Blythewood
Clear Sky Chart
History

This sumarizes the distribution of each different forecast outcome for the Blythewood clear sky chart from 2005-11-06 to 2024-11-05.

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 TypeMinimum conditions for hour to be usableOut of hours
Clear of CloudsTransparencySeeingSky Brightness
Planetary:50%(no limit)Average(no limit)Nighttime Hours
Deep Sky:70%Average(no limit)5.9Nighttime Hours
CCD Imaging:70%Below AveragePoor(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

PlanetaryData
Pts
Deep Sky
Max 60%
Data
Pts
Both Planetary and Deep Sky
Max 60%
Data
Pts
Either Planetary or Deep SkyData
Pts
CCD ImagingData
Pts
Night
45%
25261
20%
96629
14%
24979
53%
24979
21%
59206

By Month

MonthDays of MonthPlanetaryData
Pts
Deep Sky
Max 60%
Data
Pts
Both Planetary and Deep Sky
Max 60%
Data
Pts
Either Planetary or Deep SkyData
Pts
CCD ImagingData
Pts
January1st to 10thNight
29%
756
25%
3981
10%
737
46%
737
16%
2109
January11th to 20thNight
30%
756
26%
3957
11%
740
46%
740
15%
2142
January21st to endNight
27%
828
18%
4438
14%
814
44%
814
14%
2627
February1st to 10thNight
33%
760
22%
2466
12%
760
45%
760
24%
1523
February11th to 20thNight
21%
742
22%
2218
9%
739
35%
739
23%
1448
February21st to endNight
27%
628
24%
1822
10%
628
41%
628
25%
1159
March1st to 10thNight
32%
759
20%
3410
13%
745
44%
745
16%
2338
March11th to 20thNight
27%
757
28%
3407
10%
740
38%
740
20%
1673
March21st to endNight
29%
835
16%
3709
8%
814
40%
814
17%
2190
April1st to 10thNight
35%
760
24%
2090
10%
760
46%
760
31%
1259
April11th to 20thNight
39%
751
24%
1893
10%
751
48%
751
35%
1178
April21st to endNight
44%
663
28%
1803
14%
663
52%
663
38%
1051
May1st to 10thNight
45%
563
23%
2786
11%
559
52%
559
20%
1597
May11th to 20thNight
45%
552
15%
2764
8%
541
51%
541
16%
1653
May21st to endNight
62%
601
15%
3042
15%
593
65%
593
22%
1525
June1st to 10thNight
57%
570
15%
1710
12%
570
58%
570
24%
1159
June11th to 20thNight
62%
570
14%
1710
11%
570
63%
570
26%
1119
June21st to endNight
62%
570
13%
1710
10%
570
64%
570
24%
1149
July1st to 10thNight
63%
543
10%
2705
9%
535
65%
535
13%
1855
July11th to 20thNight
70%
536
8%
2735
9%
533
71%
533
14%
1842
July21st to endNight
65%
611
8%
2955
10%
569
68%
569
12%
2288
August1st to 10thNight
61%
560
8%
2771
11%
545
63%
545
12%
2083
August11th to 20thNight
61%
551
10%
2630
11%
543
63%
543
14%
1683
August21st to endNight
59%
774
17%
2855
10%
771
60%
771
23%
1518
September1st to 10thNight
66%
760
19%
2081
15%
760
67%
760
28%
1371
September11th to 20thNight
57%
760
19%
2090
16%
760
59%
760
26%
1436
September21st to endNight
55%
760
19%
2090
15%
760
59%
760
27%
1405
October1st to 10thNight
53%
760
20%
2753
23%
740
59%
740
24%
1775
October11th to 20thNight
49%
760
29%
2284
24%
740
59%
740
32%
1354
October21st to endNight
52%
836
27%
2834
24%
814
63%
814
28%
1743
November1st to 10thNight
48%
760
28%
2280
21%
760
57%
760
34%
1300
November11th to 20thNight
41%
760
28%
2379
19%
760
53%
760
31%
1373
November21st to endNight
45%
760
26%
2470
20%
760
54%
760
29%
1441
December1st to 10thNight
37%
760
23%
2470
13%
760
50%
760
21%
1602
December11th to 20thNight
40%
759
28%
2921
20%
758
51%
758
24%
1651
December21st to endNight
32%
830
16%
4410
15%
817
43%
817
13%
2587

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 ForecastData
Points
Cloud CoverDay
13%6%26%445%46%8%42%
101194
Night
14%6%26%44446%7%43%
97807
TransparencyDay
38%7%12%19%18%6%
104897
Night
38%6%11%18%19%7%
102243
SeeingDay
15%10%25%25%18%7%
15340
Night
15%8%24%31%19%2
25402

