Mission Trails Regional Park
Clear Sky Chart
History

This sumarizes the distribution of each different forecast outcome for the Mission Trails Regional Park clear sky chart from 2005-11-06 to 2026-03-03.

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	5% 4 1 4 3 3 3 2 4 6% 65%	140111
	Night	8% 8% 2 4 3 3 3 2 4 6% 57%	138754
Transparency	Day	21% 3 5% 17% 27% 26%	135210
	Night	29% 4 5% 15% 23% 24%	134630
Seeing	Day	7% 7% 24% 37% 19% 6%	17548
	Night	9% 3 9% 34% 35% 9%	27974

By Month

Percentage Cloud Cover SW (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	11% 5% 1 4 2 3 3 3 3 5% 60%	5318
	11th to 20th	Day	4 3 1 3 2 2 2 2 3 6% 72%	5700
	21st to end	Day	10% 5% 2 5% 3 4 4 4 6% 9% 48%	6500
February	1st to 10th	Day	9% 4 2 5% 3 3 4 3 4 4 58%	2100
	11th to 20th	Day	11% 5% 2 4 3 3 4 3 6% 8% 52%	2050
	21st to end	Day	10% 5% 2 5% 4 4 5% 3 5% 7% 50%	1730
March	1st to 10th	Day	10% 4 2 5% 4 4 5% 4 8% 9% 44%	4539
	11th to 20th	Day	12% 4 1 4 3 3 4 3 4 7% 56%	4775
	21st to end	Day	11% 5% 2 4 3 3 3 3 5% 7% 54%	5766
April	1st to 10th	Day	7% 5% 2 5% 4 3 4 3 6% 7% 56%	2400
	11th to 20th	Day	5% 4 1 4 3 3 4 3 4 7% 63%	2369
	21st to end	Day	7% 4 2 4 3 2 2 2 5% 8% 62%	2400
May	1st to 10th	Day	6% 5% 2 4 3 3 2 2 3 5% 66%	5696
	11th to 20th	Day	3 7% 2 5% 3 3 3 3 5% 8% 58%	5841
	21st to end	Day	4 7% 2 5% 3 3 3 2 4 6% 62%	6423
June	1st to 10th	Day	5% 8% 2 5% 3 3 3 2 4 7% 59%	2600
	11th to 20th	Day	3 4 2 4 2 3 2 2 3 5% 70%	2600
	21st to end	Day	2 5% 2 4 3 3 2 3 4 4 69%	2600
July	1st to 10th	Day	1 3 1 3 2 2 1 1 2 4 80%	5879
	11th to 20th	Day	1 6% 2 3 3 2 2 2 4 6% 69%	5880
	21st to end	Day	1 3 1 2 2 1 2 2 3 5% 77%	6098
August	1st to 10th	Day	1 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 3 5% 81%	5346
	11th to 20th	Day	1 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 4 81%	5364
	21st to end	Day	3 2 1 3 2 2 2 2 3 5% 75%	5984
September	1st to 10th	Day	3 3 1 3 2 3 3 2 4 6% 70%	2379
	11th to 20th	Day	3 3 1 3 3 2 2 2 3 4 73%	2200
	21st to end	Day	4 3 1 4 2 2 3 2 3 4 72%	2200
October	1st to 10th	Day	2 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 78%	3600
	11th to 20th	Day	4 6% 1 3 2 2 2 2 3 5% 70%	3579
	21st to end	Day	3 2 1 3 2 2 2 2 5% 6% 71%	3413
November	1st to 10th	Day	4 3 1 3 2 2 3 2 4 6% 67%	1854
	11th to 20th	Day	6% 3 1 3 2 3 4 3 5% 5% 65%	1890
	21st to end	Day	6% 4 1 4 3 3 4 4 5% 7% 59%	1890
December	1st to 10th	Day	4 2 1 3 2 2 2 3 4 7% 70%	3040
	11th to 20th	Day	7% 3 1 4 4 4 4 4 6% 8% 53%	3499
	21st to end	Day	8% 4 2 5% 5% 5% 5% 4 7% 10% 44%	4609
January	1st to 10th	Night	14% 5% 2 4 3 3 3 2 4 5% 56%	7605
	11th to 20th	Night	5% 5% 1 3 2 2 2 2 3 6% 67%	7291
	21st to end	Night	14% 6% 2 5% 3 4 4 3 5% 6% 49%	7747
February	1st to 10th	Night	8% 6% 2 5% 4 3 2 3 5% 6% 57%	2520
	11th to 20th	Night	13% 7% 2 5% 3 3 4 3 4 5% 51%	2458
