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Post by Benfxmth on Aug 10, 2024 8:49:20 GMT -5
It's well-established that clouds reflect some incoming sunlight, tending to cool Earth's surface, but they also trap some heat leaving Earth's surface, causing warming at night. But how do cloudy/clear skies affect hourly temps relative to other sky conditions in your particular location? IEM has a neat plot for it: mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/plotting/auto/?_wait=no&q=88  |
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Post by tommyFL on Aug 10, 2024 11:19:46 GMT -5
Cloud cover affects temps here slightly more than in New Bern.   |
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Post by Donar on Aug 10, 2024 15:18:35 GMT -5
The negative influence is more limited to the high sun season here; and there is a slight negative impact even at midnight. The clear vs. all plot doesn't look right, not sure which data source they are using.
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Post by Benfxmth on Aug 10, 2024 17:26:24 GMT -5
The negative influence is more limited to the high sun season here; and there is a slight negative impact even at midnight. The clear vs. all plot doesn't look right, not sure which data source they are using.
It uses METAR hourly/half-hourly/multi-hourly data, though yeah, data may not always be of very good quality especially for international stations |
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Post by Cheeseman on Aug 11, 2024 7:08:32 GMT -5
Clear days are generally warmer here outside of winter, most notably in spring, while cloudy days tend to be warmer in the winter. Cloudy early mornings are warmer on average year-round. Aligns well with my anecdotal observations.   |
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Post by Steelernation on Aug 18, 2024 20:08:48 GMT -5
Cloudy afternoons noticeably cooler year round but especially in fall. Least effect in winter and overnight.  |
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Post by nei on Aug 18, 2024 22:20:32 GMT -5
Cloudy afternoons noticeably cooler year round but especially in fall. Least effect in winter and overnight. fairly unique pattern, I think there it's not just clouds cooling from blocking the sun but airmasses that are cloudy tend to be colder for some reason |
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Post by nei on Aug 18, 2024 22:23:32 GMT -5
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Post by tommyFL on Aug 18, 2024 22:26:58 GMT -5
Cloudy afternoons noticeably cooler year round but especially in fall. Least effect in winter and overnight. fairly unique pattern, I think there it's not just clouds cooling from blocking the sun but airmasses that are cloudy tend to be colder for some reasonthis is almost all of the western US, with the possible exception of the Pacific NW |
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Post by Steelernation on Aug 19, 2024 17:28:34 GMT -5
Does mostly cloudy include if thereβs precipitation? Or are hours with precipitation excluded altogether?
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Post by ππΏMΓΆrΓΆnππΏ on Sept 13, 2024 8:30:23 GMT -5
For westish PEIGEI  |
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