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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Shelton Connecticut, United States

In Shelton, the summers are warm, humid, and wet; the winters are very cold and snowy; and it is partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 22°F to 81°F and is rarely below 8°F or above 88°F.

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

Climate in Shelton

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Shelton weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The warm season lasts for 3.5 months, from June 1 to September 16, with an average daily high temperature above 72°F. The hottest month of the year in Shelton is July, with an average high of 81°F and low of 65°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.3 months, from December 3 to March 13, with an average daily high temperature below 45°F. The coldest month of the year in Shelton is January, with an average low of 23°F and high of 36°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Shelton

Average High and Low Temperature in SheltonwarmcoldcoldJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 3036°FJan 3036°FJul 2081°FJul 2081°F22°F22°F66°F66°FJun 172°FJun 172°FSep 1672°FSep 1672°FDec 345°FDec 345°FMar 1345°FMar 1345°F55°F55°F57°F57°F32°F32°F30°F30°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 36°F38°F46°F57°F67°F76°F81°F79°F72°F61°F51°F41°F
Temp. 29°F31°F38°F48°F58°F67°F73°F72°F65°F53°F44°F34°F
Low 23°F25°F32°F41°F50°F60°F65°F64°F57°F46°F37°F29°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 Shelton

Average Hourly Temperature in SheltonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowfreezingfreezingvery coldvery coldcoldcoldcoolcoolcomfortablewarmfreezingfreezing
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.

Odessa, Ukraine (4,786 miles away); Paraul, Russia (5,554 miles); and Saku, Japan (6,727 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Shelton (view comparison).

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In Shelton, 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 in Shelton begins around June 25 and lasts for 4.5 months, ending around November 11.

The clearest month of the year in Shelton is September, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 64% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around November 11 and lasts for 7.5 months, ending around June 25.

The cloudiest month of the year in Shelton is February, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 52% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Shelton

Cloud Cover Categories in SheltonclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Sep 565%Sep 565%Feb 2847%Feb 2847%Jun 2556%Jun 2556%Nov 1156%Nov 1156%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 51%52%51%50%50%47%41%37%36%37%45%51%
Clearer 49%48%49%50%50%53%59%63%64%63%55%49%

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

The wetter season lasts 4.3 months, from April 9 to August 18, with a greater than 29% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Shelton is July, with an average of 10.3 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 7.7 months, from August 18 to April 9. The month with the fewest wet days in Shelton is February, with an average of 7.0 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. The month with the most days of rain alone in Shelton is July, with an average of 10.3 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 35% on May 29.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Shelton

Daily Chance of Precipitation in SheltonwetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%May 2935%May 2935%Jan 2922%Jan 2922%Apr 929%Apr 929%Aug 1829%Aug 1829%NowNowrainsnow
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 3.7d3.8d6.2d8.0d9.9d9.6d10.3d9.2d7.8d7.6d7.0d5.7d
Mixed 1.8d1.5d1.2d0.3d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.5d1.3d
Snow 1.9d1.6d0.8d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d1.4d
Any 7.5d7.0d8.2d8.4d9.9d9.6d10.3d9.2d7.8d7.7d7.6d8.4d

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. Shelton experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Shelton. The month with the most rain in Shelton is April, with an average rainfall of 3.7 inches.

The month with the least rain in Shelton is January, with an average rainfall of 2.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Shelton

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 2.0″2.1″3.1″3.7″3.6″3.5″3.2″3.5″3.5″3.7″3.5″2.9″

Snowfall

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

The snowy period of the year lasts for 4.9 months, from November 13 to April 9, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Shelton is January, with an average snowfall of 8.8 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 7.1 months, from April 9 to November 13. The least snow falls around July 23, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall in Shelton

Average Monthly Snowfall in SheltonsnowsnowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in5 in5 in10 in10 in15 in15 in20 in20 inJan 269.2 inJan 269.2 inJul 230.0 inJul 230.0 inNov 131.0 inNov 131.0 inApr 91.0 inApr 91.0 in
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 8.8″8.6″4.5″0.5″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.1″1.2″5.8″

The length of the day in Shelton varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 11 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 15 hours, 10 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Shelton

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in SheltonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 8 minMar 1912 hr, 8 minMar 1915 hr, 10 minJun 2015 hr, 10 minJun 2012 hr, 11 minSep 2212 hr, 11 minSep 229 hr, 11 minDec 219 hr, 11 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 9.6h10.6h12.0h13.4h14.5h15.1h14.8h13.8h12.4h11.1h9.9h9.2h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:18 AM on June 14, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 7 minutes later at 7:25 AM on November 2. The earliest sunset is at 4:22 PM on December 7, and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 7 minutes later at 8:29 PM on June 26.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Shelton 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 Shelton

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in SheltonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 145:18 AMJun 145:18 AM8:29 PMJun 268:29 PMJun 26Dec 74:22 PMDec 74:22 PM7:25 AMNov 27:25 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 Shelton

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in SheltonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM0001010101020202030303040405050606000010101020202020303040405050602572NowNow
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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 Shelton

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.