	21st to end	Night	11% 6% 2 5% 4 3 3 3 5% 5% 53%	2076
March	1st to 10th	Night	21% 9% 2 5% 3 3 3 2 4 6% 42%	5400
	11th to 20th	Night	16% 7% 2 5% 4 3 3 3 4 6% 47%	5224
	21st to end	Night	14% 12% 2 5% 3 3 3 3 5% 5% 45%	5192
April	1st to 10th	Night	11% 9% 2 5% 3 3 2 3 5% 7% 50%	2000
	11th to 20th	Night	9% 11% 2 5% 3 3 2 2 3 5% 53%	1979
	21st to end	Night	9% 10% 3 6% 3 3 4 4 4 5% 48%	2000
May	1st to 10th	Night	10% 13% 2 4 3 2 2 1 3 4 55%	4289
	11th to 20th	Night	12% 18% 4 6% 3 3 2 2 3 6% 40%	4074
	21st to end	Night	9% 18% 3 5% 3 3 2 2 3 5% 46%	4474
June	1st to 10th	Night	8% 14% 4 8% 4 4 3 3 6% 7% 39%	1800
	11th to 20th	Night	4 11% 3 6% 4 3 3 2 4 7% 53%	1800
	21st to end	Night	3 9% 3 5% 4 2 4 3 4 7% 55%	1800
July	1st to 10th	Night	1 6% 3 4 2 2 2 2 2 4 72%	4100
	11th to 20th	Night	1 10% 4 5% 3 2 3 3 4 6% 61%	4100
	21st to end	Night	4 7% 3 4 2 2 2 2 3 5% 66%	4784
August	1st to 10th	Night	1 3 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 6% 77%	4486
	11th to 20th	Night	1 9% 3 4 2 2 2 2 3 6% 67%	4506
	21st to end	Night	3 5% 2 3 1 2 2 2 3 6% 72%	5015
September	1st to 10th	Night	4 7% 2 4 4 3 3 3 4 6% 60%	2020
	11th to 20th	Night	6% 6% 2 3 3 2 3 2 2 6% 65%	2200
	21st to end	Night	5% 5% 2 4 3 2 2 2 4 6% 65%	2200
October	1st to 10th	Night	3 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 5% 73%	3600
	11th to 20th	Night	8% 12% 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 4 60%	3579
	21st to end	Night	5% 5% 1 3 2 2 3 2 4 6% 67%	4388
November	1st to 10th	Night	6% 5% 2 4 3 2 3 3 3 5% 65%	2665
	11th to 20th	Night	5% 5% 2 4 3 3 3 3 4 5% 63%	2730
	21st to end	Night	6% 5% 2 4 3 4 4 3 5% 7% 55%	2730
December	1st to 10th	Night	5% 3 3 4 3 2 3 3 4 5% 64%	4370
	11th to 20th	Night	9% 5% 2 5% 3 3 4 4 5% 8% 51%	4941
	21st to end	Night	9% 6% 2 7% 3 4 4 4 6% 9% 46%	6611

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	27% 3 5% 14% 21% 29%	5321
	11th to 20th	Day	16% 2 6% 15% 20% 41%	5700
	21st to end	Day	33% 4 4 10% 22% 26%	6500
February	1st to 10th	Day	29% 3 5% 14% 21% 28%	2100
	11th to 20th	Day	31% 3 6% 17% 24% 19%	2060
	21st to end	Day	32% 6% 5% 14% 23% 19%	1730
March	1st to 10th	Day	31% 8% 6% 22% 20% 13%	4539
	11th to 20th	Day	28% 5% 7% 25% 25% 10%	4775
	21st to end	Day	30% 4 9% 32% 17% 9%	5766
April	1st to 10th	Day	28% 4 9% 22% 25% 13%	2400
	11th to 20th	Day	23% 4 7% 20% 28% 19%	2372
	21st to end	Day	22% 3 7% 26% 30% 12%	2400
May	1st to 10th	Day	22% 3 6% 21% 35% 13%	5696
	11th to 20th	Day	25% 3 5% 22% 34% 11%	5844
	21st to end	Day	23% 3 5% 21% 36% 11%	6424
June	1st to 10th	Day	26% 2 6% 23% 28% 15%	2600
	11th to 20th	Day	18% 2 3 13% 31% 33%	2600
	21st to end	Day	18% 2 2 8% 28% 42%	2600
July	1st to 10th	Day	10% 3 1 8% 17% 61%	5816
	11th to 20th	Day	16% 4 4 14% 43% 18%	5811
