SANTA CRUZ, RIO GRANDE DO SUL

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		76		81		82		80		77		74		71		71		72		72		74		77		79

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		82		86		88		86		83		80		78		78		79		78		79		82		84

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		67.6		72.3		73.2		71.8		68.7		65.3		64		62.4		63.9		64.9		66.4		67.8		70.9

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		105.8		105.8		105.1		104.2		99.7		95.2		91.8		93.2		98.6		100		101.8		103.8		104.4

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		42.8		62.4		64.2		63.3		55.8		42.8		55.9		52.2		53.2		54.9		55.9		50		61

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		63		10		13		9		5		2		1		2		3		3		3		5		7

Average Number of Days Above 80F/26C

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		222		27		25		27		21		16		13		13		14		11		13		19		23

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 15

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		108		11		8		9		8		9		6		6		7		10		11		10		13

Average Evaporation Rate

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		37.7		3.7		3.4		3.2		2.5		2.8		3.2		3.3		3.4		3.1		2.6		2.9		3.5

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 15

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		108		11		8		9		8		9		6		6		7		10		11		10		13

Average Number of Days With Thunderstorms

Years on Record: 15

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		23		5		4		2		2		1		---		---		1		1		1		2		4

Average Morning Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		89		87		88		91		91		91		90		89		88		89		90		87		87

Average Evening Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		65		65		62		66		67		65		62		61		61		67		67		66		67

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 11

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		67		72		72		72		69		66		63		61		62		64		66		68		70

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3855.1		465		466.1		465		360		263.5		180		186		217		210		279		345		418.5

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		9333.9		930		889.9		930		810		728.5		630		651		682		660		744		795		883.5

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.5		13.8		13.2		12.6		11.9		11.4		11.2		11.3		11.7		12.4		13		13.6		13.9

Average Number of Days With Fog

Years on Record: 15

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		245		17		15		19		20		23		22		21		23		23		22		20		20

Average Number of Days With Smoke/Haze

Years on Record: 15

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		186		13		12		16		16		14		16		17		19		16		17		16		14

Average No. of Days With Vision Obstruction

Years on Record: 15

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		288		20		19		24		24		25		24		25		27		26		26		24		24

Average Percent of Cloud Cover

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		60		60		60		60		60		50		50		50		50		60		70		70		70

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 11

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mph		9		9		9		8		9		6		6		6		6		10		10		9		10

Average No. of Days With Blowing Dust/Sand

Years on Record: 15

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		288		20		19		24		24		25		24		25		27		26		26		24		24

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.5		5.2		5.4		4.8		4.3		3.7		3.7		3.7		4.3		4.2		4.7		5		5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.9		2.6		2.3		2.1		1.6		1.3		1.1		1.2		1.4		1.9		2.3		2.5		2.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.7		4.8		5.1		4.8		4.8		4.4		4.5		4.4		5		4.3		4.6		4.6		4.9

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.2		3.8		4.4		4.1		4.4		4.4		5.2		4.8		5.1		3.6		3.6		3.5		3.4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.5		5.2		5.4		4.8		4.3		3.7		3.7		3.7		4.3		4.2		4.7		5		5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2		2.6		2.4		2.1		1.7		1.4		1.2		1.3		1.6		2		2.3		2.6		2.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.7		6		6.6		5.7		5.8		5		5.2		5.1		5.8		6.1		5.9		5.4		5.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.9		6		7.2		5.5		6.1		5.3		6.3		6		6.5		6.4		5.8		4.8		4.5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.7		4.2		4.3		4.2		3.3		3.2		3.3		3.2		3.3		3.1		3.7		4.2		4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.7		2.4		2		1.9		1.4		1.2		0.9		1		1.2		1.6		2.1		2.5		2.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.8		3.9		4.1		4.2		3.6		3.8		3.9		3.7		3.6		3.1		3.6		4		3.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.8		2.4		2.7		3.1		2.7		3.4		4.1		3.7		2.9		1.9		2.2		2.5		2.1