Jamestown
Clear Sky Chart
History

This sumarizes the distribution of each different forecast outcome for the Jamestown clear sky chart from 2005-11-06 to 2024-12-09.

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
28%
24082
11%
98428
8%
23808
33%
23808
11%
72725

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
7%
753
5%
4376
3%
737
13%
737
2%
3804
January11th to 20thNight
11%
757
4%
4116
2%
740
14%
740
3%
3557
January21st to endNight
10%
832
3%
4525
3%
814
14%
814
3%
4019
February1st to 10thNight
11%
760
7%
2470
4%
760
16%
760
7%
2077
February11th to 20thNight
9%
742
6%
2405
2%
740
15%
740
6%
2036
February21st to endNight
12%
628
9%
1938
2%
628
21%
628
9%
1577
March1st to 10thNight
16%
759
17%
3393
6%
743
22%
743
7%
2450
March11th to 20thNight
21%
756
12%
3467
8%
740
27%
740
8%
2579
March21st to endNight
20%
833
10%
3702
6%
814
27%
814
10%
2519
April1st to 10thNight
21%
760
12%
1938
3%
760
27%
760
17%
1491
April11th to 20thNight
26%
749
14%
1873
6%
749
30%
749
22%
1381
April21st to endNight
32%
570
15%
1710
6%
570
38%
570
20%
1198
May1st to 10thNight
35%
565
15%
2758
9%
559
38%
559
11%
1882
May11th to 20thNight
37%
445
11%
2595
12%
437
44%
437
11%
1648
May21st to endNight
45%
403
14%
2711
18%
399
53%
399
15%
1404
June1st to 10thNight
40%
380
14%
1520
13%
380
49%
380
20%
953
June11th to 20thNight
46%
380
14%
1520
15%
380
54%
380
19%
920
June21st to endNight
42%
380
14%
1520
15%
380
50%
380
21%
929
July1st to 10thNight
55%
366
14%
2350
19%
360
59%
360
14%
1420
July11th to 20thNight
55%
418
13%
2300
21%
412
58%
412
17%
1323
July21st to endNight
56%
609
11%
2675
12%
569
59%
569
18%
1649
August1st to 10thNight
60%
555
16%
2655
15%
545
63%
545
18%
1725
August11th to 20thNight
56%
554
12%
2633
12%
543
59%
543
16%
1756
August21st to endNight
54%
728
14%
3002
12%
724
56%
724
22%
1796
September1st to 10thNight
47%
760
20%
1900
11%
760
50%
760
30%
1278
September11th to 20thNight
55%
760
23%
2004
16%
760
58%
760
33%
1270
September21st to endNight
39%
760
17%
2133
13%
760
43%
760
20%
1546
October1st to 10thNight
40%
760
12%
2994
15%
740
44%
740
14%
2257
October11th to 20thNight
27%
760
8%
3059
6%
740
32%
740
11%
2346
October21st to endNight
18%
836
11%
3181
8%
814
27%
814
11%
2290
November1st to 10thNight
28%
780
17%
2490
12%
780
36%
780
17%
1751
November11th to 20thNight
19%
800
11%
2800
7%
800
25%
800
10%
2163
November21st to endNight
16%
800
8%
2800
6%
800
20%
800
8%
2271
December1st to 10thNight
9%
795
4%
2779
3%
795
12%
795
4%
2440
December11th to 20thNight
11%
760
4%
3273
1%
759
14%
759
4%
2782
December21st to endNight
8%
829
3%
4863
1%
817
13%
817
2%
4238

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
16%13%5%9%5%4445%7%28%
101629
Night
17%14%5%10%5%4435%6%27%
98144
TransparencyDay
55%5%11%19%9%1
105235
Night
58%411%18%9%1
102626
SeeingDay
26%17%28%17%9%3
14665
Night
26%15%25%23%10%1
24197

