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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Rankūs Syria

In Rankūs, the summers are warm, arid, and clear and the winters are very cold, snowy, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 24°F to 85°F and is rarely below 17°F or above 90°F.

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

Climate in Rankūs

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

The warm season lasts for 3.7 months, from June 2 to September 23, with an average daily high temperature above 76°F. The hottest month of the year in Rankūs is August, with an average high of 83°F and low of 55°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.4 months, from November 27 to March 8, with an average daily high temperature below 50°F. The coldest month of the year in Rankūs is January, with an average low of 24°F and high of 42°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Rankūs

Average High and Low Temperature in RankūswarmcoldcoldJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 2141°FJan 2141°FJul 3185°FJul 3185°F24°F24°F56°F56°FJun 276°FJun 276°FSep 2376°FSep 2376°FNov 2750°FNov 2750°FMar 850°FMar 850°F46°F46°F48°F48°F29°F29°F28°F28°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 42°F45°F52°F62°F71°F79°F84°F83°F78°F68°F55°F45°F
Temp. 32°F34°F41°F49°F57°F64°F69°F69°F64°F54°F42°F35°F
Low 24°F26°F30°F36°F42°F49°F54°F55°F49°F42°F32°F26°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 Rankūs

Average Hourly Temperature in RankūsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowfreezingfreezingfreezingvery coldvery coldcoldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmfreezing
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.

Janesville, California, United States (7,120 miles away); Lake of the Woods, Arizona, United States (7,271 miles); and Roxborough Park, Colorado, United States (6,817 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Rankūs (view comparison).

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In Rankūs, 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 Rankūs begins around May 15 and lasts for 5.0 months, ending around October 14.

The clearest month of the year in Rankūs 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 14 and lasts for 7.0 months, ending around May 15.

The cloudiest month of the year in Rankūs is December, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 39% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Rankūs

Cloud Cover Categories in RankūsclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Aug 20100%Aug 20100%Dec 1361%Dec 1361%May 1580%May 1580%Oct 1481%Oct 1481%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 38%36%32%29%19%3%0%0%4%20%32%39%
Clearer 62%64%68%71%81%97%100%100%96%80%68%61%

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

The wetter season lasts 5.1 months, from October 24 to March 28, with a greater than 10% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Rankūs is February, with an average of 5.0 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.9 months, from March 28 to October 24. The month with the fewest wet days in Rankūs is August, with an average of 0.1 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. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation in Rankūs changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 10 months, from February 16 to December 28. The month with the most days of rain alone in Rankūs is November, with an average of 3.5 days.

Mixed snow and rain is the most common for 1.6 months, from December 28 to February 16. The month with the most days of mixed snow and rain in Rankūs is January, with an average of 2.3 days.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Rankūs

Daily Chance of Precipitation in RankūsmixedrainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Feb 619%Feb 619%Aug 60%Aug 60%Dec 2815%Dec 2815%Oct 2410%Oct 2410%Mar 2810%Mar 2810%NowNowrainmixed
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 1.9d2.0d2.4d1.8d1.0d0.2d0.1d0.1d0.4d2.1d3.5d2.6d
Mixed 2.3d2.0d0.8d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.3d1.5d
Snow 1.1d1.0d0.4d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.2d0.6d
Any 5.3d5.0d3.6d1.9d1.0d0.2d0.1d0.1d0.4d2.1d4.0d4.6d

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. Rankūs experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 5.2 months, from October 24 to March 31, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Rankūs is November, with an average rainfall of 0.8 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 6.8 months, from March 31 to October 24. The month with the least rain in Rankūs is August, with an average rainfall of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Rankūs

Average Monthly Rainfall in RankūsrainrainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 in5 in5 in6 in6 inNov 230.8 inNov 230.8 inJul 310.0 inJul 310.0 inMar 210.6 inMar 210.6 in
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 0.6″0.6″0.6″0.4″0.1″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.4″0.8″0.8″

Snowfall

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

The snowy period of the year lasts for 3.9 months, from November 22 to March 20, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Rankūs is January, with an average snowfall of 5.0 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 8.1 months, from March 20 to November 22. The least snow falls around July 24, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall in Rankūs

Average Monthly Snowfall in RankūssnowsnowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 in12 in12 in14 in14 inJan 265.1 inJan 265.1 inJul 240.0 inJul 240.0 inNov 221.0 inNov 221.0 inMar 201.0 inMar 201.0 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 5.0″4.3″1.2″0.1″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.6″3.3″