Shelton experiences significant seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from June 9 to September 23, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 12% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Shelton is July, with 13.1 days that are muggy or worse.

The least muggy day of the year is February 23, when muggy conditions are essentially unheard of.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Shelton

Humidity Comfort Levels in SheltonmuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Feb 230%Feb 230%Aug 148%Aug 148%Jun 912%Jun 912%Sep 2312%Sep 2312%NowNowoppressiveoppressivemuggymuggydrydrycomfortablecomfortable
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 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.6d5.3d13.1d11.6d5.0d0.8d0.0d0.0d

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 Shelton experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 6.0 months, from October 21 to April 20, with average wind speeds of more than 6.7 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Shelton is February, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.5 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.0 months, from April 20 to October 21. The calmest month of the year in Shelton is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.9 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Shelton

Average Wind Speed in SheltonwindywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mphJan 308.6 mphJan 308.6 mphJul 314.8 mphJul 314.8 mphOct 216.7 mphOct 216.7 mphApr 206.7 mphApr 206.7 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) 8.48.58.06.95.85.14.95.05.76.67.47.9

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

The wind is most often from the north for 1.2 months, from March 7 to April 13, with a peak percentage of 35% on March 9. The wind is most often from the west for 2.7 weeks, from April 13 to May 2 and for 5.2 months, from October 1 to March 7, with a peak percentage of 30% on April 18. The wind is most often from the south for 5.0 months, from May 2 to October 1, with a peak percentage of 38% on July 27.

Wind Direction in Shelton

Wind Direction in SheltonWNWSWJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%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).

Shelton 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 3.6 months, from June 23 to October 10, with an average temperature above 65°F. The month of the year in Shelton with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 72°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.4 months, from December 30 to April 13, with an average temperature below 43°F. The month of the year in Shelton with the coolest water is February, with an average temperature of 37°F.

Average Water Temperature in Shelton

The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 40°F37°F38°F44°F53°F62°F70°F72°F69°F63°F55°F47°F

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Shelton 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 Shelton for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid June to mid September, with a peak score in the last week of August.

Tourism Score in Shelton

Tourism Score in Sheltonbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.96.90.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Shelton for hot-weather activities is from early July to mid August, with a peak score in the third week of July.

Beach/Pool Score in Shelton

Beach/Pool Score in Sheltonbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810105.85.80.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Shelton typically lasts for 6.5 months (199 days), from around April 11 to around October 27, rarely starting before March 25 or after April 28, and rarely ending before October 9 or after November 14.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Shelton

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Sheltongrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%50%Apr 1150%Apr 1150%Oct 2750%Oct 2790%Apr 2890%Apr 2890%Oct 990%Oct 910%Mar 2510%Mar 2510%Nov 1410%Nov 140%Feb 40%Feb 4Jul 19100%Jul 19100%freezingvery 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 in Shelton should appear around April 25, only rarely appearing before April 12 or after May 5.

Growing Degree Days in Shelton

Growing Degree Days in SheltonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F500°F500°F1,000°F1,000°F1,500°F1,500°F2,000°F2,000°F2,500°F2,500°F3,000°F3,000°FApr 2589°FApr 2589°FJun 30900°FJun 30900°FAug 91,800°FAug 91,800°FDec 312,941°FDec 312,941°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 3.7 months, from April 30 to August 19, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.9 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Shelton is June, with an average of 6.8 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.2 months, from November 4 to February 11, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 2.8 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Shelton is December, with an average of 1.8 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Shelton

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in SheltonbrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhJun 296.9 kWhJun 296.9 kWhDec 221.7 kWhDec 221.7 kWhApr 305.9 kWhApr 305.9 kWhAug 195.9 kWhAug 195.9 kWhNov 42.8 kWhNov 42.8 kWhFeb 112.8 kWhFeb 112.8 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) 2.02.94.15.36.26.86.66.04.93.62.31.8

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Shelton are 41.316 deg latitude, -73.093 deg longitude, and 56 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Shelton contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 581 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 245 feet. Within 10 miles also contains significant variations in elevation (784 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,955 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Shelton is covered by artificial surfaces (76%) and trees (24%), within 10 miles by trees (54%) and artificial surfaces (37%), and within 50 miles by trees (50%) and water (25%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Shelton, 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 5 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Shelton.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Shelton 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 Shelton is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Shelton 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 Shelton 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.

Disclaimer

The information on this site is provided as is, without any assurances as to its accuracy or suitability for any purpose. Weather data is prone to errors, outages, and other defects. We assume no responsibility for any decisions made on the basis of the content presented on this site.

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.

We further caution that our travel scores are only as good as the data that underpin them, that weather conditions at any given location and time are unpredictable and variable, and that the definition of the scores reflects a particular set of preferences that may not agree with those of any particular reader.

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