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Thursday  November 21, 2024
Week 47 of 52
Day 326 of 365


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Today
since midnight
   
High/Low Temp 73.4°F 02:32 PM
36.9°F 04:18 AM
High/Low Humidity
 75% 04:20 AM
28% 11:27 AM
High/Low Dewpoint
 40.5°F 02:23 PM
27.6°F 01:58 AM
High/Low Pressure 30.376 in 12:05 AM
30.202 in 03:07 PM
Highest Wind Gust 10 mph 10:49 AM
Average Wind 2 mph
Average Direction SSW @ 209°
Rainfall 0.00 in



Week
since midnight Sunday

High/Low Temp 83.7°F Nov 17
36.9°F Nov 21
High/Low Humidity
 99% Nov 17
24% Nov 20
High/Low Dewpoint
 73.4°F Nov 17
26.5°F Nov 20
High/Low Pressure 30.389 in Nov 20
29.563 in Nov 18
Highest Wind Gust 24 mph Nov 18
Average Wind 5 mph
Average Direction SW @ 232°
Rainfall 1.19 in

 

November

High/Low Temp 88.2°F Nov 10
36.9°F Nov 21
High/Low Humidity
 99% Nov 02
20% Nov 13
High/Low Dewpoint
 76.1°F Nov 04
26.5°F Nov 20
High/Low Pressure 30.389 in Nov 20
29.563 in Nov 18
Highest Wind Gust 27 mph Nov 03
Average Wind 4 mph
Average Direction SSW @ 199°
Rainfall 3.44 in


2024

High/Low Temp 111.7°F Aug 21
14.4°F Jan 15
High/Low Humidity
 99% Jan 02
15% Apr 04
High/Low Dewpoint
 83.0°F Jun 04
4.6°F Jan 16
High/Low Pressure 30.646 in Jan 20
29.492 in Jan 11
Highest Wind Gust 37 mph Jan 08
Average Wind 5 mph
Average Direction S @ 190°
Rainfall 31.37 in

 



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Mason Creek Tornado 2000



        

Leander, Texas   USA
      Located ½ mile WNW of Bagdad Rd at Crystal Falls Pkwy


ELEV 1037 FT
30.5529° N   -97.8615° W


 
Current Conditions 03:15 pm




Light Air

with Light Air gusts















72.0°F 22°CS

0.00 in
0.0 mm
Feels Like 69.1°F

Direct Sun   81°F

   Closed Vehicles in Direct Sun  
could reach 111°F

 Dew Point Index
 DRY 
  39.0°F 3°C  

Compass Bearing
175°		since midnight
High: 73.4°F 02:32 PM
 Low: 36.9°F 04:18 AM
Average:   51.5°F 		0 to 3 mph
1 to 4 kph

Last Rain Event

11/18/2024 11:40:00 AM
3 days, 3 hours, 35 minutes ago


Last Freeze Event

01/20/2024 10:55:00 AM
306 days, 4 hours, 20 minutes ago


78.0°F 25°C
Computer Room  
AC Filter Check due 12/1/24



Wind Roses
Updated every 5 min
courtesy of findu.com

        
 
       24 hrs         
2 hrs
Average     2 mph
3 mph
Avg Gust   3 mph
5 mph
High Gust   10 mph
6 mph
+/- 48hr Outdoor Temp Differences
0.2°F 1 hr ago
3.6°F 3 hrs ago
6.9°F 24 hrs ago
-9.3°F 48 hrs ago
Rainfall Synopsis for Today
            0.00 in Since Midnight
      0.00 in  Yesterday
1.19 in  Week
  3.44 in  Month
31.37 in  Year




         



  Change



30.203 in Hg
1022 millibars
⇓ falling
-0.090 in Hg last 3 hrs







30%

High: 75% 04:20 AM
 Low: 28% 11:27 AM

1% change last 3 hrs







39.0°F 3°C
 feels DRY 

3.7°F change last 3 hours
             
     
   


AcuRite 5-N-1®
Outdoor Sensor signal 100%
Sensor Batteries GOOD
Last signal outage logged
08/23/2024 05:30:00 PM

89 days, 22 hours, 45 minutes ago

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HEAVENLY BODIES



Moon Phase
Distance 03:15 pm
246036 miles from Earth
62% Full

D i r e c t i o n
⬁ NW
bearing 318°
Currently -28° ⇓ below the horizon
i
Thursday  November 21, 2024
Moonrise 11:19:06 PM
Lunar Noon 05:28:45 AM
Moonset 12:31:41 PM

Next New 12/01/2024 12:21:20 AM
Next First Quarter 12/08/2024 09:26:31 AM
Next Full 12/15/2024 03:01:36 AM
Next Third Quarter 11/22/2024 07:27:49 PM



03:15 pm CST
Direction: SW @ 225°
91.8115571902 million miles from Earth
23.7768771707° ⇑ above the horizon
Thursday  November 21, 2024
Dawn: 06:36:34 AM
Sunrise: 07:04:30 AM
Solar Noon: 12:17:28 PM
Sunset: 05:30:11 PM
Dusk: 05:58:07 PM Current Sun Status= Today (debug)

Stays Today at dusk if suggested code is correct
Dark: 06:26:44 PM Current Sun Status= Today (debug)

Becomes Tonight at -12 if suggested code is correct
Full Dark: 06:55:34 PM

 Daylight: 10 hrs, 30 min
-49 sec less than yesterday
Darkness: 13 hrs, 30 min
Future Seasonal Solar Events
Northern Hemisphere

   Vernal Equinox: 03/20/2025 04:01:12 AM
 Summer Solstice: 06/20/2025 09:42:16 PM
Autumnal Equinox: 09/22/2025 01:19:14 PM
    Winter Solstice: 12/21/2024 03:20:18 AM



Our Solar System
Thursday  November 21, 2024   03:15 pm CST
updated every 5 min

Distances are calculated from center to center of the applicable bodies.
All years, days, and hours are in Earth time units. All Rise and Set timestamps are in U.S.- Central Standard Time



99.86% total mass of the entire solar system
Fuses 600M metric tons of hydrogen per sec
equivalent to trillions of atomic bombs.

