Average Weather in Moose Jaw Canada

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In Moose Jaw, the summers are long and warm; the winters are frigid, dry, and windy; and it is partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 2°F to 81°F and is rarely below -22°F or above 91°F.

The warm season lasts for 3.9 months, from May 22 to September 18, with an average daily high temperature above 68°F. The hottest day of the year is July 27, with an average high of 81°F and low of 56°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.5 months, from November 23 to March 7, with an average daily high temperature below 32°F. The coldest day of the year is January 11, with an average low of 2°F and high of 19°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 Moose Jaw, 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 Moose Jaw begins around June 10 and lasts for 4.2 months, ending around October 16. On July 29, the clearest day of the year, the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 71% of the time, and overcast or mostly cloudy 29% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 16 and lasts for 7.8 months, ending around June 10. On February 20, the cloudiest day of the year, the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 67% of the time, and clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 33% 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 Moose Jaw 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 29% on June 23.

The drier season lasts 8.0 months, from September 8 to May 8. The smallest chance of a wet day is 4% on February 16.

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 Moose Jaw 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 29% on June 23.

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 8% 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. Moose Jaw experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 6.1 months, from April 15 to October 17, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The most rain falls during the 31 days centered around June 18, with an average total accumulation of 2.1 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 5.9 months, from October 17 to April 15. The least rain falls around January 1, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

Snowfall

The sliding 31-day liquid-equivalent quantity of snowfall in Moose Jaw 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 Moose Jaw varies extremely over the course of the year. In 2017, the shortest day is December 21, with 8 hours, 1 minute of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 16 hours, 27 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 4:50 AM on June 16, and the latest sunrise is 4 hours, 12 minutes later at 9:02 AM on December 31. The earliest sunset is at 4:58 PM on December 11, and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 19 minutes later at 9:17 PM on June 25.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Moose Jaw 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 Moose Jaw, 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 2% of 2% 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 Moose Jaw experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 8.5 months, from September 21 to June 7, with average wind speeds of more than 5.9 miles per hour. The windiest day of the year is March 26, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.5 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 3.5 months, from June 7 to September 21. The calmest day of the year is July 30, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.2 miles per hour.

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

The wind is most often from the south for 2.4 weeks, from April 4 to April 21 and for 3.0 days, from May 20 to May 23, with a peak percentage of 28% on April 18. The wind is most often from the north for 4.1 weeks, from April 21 to May 20, with a peak percentage of 29% on April 28. The wind is most often from the west for 10 months, from May 23 to April 4, with a peak percentage of 47% 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 April 30 to August 19, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.8 kWh. The brightest day of the year is July 11, with an average of 7.0 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from October 26 to February 14, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 2.2 kWh. The darkest day of the year is December 22, with an average of 1.0 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Moose Jaw are 50.400 deg latitude, -105.534 deg longitude, and 1,844 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Moose Jaw contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 141 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,830 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (331 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,302 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Moose Jaw is covered by artificial surfaces (57%) and cropland (41%), within 10 miles by cropland (94%), and within 50 miles by cropland (87%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Moose Jaw, 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 Moose Jaw.

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

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are: CFB Moose Jaw (88%, 8 kilometers, south); Regina (4.2%, 62 kilometers, east); Regina University (4.2%, 62 kilometers, east); Elbow Marine Aviation Reporting Station (1.8%, 110 kilometers, northwest); and Last Mountain (1.6%, 115 kilometers, north).

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.