By Month

Percentage Cloud Cover SE (2006-)
Color Meanings:
Overcast 90% covered 80% covered 70% covered 60% covered 50% covered 40% covered 30% covered 20% covered 10% covered Clear
MonthDays in MonthOccurrence of each ForecastData
Points
January1st to 10thDay
17%5%25%33335%7%47%
2836
11th to 20thDay
13%6%25%433236%53%
2840
21st to endDay
19%8%36%43334443%
3124
February1st to 10thDay
15%7%36%5%45%35%6%41%
1712
11th to 20thDay
20%6%25%333345%45%
1848
21st to endDay
19%7%36%45%335%5%41%
1632
March1st to 10thDay
22%9%36%434345%38%
3435
11th to 20thDay
10%425%43445%6%53%
3480
21st to endDay
18%7%26%44335%5%42%
3815
April1st to 10thDay
10%316%435%47%7%50%
2090
11th to 20thDay
10%5%26%445%46%7%47%
2235
21st to endDay
9%5%2434446%8%51%
2391
May1st to 10thDay
9%7%37%5%5%5%47%9%39%
4082
11th to 20thDay
17%7%36%445%46%7%37%
4081
21st to endDay
6%425%45%6%47%9%48%
4476
June1st to 10thDay
9%7%27%6%5%6%5%8%10%36%
2470
11th to 20thDay
7%5%26%5%5%6%5%8%11%41%
2470
21st to endDay
6%5%26%5%6%7%5%8%11%38%
2470
July1st to 10thDay
12%6%27%6%5%6%6%8%11%30%
4120
11th to 20thDay
6%5%37%6%6%7%7%10%13%30%
4120
21st to endDay
9%8%39%7%6%7%5%10%13%22%
4466
August1st to 10thDay
21%7%28%5%6%6%5%7%10%22%
4104
11th to 20thDay
11%5%27%5%5%6%5%8%11%33%
4044
21st to endDay
7%425%45%5%5%8%11%46%
4217
September1st to 10thDay
8%6%27%5%6%5%47%10%40%
2094
11th to 20thDay
12%7%37%445%46%7%39%
2090
21st to endDay
16%7%26%44435%6%42%
2090
October1st to 10thDay
14%6%25%443446%50%
1981
11th to 20thDay
10%5%15%333245%58%
1900
21st to endDay
11%5%25%33423458%
2090
November1st to 10thDay
12%6%24333246%55%
1898
11th to 20thDay
14%6%25%223346%54%
1796
21st to endDay
14%6%26%433346%49%
1710
December1st to 10thDay
19%7%36%44445%6%39%
1710
11th to 20thDay
16%425%333345%51%
2153
21st to endDay
19%7%35%333346%44%
3124
January1st to 10thNight
17%6%25%333346%48%
4109
11th to 20thNight
11%6%27%445%36%7%45%
4120
21st to endNight
18%8%35%43334445%
4532
February1st to 10thNight
17%6%25%44335%6%45%
2466
11th to 20thNight
18%7%26%433346%43%
2218
21st to endNight
15%6%26%44435%7%44%
1822
March1st to 10thNight
22%10%37%43335%6%35%
3418
11th to 20thNight
12%5%1444435%7%51%
3480
21st to endNight
19%5%25%44346%7%42%
3817
April1st to 10thNight
11%5%25%33436%6%51%
2090
11th to 20thNight
12%5%25%34435%7%52%
1893
21st to endNight
9%5%145%3336%7%53%
1803
May1st to 10thNight
10%6%36%445%47%10%42%
2813
11th to 20thNight
15%7%37%45%436%8%39%
2812
21st to endNight
6%425%45%45%8%9%47%
3079
June1st to 10thNight
12%6%36%5%5%5%49%10%33%
1710
11th to 20thNight
8%6%26%6%6%5%5%9%10%38%
1710
21st to endNight
7%6%26%5%6%7%6%10%11%34%
1710
July1st to 10thNight
13%8%37%6%5%6%5%7%10%29%
2840
11th to 20thNight
9%6%27%6%6%7%6%10%12%29%
2840
21st to endNight
11%9%410%7%7%6%6%8%9%22%
3087
August1st to 10thNight
21%8%29%6%5%5%5%7%9%22%
2825
11th to 20thNight
10%7%28%5%5%5%5%8%10%35%
2785
21st to endNight
5%425%44447%11%50%
3407
September1st to 10thNight
8%6%26%5%6%5%5%7%11%40%
2081
11th to 20thNight
13%7%38%5%5%5%36%7%38%
2090
21st to endNight
16%7%26%445%35%6%43%
2090
October1st to 10thNight
12%7%26%33235%6%52%
2199
11th to 20thNight
13%5%24322346%55%
2280
21st to endNight
10%6%24333345%57%
2508
November1st to 10thNight
11%6%25%333345%54%
2280
11th to 20thNight
14%6%24333345%53%
2379
21st to endNight
14%5%25%34336%7%47%
2470
December1st to 10thNight
17%8%26%444345%42%
2470
11th to 20thNight
17%5%25%332245%52%
3042
21st to endNight
20%7%26%434346%41%
4532

