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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Cedar City Utah, United States

In Cedar City, 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 18°F to 87°F and is rarely below 3°F or above 94°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Cedar City for warm-weather activities is from mid June to early September.

Climate in Cedar City

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Cedar City weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The hot season lasts for 3.3 months, from June 3 to September 14, with an average daily high temperature above 78°F. The hottest month of the year in Cedar City is July, with an average high of 87°F and low of 58°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.2 months, from November 20 to February 27, with an average daily high temperature below 49°F. The coldest month of the year in Cedar City is December, with an average low of 20°F and high of 41°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Cedar City

Average High and Low Temperature in Cedar CityhotcoldcoldJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 339°FJan 339°FJul 1287°FJul 1287°F18°F18°F58°F58°FJun 378°FJun 378°FSep 1478°FSep 1478°FNov 2049°FNov 2049°FFeb 2749°FFeb 2749°F47°F47°F49°F49°F26°F26°F26°F26°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 41°F45°F54°F61°F71°F82°F87°F85°F77°F65°F51°F41°F
Temp. 28°F32°F40°F47°F56°F67°F73°F71°F62°F50°F37°F28°F
Low 19°F23°F29°F34°F42°F51°F58°F57°F48°F37°F27°F20°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 in Cedar City

Average Hourly Temperature in Cedar CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowfreezingfreezingfreezingfreezingvery coldvery coldcoldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhotcomfortable
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.

Göreme, Turkey (6,790 miles away) and Bījār, Iran (7,215 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Cedar City (view comparison).

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In Cedar City, 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 in Cedar City begins around May 18 and lasts for 5.4 months, ending around November 1.

The clearest month of the year in Cedar City is September, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 83% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around November 1 and lasts for 6.5 months, ending around May 18.

The cloudiest month of the year in Cedar City is February, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 45% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Cedar City

Cloud Cover Categories in Cedar CityclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Sep 1984%Sep 1984%Feb 2954%Feb 2954%May 1869%May 1869%Nov 169%Nov 169%NowNowclearmostly clearovercastpartly cloudymostly 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 42%45%42%37%31%20%24%23%17%25%35%40%
Clearer 58%55%58%63%69%80%76%77%83%75%65%60%

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

The wetter season lasts 9.6 months, from July 11 to April 29, with a greater than 12% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Cedar City is August, with an average of 5.2 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 2.4 months, from April 29 to July 11. The month with the fewest wet days in Cedar City is June, with an average of 2.0 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 in Cedar City changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 12 months, from December 22 to December 16. The month with the most days of rain alone in Cedar City is August, with an average of 5.2 days.

Mixed snow and rain is the most common for 6.0 days, from December 16 to December 22. The month with the most days of mixed snow and rain in Cedar City is February, with an average of 1.7 days.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Cedar City

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Cedar CityrainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Aug 719%Aug 719%Jun 176%Jun 176%Dec 1611%Dec 1611%Apr 2912%Apr 2912%NowNowrainmixedsnow
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 1.7d2.1d2.8d2.9d2.9d2.0d4.4d5.2d3.8d3.4d2.0d1.3d
Mixed 1.2d1.7d1.6d0.7d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.3d0.7d1.2d
Snow 1.0d0.8d0.5d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.4d1.0d
Any 4.0d4.7d4.9d3.8d3.0d2.0d4.4d5.2d3.8d3.8d3.1d3.5d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Cedar City experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 10 months, from July 6 to May 5, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Cedar City is October, with an average rainfall of 0.9 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 2.0 months, from May 5 to July 6. The month with the least rain in Cedar City is June, with an average rainfall of 0.3 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Cedar City

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″0.7″0.7″0.6″0.5″0.3″0.7″0.9″0.9″0.9″0.6″0.5″

Snowfall

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

The snowy period of the year lasts for 5.0 months, from November 6 to April 6, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Cedar City is February, with an average snowfall of 3.4 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 7.0 months, from April 6 to November 6. The least snow falls around August 3, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall in Cedar City

Average Monthly Snowfall in Cedar CitysnowsnowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 inFeb 173.4 inFeb 173.4 inAug 30.0 inAug 30.0 inNov 61.0 inNov 61.0 inApr 61.0 inApr 61.0 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 2.9″3.4″2.1″0.7″0.1″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.4″1.3″2.7″

The length of the day in Cedar City varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 33 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 14 hours, 46 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Cedar City

