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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Tarqūmyā Palestinian Territories

In Tarqūmyā, the summers are long, hot, arid, and clear and the winters are cold and mostly clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 41°F to 88°F and is rarely below 35°F or above 93°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Tarqūmyā for hot-weather activities is from mid June to mid September.

Climate in Tarqūmyā

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

The hot season lasts for 4.5 months, from May 23 to October 6, with an average daily high temperature above 82°F. The hottest month of the year in Tarqūmyā is August, with an average high of 88°F and low of 67°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.0 months, from December 6 to March 7, with an average daily high temperature below 63°F. The coldest month of the year in Tarqūmyā is January, with an average low of 42°F and high of 57°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Tarqūmyā

Average High and Low Temperature in TarqūmyāhotcoolcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 2557°FJan 2557°FAug 188°FAug 188°F41°F41°F67°F67°FMay 2382°FMay 2382°FOct 682°FOct 682°FDec 663°FDec 663°FMar 763°FMar 763°F58°F58°F61°F61°F46°F46°F45°F45°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 57°F59°F65°F74°F81°F85°F88°F88°F85°F79°F70°F61°F
Temp. 49°F50°F55°F62°F69°F74°F76°F77°F74°F69°F60°F52°F
Low 42°F43°F46°F51°F57°F62°F66°F67°F64°F59°F51°F45°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 Tarqūmyā

Average Hourly Temperature in TarqūmyāJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 coldcoldcoldcoldcoldcoolcoolcomfortablewarmhot
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.

Rosario, Argentina (7,664 miles away); Lower Chittering, Australia (6,870 miles); and Xiangyun, China (4,963 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Tarqūmyā (view comparison).

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In Tarqūmyā, 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 Tarqūmyā begins around May 21 and lasts for 4.9 months, ending around October 18.

The clearest month of the year in Tarqūmyā is August, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 100% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 18 and lasts for 7.1 months, ending around May 21.

The cloudiest month of the year in Tarqūmyā is December, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 31% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Tarqūmyā

Cloud Cover Categories in TarqūmyāclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jun 29100%Jun 29100%Dec 1168%Dec 1168%May 2183%May 2183%Oct 1884%Oct 1884%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudyovercastmostly 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 29%27%24%25%18%3%0%0%2%15%27%31%
Clearer 71%73%76%75%82%97%100%100%98%85%73%69%

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

The wetter season lasts 4.6 months, from November 6 to March 24, with a greater than 11% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Tarqūmyā is January, with an average of 6.0 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 7.4 months, from March 24 to November 6. The month with the fewest wet days in Tarqūmyā is July, with an average of 0.0 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 Tarqūmyā is January, with an average of 6.0 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 21% on February 2.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Tarqūmyā

Daily Chance of Precipitation in TarqūmyāwetwetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Feb 221%Feb 221%Jun 250%Jun 250%Nov 611%Nov 611%Mar 2411%Mar 2411%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 6.0d5.5d3.8d1.4d0.4d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.2d1.5d3.5d4.8d

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. Tarqūmyā experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 5.3 months, from October 26 to April 6, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Tarqūmyā is January, with an average rainfall of 1.6 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 6.6 months, from April 6 to October 26. The month with the least rain in Tarqūmyā is July, with an average rainfall of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Tarqūmyā

Average Monthly Rainfall in TarqūmyārainrainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 inJan 81.6 inJan 81.6 inJul 140.0 inJul 140.0 inOct 260.5 inOct 260.5 inApr 60.5 inApr 60.5 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 1.6″1.4″1.0″0.3″0.1″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.3″0.9″1.4″

The length of the day in Tarqūmyā varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 5 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 14 hours, 13 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Tarqūmyā

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in TarqūmyāJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2014 hr, 13 minJun 2014 hr, 13 minJun 2012 hr, 8 minSep 2212 hr, 8 minSep 2210 hr, 5 minDec 2110 hr, 5 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 10.4h11.1h12.0h13.0h13.8h14.2h14.0h13.3h12.3h11.4h10.6h10.1h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:14 AM on April 12, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 36 minutes later at 6:50 AM on October 25. The earliest sunset is at 4:36 PM on December 2, and the latest sunset is 3 hours, 13 minutes later at 7:49 PM on June 29.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Tarqūmyā during 2024, starting in the spring on April 13, lasting 6.4 months, and ending in the fall on October 26.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in Tarqūmyā

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in TarqūmyāJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMApr 125:14 AMApr 125:14 AM7:49 PMJun 297:49 PMJun 29Dec 24:36 PMDec 24:36 PM6:50 AMOct 256:50 AMOct 25Apr 13DSTApr 13DSTDSTOct 26DSTOct 26daynightnightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 Tarqūmyā

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in TarqūmyāJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM0000101020202020303030304050505060607080000010101010202030303030404040506060707035NowNow
northeastsouthwest
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 Tarqūmyā

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.

