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Wednesday  March 29, 2023
Week 13 of 52
Day 088 of 365

Central Daylight Time
(UTC -5 hrs)



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Today
(since midnight)

High/Low Temp 72°F 02:57 PM
52°F 06:55 AM
High/Low Humidity
71% 06:55 AM
50% 04:19 PM
High/Low Dewpoint
54°F 02:57 PM
38°F 12:00 AM
High/Low
Barometric Pressure
30.265 in 08:13 AM
30.066 in 05:00 PM
Highest Wind Gust 13 mph 04:09 PM
Average Wind 5 mph
Rainfall 0.00 in


Week
(since midnight Sunday)

High/Low Temp 88°F Mar 26
51°F Mar 26
High/Low Humidity
92% Mar 26
33% Mar 28
High/Low Dewpoint
69°F Mar 26
34°F Mar 28
High/Low
Barometric Pressure
30.342 in Mar 28
29.728 in Mar 26
Highest Wind Gust 29 mph Mar 28
Average Wind 7 mph
Rainfall 0.00 in

 

March

High/Low Temp 90°F Mar 11
35°F Mar 19
High/Low Humidity
99% Mar 02
18% Mar 25
High/Low Dewpoint
72°F Mar 01
25°F Mar 19
High/Low
Barometric Pressure
30.598 in Mar 19
29.279 in Mar 02
Highest Wind Gust 42 mph Mar 02
Average Wind 7 mph
Rainfall 1.78 in


2023

High/Low Temp 90°F Feb 22
27°F Jan 31
High/Low Humidity
99% Jan 10
15% Feb 22
High/Low Dewpoint
72°F Mar 01
22°F Feb 11
High/Low
Barometric Pressure
30.628 in Feb 03
29.279 in Mar 02
Highest Wind Gust 42 mph Mar 02
Average Wind 6 mph
Rainfall 3.40 in

 



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WX Sensor Status
100%

Wi-Fi signal OK    
Batteries LOW
replaced Dec 18, 2022

        



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Leander, Texas USA
4/10 mi West of Bagdad Rd at Crystal Falls Pkwy
WX conditions 05:00 pm







72°F   22°CSE
142°

5 to 8 mph
0.00 in
0.0 mm
since midnight
0.00 in accum last hour
70°F ←feels like→ 20°C



Wind Distribution

  
last 24 hrs       last 2 hrs
current rainfall rate
0.00 in/hr  
0.0 mm/hr

3°F temp change last 3 hrs
Average Wind Speed Today 5 mph
High Gust Today 13 mph
0.00 in←Yesterday
0.00 in ←Week
 1.78 in ←Month
 3.40 in ←Year




CHANGE

30.066 in Hg
1018 millibars
⇓ falling
-0.089 in Hg last 3 hrs





52%

High Today 71% 06:55 AM
 Low Today 50% 04:19 PM
-1% change last 3 hrs





53°F  11°C
Pleasant
2°F change last 3 hours
  

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Moon Phase
Distance 05:00 pm
247859 miles
58% Full

D i r e c t i o n
⇨ E
bearing 81°
45° ⇑ above the horizon
Moonrise 01:04:31 PM
Lunar Noon 08:30:47 PM
Moonset 03:07:03 AM

Next New 04/19/2023 11:12:27 PM
Next First Quarter 04/27/2023 04:19:50 PM
Next Full 04/05/2023 11:34:26 PM
Next Third Quarter 04/13/2023 04:11:19 AM






05:00 pm CDT
Direction: WSW @ 251°
92.8045154349 million miles from Earth
34.965749852° ⇑ above the horizon


Wednesday  March 29, 2023

Dawn: 06:59:35 AM
Sunrise: 07:24:10 AM
Solar Noon: 01:36:11 PM
Sunset: 07:48:41 PM
Dark: 08:13:18 PM
 Daylight: 12 hrs, 25 min
1 min, 51 sec more than yesterday
Darkness: 11 hrs, 35 min

Future Seasonal Solar Events
for the Northern Hemisphere
   Vernal Equinox: 03/19/2024 10:06:20 PM
 Summer Solstice: 06/21/2023 09:57:53 AM
Autumnal Equinox: 09/23/2023 01:49:58 AM
    Winter Solstice: 12/21/2023 09:27:07 PM




Earth Station W5SDC-WX
Wednesday  March 29, 2023   05:00 pm CDT


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

92.8045154349 million miles  from Earth
Rise 07:24:10 AM
Set 07:48:41 PM
Bearing 251.043903472°
34.965749852° above the horizon

Smallest planet. Closest to the Sun, but
not the hottest planet. Very thin atmosphere.

No moon.


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

111.153612547 million miles  from Earth
28.6909222027 million miles from the Sun
Rise 07:57:36 AM
Set 08:46:00 PM
Bearing 247.989716083°
47.2056366749° above the horizon

Hottest planet due to high pressure
CO2 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

112.00309701 million miles from Earth
66.8443322915 million miles from the Sun
Rise 09:09:32 AM
Set 10:40:03 PM
Bearing 232.076249581°
70.0634726192° above the horizon


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

Moon phase as viewed from this WX station

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

92.8045154349 million miles  from the Sun
247859 mi  from the Moon

Oxidized ores explain it's reddish color
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

133.219763787 million miles from Earth
153.109612513 million miles from the Sun
Rise 12:04:48 PM
Set 02:22:21 AM
Bearing 91.4982318197°
60.3673975451° above the horizon

Largest planet, all gases, no land surface
Violent hydrogen & helium atmosphere.
79 moons


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

551.552376964 million miles from Earth
460.351964339 million miles from the Sun
Rise 07:57:17 AM
Set 08:30:46 PM
Bearing 246.765063165°
44.119979189° above the horizon




King of rings. Most likely previous moons
reduced to rubble by Saturn's gravity.
62 confirmed moons.


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

0.985159254904 billion mi  from Earth
0.91218550326 billion miles from the Sun
Rise 05:50:33 AM
Set 04:57:23 PM
Bearing 256.906500724°
-0.443451312524° 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

1.8996947695 billion miles  from Earth
1.82719999146 billion miles  from the Sun
Rise 09:18:44 AM
Set 10:42:43 PM
Bearing 227.376587658°
70.4887884988° above the horizon


Furthest, darkest, and coldest planet
1,500 mph winds and 13 moons


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

2.87056371441 billion miles  from Earth
2.78035090228 billion miles  from the Sun
Rise 06:54:49 AM
Set 06:44:47 PM
Bearing 252.792049409°
21.7163320415° above the horizon

This section is dedicated to Elwood Downey-WB0OEW, creator of the Ephem astronomical position computing library for the Python computer language.






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