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Kline-Dodge Dark Sky Site
Clear Sky Chart
History

This sumarizes the distribution of each different forecast outcome for the Kline-Dodge Dark Sky Site clear sky chart from 2005-11-06 to 2024-11-06.

This page is a summary of past forecasts. Even though it's based only on forecasts, some people use these pages as clue to a site's climate. But climate data based on actual observation should be preferred (if you can find it!).

Cloud, Transparency and Seeing forecasts are summarized individually. But because good observing conditions require a combination of minimum cloud cover, transparency and seeing, the individual forecast summaries can be difficult to interpret. The observing conditions section counts the combinations of conditions needed for common types of astronomical observation.

Observing Conditions

The following tables count the occurrence of the combinations of forecast and darkness conditions needed for different observations. Conditions are rated by by what percentage of the hours the observation would likely be attempted are usable.

Observation Type	Minimum conditions for hour to be usable				Out of hours
	Clear of Clouds	Transparency	Seeing	Sky Brightness
Planetary:	50%	(no limit)	Average	(no limit)	Nighttime Hours
Deep Sky:	70%	Average	(no limit)	5.9	Nighttime Hours
CCD Imaging:	70%	Below Average	Poor	(no limit)	Nighttime Hours

Percentages are of nighttime hours per month, or per year, when a particular observing conditions was met. Deep Sky percentages never exceed 50% because the moon is up half the time. Deep sky percentages are much lower for charts at high latitudes because of fewer dark hours in the summer.

Overall

By Month

Individual Forecasts

The length of each colored bar in the "occurrence of each Forecast" column is proportional to the number of times the chart forecast that color. The percentages are of the total number of hours per month, or per year, with a particular forecast. The colors as the same as those used in clear sky charts.

Note: Transparency probabilities are only counted for those hours that have 30% or less cloud cover. Seeing probabilities are only counted for those hours that have 80% or less cloud cover. If that's too tricky, try Observing Conditions instead.

Overall

		Occurrence of each Forecast	Data Points
Cloud Cover	Day	5% 5% 2 4 3 4 4 4 6% 8% 57%	105144
	Night	5% 6% 2 5% 4 4 4 4 6% 7% 54%	102619
Transparency	Day	25% 5% 11% 24% 24% 11%	104885
	Night	27% 6% 12% 24% 23% 8%	102468
Seeing	Day	8% 8% 25% 32% 20% 7%	15618
	Night	8% 6% 33% 41% 12% 1	25593

