Hugo
Clear Sky Chart
History

This sumarizes the distribution of each different forecast outcome for the Hugo clear sky chart from 2005-11-06 to 2024-11-30.

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% 4 2 4 3 3 4 4 6% 8% 57%	105314
	Night	5% 5% 2 5% 4 4 4 4 6% 7% 55%	102970
Transparency	Day	23% 6% 11% 25% 25% 10%	105055
	Night	27% 6% 12% 24% 23% 8%	102819
Seeing	Day	7% 8% 26% 31% 21% 7%	15662
	Night	7% 6% 30% 39% 15% 2	25675

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	2 6% 2 5% 4 3 3 3 5% 7% 59%	2538
	11th to 20th	Day	2 6% 2 6% 4 4 5% 4 6% 8% 54%	2540
	21st to end	Day	3 5% 2 5% 3 3 3 3 4 6% 61%	3086
February	1st to 10th	Day	3 7% 3 6% 4 3 4 3 4 7% 56%	1814
	11th to 20th	Day	2 6% 2 7% 4 4 4 4 4 6% 57%	1849
	21st to end	Day	3 6% 2 6% 4 3 4 3 5% 6% 58%	1570
March	1st to 10th	Day	3 5% 2 5% 3 3 3 3 5% 7% 60%	3130
	11th to 20th	Day	6% 6% 2 5% 3 3 3 3 5% 7% 58%	3273
	21st to end	Day	3 5% 2 5% 4 4 5% 4 7% 9% 52%	4165
April	1st to 10th	Day	5% 6% 2 4 3 3 3 3 6% 8% 56%	2280
	11th to 20th	Day	8% 6% 2 5% 4 4 4 4 7% 7% 49%	2251
	21st to end	Day	8% 4 2 5% 5% 4 4 4 6% 8% 50%	2291
May	1st to 10th	Day	8% 6% 2 6% 4 4 3 3 6% 7% 52%	4120
	11th to 20th	Day	7% 5% 2 6% 3 4 4 4 6% 9% 49%	4111
	21st to end	Day	6% 4 1 4 3 3 4 3 6% 10% 54%	4825
June	1st to 10th	Day	6% 3 1 3 4 4 4 4 7% 11% 53%	2660
	11th to 20th	Day	5% 3 1 3 3 3 3 4 6% 8% 58%	2660
	21st to end	Day	2 4 2 5% 3 4 5% 4 7% 9% 56%	2660
July	1st to 10th	Day	4 3 1 5% 4 5% 5% 5% 6% 8% 54%	4430
	11th to 20th	Day	2 2 1 3 4 4 5% 5% 8% 9% 57%	4430
	21st to end	Day	3 2 1 4 4 4 4 4 7% 9% 58%	4802
August	1st to 10th	Day	10% 5% 1 4 3 3 4 5% 8% 10% 47%	3982
	11th to 20th	Day	4 3 1 4 3 3 5% 5% 8% 9% 55%	3726
	21st to end	Day	3 3 1 4 3 4 4 4 8% 9% 56%	4180
September	1st to 10th	Day	4 3 1 3 4 3 4 4 6% 7% 61%	2280
	11th to 20th	Day	6% 3 1 4 2 3 3 3 5% 6% 65%	2180
	21st to end	Day	6% 3 1 3 2 3 2 2 4 6% 67%	2090
October	1st to 10th	Day	5% 3 1 2 1 1 2 2 3 4 78%	3401
	11th to 20th	Day	6% 4 1 4 3 2 2 2 4 6% 66%	3150
	21st to end	Day	5% 4 1 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 71%	3186
November	1st to 10th	Day	4 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 6% 7% 65%	1763
	11th to 20th	Day	2 4 2 4 4 2 3 2 4 5% 67%	1800
	21st to end	Day	3 5% 1 4 4 3 3 2 4 6% 65%	1796
December	1st to 10th	Day	3 8% 2 4 3 3 4 3 5% 8% 58%	1575
	11th to 20th	Day	3 6% 3 5% 4 3 4 3 6% 8% 57%	1926
	21st to end	Day	3 7% 3 6% 4 3 4 3 5% 8% 53%	2794
January	1st to 10th	Night	2 7% 2 5% 3 3 4 3 6% 8% 56%	4417
	11th to 20th	Night	1 4 2 5% 4 4 5% 4 6% 7% 58%	4430
	21st to end	Night	2 5% 2 6% 3 3 4 3 5% 6% 60%	4612
February	1st to 10th	Night	4 7% 2 5% 4 3 5% 4 5% 7% 55%	2364
	11th to 20th	Night	3 7% 3 7% 5% 4 4 4 6% 8% 50%	2218
	21st to end	Night	3 5% 2 5% 3 3 3 2 5% 6% 61%	1884
March	1st to 10th	Night	3 6% 3 7% 2 3 3 3 4 5% 61%	3734
