Dallas
Clear Sky Chart
History

This sumarizes the distribution of each different forecast outcome for the Dallas clear sky chart from 2005-11-06 to 2025-11-03.

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	11% 5% 2 5% 3 3 4 3 5% 7% 51%	126786
	Night	11% 5% 2 4 3 3 3 3 4 6% 56%	123534
Transparency	Day	31% 5% 10% 24% 22% 8%	130490
	Night	29% 5% 9% 22% 24% 12%	127893
Seeing	Day	12% 8% 24% 29% 21% 6%	16487
	Night	13% 7% 29% 35% 15% 1	26296

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
Month	Days in Month		Occurrence of each Forecast	Data Points
January	1st to 10th	Day	13% 6% 2 6% 3 3 3 2 4 5% 52%	4077
	11th to 20th	Day	9% 4 1 3 2 2 2 2 5% 5% 64%	4080
	21st to end	Day	23% 10% 3 5% 2 2 2 1 2 3 47%	4488
February	1st to 10th	Day	18% 7% 2 7% 3 3 3 2 3 5% 46%	1920
	11th to 20th	Day	17% 8% 3 5% 3 3 3 2 3 5% 47%	1949
	21st to end	Day	21% 6% 1 5% 3 2 2 2 3 4 52%	1680
March	1st to 10th	Day	16% 6% 2 4 3 3 3 3 5% 6% 50%	4936
	11th to 20th	Day	13% 5% 1 4 3 3 4 3 3 6% 54%	4980
	21st to end	Day	14% 6% 2 5% 3 3 4 3 5% 6% 48%	5462
April	1st to 10th	Day	13% 6% 3 6% 4 3 3 4 6% 6% 47%	2200
	11th to 20th	Day	13% 7% 2 6% 4 4 4 3 6% 7% 46%	2279
	21st to end	Day	13% 6% 2 5% 5% 3 4 3 5% 7% 46%	2535
May	1st to 10th	Day	17% 8% 3 7% 4 3 3 4 5% 7% 39%	5862
	11th to 20th	Day	14% 6% 2 7% 4 4 4 3 4 6% 44%	5862
	21st to end	Day	14% 7% 3 6% 4 5% 5% 4 6% 8% 38%	6434
June	1st to 10th	Day	6% 4 2 4 4 4 5% 5% 7% 10% 49%	2600
	11th to 20th	Day	6% 4 2 6% 4 4 5% 4 6% 9% 52%	2600
	21st to end	Day	5% 3 2 4 4 4 4 4 6% 8% 55%	2600
July	1st to 10th	Day	8% 5% 3 7% 6% 5% 5% 4 6% 9% 42%	5900
	11th to 20th	Day	3 2 1 3 3 3 4 3 5% 10% 62%	5900
	21st to end	Day	4 4 2 4 4 4 5% 4 6% 10% 53%	6422
August	1st to 10th	Day	1 1 1 3 2 3 3 3 5% 8% 71%	4234
	11th to 20th	Day	4 2 1 3 2 3 4 4 7% 9% 61%	4171
	21st to end	Day	3 2 1 5% 4 4 5% 4 8% 10% 54%	4193
September	1st to 10th	Day	9% 4 2 5% 3 4 3 3 6% 8% 53%	2200
	11th to 20th	Day	10% 5% 2 6% 4 4 4 3 6% 7% 49%	2200
	21st to end	Day	7% 4 2 4 3 3 3 3 6% 7% 58%	2200
October	1st to 10th	Day	5% 3 1 4 3 4 4 3 5% 7% 63%	2145
	11th to 20th	Day	12% 3 1 4 2 2 3 2 4 5% 62%	2000
	21st to end	Day	14% 5% 2 4 3 2 2 2 3 4 60%	2200
November	1st to 10th	Day	13% 5% 2 4 3 2 3 2 4 5% 55%	1978
	11th to 20th	Day	7% 4 2 4 3 3 4 3 4 7% 60%	1880
	21st to end	Day	15% 6% 2 4 3 3 3 2 4 6% 53%	1800
December	1st to 10th	Day	18% 6% 2 4 3 3 3 2 4 5% 51%	2940
	11th to 20th	Day	18% 7% 3 5% 3 3 3 3 5% 4 45%	3391
	21st to end	Day	20% 8% 2 5% 3 3 2 2 3 4 49%	4488
January	1st to 10th	Night	15% 5% 2 4 3 3 3 2 3 4 57%	5888
	11th to 20th	Night	9% 3 1 2 2 2 2 1 3 4 72%	5900
	21st to end	Night	24% 8% 3 4 2 2 2 2 3 4 46%	6490
February	1st to 10th	Night	15% 6% 2 5% 3 2 3 3 3 5% 53%	2495
	11th to 20th	Night	17% 7% 2 5% 3 3 4 2 3 5% 49%	2338
	21st to end	Night	18% 6% 2 4 3 2 3 2 3 5% 52%	1948