By Month

Percentage Cloud Cover SW (2006-)
Color Meanings: Overcast 90% covered 80% covered 70% covered 60% covered 50% covered 40% covered 30% covered 20% covered 10% covered Clear
Month	Days in Month		Occurrence of each Forecast	Data Points
January	1st to 10th	Day	1 4 3 7% 3 3 3 3 5% 7% 59%	2538
	11th to 20th	Day	3 6% 2 7% 4 4 5% 4 7% 8% 51%	2540
	21st to end	Day	2 6% 2 5% 4 3 4 3 4 6% 60%	3096
February	1st to 10th	Day	3 8% 3 7% 3 4 3 3 4 6% 54%	1765
	11th to 20th	Day	2 6% 2 6% 4 5% 4 4 5% 6% 56%	1849
	21st to end	Day	3 7% 3 5% 4 4 4 3 4 5% 57%	1570
March	1st to 10th	Day	3 9% 3 4 3 3 4 3 5% 7% 56%	3130
	11th to 20th	Day	6% 8% 2 4 3 3 3 3 5% 7% 56%	3313
	21st to end	Day	5% 7% 2 6% 4 4 5% 4 7% 8% 50%	4151
April	1st to 10th	Day	6% 7% 2 5% 3 3 5% 3 6% 7% 54%	2280
	11th to 20th	Day	10% 8% 3 5% 4 4 4 4 5% 7% 47%	2251
	21st to end	Day	10% 7% 1 5% 3 4 3 4 7% 7% 49%	2280
May	1st to 10th	Day	7% 6% 2 6% 4 5% 4 4 6% 8% 49%	4118
	11th to 20th	Day	9% 5% 2 5% 4 4 5% 4 7% 9% 47%	4223
	21st to end	Day	7% 4 1 4 3 3 4 4 7% 9% 54%	4825
June	1st to 10th	Day	5% 3 1 4 3 3 5% 4 8% 9% 53%	2660
	11th to 20th	Day	6% 3 2 4 3 4 4 4 5% 8% 56%	2660
	21st to end	Day	3 3 1 4 3 5% 4 5% 8% 9% 56%	2660
July	1st to 10th	Day	5% 3 1 4 3 4 4 4 6% 8% 58%	4430
	11th to 20th	Day	2 2 1 4 3 4 5% 4 8% 10% 57%	4430
	21st to end	Day	3 3 2 3 3 3 4 4 7% 9% 59%	4802
August	1st to 10th	Day	8% 3 1 4 4 5% 5% 5% 7% 11% 48%	4038
	11th to 20th	Day	3 2 1 3 3 3 5% 4 8% 10% 57%	3726
	21st to end	Day	3 3 1 4 4 4 5% 5% 7% 9% 55%	4180
September	1st to 10th	Day	4 3 1 3 3 3 4 3 4 6% 65%	2280
	11th to 20th	Day	5% 2 1 3 3 2 3 3 6% 7% 64%	2204
	21st to end	Day	6% 3 1 3 2 3 2 2 4 6% 67%	2090
October	1st to 10th	Day	5% 3 2 1 1 2 2 2 3 78%	3335
	11th to 20th	Day	4 3 1 3 3 3 3 2 4 6% 67%	3150
	21st to end	Day	6% 6% 1 3 2 2 2 2 3 5% 67%	3201
November	1st to 10th	Day	2 4 1 4 3 2 3 3 4 7% 67%	1718
	11th to 20th	Day	3 5% 1 4 5% 2 3 3 5% 6% 62%	1710
	21st to end	Day	3 7% 3 4 3 3 2 3 4 5% 63%	1701
December	1st to 10th	Day	2 8% 2 5% 3 4 4 3 5% 7% 57%	1520
	11th to 20th	Day	3 6% 2 6% 4 4 5% 4 5% 7% 55%	1926