	21st to end	Day	10% 3 5% 23% 28% 30%	5923
August	1st to 10th	Day	11% 2 5% 23% 38% 21%	3890
	11th to 20th	Day	10% 2 5% 14% 29% 41%	3880
	21st to end	Day	12% 3 2 9% 31% 44%	4311
September	1st to 10th	Day	16% 3 4 10% 34% 33%	2379
	11th to 20th	Day	14% 3 2 10% 34% 36%	2200
	21st to end	Day	16% 2 3 15% 32% 33%	2200
October	1st to 10th	Day	13% 2 2 9% 19% 55%	3600
	11th to 20th	Day	18% 3 2 13% 26% 38%	3579
	21st to end	Day	15% 2 2 12% 33% 37%	3413
November	1st to 10th	Day	18% 3 4 17% 21% 36%	1854
	11th to 20th	Day	21% 2 5% 15% 20% 36%	1890
	21st to end	Day	25% 4 5% 15% 19% 32%	1890
December	1st to 10th	Day	15% 3 5% 17% 25% 35%	3040
	11th to 20th	Day	29% 3 7% 16% 25% 20%	3498
	21st to end	Day	35% 4 9% 24% 20% 8%	4609
January	1st to 10th	Night	32% 3 4 14% 23% 24%	7605
	11th to 20th	Night	20% 3 6% 14% 16% 42%	7291
	21st to end	Night	37% 3 4 9% 20% 26%	7747
February	1st to 10th	Night	30% 3 6% 14% 21% 27%	2520
	11th to 20th	Night	36% 4 5% 15% 19% 21%	2459
	21st to end	Night	33% 4 5% 14% 25% 20%	2076
March	1st to 10th	Night	42% 6% 7% 14% 17% 12%	5400
	11th to 20th	Night	38% 3 9% 22% 20% 8%	5224
	21st to end	Night	40% 6% 11% 17% 18% 8%	5192
April	1st to 10th	Night	33% 3 9% 22% 21% 13%	2000
	11th to 20th	Night	35% 3 5% 17% 23% 16%	1979
	21st to end	Night	37% 4 6% 22% 20% 12%	2000
May	1st to 10th	Night	35% 3 7% 23% 24% 9%	4286
	11th to 20th	Night	46% 4 5% 17% 21% 7%	4075
	21st to end	Night	43% 2 5% 20% 20% 10%	4474
June	1st to 10th	Night	42% 3 9% 18% 18% 11%	1800
	11th to 20th	Night	31% 3 2 14% 25% 25%	1800
	21st to end	Night	27% 1 3 11% 24% 33%	1800
July	1st to 10th	Night	14% 4 1 9% 17% 54%	4055
	11th to 20th	Night	23% 4 4 16% 39% 14%	4046
	21st to end	Night	19% 6% 5% 21% 27% 22%	4647
August	1st to 10th	Night	13% 2 5% 24% 40% 16%	3256
	11th to 20th	Night	16% 2 6% 15% 26% 34%	3256
	21st to end	Night	17% 3 2 9% 31% 38%	3608
September	1st to 10th	Night	25% 4 3 12% 26% 30%	2020
	11th to 20th	Night	22% 3 3 9% 32% 30%	2200
	21st to end	Night	22% 3 2 14% 34% 25%	2200
October	1st to 10th	Night	15% 3 3 10% 21% 48%	3600
	11th to 20th	Night	29% 4 3 10% 20% 34%	3579
	21st to end	Night	21% 2 2 10% 29% 36%	4388
November	1st to 10th	Night	22% 3 5% 17% 18% 36%	2665
	11th to 20th	Night	25% 3 4 13% 17% 38%	2730
	21st to end	Night	29% 4 6% 17% 16% 29%	2730
December	1st to 10th	Night	22% 4 5% 15% 23% 32%	4370
	11th to 20th	Night	32% 4 6% 12% 24% 22%	4941
	21st to end	Night	33% 5% 13% 23% 16% 10%	6611

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	17% 5% 22% 35% 20% 2	330
	11th to 20th	Day	11% 7% 23% 39% 17% 3	456
	21st to end	Day	11% 10% 28% 33% 14% 4	594
February	1st to 10th	Day	11% 10% 29% 32% 15% 4	540
	11th to 20th	Day	13% 12% 34% 29% 12% 2	535
	21st to end	Day	12% 11% 37% 29% 9% 3	446
March	1st to 10th	Day	13% 15% 34% 26% 11% 2	509
	11th to 20th	Day	14% 11% 31% 32% 10% 2	500
