees (56%) and water (20%), and within 50 miles by water (67%) and trees (26%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Okha 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

Okha 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 Bogorodskoye.

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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