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Climate and Average Weather Year Round at Afton Municipal Airport Wyoming, United States

At Afton Municipal Airport, the summers are warm, dry, and mostly clear and the winters are freezing, snowy, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 5°F to 79°F and is rarely below -13°F or above 86°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Afton Municipal Airport for warm-weather activities is from early July to mid August.

Climate at Afton Municipal Airport

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

The warm season lasts for 3.2 months, from June 9 to September 16, with an average daily high temperature above 68°F. The hottest month of the year at Afton Municipal Airport is July, with an average high of 78°F and low of 43°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.5 months, from November 21 to March 6, with an average daily high temperature below 36°F. The coldest month of the year at Afton Municipal Airport is January, with an average low of 6°F and high of 26°F.

Average High and Low Temperature at Afton Municipal Airport

Average High and Low Temperature at Afton Municipal AirportwarmcoldcoldJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec-20°F-20°F-10°F-10°F0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 2726°FJan 2726°FJul 2779°FJul 2779°F5°F5°F44°F44°FJun 968°FJun 968°FSep 1668°FSep 1668°FNov 2136°FNov 2136°FMar 636°FMar 636°F36°F36°F35°F35°F16°F16°F15°F15°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 26°F30°F39°F50°F60°F71°F78°F77°F68°F55°F39°F28°F
Temp. 16°F19°F28°F37°F45°F54°F60°F59°F50°F39°F28°F18°F
Low 6°F9°F18°F25°F32°F37°F43°F42°F35°F26°F18°F9°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 Afton Municipal Airport

Average Hourly Temperature at Afton Municipal 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 AMNowNowfrigidfrigidfreezingfreezingvery coldcoldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmfrigid
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 Afton Municipal 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 Afton Municipal Airport begins around June 7 and lasts for 4.2 months, ending around October 14.

The clearest month of the year at Afton Municipal Airport is July, 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 October 14 and lasts for 7.8 months, ending around June 7.

The cloudiest month of the year at Afton Municipal Airport is March, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 54% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories at Afton Municipal Airport

Cloud Cover Categories at Afton Municipal AirportclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jul 2579%Jul 2579%Mar 145%Mar 145%Jun 761%Jun 761%Oct 1462%Oct 1462%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 53%54%54%51%48%32%22%23%28%39%49%53%
Clearer 47%46%46%49%52%68%78%77%72%61%51%47%

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

The wetter season lasts 7.2 months, from November 4 to June 10, with a greater than 21% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days at Afton Municipal Airport is May, with an average of 9.1 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 4.8 months, from June 10 to November 4. The month with the fewest wet days at Afton Municipal Airport is July, with an average of 4.3 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 Afton Municipal Airport changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 6.9 months, from April 10 to November 7. The month with the most days of rain alone at Afton Municipal Airport is May, with an average of 7.6 days.

Snow alone is the most common for 3.4 months, from November 19 to March 3. The month with the most days of snow alone at Afton Municipal Airport is January, with an average of 4.5 days.

Mixed snow and rain is the most common for 1.6 months, from March 3 to April 10 and from November 7 to November 19. The month with the most days of mixed snow and rain at Afton Municipal Airport is March, with an average of 3.1 days.

Daily Chance of Precipitation at Afton Municipal Airport

Daily Chance of Precipitation at Afton Municipal AirportsnowmixedrainsnowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%May 2130%May 2130%Jul 312%Jul 312%Mar 322%Mar 322%Apr 1023%Apr 1023%Nov 723%Nov 723%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 0.4d0.7d1.6d3.7d7.6d5.4d4.3d5.0d4.9d3.5d2.2d1.0d
Mixed 2.2d2.5d3.1d2.8d1.4d0.3d0.0d0.0d0.5d1.7d2.8d2.2d
Snow 4.5d3.2d2.2d0.8d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.5d2.4d4.4d
Any 7.1d6.4d6.9d7.3d9.1d5.7d4.3d5.0d5.5d5.6d7.4d7.6d

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. Afton Municipal Airport experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 10 months, from February 13 to December 22, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain at Afton Municipal Airport is May, with an average rainfall of 1.7 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 1.7 months, from December 22 to February 13. The month with the least rain at Afton Municipal Airport is January, with an average rainfall of 0.4 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall at Afton Municipal Airport

Average Monthly Rainfall at Afton Municipal AirportrainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 in12 in12 in14 in14 inMay 211.7 inMay 211.7 inJan 190.4 inJan 190.4 inSep 241.1 inSep 241.1 inJul 90.7 inJul 90.7 inDec 220.5 inDec 220.5 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 0.4″0.5″0.6″1.0″1.7″1.1″0.7″0.8″1.1″1.0″0.9″0.6″

Snowfall

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

The snowy period of the year lasts for 7.5 months, from October 1 to May 15, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow at Afton Municipal Airport is January, with an average snowfall of 11.2 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 4.5 months, from May 15 to October 1. The least snow falls around August 12, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall at Afton Municipal Airport