	21st to end	Day	6% 10% 3 7% 4 3 4 2 5% 6% 50%	2794
January	1st to 10th	Night	3 7% 3 6% 3 3 4 3 5% 7% 55%	4417
	11th to 20th	Night	2 5% 1 5% 4 5% 5% 4 6% 7% 56%	4430
	21st to end	Night	3 6% 3 7% 4 4 4 3 5% 6% 56%	4588
February	1st to 10th	Night	3 8% 4 6% 4 3 4 3 5% 7% 53%	2413
	11th to 20th	Night	3 8% 3 7% 5% 4 4 5% 5% 8% 48%	2218
	21st to end	Night	3 8% 2 6% 3 3 3 3 5% 6% 58%	1884
March	1st to 10th	Night	3 8% 3 5% 3 3 3 2 4 5% 59%	3734
	11th to 20th	Night	8% 10% 2 5% 4 4 3 3 5% 6% 50%	3659
	21st to end	Night	5% 8% 2 5% 3 3 4 4 7% 9% 49%	3491
April	1st to 10th	Night	7% 8% 2 6% 4 4 4 4 5% 6% 50%	1900
	11th to 20th	Night	11% 8% 2 5% 4 5% 4 4 5% 7% 45%	1877
	21st to end	Night	13% 8% 2 6% 4 4 4 4 5% 7% 44%	1900
May	1st to 10th	Night	10% 6% 2 6% 5% 4 5% 4 6% 7% 45%	2850
	11th to 20th	Night	10% 5% 2 5% 4 4 5% 5% 6% 9% 45%	2679
	21st to end	Night	10% 4 1 5% 5% 4 4 4 6% 8% 48%	2762
June	1st to 10th	Night	5% 3 1 4 3 3 4 4 8% 11% 54%	1520
	11th to 20th	Night	7% 3 1 4 3 4 4 3 7% 8% 57%	1520
	21st to end	Night	4 4 2 4 4 5% 6% 4 9% 10% 47%	1520
July	1st to 10th	Night	7% 4 2 6% 4 4 5% 4 7% 8% 50%	2540
	11th to 20th	Night	2 2 1 5% 4 5% 5% 5% 7% 11% 53%	2540
	21st to end	Night	3 3 1 4 4 4 6% 5% 7% 9% 53%	2761
August	1st to 10th	Night	9% 5% 2 6% 6% 6% 7% 5% 8% 9% 36%	2893
	11th to 20th	Night	5% 4 2 7% 6% 5% 6% 5% 8% 9% 43%	3113
	21st to end	Night	3 3 1 5% 3 4 6% 5% 9% 11% 51%	3487
September	1st to 10th	Night	5% 4 1 3 2 4 4 3 6% 8% 58%	1900
	11th to 20th	Night	6% 3 1 4 3 3 3 4 7% 8% 60%	1974
	21st to end	Night	6% 3 2 4 3 3 4 2 4 6% 64%	2090
October	1st to 10th	Night	6% 3 1 3 2 2 2 2 3 5% 69%	3626
	11th to 20th	Night	7% 3 1 4 3 3 3 4 6% 7% 60%	3778
	21st to end	Night	5% 7% 2 3 2 2 3 2 3 5% 66%	4324
November	1st to 10th	Night	2 4 2 4 3 3 3 3 6% 8% 63%	2483
	11th to 20th	Night	3 6% 1 4 3 3 3 3 5% 6% 63%	2470
	21st to end	Night	5% 6% 2 5% 3 3 3 3 5% 6% 58%	2474
December	1st to 10th	Night	2 7% 2 6% 3 3 3 3 6% 7% 58%	2660
	11th to 20th	Night	3 6% 3 5% 4 3 4 4 6% 8% 55%	3271
	21st to end	Night	6% 9% 3 6% 3 3 4 3 5% 6% 50%	4873