By Month

Percentage Cloud Cover NE (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
14%27%11%17%6%3333310%
2553
11th to 20thDay
10%25%10%20%8%4322313%
2840
21st to endDay
22%18%11%18%8%442328%
3124
February1st to 10thDay
17%20%7%16%9%5%433314%
1710
11th to 20thDay
13%18%8%18%8%4433416%
1663
21st to endDay
18%18%5%13%7%34345%21%
1513
March1st to 10thDay
20%13%6%9%5%33346%28%
3432
11th to 20thDay
10%22%8%10%43325%5%26%
3480
21st to endDay
19%13%6%11%43335%5%27%
3815
April1st to 10thDay
16%17%48%5%44446%29%
2241
11th to 20thDay
20%14%26%5%4345%6%31%
2272
21st to endDay
20%13%37%444345%33%
2470
May1st to 10thDay
23%10%46%5%4435%6%30%
4108
11th to 20thDay
16%11%48%5%5%6%46%8%27%
4265
21st to endDay
13%6%26%5%5%5%45%7%42%
4837
June1st to 10thDay
16%7%37%45%447%8%35%
2660
11th to 20thDay
14%7%37%5%5%5%46%9%35%
2660
21st to endDay
16%7%26%5%46%47%8%36%
2660
July1st to 10thDay
10%5%26%5%6%6%5%7%11%36%
4440
11th to 20thDay
11%7%27%5%45%48%9%36%
4327
21st to endDay
9%7%38%5%5%6%5%7%7%38%
4466
August1st to 10thDay
17%7%37%5%5%5%5%6%8%32%
4104
11th to 20thDay
14%8%48%6%6%7%5%8%10%25%
4044
21st to endDay
13%7%26%5%5%5%5%7%11%35%
4290
September1st to 10thDay
18%8%27%44445%8%36%
2280
11th to 20thDay
14%5%36%44446%8%40%
2171
21st to endDay
19%9%49%5%5%445%7%29%
2047
October1st to 10thDay
20%9%37%5%5%446%7%32%
1900
11th to 20thDay
20%12%310%5%4435%5%28%
1900
21st to endDay
24%16%48%5%5%4345%22%
2090
November1st to 10thDay
13%17%49%445%35%6%30%
1805
11th to 20thDay
17%22%5%10%5%4335%5%21%
1600
21st to endDay
18%27%5%11%5%4345%5%15%
1600
December1st to 10thDay
17%29%10%13%5%3324310%
1584
11th to 20thDay
16%22%9%16%5%3335%6%13%
1906
21st to endDay
23%26%9%12%5%3323411%
2772
January1st to 10thNight
15%24%10%20%5%432339%
4388
11th to 20thNight
12%21%11%19%7%5%5%33410%
4120
21st to endNight
24%20%10%16%7%3322210%
4532
February1st to 10thNight
17%20%6%15%9%5%324316%
2470
11th to 20thNight
13%17%6%18%9%5%5%34416%
2403
21st to endNight
18%14%6%16%8%4333421%
1938
March1st to 10thNight
21%16%410%6%4323428%
3408
11th to 20thNight
17%16%8%11%5%42245%25%
3479
21st to endNight
15%13%6%10%5%43345%32%
3817
April1st to 10thNight
16%17%48%44445%5%29%
1938
11th to 20thNight
18%12%36%44435%6%35%
1873
21st to endNight
14%12%47%5%5%445%7%34%
1710
May1st to 10thNight
25%10%36%43435%6%31%
2833
11th to 20thNight
15%9%48%445%45%7%35%
2624
21st to endNight
14%6%25%34336%9%44%
2738
June1st to 10thNight
13%6%38%6%4446%9%37%
1520
11th to 20thNight
14%7%26%45%447%8%40%
1520
21st to endNight
14%7%26%44446%8%40%
1520
July1st to 10thNight
12%8%37%5%4436%9%40%
2520
11th to 20thNight
11%6%25%5%4447%9%43%
2616
21st to endNight
10%6%26%5%5%5%5%6%8%42%
3087
August1st to 10thNight
12%8%38%45%446%7%37%
2825
11th to 20thNight
15%8%38%45%5%46%8%35%
2785
21st to endNight
9%6%36%445%46%9%44%
3334
September1st to 10thNight
15%8%26%43436%6%43%
1900
11th to 20thNight
13%6%25%434347%48%
2004
21st to endNight
20%8%37%45%5%45%6%33%
2133
October1st to 10thNight
17%9%36%5%5%435%6%37%
2280
11th to 20thNight
20%12%37%5%4435%7%29%
2280
21st to endNight
26%12%37%5%4335%5%27%
2508
November1st to 10thNight
15%16%37%5%3335%5%34%
2490
11th to 20thNight
18%19%48%6%5%445%5%21%
2800
21st to endNight
17%23%7%10%5%44345%18%
2800
December1st to 10thNight
19%27%10%12%5%4423311%
2779
11th to 20thNight
17%24%9%15%6%4323413%
3288
21st to endNight
23%24%8%13%6%443349%
4884