Diameter 864,938 mi
Rotation Period: 648 hours       Year: 247.7 billion years
Average Surface temp 10,000°F
Current Position and Bearings

91.8115571902 million miles  from Earth
Rise 07:02:50 AM
Set 05:31:52 PM
Bearing 225.821503849°
23.7768771707° above the horizon
Smallest planet. Closest to the Sun, but
not the hottest planet. Very thin atmosphere.
Shrinking due to loss of core temp. No moon.

Diameter 3,031.9 mi
Day: 4222.6 hrs      Year: 88 days
Average surface temp 330°F
Current Position and Bearings

83.4603968815 million miles  from Earth
33.6201926537 million miles from the Sun
Rise 08:50:29 AM
Set 06:45:25 PM
Bearing 202.838709593°
30.2847275157° above the horizon
Hottest planet due to high pressure CO2
greenhouse atmosphere. Brightest due to
highly reflective clouds of CO2. No moon.

Diameter 7,520.8 mi
Day: 2802 hrs      Year: 224.7 days
Average surface temp 867°F (lead melts at 621.5 °F)
Current Position and Bearings

96.3969171916 million miles from Earth
67.6063085523 million miles from the Sun
Rise 10:20:44 AM
Set 08:17:44 PM
Bearing 178.857409983°
34.1935457399° above the horizon


Only planet with H2O oceans, life forms,
and only one moon.

Diameter 7,917.5 mi
Day: 24 hrs      Year: 365.25 days
Average surface temp 59°F (rising due to CO2 pollution)
Current Position

91.8115571902 million miles  from the Sun
246036 mi  from the Moon
Oxidized ores explain it's reddish tints
Polar ice caps and seasons like Earth.
2 moons

Diameter 4,212.3 mi
Day: 24h 37m 23s       Year: 687 days
Average surface temp -85°F
Current Position and Bearings

80.6702736943 million miles from Earth
145.839938121 million miles from the Sun
Rise 09:59:56 PM
Set 11:52:40 AM
Bearing 331.603799072°
-32.8101387349° above the horizon
Largest planet, all gases, no land surface
Violent hydrogen & helium atmosphere.
95 moons

Diameter 86,881 mi
Day: 09h 50m 30s       Year: 11.86 years
Average surface temp -166°F
Current Position and Bearings

383.208137124 million miles from Earth
471.250852219 million miles from the Sun
Rise 06:36:19 PM
Set 08:35:41 AM
Bearing 27.3043198298°
-32.0817639467° above the horizon




Rings are most likely previous moons
reduced to rubble by Saturn's gravity.
146 confirmed moons. All gases, no land
surface.

Diameter 72,367 mi
Day: 10h 14m       Year: 29.46 years
Average surface temp -220°F
Current Position and Bearings

0.871720079254 billion mi  from Earth
0.896329287341 billion miles from the Sun
Rise 01:43:54 PM
Set 01:09:41 AM
Bearing 112.37223932°
18.3672563575° above the horizon

28° axial tilt, similar to Mars & Earth
Rotates on it's side. 27 moons

Diameter 31,518 mi
Day: 17h 14m       Year: 84 years
Average surface temp -320°F
Current Position and Bearings

1.7267446085 billion miles  from Earth
1.81822049965 billion miles  from the Sun
Rise 05:07:39 PM
Set 06:47:34 AM
Bearing 50.6724562825°
-21.4744289392° above the horizon

Furthest, darkest, coldest, and smallest
outer planet. 1,500 mph winds and
14 moons

Diameter 30,599 mi
Day: 16 hrs       Year: 164.8 years
Average surface temp -330°F
Current Position and Bearings

2.73586442262 billion miles  from Earth
2.77894137418 billion miles  from the Sun
Rise 02:20:52 PM
Set 02:17:05 AM
Bearing 99.3918609529°
11.1410058618° above the horizon



MOON & ECLIPSE PHOTOS










THANK YOU


Steve
Callsign W5SDC
Storm chaser, weather station manager, and web server administrator

This station's first weather page went live on the internet in January of 2004. Since then, home weather stations have become much more reliable, affordable, and now provide much more data than just basic temperature, wind, and rain measurements.

It is a pleasure to have a weather station on the web and very honorable to be able to submit instrument readings to NOAA's MADIS database through the CWOP-Citizens Weather Observer Program. I also xmit conditions at 5 min intervals to Weather Underground and findu.com.

My data from Leander, Texas combined with thousands of other private stations around the world provides invaluable data used for forecasting, nowcasting, and scientific study by students of meteorology and climate.

This station is here solely in the public interest and simply for the greater good that up to date weather information brings everyone.

Thanks for stopping by.



TECHNICAL SALUTATIONS



Big thanks to Tom Keffer for writing the weeWX weather station engine and also to Matthew Wall and Gary Roderick for their invaluable contributions to weeWX. Get the whole saga of weeWX and the software at the link above. weeWX is relatively easy to configure and use even for those like me with limited programming experience. On June 26, 2017, I started with the basic template that was included and have watched this entire weather website's template grow to 1,678 lines of HTML as of November 2024.



Thank You Elwood Downey, WB0OEW for your creation of the astronomical position calculations used in the Heavenly Bodies section of this website. Donating your libastro C calculation library for use in PyEphem for linux was a very gracious thing to do. Many people are grateful for your generosity and hard work on that project and so many others.



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