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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Stroud Oklahoma, United States

In Stroud, the summers are hot, muggy, and mostly clear and the winters are very cold, windy, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 31°F to 95°F and is rarely below 17°F or above 103°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best times of year to visit Stroud for warm-weather activities are from late April to late June and from mid August to mid October.

Climate in Stroud

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

The hot season lasts for 3.3 months, from June 5 to September 14, with an average daily high temperature above 86°F. The hottest month of the year in Stroud is July, with an average high of 94°F and low of 73°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.0 months, from November 24 to February 25, with an average daily high temperature below 59°F. The coldest month of the year in Stroud is January, with an average low of 31°F and high of 50°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Stroud

Average High and Low Temperature in StroudhotcoldcoldJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°F110°F110°FJan 450°FJan 450°FJul 2495°FJul 2495°F31°F31°F73°F73°FJun 586°FJun 586°FSep 1486°FSep 1486°FNov 2459°FNov 2459°FFeb 2559°FFeb 2559°F67°F67°F64°F64°F39°F39°F37°F37°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 50°F55°F65°F73°F80°F88°F94°F93°F85°F74°F62°F52°F
Temp. 39°F43°F52°F61°F69°F78°F83°F82°F73°F62°F51°F41°F
Low 31°F35°F43°F52°F61°F69°F73°F72°F63°F52°F42°F33°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 Stroud

Average Hourly Temperature in StroudJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowvery coldvery coldvery coldcoldcoldcoolcoolcomfortablewarmwarmhotvery cold
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.

’Aïn el Bell, Algeria (5,368 miles away); I‘zāz, Syria (6,630 miles); and Shahrisabz, Uzbekistan (7,170 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Stroud (view comparison).

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In Stroud, 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 Stroud begins around June 7 and lasts for 4.9 months, ending around November 4.

The clearest month of the year in Stroud is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 72% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around November 4 and lasts for 7.1 months, ending around June 7.

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

Cloud Cover Categories in Stroud

Cloud Cover Categories in StroudclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Oct 474%Oct 474%Feb 1754%Feb 1754%Jun 764%Jun 764%Nov 464%Nov 464%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 43%45%43%37%38%33%28%28%29%30%38%43%
Clearer 57%55%57%63%62%67%72%72%71%70%62%57%

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

The wetter season lasts 5.5 months, from April 9 to September 25, with a greater than 27% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Stroud is May, with an average of 12.3 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.5 months, from September 25 to April 9. The month with the fewest wet days in Stroud is January, with an average of 3.9 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 Stroud is May, with an average of 12.3 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 42% on May 26.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Stroud

Daily Chance of Precipitation in StroudwetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%May 2642%May 2642%Jan 1612%Jan 1612%Apr 927%Apr 927%Sep 2527%Sep 2527%NowNowrain
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 2.9d3.9d6.6d8.7d12.3d10.8d8.0d8.2d8.3d6.9d5.3d3.6d
Mixed 0.5d0.5d0.2d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.5d
Snow 0.5d0.4d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.4d
Any 3.9d4.7d6.9d8.7d12.3d10.8d8.0d8.2d8.3d6.9d5.6d4.5d

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. Stroud experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Stroud. The month with the most rain in Stroud is May, with an average rainfall of 4.8 inches.

The month with the least rain in Stroud is January, with an average rainfall of 1.1 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Stroud

Average Monthly Rainfall in StroudJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 inMay 234.9 inMay 234.9 inJan 151.1 inJan 151.1 inSep 183.5 inSep 183.5 inAug 12.6 inAug 12.6 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 1.1″1.8″2.7″3.5″4.8″4.2″2.7″2.7″3.5″3.2″2.5″1.7″

Snowfall

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

The snowy period of the year lasts for 2.8 months, from November 25 to February 18, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Stroud is January, with an average snowfall of 1.9 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 9.2 months, from February 18 to November 25. The least snow falls around July 15, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall in Stroud

Average Monthly Snowfall in StroudsnowsnowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 in5 in5 in6 in6 in7 in7 inJan 181.9 inJan 181.9 inJul 150.0 inJul 150.0 inNov 251.0 inNov 251.0 inFeb 181.0 inFeb 181.0 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 1.9″1.1″0.4″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.6″1.5″

The length of the day in Stroud varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 44 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 14 hours, 35 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Stroud