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Cedar CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 8 minMar 1912 hr, 8 minMar 1914 hr, 46 minJun 2014 hr, 46 minJun 2012 hr, 10 minSep 2212 hr, 10 minSep 229 hr, 33 minDec 219 hr, 33 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 9.9h10.8h12.0h13.2h14.2h14.7h14.5h13.5h12.4h11.2h10.1h9.6h

The earliest sunrise is at 6:10 AM on June 13, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 49 minutes later at 7:59 AM on November 2. The earliest sunset is at 5:13 PM on December 5, and the latest sunset is 3 hours, 45 minutes later at 8:57 PM on June 27.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Cedar City 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 in Cedar City

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in Cedar CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 136:10 AMJun 136:10 AM8:57 PMJun 278:57 PMJun 27Dec 55:13 PMDec 55:13 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 in Cedar City

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Cedar CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM0001010101020202030303040404050506060700001010102020202030304040505060702976NowNow
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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 in Cedar City

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 in Cedar City, 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 in Cedar City

Humidity Comfort Levels in Cedar CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jan 210%Jan 210%Jul 220%Jul 220%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 in Cedar City experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.9 months, from January 30 to June 28, with average wind speeds of more than 7.9 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Cedar City is April, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.2 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.1 months, from June 28 to January 30. The calmest month of the year in Cedar City is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.6 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Cedar City

Average Wind Speed in Cedar CitywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mphApr 89.3 mphApr 89.3 mphAug 26.4 mphAug 26.4 mphJan 307.9 mphJan 307.9 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 7.78.28.89.28.68.36.96.67.27.27.57.7

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Cedar City varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the south for 9.3 months, from February 17 to November 25, with a peak percentage of 53% on August 19. The wind is most often from the north for 2.7 months, from November 25 to February 17, with a peak percentage of 37% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Cedar City

Wind Direction in Cedar CityNSNJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestsouthnortheast
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Cedar City 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 Cedar City for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid June to early September, with a peak score in the third week of July.

Tourism Score in Cedar City

Tourism Score in Cedar Citybest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.27.20.10.1NowNow 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 Cedar City for hot-weather activities is from late June to mid August, with a peak score in the second week of July.

Beach/Pool Score in Cedar City

Beach/Pool Score in Cedar Citybest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810104.64.60.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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).

The growing season in Cedar City typically lasts for 4.6 months (141 days), from around May 17 to around October 5, rarely starting before April 28 or after June 9, and rarely ending before September 17 or after October 23.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Cedar City

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Cedar Citygrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%May 1750%May 1750%Oct 550%Oct 550%Jun 990%Jun 990%Sep 1790%Sep 1790%Apr 2810%Apr 2810%Oct 2310%Oct 2310%0%Dec 100%Dec 10Aug 1100%Aug 1100%NowNowfrigidfreezingvery 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.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Cedar City should appear around April 11, only rarely appearing before March 26 or after April 26.

Growing Degree Days in Cedar City

Growing Degree Days in Cedar CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F500°F500°F1,000°F1,000°F1,500°F1,500°F2,000°F2,000°F2,500°F2,500°F3,000°F3,000°FApr 1189°FApr 1189°FJun 27900°FJun 27900°FAug 61,800°FAug 61,800°FDec 312,898°FDec 312,898°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.6 months, from May 4 to July 24, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.5 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Cedar City is June, with an average of 8.5 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from November 1 to February 12, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.9 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Cedar City is December, with an average of 2.8 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Cedar City

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Cedar CitybrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWh10 kWh10 kWhJun 158.6 kWhJun 158.6 kWhDec 212.7 kWhDec 212.7 kWhMay 47.5 kWhMay 47.5 kWhJul 247.5 kWhJul 247.5 kWhNov 13.9 kWhNov 13.9 kWhFeb 123.9 kWhFeb 123.9 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) 3.14.05.46.87.88.57.86.96.14.73.42.8

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Cedar City are 37.677 deg latitude, -113.062 deg longitude, and 5,843 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Cedar City contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,591 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 6,004 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (4,849 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (8,763 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Cedar City is covered by shrubs (63%), artificial surfaces (18%), and trees (12%), within 10 miles by shrubs (48%) and trees (36%), and within 50 miles by shrubs (70%) and trees (25%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Cedar City, 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

There are 4 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Cedar City.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Cedar City according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Cedar City is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Cedar City and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Cedar City and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

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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