Average Weather in Gravelbourg Canada

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In Gravelbourg, the summers are warm; the winters are freezing, dry, and windy; and it is partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 4°F to 81°F and is rarely below -21°F or above 91°F.

The warm season lasts for 3.6 months, from May 27 to September 16, with an average daily high temperature above 69°F. The hottest day of the year is August 6, with an average high of 81°F and low of 55°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.5 months, from November 22 to March 5, with an average daily high temperature below 32°F. The coldest day of the year is January 5, with an average low of 4°F and high of 20°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.

In Gravelbourg, 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 Gravelbourg begins around June 13 and lasts for 4.0 months, ending around October 12. On July 29, the clearest day of the year, the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 72% of the time, and overcast or mostly cloudy 28% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 12 and lasts for 8.0 months, ending around June 13. On March 2, the cloudiest day of the year, the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 63% of the time, and clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 37% of the time.

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

The wetter season lasts 4.0 months, from May 8 to September 8, with a greater than 17% chance of a given day being a wet day. The chance of a wet day peaks at 30% on June 10.

The drier season lasts 8.0 months, from September 8 to May 8. The smallest chance of a wet day is 3% on February 14.

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 Gravelbourg changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 7.7 months, from March 25 to November 13. The highest chance of a day with rain alone is 30% on June 22.

Snow alone is the most common for 4.3 months, from November 13 to March 25. The highest chance of a day with snow alone is 7% on January 10.

Rainfall

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. Gravelbourg experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 6.0 months, from April 14 to October 15, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The most rain falls during the 31 days centered around June 13, with an average total accumulation of 2.2 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 6.0 months, from October 15 to April 14. The least rain falls around January 8, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

Snowfall

The sliding 31-day liquid-equivalent quantity of snowfall in Gravelbourg does not vary significantly over the course of the year, staying within 0.1 inches of 0.1 inches throughout.

The length of the day in Gravelbourg varies extremely over the course of the year. In 2017, the shortest day is December 21, with 8 hours, 6 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 16 hours, 21 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 4:56 AM on June 16, and the latest sunrise is 4 hours, 7 minutes later at 9:04 AM on December 31. The earliest sunset is at 5:04 PM on December 11, and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 14 minutes later at 9:18 PM on June 24.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Gravelbourg during 2017.

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 Gravelbourg, 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.

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 Gravelbourg experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 8.6 months, from September 21 to June 8, with average wind speeds of more than 5.9 miles per hour. The windiest day of the year is December 13, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.6 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 3.4 months, from June 8 to September 21. The calmest day of the year is July 30, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.1 miles per hour.

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

The wind is most often from the north for 1.6 weeks, from April 25 to May 6, with a peak percentage of 28% on April 29. The wind is most often from the west for 12 months, from May 6 to April 25, with a peak percentage of 49% on January 1.

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 3.6 months, from May 2 to August 20, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.9 kWh. The brightest day of the year is July 10, with an average of 7.1 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from October 27 to February 14, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 2.3 kWh. The darkest day of the year is December 24, with an average of 1.0 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Gravelbourg are 49.883 deg latitude, -106.551 deg longitude, and 2,300 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Gravelbourg is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 43 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 2,295 feet. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (361 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,460 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Gravelbourg is covered by cropland (95%), within 10 miles by cropland (98%), and within 50 miles by cropland (85%) and grassland (11%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Gravelbourg, 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 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Gravelbourg.

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

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are: Assiniboia Airport (62%, 47 kilometers, east); Swift Current Airport (22%, 93 kilometers, northwest); and Val Marie Southeast, Sask (16%, 118 kilometers, southwest).

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Tables of the Sun, Moon and Planets , 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 aiports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © Esri, with data from National Geographic, Esri, DeLorme, NAVTEQ, UNEP-WCMC, USGS, NASA, ESA, METI, NRCAN, GEBCO, NOAA, and iPC.