Transparency (when cloud cover <= 30%)
Color Meanings:
Too cloudy to forecast Poor Below Average Average Above average Transparent
MonthDays in MonthOccurrence of each ForecastData
Points
January1st to 10thDay
35%47%24%22%7%
2837
11th to 20thDay
34%46%17%31%9%
2840
21st to endDay
45%3417%24%8%
3124
February1st to 10thDay
42%5%9%19%19%6%
1712
11th to 20thDay
42%5%5%18%25%6%
1858
21st to endDay
45%47%15%20%8%
1632
March1st to 10thDay
49%5%7%15%14%10%
3435
11th to 20thDay
31%5%8%15%29%11%
3480
21st to endDay
44%47%18%23%5%
3815
April1st to 10thDay
32%6%11%19%27%6%
2090
11th to 20thDay
34%6%10%19%20%11%
2235
21st to endDay
31%6%10%26%22%5%
2391
May1st to 10thDay
38%8%16%22%14%2
4120
11th to 20thDay
44%7%11%20%17%1
4085
21st to endDay
29%9%16%20%22%3
4489
June1st to 10thDay
40%9%16%24%10%2
2470
11th to 20thDay
34%10%16%26%13%2
2470
21st to endDay
35%11%17%20%15%2
2470
July1st to 10thDay
44%11%19%18%7%1
4055
11th to 20thDay
38%15%26%17%41
4051
21st to endDay
48%14%17%17%41
4324
August1st to 10thDay
53%9%18%14%4
4091
11th to 20thDay
41%10%15%20%14%
4083
21st to endDay
28%9%15%31%15%2
4217
September1st to 10thDay
37%9%13%17%19%4
2094
11th to 20thDay
41%8%11%16%20%4
2090
21st to endDay
42%5%9%21%15%7%
2090
October1st to 10thDay
33%38%18%28%10%
3293
11th to 20thDay
19%25%17%28%29%
3140
21st to endDay
26%3422%30%15%
3428
November1st to 10thDay
32%47%18%27%12%
1898
11th to 20thDay
33%47%21%25%10%
1796
21st to endDay
37%48%19%23%9%
1710
December1st to 10thDay
45%6%9%19%17%5%
1710
11th to 20thDay
35%37%21%23%10%
2150
21st to endDay
42%47%22%23%3
3124
January1st to 10thNight
37%47%19%25%8%
4109
11th to 20thNight
38%5%9%18%24%7%
4120
21st to endNight
44%4415%27%6%
4532
February1st to 10thNight
41%48%18%20%9%
2466
11th to 20thNight
43%47%17%21%8%
2219
21st to endNight
40%49%17%20%9%
1822
March1st to 10thNight
50%6%9%13%15%7%
3418
11th to 20thNight
32%48%14%26%15%
3480
21st to endNight
40%5%8%20%19%8%
3817
April1st to 10thNight
32%5%11%19%23%9%
2090
11th to 20thNight
32%6%10%20%22%11%
1893
21st to endNight
29%5%12%26%22%5%
1803
May1st to 10thNight
36%8%13%25%14%3
2840
11th to 20thNight
41%8%14%20%16%1
2813
21st to endNight
28%10%13%26%19%3
3087
June1st to 10thNight
40%11%17%19%11%2
1710
11th to 20thNight
37%11%16%22%11%2
1710
21st to endNight
37%14%18%18%11%2
1710
July1st to 10thNight
47%11%20%14%7%2
2795
11th to 20thNight
42%15%25%14%41
2786
21st to endNight
54%13%15%13%5%
2988
August1st to 10thNight
55%10%18%14%31
2814
11th to 20thNight
42%9%22%19%7%1
2812
21st to endNight
27%7%15%31%17%3
3407
September1st to 10thNight
37%10%15%18%14%5%
2081
11th to 20thNight
44%7%12%16%18%3
2090
21st to endNight
41%7%12%18%17%5%
2090
October1st to 10thNight
33%49%18%30%7%
3667
11th to 20thNight
21%35%16%26%30%
3779
21st to endNight
25%45%19%28%19%
4120
November1st to 10thNight
32%49%15%26%14%
2280
11th to 20thNight
34%47%17%25%13%
2379
21st to endNight
35%48%19%24%9%
2470
December1st to 10thNight
44%5%8%18%18%6%
2470
11th to 20thNight
36%37%18%25%10%
3044
21st to endNight
44%47%20%21%4
4532