The length of the day in Rankūs varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 55 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 14 hours, 24 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Rankūs

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in RankūsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2014 hr, 24 minJun 2014 hr, 24 minJun 2012 hr, 8 minSep 2212 hr, 8 minSep 229 hr, 55 minDec 219 hr, 55 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 10.2h11.0h12.0h13.0h13.9h14.4h14.1h13.4h12.4h11.3h10.4h10.0h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:23 AM on June 12, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 17 minutes later at 7:39 AM on January 8. The earliest sunset is at 5:25 PM on December 4, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 24 minutes later at 7:49 PM on June 29.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Rankūs during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Rankūs

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in RankūsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 125:23 AMJun 125:23 AM7:49 PMJun 297:49 PMJun 29Dec 45:25 PMDec 45:25 PM7:39 AMJan 87:39 AMJan 8daynightnightnightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 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 Rankūs

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in RankūsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM00001010101020202020303030304040405050506060700000101010102020202030303030404040505060703380NowNow
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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 Rankūs

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.

The perceived humidity level in Rankūs, 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, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Rankūs

Humidity Comfort Levels in RankūsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Feb 50%Feb 50%Aug 60%Aug 60%NowNowdrydry
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 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d

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

The windier part of the year lasts for 6.5 months, from December 21 to July 5, with average wind speeds of more than 6.9 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Rankūs is February, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.3 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 5.5 months, from July 5 to December 21. The calmest month of the year in Rankūs is September, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.5 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Rankūs

Average Wind Speed in RankūswindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mphFeb 298.4 mphFeb 298.4 mphSep 35.4 mphSep 35.4 mphDec 216.9 mphDec 216.9 mphJul 56.9 mphJul 56.9 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) 7.48.38.17.77.17.16.65.85.55.76.16.7

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Rankūs is from the west throughout the year.

Wind Direction in Rankūs

Wind Direction in RankūsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestnortheastsouth
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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 Rankūs 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 Rankūs for general outdoor tourist activities is from early June to late September, with a peak score in the third week of August.

Tourism Score in Rankūs

Tourism Score in Rankūsbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810109.09.00.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Rankūs for hot-weather activities is from early July to late August, with a peak score in the last week of July.

Beach/Pool Score in Rankūs

Beach/Pool Score in Rankūsbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.96.90.00.0NowNow 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 Rankūs typically lasts for 6.1 months (186 days), from around April 28 to around October 31, rarely starting before April 9 or after May 18, and rarely ending before October 10 or after November 18.

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

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Rankūsgrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%50%Apr 2850%Apr 2850%Oct 3150%Oct 3190%May 1890%May 1890%Oct 1090%Oct 1010%Apr 910%Apr 910%Nov 1810%Nov 180%Feb 120%Feb 12Jul 28100%Jul 28100%freezingvery 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 Rankūs should appear around April 15, only rarely appearing before April 2 or after April 28.

Growing Degree Days in Rankūs

Growing Degree Days in RankūsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F500°F500°F1,000°F1,000°F1,500°F1,500°F2,000°F2,000°F2,500°F2,500°F3,000°F3,000°FApr 1590°FApr 1590°FJul 2900°FJul 2900°FAug 191,800°FAug 191,800°FDec 312,678°FDec 312,678°F
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 3.5 months, from May 8 to August 25, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.7 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Rankūs is June, with an average of 8.8 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from November 3 to February 13, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.1 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Rankūs is December, with an average of 2.9 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Rankūs

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in RankūsbrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWh10 kWh10 kWhJun 218.9 kWhJun 218.9 kWhDec 232.8 kWhDec 232.8 kWhMay 87.7 kWhMay 87.7 kWhAug 257.7 kWhAug 257.7 kWhNov 34.1 kWhNov 34.1 kWhFeb 134.1 kWhFeb 134.1 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) 3.24.15.66.98.08.88.78.06.75.03.62.9

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Rankūs are 33.756 deg latitude, 36.388 deg longitude, and 5,151 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Rankūs contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,598 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 5,276 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (5,390 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (10,148 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Rankūs is covered by bare soil (82%) and sparse vegetation (10%), within 10 miles by bare soil (57%) and sparse vegetation (32%), and within 50 miles by bare soil (49%) and cropland (17%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Rankūs, 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 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Rankūs.

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