Transparency (when cloud cover <= 30%)
Color Meanings: Too cloudy to forecast Poor Below Average Average Above average Transparent
Month	Days in Month		Occurrence of each Forecast	Data Points
January	1st to 10th	Day	24% 4 11% 31% 22% 8%	2539
	11th to 20th	Day	28% 6% 14% 26% 19% 7%	2540
	21st to end	Day	24% 5% 12% 31% 23% 5%	3096
February	1st to 10th	Day	31% 4 11% 27% 20% 7%	1765
	11th to 20th	Day	27% 5% 8% 28% 25% 7%	1859
	21st to end	Day	28% 4 10% 22% 24% 12%	1570
March	1st to 10th	Day	26% 4 11% 18% 29% 12%	3130
	11th to 20th	Day	27% 5% 12% 30% 22% 4	3313
	21st to end	Day	28% 6% 14% 28% 19% 4	4151
April	1st to 10th	Day	27% 5% 13% 23% 23% 9%	2280
	11th to 20th	Day	35% 5% 12% 22% 18% 9%	2254
	21st to end	Day	31% 6% 12% 27% 20% 3	2280
May	1st to 10th	Day	31% 7% 12% 27% 16% 8%	4118
	11th to 20th	Day	30% 8% 13% 27% 19% 3	4227
	21st to end	Day	24% 8% 16% 23% 22% 8%	4825
June	1st to 10th	Day	23% 8% 16% 26% 17% 9%	2660
	11th to 20th	Day	24% 6% 10% 20% 24% 15%	2660
	21st to end	Day	22% 6% 11% 24% 25% 13%	2660
July	1st to 10th	Day	23% 6% 8% 16% 30% 16%	4361
	11th to 20th	Day	20% 6% 12% 24% 26% 13%	4355
	21st to end	Day	20% 6% 12% 23% 19% 21%	4651
August	1st to 10th	Day	28% 7% 17% 27% 16% 6%	4023
	11th to 20th	Day	21% 7% 13% 21% 26% 13%	3762
	21st to end	Day	22% 6% 11% 21% 26% 14%	4179
September	1st to 10th	Day	20% 4 7% 24% 27% 18%	2280
	11th to 20th	Day	18% 5% 8% 20% 31% 18%	2204
	21st to end	Day	20% 3 7% 21% 35% 14%	2090
October	1st to 10th	Day	14% 2 5% 16% 34% 29%	3335
	11th to 20th	Day	20% 3 7% 28% 32% 10%	3150
	21st to end	Day	21% 2 5% 22% 37% 12%	3201
November	1st to 10th	Day	18% 3 8% 29% 26% 15%	1718
	11th to 20th	Day	22% 3 6% 26% 33% 9%	1710
	21st to end	Day	24% 3 7% 21% 30% 15%	1701
December	1st to 10th	Day	26% 5% 9% 29% 24% 7%	1520
	11th to 20th	Day	27% 5% 10% 23% 31% 5%	1924
	21st to end	Day	35% 4 8% 25% 21% 6%	2794
January	1st to 10th	Night	27% 5% 10% 30% 25% 3	4417
	11th to 20th	Night	23% 6% 16% 23% 21% 10%	4430
	21st to end	Night	27% 5% 10% 34% 18% 5%	4588
February	1st to 10th	Night	31% 4 12% 25% 22% 7%	2413
	11th to 20th	Night	33% 5% 10% 26% 19% 6%	2218
	21st to end	Night	26% 4 9% 24% 26% 12%	1884
March	1st to 10th	Night	26% 4 10% 19% 28% 13%	3734
	11th to 20th	Night	32% 6% 15% 17% 24% 4	3659
	21st to end	Night	28% 9% 13% 31% 16% 2	3491
April	1st to 10th	Night	32% 5% 12% 21% 21% 8%	1900
	11th to 20th	Night	37% 5% 13% 20% 18% 7%	1877
	21st to end	Night	37% 7% 12% 24% 17% 4	1900
May	1st to 10th	Night	32% 10% 15% 24% 11% 8%	2850
	11th to 20th	Night	32% 11% 18% 27% 9% 3	2680
	21st to end	Night	30% 10% 19% 22% 14% 5%	2762
June	1st to 10th	Night	22% 8% 24% 26% 14% 6%	1520
	11th to 20th	Night	24% 7% 15% 23% 19% 12%	1520
	21st to end	Night	28% 8% 11% 26% 21% 7%	1520
July	1st to 10th	Night	32% 6% 12% 21% 25% 6%	2500
	11th to 20th	Night	24% 7% 17% 21% 25% 7%	2492
	21st to end	Night	24% 7% 15% 19% 22% 12%	2674
August	1st to 10th	Night	41% 9% 16% 21% 10% 3	2885
	11th to 20th	Night	34% 8% 16% 21% 16% 6%	3143
	21st to end	Night	24% 7% 13% 30% 20% 7%	3487
September	1st to 10th	Night	23% 5% 12% 21% 25% 13%	1900
	11th to 20th	Night	20% 6% 11% 24% 25% 15%	1974
	21st to end	Night	22% 4 8% 22% 30% 13%	2090
October	1st to 10th	Night	19% 3 6% 17% 33% 21%	3626
	11th to 20th	Night	23% 5% 7% 26% 30% 10%	3778
	21st to end	Night	23% 3 6% 25% 30% 13%	4324
November	1st to 10th	Night	19% 4 9% 25% 28% 15%	2483
	11th to 20th	Night	22% 3 9% 27% 30% 10%	2470
	21st to end	Night	26% 4 7% 22% 29% 11%	2474
December	1st to 10th	Night	26% 5% 12% 26% 23% 8%	2660
	11th to 20th	Night	25% 4 9% 25% 31% 6%	3272
	21st to end	Night	33% 4 9% 26% 23% 5%	4873