March	1st to 10th	Night	17% 7% 2 5% 3 3 3 2 5% 5% 47%	4919
	11th to 20th	Night	12% 5% 1 4 3 3 3 3 4 6% 55%	4980
	21st to end	Night	14% 5% 2 5% 3 3 3 2 4 6% 52%	5467
April	1st to 10th	Night	11% 5% 1 4 3 3 3 3 5% 8% 54%	2200
	11th to 20th	Night	13% 6% 2 5% 3 3 3 3 5% 6% 50%	2068
	21st to end	Night	10% 6% 2 5% 3 3 3 3 5% 7% 54%	1860
May	1st to 10th	Night	17% 8% 2 6% 4 4 4 3 5% 7% 40%	4053
	11th to 20th	Night	10% 6% 3 6% 5% 4 4 3 5% 6% 48%	4053
	21st to end	Night	11% 5% 2 5% 4 4 4 3 5% 9% 47%	4443
June	1st to 10th	Night	5% 3 1 3 4 4 4 4 6% 9% 57%	1800
	11th to 20th	Night	4 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 5% 11% 62%	1800
	21st to end	Night	3 3 1 4 3 3 4 4 6% 10% 59%	1800
July	1st to 10th	Night	6% 4 2 6% 5% 5% 4 4 7% 11% 46%	4078
	11th to 20th	Night	3 2 1 3 3 2 3 3 5% 10% 66%	4077
	21st to end	Night	3 3 1 4 3 3 4 4 6% 9% 60%	4449
August	1st to 10th	Night	1 1 2 1 1 2 2 4 9% 77%	2926
	11th to 20th	Night	3 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 6% 10% 68%	2888
	21st to end	Night	3 2 1 3 2 3 4 3 6% 9% 63%	3702
September	1st to 10th	Night	8% 5% 2 5% 3 3 3 3 6% 8% 56%	2200
	11th to 20th	Night	11% 4 2 4 3 3 4 3 5% 7% 55%	2200
	21st to end	Night	6% 3 1 4 2 3 3 4 4 7% 63%	2200
October	1st to 10th	Night	6% 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 7% 66%	2234
	11th to 20th	Night	11% 4 1 3 2 2 3 2 4 5% 65%	2400
	21st to end	Night	14% 5% 1 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 62%	2640
November	1st to 10th	Night	11% 5% 2 5% 2 3 3 2 3 4 61%	2365
	11th to 20th	Night	7% 5% 1 4 3 3 4 3 5% 5% 60%	2517
	21st to end	Night	14% 6% 2 5% 2 3 2 3 3 6% 54%	2600
December	1st to 10th	Night	16% 6% 2 5% 3 3 3 2 3 4 54%	4250
	11th to 20th	Night	18% 6% 2 5% 4 3 2 2 3 4 50%	4816
	21st to end	Night	15% 7% 2 5% 3 3 2 2 3 5% 53%	6490

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	34% 4 7% 26% 25% 4	4078
	11th to 20th	Day	24% 3 7% 22% 36% 9%	4080
	21st to end	Day	45% 2 4 14% 22% 13%	4488
February	1st to 10th	Day	42% 4 6% 17% 21% 10%	1920
	11th to 20th	Day	42% 3 7% 19% 19% 9%	1959
	21st to end	Day	39% 2 5% 16% 24% 14%	1680
March	1st to 10th	Day	35% 4 6% 15% 23% 17%	4936
	11th to 20th	Day	32% 4 7% 17% 17% 22%	4980
	21st to end	Day	35% 6% 11% 22% 21% 6%	5464
April	1st to 10th	Day	36% 6% 10% 20% 19% 10%	2200
	11th to 20th	Day	38% 6% 9% 18% 21% 9%	2279
	21st to end	Day	36% 7% 9% 20% 23% 5%	2535
May	1st to 10th	Day	43% 7% 11% 22% 14% 3	5900
	11th to 20th	Day	41% 5% 9% 19% 22% 4	5866
	21st to end	Day	41% 8% 12% 21% 13% 4	6447
June	1st to 10th	Day	27% 9% 17% 28% 16% 3	2600
	11th to 20th	Day	28% 6% 14% 28% 19% 5%	2600
	21st to end	Day	25% 7% 13% 29% 22% 4	2600
July	1st to 10th	Day	37% 8% 15% 30% 9%	5836
	11th to 20th	Day	18% 6% 15% 38% 21% 2	5831
	21st to end	Day	24% 6% 15% 32% 21% 2	6240
August	1st to 10th	Day	12% 5% 12% 30% 36% 5%	4220