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
80%28%8%2
2554
11th to 20thDay
78%27%10%3
2840
21st to endDay
85%17%421
3124
February1st to 10thDay
77%29%8%4
1710
11th to 20thDay
74%37%11%5%
1672
21st to endDay
67%39%14%5%2
1513
March1st to 10thDay
60%310%22%5%
3435
11th to 20thDay
61%315%15%5%1
3480
21st to endDay
59%38%19%10%1
3815
April1st to 10thDay
58%311%17%11%1
2241
11th to 20thDay
53%5%9%20%11%2
2272
21st to endDay
55%310%18%13%2
2470
May1st to 10thDay
55%48%22%9%2
4120
11th to 20thDay
55%5%12%20%8%1
4269
21st to endDay
41%5%13%23%15%3
4837
June1st to 10thDay
47%5%11%22%13%1
2660
11th to 20thDay
46%7%13%22%12%1
2660
21st to endDay
45%6%12%23%13%
2660
July1st to 10thDay
41%6%12%24%15%1
4370
11th to 20thDay
42%6%11%22%17%
4252
21st to endDay
43%7%12%23%15%1
4324
August1st to 10thDay
48%6%12%22%11%
4091
11th to 20thDay
50%8%14%22%6%
4083
21st to endDay
41%7%11%29%11%1
4290
September1st to 10thDay
46%5%11%23%13%1
2280
11th to 20thDay
41%7%10%26%15%1
2171
21st to endDay
54%5%10%21%9%1
2047
October1st to 10thDay
45%6%13%21%15%1
3160
11th to 20thDay
50%414%16%12%4
3140
21st to endDay
51%414%22%8%1
3428
November1st to 10thDay
55%5%11%17%11%2
1805
11th to 20thDay
64%410%15%6%2
1600
21st to endDay
72%311%10%31
1600
December1st to 10thDay
80%27%8%2
1584
11th to 20thDay
74%312%9%21
1906
21st to endDay
82%110%7%1
2772
January1st to 10thNight
82%27%7%2
4388
11th to 20thNight
80%39%6%2
4120
21st to endNight
83%26%7%2
4532
February1st to 10thNight
74%29%10%4
2470
11th to 20thNight
73%47%11%4
2405
21st to endNight
69%38%13%7%1
1938
March1st to 10thNight
61%39%22%4
3418
11th to 20thNight
63%310%17%6%1
3480
21st to endNight
55%38%18%13%2
3817
April1st to 10thNight
57%5%11%17%10%
1938
11th to 20thNight
52%411%20%12%2
1873
21st to endNight
50%5%12%19%11%3
1710
May1st to 10thNight
53%5%10%19%11%2
2840
11th to 20thNight
48%7%15%21%8%1
2625
21st to endNight
37%7%11%26%14%5%
2739
June1st to 10thNight
44%6%12%22%15%1
1520
11th to 20thNight
41%7%13%23%14%2
1520
21st to endNight
41%6%13%27%12%1
1520
July1st to 10thNight
43%6%12%22%15%2
2480
11th to 20thNight
37%5%15%27%15%1
2568
21st to endNight
38%7%14%23%18%1
2988
August1st to 10thNight
45%5%13%28%9%1
2814
11th to 20thNight
45%7%15%26%7%
2812
21st to endNight
37%5%14%33%10%1
3334
September1st to 10thNight
41%5%12%26%14%2
1900
11th to 20thNight
37%414%26%18%1
2004
21st to endNight
52%5%11%20%11%1
2133
October1st to 10thNight
45%5%8%22%19%1
3800
11th to 20thNight
50%411%16%15%3
3779
21st to endNight
46%315%24%12%1
4120
November1st to 10thNight
52%5%10%21%10%2
2490
11th to 20thNight
65%310%13%6%3
2800
21st to endNight
70%411%13%31
2800
December1st to 10thNight
80%37%8%2
2779
11th to 20thNight
77%310%8%2
3288
21st to endNight
81%28%7%1
4884