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
MonthDays in MonthOccurrence of each ForecastData
Points
January1st to 10thDay
20%24%40%12%3
270
11th to 20thDay
22%20%37%18%4
270
21st to endDay
22%26%38%11%3
297
February1st to 10thDay
18%24%38%15%5%
270
11th to 20thDay
35%16%39%8%1
270
21st to endDay
27%23%32%14%4
287
March1st to 10thDay
20%16%34%22%7%
460
11th to 20thDay
19%19%41%16%41
460
21st to endDay
19%19%36%18%7%1
506
April1st to 10thDay
19%18%34%18%10%
460
11th to 20thDay
14%17%29%24%13%3
452
21st to endDay
13%11%30%27%15%4
460
May1st to 10thDay
10%14%34%24%14%4
463
11th to 20thDay
17%6%22%29%19%8%
487
21st to endDay
13%5%19%27%24%12%
529
June1st to 10thDay
11%419%30%26%9%
490
11th to 20thDay
8%6%19%25%27%14%
490
21st to endDay
8%215%32%29%13%
490
July1st to 10thDay
9%210%25%31%23%
485
11th to 20thDay
9%212%29%33%16%
484
21st to endDay
7%310%35%32%13%
532
August1st to 10thDay
14%5%15%22%29%15%
486
11th to 20thDay
14%411%28%28%15%
479
21st to endDay
12%212%29%29%16%
539
September1st to 10thDay
10%412%32%31%12%
490
11th to 20thDay
17%413%27%29%11%
490
21st to endDay
19%5%18%27%26%7%
490
October1st to 10thDay
16%6%21%29%20%8%
490
11th to 20thDay
10%9%25%29%20%6%
490
21st to endDay
13%6%28%30%18%5%
539
November1st to 10thDay
17%9%27%27%15%5%
472
11th to 20thDay
19%14%32%26%8%1
356
21st to endDay
12%15%37%25%9%2
270
December1st to 10thDay
27%13%38%17%4
270
11th to 20thDay
22%13%38%19%6%2
270
21st to endDay
27%16%34%16%5%2
297
January1st to 10thNight
21%14%31%27%7%
760
11th to 20thNight
20%13%31%29%6%
760
21st to endNight
20%15%34%28%3
836
February1st to 10thNight
20%12%33%31%4
760
11th to 20thNight
22%14%38%23%2
743
21st to endNight
18%17%33%27%5%
628
March1st to 10thNight
18%11%35%30%6%
760
11th to 20thNight
19%13%37%24%8%
760
21st to endNight
16%14%36%26%8%
836
April1st to 10thNight
15%15%32%30%8%
760
11th to 20thNight
14%12%31%29%14%
751
21st to endNight
14%7%31%37%12%
663
May1st to 10thNight
10%8%30%38%14%
570
11th to 20thNight
13%429%34%18%2
561
21st to endNight
9%316%36%33%3
617
June1st to 10thNight
12%415%39%25%5%
570
11th to 20thNight
10%315%33%32%8%
570
21st to endNight
9%215%38%31%6%
570
July1st to 10thNight
10%110%37%34%8%
555
11th to 20thNight
10%17%35%40%7%
552
21st to endNight
8%210%36%39%5%
624
August1st to 10thNight
12%210%31%38%7%
567
11th to 20thNight
14%39%31%38%6%
564
21st to endNight
11%112%30%38%7%
793
September1st to 10thNight
10%211%32%39%6%
760
11th to 20thNight
16%214%29%35%4
760
21st to endNight
20%413%34%26%3
760
October1st to 10thNight
15%5%20%29%27%4
760
11th to 20thNight
15%7%23%31%21%2
760
21st to endNight
12%8%23%32%23%2
836
November1st to 10thNight
15%7%25%32%18%3
760
11th to 20thNight
16%11%28%31%12%1
760
21st to endNight
15%8%27%34%15%1
760
December1st to 10thNight
19%12%27%32%9%1
760
11th to 20thNight
20%9%25%34%11%1
760
21st to endNight
25%13%25%28%9%
836
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