	11th to 20th	Day	18% 6% 15% 41% 19% 2	4210
	21st to end	Day	22% 9% 18% 34% 14% 2	4192
September	1st to 10th	Day	29% 5% 10% 23% 21% 11%	2200
	11th to 20th	Day	33% 7% 11% 20% 21% 7%	2200
	21st to end	Day	24% 5% 9% 22% 26% 13%	2200
October	1st to 10th	Day	13% 3 6% 14% 34% 29%	3496
	11th to 20th	Day	17% 2 5% 21% 32% 22%	3240
	21st to end	Day	23% 4 6% 26% 30% 10%	3538
November	1st to 10th	Day	33% 4 8% 21% 24% 10%	1978
	11th to 20th	Day	26% 4 10% 19% 29% 12%	1880
	21st to end	Day	34% 3 6% 21% 25% 10%	1800
December	1st to 10th	Day	37% 4 6% 26% 24% 5%	2940
	11th to 20th	Day	42% 5% 5% 12% 27% 10%	3389
	21st to end	Day	40% 3 5% 23% 20% 8%	4488
January	1st to 10th	Night	31% 3 7% 26% 27% 7%	5888
	11th to 20th	Night	19% 3 5% 20% 36% 17%	5900
	21st to end	Night	44% 3 4 13% 22% 14%	6490
February	1st to 10th	Night	36% 4 7% 17% 22% 14%	2495
	11th to 20th	Night	39% 3 7% 17% 24% 10%	2338
	21st to end	Night	36% 4 7% 14% 22% 16%	1948
March	1st to 10th	Night	39% 5% 6% 12% 22% 17%	4919
	11th to 20th	Night	30% 5% 8% 16% 18% 23%	4980
	21st to end	Night	34% 4 8% 18% 28% 7%	5467
April	1st to 10th	Night	29% 5% 11% 21% 20% 14%	2200
	11th to 20th	Night	34% 6% 8% 20% 19% 14%	2068
	21st to end	Night	30% 5% 10% 22% 27% 6%	1860
May	1st to 10th	Night	42% 7% 11% 22% 13% 5%	4080
	11th to 20th	Night	35% 7% 13% 17% 22% 5%	4054
	21st to end	Night	33% 7% 15% 25% 11% 9%	4452
June	1st to 10th	Night	21% 8% 16% 30% 20% 5%	1800
	11th to 20th	Night	19% 5% 14% 34% 21% 8%	1800
	21st to end	Night	19% 7% 14% 29% 26% 6%	1800
July	1st to 10th	Night	31% 7% 16% 34% 11% 1	4035
	11th to 20th	Night	15% 5% 15% 37% 25% 4	4026
	21st to end	Night	19% 7% 17% 33% 22% 3	4320
August	1st to 10th	Night	7% 3 11% 33% 41% 6%	2916
	11th to 20th	Night	13% 4 14% 40% 23% 5%	2915
	21st to end	Night	16% 7% 21% 34% 20% 3	3702
September	1st to 10th	Night	26% 6% 11% 21% 25% 11%	2200
	11th to 20th	Night	29% 5% 13% 21% 22% 10%	2200
	21st to end	Night	20% 5% 9% 22% 28% 16%	2200
October	1st to 10th	Night	11% 3 6% 15% 29% 35%	3650
	11th to 20th	Night	15% 2 5% 20% 32% 26%	3899
	21st to end	Night	25% 3 4 22% 31% 16%	4252
November	1st to 10th	Night	29% 4 7% 19% 26% 15%	2365
	11th to 20th	Night	25% 4 8% 19% 27% 16%	2517
	21st to end	Night	33% 4 7% 17% 27% 11%	2600
December	1st to 10th	Night	36% 3 5% 20% 26% 9%	4250
	11th to 20th	Night	39% 3 6% 13% 24% 14%	4817
	21st to end	Night	35% 3 6% 19% 26% 11%	6490

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	20% 15% 37% 24% 4	300
	11th to 20th	Day	19% 16% 38% 21% 5% 1	300
	21st to end	Day	21% 16% 38% 18% 8%	330
February	1st to 10th	Day	22% 18% 36% 20% 4	300
	11th to 20th	Day	25% 21% 38% 13% 3	300
	21st to end	Day	27% 22% 35% 14% 3	249
March	1st to 10th	Day	25% 19% 33% 19% 4	300
	11th to 20th	Day	26% 16% 39% 16% 3	300
	21st to end	Day	16% 21% 41% 17% 5%	330
April	1st to 10th	Day	21% 16% 38% 18% 6%	300