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
34%28%25%9%3
191
11th to 20thDay
33%33%25%6%21
270
21st to endDay
32%26%31%9%1
297
February1st to 10thDay
40%24%29%6%1
270
11th to 20thDay
36%32%26%5%
270
21st to endDay
42%21%30%6%1
274
March1st to 10thDay
33%23%28%12%3
460
11th to 20thDay
33%21%32%11%31
460
21st to endDay
36%22%24%12%5%1
506
April1st to 10thDay
33%21%27%14%41
460
11th to 20thDay
34%21%21%13%9%2
452
21st to endDay
30%17%32%15%5%1
460
May1st to 10thDay
32%19%27%13%7%2
463
11th to 20thDay
24%14%28%22%9%3
487
21st to endDay
18%13%29%22%12%6%
529
June1st to 10thDay
22%15%30%22%10%2
490
11th to 20thDay
18%13%29%23%14%3
490
21st to endDay
20%12%33%24%8%2
490
July1st to 10thDay
13%8%29%24%19%7%
485
11th to 20thDay
14%10%29%26%16%6%
484
21st to endDay
14%8%34%23%15%6%
532
August1st to 10thDay
14%9%27%24%16%9%
486
11th to 20thDay
18%10%24%25%14%9%
479
21st to endDay
16%11%25%27%14%8%
539
September1st to 10thDay
19%12%24%21%16%8%
490
11th to 20thDay
13%7%26%22%22%11%
490
21st to endDay
22%16%26%18%14%4
490
October1st to 10thDay
24%12%28%17%15%4
490
11th to 20thDay
30%18%28%15%7%2
490
21st to endDay
37%17%26%16%3
539
November1st to 10thDay
31%18%27%17%5%2
378
11th to 20thDay
39%23%27%9%31
200
21st to endDay
38%22%34%7%
200
December1st to 10thDay
40%25%25%7%31
196
11th to 20thDay
38%26%27%8%1
180
21st to endDay
37%24%32%6%
198
January1st to 10thNight
32%24%30%9%4
760
11th to 20thNight
32%25%26%14%3
760
21st to endNight
27%25%30%16%3
836
February1st to 10thNight
32%21%29%17%
760
11th to 20thNight
28%25%33%12%2
743
21st to endNight
32%24%28%13%3
628
March1st to 10thNight
30%21%28%17%4
760
11th to 20thNight
32%19%24%19%5%
760
21st to endNight
26%19%30%19%5%1
836
April1st to 10thNight
29%16%30%21%4
760
11th to 20thNight
29%13%28%21%7%1
749
21st to endNight
23%10%29%31%6%1
570
May1st to 10thNight
25%10%21%31%13%1
570
11th to 20thNight
18%9%28%35%9%
451
21st to endNight
16%7%27%29%19%2
411
June1st to 10thNight
17%5%29%34%14%1
380
11th to 20thNight
18%9%22%38%14%
380
21st to endNight
18%6%27%34%14%1
380
July1st to 10thNight
11%5%19%42%21%4
370
11th to 20thNight
15%319%37%25%2
425
21st to endNight
14%416%40%25%1
624
August1st to 10thNight
13%414%39%28%2
567
11th to 20thNight
15%6%15%30%32%2
564
21st to endNight
14%419%32%27%4
746
September1st to 10thNight
19%7%19%30%21%4
760
11th to 20thNight
16%6%15%31%27%4
760
21st to endNight
25%10%19%25%17%4
760
October1st to 10thNight
24%8%24%25%18%2
760
11th to 20thNight
31%11%27%22%7%1
760
21st to endNight
37%10%30%19%4
836
November1st to 10thNight
28%14%25%24%8%
780
11th to 20thNight
33%19%24%17%5%1
800
21st to endNight
34%21%26%15%4
800
December1st to 10thNight
36%26%24%11%3
795
11th to 20thNight
32%26%25%14%3
760
21st to endNight
33%23%29%13%2
836
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