	11th to 20th	Night	7% 8% 3 5% 3 3 4 3 5% 7% 53%	3695
	21st to end	Night	4 5% 2 6% 4 4 4 4 6% 8% 51%	3477
April	1st to 10th	Night	6% 7% 2 5% 4 4 4 4 6% 7% 51%	1900
	11th to 20th	Night	10% 7% 2 5% 3 4 4 4 7% 8% 46%	1877
	21st to end	Night	10% 7% 2 6% 4 3 4 3 6% 8% 46%	1886
May	1st to 10th	Night	8% 8% 2 6% 4 4 4 4 6% 7% 48%	2850
	11th to 20th	Night	9% 7% 3 6% 4 4 5% 5% 7% 8% 43%	2778
	21st to end	Night	9% 6% 2 5% 4 4 6% 4 7% 9% 44%	2762
June	1st to 10th	Night	3 3 1 5% 4 5% 5% 4 7% 11% 53%	1520
	11th to 20th	Night	4 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 7% 9% 55%	1520
	21st to end	Night	5% 4 2 5% 7% 5% 6% 4 6% 8% 48%	1520
July	1st to 10th	Night	6% 4 2 5% 6% 5% 5% 4 8% 8% 46%	2540
	11th to 20th	Night	4 3 2 6% 4 5% 5% 5% 7% 10% 50%	2540
	21st to end	Night	4 4 1 5% 4 5% 5% 4 6% 8% 54%	2761
August	1st to 10th	Night	11% 7% 2 8% 6% 6% 7% 6% 8% 9% 32%	2952
	11th to 20th	Night	9% 6% 2 6% 5% 5% 6% 5% 8% 9% 40%	3113
	21st to end	Night	3 4 2 5% 4 4 6% 6% 9% 11% 46%	3487
September	1st to 10th	Night	6% 5% 2 5% 4 4 4 5% 5% 7% 55%	1900
	11th to 20th	Night	5% 3 1 4 2 2 3 4 6% 8% 61%	1998
	21st to end	Night	6% 4 1 4 3 2 3 3 4 6% 65%	2090
October	1st to 10th	Night	5% 3 1 3 2 3 3 2 4 5% 68%	3544
	11th to 20th	Night	7% 4 1 4 2 2 3 3 4 6% 63%	3778
	21st to end	Night	4 4 2 4 2 3 3 2 4 5% 67%	4341
November	1st to 10th	Night	3 4 1 3 2 3 4 3 5% 6% 66%	2535
	11th to 20th	Night	2 5% 2 4 2 2 2 3 4 5% 69%	2600
	21st to end	Night	4 5% 2 5% 3 2 2 3 5% 7% 61%	2600
December	1st to 10th	Night	2 5% 2 5% 4 3 4 3 5% 6% 61%	2603
	11th to 20th	Night	2 6% 2 4 4 3 4 3 6% 8% 56%	3271
	21st to end	Night	3 5% 2 7% 4 4 4 5% 6% 8% 52%	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 9% 31% 23% 8%	2539
	11th to 20th	Day	26% 7% 13% 26% 19% 9%	2540
	21st to end	Day	25% 4 11% 32% 24% 4	3086
February	1st to 10th	Day	27% 4 12% 26% 22% 9%	1814
	11th to 20th	Day	29% 4 8% 27% 25% 8%	1859
	21st to end	Day	27% 5% 8% 20% 25% 15%	1570
March	1st to 10th	Day	20% 6% 9% 21% 30% 14%	3130
	11th to 20th	Day	24% 5% 10% 33% 25% 3	3273
	21st to end	Day	24% 7% 13% 33% 19% 4	4165
April	1st to 10th	Day	25% 6% 11% 25% 23% 10%	2280
	11th to 20th	Day	32% 5% 11% 24% 18% 10%	2254
	21st to end	Day	31% 6% 13% 25% 21% 5%	2291
May	1st to 10th	Day	29% 7% 11% 24% 18% 11%	4120
	11th to 20th	Day	28% 7% 16% 24% 22% 3	4115
	21st to end	Day	22% 8% 15% 23% 22% 10%	4825
June	1st to 10th	Day	22% 7% 18% 29% 16% 8%	2660
	11th to 20th	Day	21% 7% 11% 21% 23% 16%	2660
	21st to end	Day	21% 7% 11% 23% 25% 12%	2660
July	1st to 10th	Day	25% 7% 10% 17% 29% 11%	4361
	11th to 20th	Day	18% 7% 15% 25% 26% 9%	4355
	21st to end	Day	20% 6% 14% 21% 21% 17%	4651
August	1st to 10th	Day	29% 7% 17% 29% 14% 5%	3967
	11th to 20th	Day	23% 7% 14% 23% 26% 7%	3762
	21st to end	Day	22% 5% 11% 26% 24% 11%	4179