Tarqūmyā experiences significant seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 2.7 months, from July 2 to September 25, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 8% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Tarqūmyā is August, with 9.4 days that are muggy or worse.

The least muggy day of the year is March 9, when muggy conditions are essentially unheard of.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Tarqūmyā

Humidity Comfort Levels in TarqūmyāmuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Mar 90%Mar 90%Aug 1633%Aug 1633%Jul 28%Jul 28%Sep 258%Sep 258%NowNowmuggymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydry
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 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.7d5.3d9.4d4.2d0.7d0.0d0.0d

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

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.5 months, from May 12 to September 27, with average wind speeds of more than 7.4 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Tarqūmyā is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.2 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.5 months, from September 27 to May 12. The calmest month of the year in Tarqūmyā is December, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.6 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Tarqūmyā

Average Wind Speed in TarqūmyāwindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mphJun 308.3 mphJun 308.3 mphDec 186.5 mphDec 186.5 mphMay 127.4 mphMay 127.4 mphSep 277.4 mphSep 277.4 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) 6.77.17.27.27.58.18.28.07.77.06.76.6

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

The wind is most often from the north for 2.7 months, from September 2 to November 23, with a peak percentage of 58% on September 24. The wind is most often from the west for 9.3 months, from November 23 to September 2, with a peak percentage of 39% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Tarqūmyā

Wind Direction in TarqūmyāWNWJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwesteastnorthsouth
northeastsouthwest
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).

Tarqūmyā 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 some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 3.5 months, from July 1 to October 18, with an average temperature above 79°F. The month of the year in Tarqūmyā with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 82°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.9 months, from December 30 to April 26, with an average temperature below 67°F. The month of the year in Tarqūmyā with the coolest water is March, with an average temperature of 63°F.

Average Water Temperature in Tarqūmyā

Average Water Temperature in TarqūmyāwarmcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°FAug 2383°FAug 2383°F63°FMar 463°FMar 4Jul 179°FJul 179°FOct 1879°FOct 1879°FDec 3067°FDec 3067°FApr 2667°FApr 2667°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 65°F63°F63°F66°F70°F76°F80°F82°F82°F79°F74°F69°F

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Tarqūmyā 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 Tarqūmyā for general outdoor tourist activities are from mid May to late July and from mid August to late October, with a peak score in the last week of September.

Tourism Score in Tarqūmyā

Tourism Score in Tarqūmyābest timebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810108.78.72.42.48.68.67.87.8NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Tarqūmyā for hot-weather activities is from mid June to mid September, with a peak score in the last week of July.

Beach/Pool Score in Tarqūmyā

Beach/Pool Score in Tarqūmyābest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810109.09.00.10.1NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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).

While it does not do so every year, freezing temperatures are seen in Tarqūmyā over some winters. The day least likely to be in the growing season is January 15, with a 78% chance.

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

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Tarqūmyāgrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%90%Feb 990%Feb 990%Dec 2490%Dec 2478%Jan 1678%Jan 16Jul 21100%Jul 21100%NowNowvery 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 Tarqūmyā should appear around February 8, only rarely appearing before January 24 or after March 3.

Growing Degree Days in Tarqūmyā

Growing Degree Days in TarqūmyāJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°FFeb 888°FFeb 888°FMay 9900°FMay 9900°FJun 211,800°FJun 211,800°FDec 315,339°FDec 315,339°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 3.6 months, from May 4 to August 24, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.5 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Tarqūmyā is June, with an average of 8.5 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.2 months, from November 5 to February 12, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.2 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Tarqūmyā is December, with an average of 3.1 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Tarqūmyā

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in TarqūmyābrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhJun 208.6 kWhJun 208.6 kWhDec 233.0 kWhDec 233.0 kWhMay 47.5 kWhMay 47.5 kWhAug 247.5 kWhAug 247.5 kWhNov 54.2 kWhNov 54.2 kWhFeb 124.2 kWhFeb 124.2 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) 3.34.35.77.07.98.58.47.76.75.13.83.1

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Tarqūmyā are 31.576 deg latitude, 35.012 deg longitude, and 1,673 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Tarqūmyā contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,293 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,768 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (2,736 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (5,535 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Tarqūmyā is covered by grassland (36%), trees (28%), and shrubs (27%), within 10 miles by cropland (23%) and grassland (23%), and within 50 miles by bare soil (40%) and water (22%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Tarqūmyā, 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 Tarqūmyā.

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

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

  • Jerusalem (OJJR, 43%, 23 mi, northeast, 810 ft elevation change)
  • Beer-Sheva (LLBS, 34%, 26 mi, southwest, -1,020 ft elevation change)
  • Ben Gurion Airport (LLBG, 23%, 31 mi, north, -1,539 ft elevation change)

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Tarqūmyā 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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