Seeing (when cloud cover <= 80%)
Color Meanings: Too cloudy to forecast Bad 1/5 Poor 2/5 Average 3/5 Good 4/5 Excellent 5/5
Month	Days in Month		Occurrence of each Forecast	Data Points
January	1st to 10th	Day	4 8% 23% 42% 17% 5%	270
	11th to 20th	Day	9% 10% 26% 39% 14% 1	270
	21st to end	Day	6% 5% 36% 34% 14% 4	297
February	1st to 10th	Day	6% 13% 38% 33% 7% 3	270
	11th to 20th	Day	3 10% 36% 40% 10% 2	270
	21st to end	Day	6% 14% 40% 27% 12% 1	225
March	1st to 10th	Day	7% 12% 30% 28% 18% 5%	270
	11th to 20th	Day	8% 14% 32% 29% 14% 3	348
	21st to end	Day	14% 15% 33% 26% 10% 1	506
April	1st to 10th	Day	12% 16% 33% 24% 12% 3	460
	11th to 20th	Day	16% 21% 29% 22% 10% 2	452
	21st to end	Day	17% 15% 30% 23% 12% 3	460
May	1st to 10th	Day	14% 13% 30% 29% 12% 3	651
	11th to 20th	Day	15% 8% 25% 32% 15% 5%	675
	21st to end	Day	11% 10% 26% 28% 19% 5%	734
June	1st to 10th	Day	8% 6% 21% 31% 24% 11%	680
	11th to 20th	Day	5% 8% 26% 34% 22% 5%	680
	21st to end	Day	4 3 25% 37% 22% 8%	680
July	1st to 10th	Day	6% 4 14% 36% 28% 11%	671
	11th to 20th	Day	4 2 14% 34% 33% 14%	668
	21st to end	Day	5% 2 13% 34% 33% 13%	739
August	1st to 10th	Day	6% 2 14% 34% 32% 12%	530
	11th to 20th	Day	3 3 22% 32% 26% 13%	477
	21st to end	Day	4 2 23% 35% 26% 10%	539
September	1st to 10th	Day	5% 2 20% 34% 26% 13%	490
	11th to 20th	Day	5% 4 21% 32% 26% 13%	414
	21st to end	Day	9% 3 19% 26% 27% 15%	300
October	1st to 10th	Day	10% 4 21% 24% 22% 19%	300
	11th to 20th	Day	3 7% 30% 31% 20% 9%	300
	21st to end	Day	11% 9% 26% 31% 17% 6%	330
November	1st to 10th	Day	4 8% 30% 34% 20% 4	285
	11th to 20th	Day	6% 6% 29% 38% 17% 4	270
	21st to end	Day	7% 9% 27% 36% 16% 4	270
December	1st to 10th	Day	7% 12% 30% 31% 17% 2	270
	11th to 20th	Day	9% 5% 32% 37% 16% 1	270
	21st to end	Day	7% 9% 35% 37% 11% 1	297
January	1st to 10th	Night	5% 5% 34% 42% 11% 2	950
	11th to 20th	Night	6% 7% 35% 40% 10% 1	950
	21st to end	Night	7% 5% 37% 40% 11% 1	877
February	1st to 10th	Night	6% 5% 45% 37% 5% 1	760
	11th to 20th	Night	6% 7% 42% 38% 6%	744
	21st to end	Night	5% 8% 43% 39% 4 1	628
March	1st to 10th	Night	6% 8% 38% 40% 7% 1	760
	11th to 20th	Night	11% 6% 39% 36% 8%	760
	21st to end	Night	10% 8% 40% 35% 6%	641
April	1st to 10th	Night	11% 10% 45% 29% 4	570
	11th to 20th	Night	16% 9% 37% 35% 4	563
	21st to end	Night	16% 7% 34% 36% 6% 1	570
May	1st to 10th	Night	15% 10% 31% 35% 9%	570
	11th to 20th	Night	15% 5% 30% 38% 11% 1	561
	21st to end	Night	11% 8% 35% 35% 10% 1	617
June	1st to 10th	Night	6% 4 30% 43% 16% 1	570
	11th to 20th	Night	7% 4 38% 40% 11%	570
	21st to end	Night	5% 2 29% 47% 16% 1	570
July	1st to 10th	Night	8% 3 27% 42% 19% 2	555
	11th to 20th	Night	4 1 20% 46% 27% 2	552
	21st to end	Night	6% 2 17% 47% 26% 2	624
August	1st to 10th	Night	7% 1 17% 51% 23% 1	567
	11th to 20th	Night	7% 1 28% 45% 18% 1	564
	21st to end	Night	5% 1 26% 50% 16% 2	627
September	1st to 10th	Night	8% 2 25% 47% 16% 2	570
	11th to 20th	Night	6% 2 28% 46% 15% 2	570
	21st to end	Night	6% 3 28% 46% 16% 1	570
October	1st to 10th	Night	12% 5% 30% 35% 15% 2	651
	11th to 20th	Night	7% 5% 30% 43% 14% 2	760
	21st to end	Night	10% 6% 29% 39% 14% 1	952
November	1st to 10th	Night	4 6% 34% 44% 12% 1	955
	11th to 20th	Night	5% 6% 38% 41% 9% 1	950
	21st to end	Night	8% 8% 29% 41% 13% 1	950
December	1st to 10th	Night	5% 5% 38% 40% 10% 1	950
	11th to 20th	Night	6% 6% 36% 40% 11% 1	950
	21st to end	Night	8% 8% 36% 39% 8%	1045

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