September	1st to 10th	Day	22% 5% 9% 22% 27% 15%	2280
	11th to 20th	Day	20% 4 9% 18% 30% 19%	2180
	21st to end	Day	20% 3 6% 19% 36% 15%	2090
October	1st to 10th	Day	13% 2 6% 16% 37% 25%	3401
	11th to 20th	Day	20% 3 7% 27% 33% 9%	3150
	21st to end	Day	18% 2 5% 25% 36% 13%	3186
November	1st to 10th	Day	19% 4 10% 26% 27% 15%	1763
	11th to 20th	Day	20% 3 6% 27% 34% 11%	1800
	21st to end	Day	23% 2 8% 20% 31% 15%	1796
December	1st to 10th	Day	26% 4 10% 26% 27% 7%	1575
	11th to 20th	Day	25% 3 10% 23% 33% 6%	1924
	21st to end	Day	28% 6% 11% 25% 23% 7%	2794
January	1st to 10th	Night	25% 5% 10% 32% 25% 4	4417
	11th to 20th	Night	21% 7% 15% 23% 23% 10%	4430
	21st to end	Night	24% 6% 10% 34% 21% 4	4612
February	1st to 10th	Night	29% 6% 11% 24% 22% 8%	2364
	11th to 20th	Night	31% 5% 11% 28% 20% 6%	2218
	21st to end	Night	24% 3 7% 23% 29% 13%	1884
March	1st to 10th	Night	24% 5% 8% 17% 29% 17%	3734
	11th to 20th	Night	29% 6% 15% 20% 24% 7%	3695
	21st to end	Night	27% 8% 16% 28% 18% 3	3477
April	1st to 10th	Night	30% 5% 11% 24% 22% 9%	1900
	11th to 20th	Night	32% 7% 12% 23% 19% 7%	1877
	21st to end	Night	36% 6% 12% 24% 18% 4	1886
May	1st to 10th	Night	32% 9% 14% 23% 14% 8%	2850
	11th to 20th	Night	34% 9% 18% 24% 11% 4	2779
	21st to end	Night	32% 10% 15% 24% 14% 4	2762
June	1st to 10th	Night	24% 9% 23% 25% 14% 5%	1520
	11th to 20th	Night	23% 8% 15% 23% 19% 12%	1520
	21st to end	Night	31% 8% 11% 23% 19% 8%	1520
July	1st to 10th	Night	32% 8% 12% 23% 23% 3	2500
	11th to 20th	Night	27% 7% 16% 22% 24% 4	2492
	21st to end	Night	27% 7% 13% 20% 22% 11%	2674
August	1st to 10th	Night	46% 8% 15% 18% 9% 4	2944
	11th to 20th	Night	38% 8% 13% 22% 16% 3	3143
	21st to end	Night	28% 8% 14% 27% 17% 7%	3487
September	1st to 10th	Night	28% 6% 10% 19% 25% 12%	1900
	11th to 20th	Night	20% 6% 12% 22% 27% 14%	1998
	21st to end	Night	21% 4 7% 23% 33% 12%	2090
October	1st to 10th	Night	18% 4 7% 18% 32% 21%	3544
	11th to 20th	Night	22% 4 8% 28% 27% 11%	3778
	21st to end	Night	21% 4 7% 26% 29% 13%	4341
November	1st to 10th	Night	19% 4 9% 25% 28% 15%	2535
	11th to 20th	Night	18% 3 8% 26% 33% 12%	2600
	21st to end	Night	24% 3 8% 22% 30% 13%	2600
December	1st to 10th	Night	24% 4 13% 26% 24% 8%	2603
	11th to 20th	Night	25% 4 8% 23% 34% 5%	3272
	21st to end	Night	27% 6% 11% 25% 24% 6%	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	6% 7% 30% 37% 17% 4	270
	11th to 20th	Day	11% 10% 26% 41% 11% 1	270
	21st to end	Day	6% 10% 35% 31% 15% 3	297
February	1st to 10th	Day	6% 10% 43% 29% 9% 2	270
	11th to 20th	Day	4 7% 44% 30% 13% 2	270
	21st to end	Day	4 14% 44% 25% 10% 2	225
March	1st to 10th	Day	4 10% 33% 30% 17% 5%	270
	11th to 20th	Day	11% 10% 33% 27% 15% 4	314
	21st to end	Day	12% 18% 34% 24% 10% 2	506
April	1st to 10th	Day	9% 18% 35% 23% 12% 3	460
	11th to 20th	Day	12% 15% 39% 22% 10% 2	452