Average Monthly Snowfall at Afton Municipal AirportsnowsnowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in5 in5 in10 in10 in15 in15 in20 in20 in25 in25 inJan 911.8 inJan 911.8 inAug 120.0 inAug 120.0 inOct 11.0 inOct 11.0 inMay 151.0 inMay 151.0 inNowNow
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 11.2″8.9″5.8″3.3″1.0″0.2″0.0″0.0″0.4″2.0″6.7″10.3″

The length of the day at Afton Municipal Airport varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 2 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 15 hours, 20 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight at Afton Municipal Airport

Hours of Daylight and Twilight at Afton Municipal AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 8 minMar 1912 hr, 8 minMar 1915 hr, 20 minJun 2015 hr, 20 minJun 2012 hr, 11 minSep 2212 hr, 11 minSep 229 hr, 2 minDec 219 hr, 2 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 9.5h10.6h12.0h13.4h14.7h15.3h14.9h13.8h12.4h11.0h9.7h9.1h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:45 AM on June 14, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 15 minutes later at 7:59 AM on November 2. The earliest sunset is at 4:49 PM on December 7, and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 16 minutes later at 9:06 PM on June 26.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed at Afton Municipal Airport during 2024, starting in the spring on March 10, lasting 7.8 months, and ending in the fall on November 3.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time at Afton Municipal Airport

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time at Afton Municipal AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 145:45 AMJun 145:45 AM9:06 PMJun 269:06 PMJun 26Dec 74:49 PMDec 74:49 PM7:59 AMNov 27:59 AMNov 2Mar 10DSTMar 10DSTDSTNov 3DSTNov 3daynightnightnightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 Afton Municipal Airport

Solar Elevation and Azimuth at Afton Municipal 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 AM00010101010202020303030404050606000010101020202020303040405050602471NowNow
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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 Afton Municipal 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 Afton Municipal 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, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels at Afton Municipal Airport

Humidity Comfort Levels at Afton Municipal AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jan 310%Jan 310%Aug 70%Aug 70%NowNowdrydry
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 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d

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 Afton Municipal Airport experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.0 months, from December 21 to May 20, with average wind speeds of more than 5.2 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year at Afton Municipal Airport is April, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.8 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.0 months, from May 20 to December 21. The calmest month of the year at Afton Municipal Airport is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.6 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed at Afton Municipal Airport

Average Wind Speed at Afton Municipal AirportwindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mph7 mph7 mph8 mph8 mph9 mph9 mph10 mph10 mphMar 295.9 mphMar 295.9 mphAug 34.5 mphAug 34.5 mphDec 215.2 mphDec 215.2 mphMay 205.2 mphMay 205.2 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) 5.35.65.75.85.35.04.64.64.95.05.25.2

The predominant average hourly wind direction at Afton Municipal Airport is from the west throughout the year.

Wind Direction at Afton Municipal Airport

Wind Direction at Afton Municipal AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%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).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is at Afton Municipal 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 Afton Municipal Airport for general outdoor tourist activities is from early July to mid August, with a peak score in the last week of July.

Tourism Score at Afton Municipal Airport

Tourism Score at Afton Municipal Airportbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810104.64.60.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Afton Municipal Airport for hot-weather activities is from early July to mid August, with a peak score in the last week of July.

Beach/Pool Score at Afton Municipal Airport

Beach/Pool Score at Afton Municipal AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810102.52.50.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Afton Municipal Airport typically lasts for 2.3 months (70 days), from around June 23 to around September 1, rarely starting before June 2 or after July 18, and rarely ending before August 1 or after September 21.

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

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season at Afton Municipal AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jun 2350%Jun 2350%Sep 150%Sep 150%Jul 1890%Jul 1890%Aug 190%Aug 190%Jun 210%Jun 210%Sep 2110%Sep 2110%0%Nov 190%Nov 19NowNowfrigidfreezingvery coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarm
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 Afton Municipal Airport should appear around May 22, only rarely appearing before May 8 or after June 9.

Growing Degree Days at Afton Municipal Airport

Growing Degree Days at Afton Municipal AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F200°F200°F400°F400°F600°F600°F800°F800°F1,000°F1,000°F1,200°F1,200°F1,400°F1,400°FMay 2290°FMay 2290°FAug 17900°FAug 17900°FDec 311,254°FDec 311,254°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 2.9 months, from May 19 to August 16, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.0 kWh. The brightest month of the year at Afton Municipal Airport is June, with an average of 8.0 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from October 29 to February 11, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.2 kWh. The darkest month of the year at Afton Municipal Airport is December, with an average of 2.0 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy at Afton Municipal Airport

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy at Afton Municipal AirportbrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWh10 kWh10 kWhJun 288.3 kWhJun 288.3 kWhDec 152.0 kWhDec 152.0 kWhMay 197.0 kWhMay 197.0 kWhAug 167.0 kWhAug 167.0 kWhOct 293.2 kWhOct 293.2 kWhFeb 113.2 kWhFeb 113.2 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) 2.43.44.86.07.08.08.07.05.53.92.62.0

This report illustrates the typical weather at Afton Municipal 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

Afton Municipal 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 include but are not limited to Big Piney-Marbleton Airport; Jackson Hole Airport; Driggs, Driggs-Reed Memorial Airport; Ralph Wenz Field; Logan-Cache Airport; Fanning Field; Rexburg Airport; and Evanston-Uinta County Burns Field.

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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