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in StroudJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 7 minMar 1912 hr, 7 minMar 1914 hr, 35 minJun 2014 hr, 35 minJun 2012 hr, 10 minSep 2212 hr, 10 minSep 229 hr, 44 minDec 219 hr, 44 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 10.1h10.9h12.0h13.1h14.1h14.5h14.3h13.4h12.4h11.2h10.3h9.8h

The earliest sunrise is at 6:10 AM on June 12, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 40 minutes later at 7:50 AM on November 2. The earliest sunset is at 5:12 PM on December 5, and the latest sunset is 3 hours, 34 minutes later at 8:46 PM on June 28.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Stroud 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 Stroud

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in StroudJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 126:10 AMJun 126:10 AM8:46 PMJun 288:46 PMJun 28Dec 55:12 PMDec 55:12 PM7:50 AMNov 27:50 AMNov 2Mar 10DSTMar 10DSTDSTNov 3DSTNov 3daynightnightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 Stroud

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in StroudJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM000101010102020203030304040405050606070000101010202020203030304040405050607078NowNow
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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 Stroud

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.

Stroud experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 4.8 months, from May 8 to October 1, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 21% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Stroud is July, with 25.9 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Stroud is January, with 0.0 days that are muggy or worse.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Stroud

Humidity Comfort Levels in StroudmuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jan 190%Jan 190%85%Jul 585%Jul 5May 821%May 821%Oct 121%Oct 121%NowNowoppressiveoppressivemuggymuggyhumidhumiddrydrymiserablemiserable
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 0.0d0.0d0.3d1.9d10.0d21.7d25.9d22.8d12.7d3.1d0.5d0.0d

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

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.0 months, from December 24 to May 24, with average wind speeds of more than 10.6 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Stroud is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 12.4 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.0 months, from May 24 to December 24. The calmest month of the year in Stroud is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.7 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Stroud

Average Wind Speed in StroudwindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mph18 mph18 mph20 mph20 mphApr 312.7 mphApr 312.7 mphAug 68.5 mphAug 68.5 mphDec 2410.6 mphDec 2410.6 mphMay 2410.6 mphMay 2410.6 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) 10.911.412.412.311.010.09.18.79.610.611.110.7

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

The wind is most often from the south for 10 months, from February 20 to December 24, with a peak percentage of 69% on June 24. The wind is most often from the north for 1.9 months, from December 24 to February 20, with a peak percentage of 38% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Stroud

Wind Direction in StroudNSJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowsouthnortheastwest
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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 Stroud 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 times of year to visit Stroud for general outdoor tourist activities are from late April to late June and from mid August to mid October, with a peak score in the third week of September.

Tourism Score in Stroud

Tourism Score in Stroudbest timebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.26.20.90.96.16.15.35.3NowNow 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 Stroud for hot-weather activities is from early June to early September, with a peak score in the first week of July.

Beach/Pool Score in Stroud

Beach/Pool Score in Stroudbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.16.10.10.1NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Stroud typically lasts for 7.6 months (233 days), from around March 23 to around November 11, rarely starting before March 3 or after April 13, and rarely ending before October 21 or after November 30.

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

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Stroudgrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%50%Mar 2350%Mar 2350%Nov 1150%Nov 1190%Apr 1390%Apr 1390%Oct 2190%Oct 2110%Mar 310%Mar 310%Nov 3010%Nov 30Jul 12100%Jul 12100%freezingvery coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhotswelteringfrigid
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 Stroud should appear around February 18, only rarely appearing before February 4 or after March 8.

Growing Degree Days in Stroud

Growing Degree Days in StroudJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°FFeb 1886°FFeb 1886°FMay 12900°FMay 12900°FJun 201,800°FJun 201,800°FDec 315,267°FDec 315,267°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 significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 4.1 months, from April 19 to August 24, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.2 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Stroud is July, with an average of 7.0 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.0 months, from November 6 to February 7, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.4 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Stroud is December, with an average of 2.6 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Stroud

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in StroudbrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhJul 97.1 kWhJul 97.1 kWhDec 212.5 kWhDec 212.5 kWhApr 196.2 kWhApr 196.2 kWhAug 246.2 kWhAug 246.2 kWhNov 63.4 kWhNov 63.4 kWhFeb 73.4 kWhFeb 73.4 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) 2.93.74.96.16.56.87.06.45.44.33.12.6

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Stroud are 35.749 deg latitude, -96.658 deg longitude, and 883 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Stroud contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 177 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 861 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (322 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (751 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Stroud is covered by grassland (79%), within 10 miles by grassland (66%) and trees (29%), and within 50 miles by grassland (46%) and trees (33%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Stroud, 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 6 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Stroud.

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