	21st to end	Day	13% 16% 32% 27% 11% 2	471
May	1st to 10th	Day	12% 15% 30% 28% 12% 4	653
	11th to 20th	Day	13% 9% 26% 28% 20% 4	675
	21st to end	Day	10% 10% 29% 27% 19% 6%	734
June	1st to 10th	Day	6% 5% 21% 31% 26% 11%	680
	11th to 20th	Day	5% 7% 26% 31% 24% 7%	680
	21st to end	Day	4 4 23% 36% 23% 9%	680
July	1st to 10th	Day	5% 4 16% 32% 31% 12%	671
	11th to 20th	Day	4 1 11% 33% 37% 13%	668
	21st to end	Day	7% 1 10% 31% 36% 14%	739
August	1st to 10th	Day	6% 2 13% 34% 31% 14%	545
	11th to 20th	Day	4 2 21% 35% 28% 10%	477
	21st to end	Day	3 2 19% 37% 28% 11%	539
September	1st to 10th	Day	5% 2 18% 36% 26% 13%	490
	11th to 20th	Day	4 5% 17% 38% 26% 11%	390
	21st to end	Day	10% 6% 19% 24% 27% 14%	300
October	1st to 10th	Day	9% 4 22% 24% 24% 17%	300
	11th to 20th	Day	6% 4 28% 34% 20% 8%	300
	21st to end	Day	7% 13% 30% 24% 21% 6%	330
November	1st to 10th	Day	7% 10% 29% 30% 21% 4	300
	11th to 20th	Day	5% 6% 33% 33% 19% 3	300
	21st to end	Day	8% 9% 29% 33% 16% 5%	299
December	1st to 10th	Day	7% 9% 32% 36% 13% 3	270
	11th to 20th	Day	7% 10% 31% 31% 18% 3	270
	21st to end	Day	8% 13% 33% 34% 10% 1	297
January	1st to 10th	Night	6% 5% 34% 39% 13% 2	950
	11th to 20th	Night	5% 8% 37% 36% 12% 1	950
	21st to end	Night	3 7% 35% 43% 10% 1	888
February	1st to 10th	Night	7% 6% 41% 39% 6% 1	760
	11th to 20th	Night	6% 5% 44% 35% 9% 1	744
	21st to end	Night	6% 7% 42% 38% 7%	628
March	1st to 10th	Night	7% 10% 35% 37% 11% 1	760
	11th to 20th	Night	9% 8% 36% 36% 11% 1	751
	21st to end	Night	8% 10% 40% 34% 8%	627
April	1st to 10th	Night	11% 12% 39% 31% 7%	570
	11th to 20th	Night	15% 10% 38% 30% 7%	563
	21st to end	Night	13% 14% 29% 32% 11% 1	570
May	1st to 10th	Night	12% 10% 31% 35% 11% 1	570
	11th to 20th	Night	14% 6% 28% 36% 14% 1	561
	21st to end	Night	14% 8% 33% 33% 11% 1	617
June	1st to 10th	Night	5% 5% 27% 43% 19% 1	570
	11th to 20th	Night	5% 5% 35% 43% 12%	570
	21st to end	Night	6% 3 27% 46% 18%	570
July	1st to 10th	Night	6% 3 19% 46% 24% 2	555
	11th to 20th	Night	5% 2 9% 49% 32% 2	552
	21st to end	Night	8% 2 12% 42% 33% 3	624
August	1st to 10th	Night	8% 2 14% 43% 31% 3	567
	11th to 20th	Night	6% 3 15% 53% 22% 1	564
	21st to end	Night	6% 2 14% 47% 29% 3	627
September	1st to 10th	Night	8% 2 17% 48% 23% 1	570
	11th to 20th	Night	6% 3 21% 44% 23% 3	570
	21st to end	Night	7% 4 25% 42% 19% 2	570
October	1st to 10th	Night	11% 7% 27% 36% 15% 3	608
	11th to 20th	Night	5% 6% 31% 37% 19% 3	760
	21st to end	Night	8% 8% 28% 35% 18% 3	969
November	1st to 10th	Night	5% 5% 28% 44% 16% 2	975
	11th to 20th	Night	5% 6% 33% 40% 13% 2	1000
	21st to end	Night	6% 9% 31% 39% 14% 2	1000
December	1st to 10th	Night	5% 6% 36% 40% 11% 2	950
	11th to 20th	Night	7% 6% 33% 39% 13% 2	950
	21st to end	Night	7% 10% 36% 37% 10% 1	1045

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