	11th to 20th	Day	21% 15% 36% 23% 6%	397
	21st to end	Day	16% 18% 34% 24% 7% 1	635
May	1st to 10th	Day	13% 14% 36% 29% 7% 1	703
	11th to 20th	Day	15% 9% 33% 28% 12% 2	725
	21st to end	Day	13% 7% 31% 32% 15% 3	789
June	1st to 10th	Day	6% 3 18% 39% 25% 8%	730
	11th to 20th	Day	6% 3 19% 41% 24% 7%	730
	21st to end	Day	4 2 14% 39% 32% 9%	730
July	1st to 10th	Day	7% 1 13% 35% 32% 12%	721
	11th to 20th	Day	3 1 8% 38% 38% 12%	718
	21st to end	Day	3 1 8% 32% 42% 13%	794
August	1st to 10th	Day	2 7% 35% 44% 11%	726
	11th to 20th	Day	7% 2 5% 37% 40% 9%	715
	21st to end	Day	4 1 5% 32% 41% 16%	516
September	1st to 10th	Day	8% 1 11% 23% 41% 16%	330
	11th to 20th	Day	4 2 8% 29% 43% 15%	330
	21st to end	Day	11% 3 10% 32% 31% 14%	330
October	1st to 10th	Day	2 2 22% 36% 30% 8%	330
	11th to 20th	Day	10% 8% 30% 31% 19% 3	330
	21st to end	Day	22% 12% 24% 25% 15% 2	363
November	1st to 10th	Day	21% 8% 32% 27% 8% 3	306
	11th to 20th	Day	12% 11% 31% 31% 12% 3	300
	21st to end	Day	19% 14% 34% 25% 7% 1	300
December	1st to 10th	Day	18% 12% 36% 22% 9% 2	300
	11th to 20th	Day	22% 12% 38% 20% 8%	300
	21st to end	Day	21% 15% 40% 20% 5%	330
January	1st to 10th	Night	15% 9% 38% 31% 8%	1000
	11th to 20th	Night	19% 12% 32% 32% 4 1	1000
	21st to end	Night	19% 12% 34% 31% 5%	1100
February	1st to 10th	Night	20% 11% 37% 27% 5%	895
	11th to 20th	Night	21% 13% 38% 26% 3	784
	21st to end	Night	21% 17% 39% 21% 3	628
March	1st to 10th	Night	20% 11% 35% 28% 5%	600
	11th to 20th	Night	16% 11% 41% 28% 4	600
	21st to end	Night	14% 13% 41% 27% 5%	660
April	1st to 10th	Night	12% 13% 43% 28% 5%	600
	11th to 20th	Night	16% 12% 40% 26% 5%	593
	21st to end	Night	15% 9% 41% 29% 6% 1	600
May	1st to 10th	Night	10% 9% 41% 33% 6% 1	600
	11th to 20th	Night	10% 7% 37% 32% 13% 1	591
	21st to end	Night	9% 6% 34% 38% 13% 1	650
June	1st to 10th	Night	6% 3 20% 47% 23% 2	600
	11th to 20th	Night	4 2 28% 51% 15%	600
	21st to end	Night	3 1 20% 48% 26% 3	600
July	1st to 10th	Night	5% 16% 46% 30% 4	585
	11th to 20th	Night	3 1 12% 49% 32% 2	582
	21st to end	Night	2 10% 49% 35% 4	657
August	1st to 10th	Night	2 7% 55% 34% 3	597
	11th to 20th	Night	5% 1 8% 48% 33% 5%	594
	21st to end	Night	4 1 8% 41% 41% 5%	660
September	1st to 10th	Night	9% 2 12% 40% 34% 4	600
	11th to 20th	Night	12% 2 10% 40% 35% 2	600
	21st to end	Night	7% 1 17% 40% 31% 5%	600
October	1st to 10th	Night	6% 1 22% 40% 28% 3	634
	11th to 20th	Night	12% 5% 28% 37% 17% 1	800
	21st to end	Night	18% 8% 28% 31% 15% 1	880
November	1st to 10th	Night	12% 5% 31% 38% 14% 1	789
	11th to 20th	Night	9% 10% 33% 34% 13% 1	917
	21st to end	Night	18% 9% 35% 28% 10% 1	1000
December	1st to 10th	Night	16% 9% 36% 33% 6%	1000
	11th to 20th	Night	20% 9% 33% 31% 6%	1000
	21st to end	Night	18% 10% 35% 30% 6%	1100

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