	21st to end	Day	9% 15% 38% 27% 9% 2	550
April	1st to 10th	Day	11% 10% 34% 26% 13% 5%	500
	11th to 20th	Day	5% 14% 37% 31% 10% 3	492
	21st to end	Day	8% 11% 30% 30% 15% 6%	500
May	1st to 10th	Day	10% 11% 30% 34% 11% 4	503
	11th to 20th	Day	10% 8% 30% 34% 15% 3	528
	21st to end	Day	8% 10% 31% 33% 16% 2	573
June	1st to 10th	Day	5% 5% 22% 40% 23% 5%	530
	11th to 20th	Day	4 2 24% 43% 20% 7%	530
	21st to end	Day	4 2 17% 45% 24% 8%	530
July	1st to 10th	Day	3 2 9% 44% 33% 9%	526
	11th to 20th	Day	2 6% 45% 33% 14%	524
	21st to end	Day	3 1 6% 45% 32% 13%	575
August	1st to 10th	Day	2 12% 46% 27% 13%	527
	11th to 20th	Day	3 8% 49% 27% 13%	517
	21st to end	Day	4 1 13% 44% 29% 10%	583
September	1st to 10th	Day	5% 2 18% 46% 20% 9%	530
	11th to 20th	Day	5% 4 24% 43% 18% 5%	530
	21st to end	Day	4 7% 25% 39% 19% 7%	530
October	1st to 10th	Day	4 7% 30% 37% 18% 5%	530
	11th to 20th	Day	8% 6% 28% 36% 18% 4	530
	21st to end	Day	5% 5% 25% 33% 25% 7%	487
November	1st to 10th	Day	7% 5% 17% 39% 24% 8%	330
	11th to 20th	Day	6% 6% 20% 37% 26% 5%	330
	21st to end	Day	6% 7% 25% 36% 21% 5%	330
December	1st to 10th	Day	8% 2 24% 39% 22% 5%	330
	11th to 20th	Day	4 5% 18% 39% 25% 8%	330
	21st to end	Day	17% 7% 27% 31% 16% 3	363
January	1st to 10th	Night	12% 3 15% 38% 22% 9%	840
	11th to 20th	Night	9% 2 10% 44% 28% 8%	840
	21st to end	Night	13% 4 14% 42% 23% 4	924
February	1st to 10th	Night	10% 3 12% 39% 28% 8%	840
	11th to 20th	Night	15% 3 14% 40% 22% 6%	824
	21st to end	Night	13% 4 14% 43% 24% 3	692
March	1st to 10th	Night	15% 4 14% 41% 23% 3	808
	11th to 20th	Night	15% 3 10% 39% 26% 7%	800
	21st to end	Night	13% 4 12% 40% 27% 4	880
April	1st to 10th	Night	13% 4 10% 42% 26% 5%	800
	11th to 20th	Night	12% 5% 14% 38% 25% 6%	791
	21st to end	Night	12% 5% 9% 37% 30% 7%	800
May	1st to 10th	Night	11% 4 11% 37% 31% 5%	685
	11th to 20th	Night	14% 4 12% 32% 34% 5%	591
	21st to end	Night	14% 4 12% 36% 32% 3	650
June	1st to 10th	Night	11% 4 11% 37% 32% 6%	600
	11th to 20th	Night	7% 3 7% 37% 42% 5%	600
	21st to end	Night	6% 1 6% 32% 49% 6%	600
July	1st to 10th	Night	5% 2 3 24% 55% 11%	585
	11th to 20th	Night	2 2 18% 63% 15%	582
	21st to end	Night	5% 1 3 18% 54% 18%	790
August	1st to 10th	Night	4 1 2 19% 55% 19%	796
	11th to 20th	Night	3 2 2 12% 56% 23%	792
	21st to end	Night	5% 1 1 14% 55% 23%	880
September	1st to 10th	Night	7% 2 2 21% 54% 15%	800
	11th to 20th	Night	8% 2 3 28% 48% 11%	800
	21st to end	Night	6% 1 7% 32% 41% 13%	800
October	1st to 10th	Night	6% 3 6% 38% 41% 7%	800
	11th to 20th	Night	9% 3 7% 35% 36% 9%	800
	21st to end	Night	7% 3 7% 35% 34% 15%	880
November	1st to 10th	Night	7% 2 6% 40% 34% 10%	820
	11th to 20th	Night	6% 2 9% 38% 32% 12%	840
	21st to end	Night	8% 2 11% 41% 29% 9%	840
December	1st to 10th	Night	9% 2 12% 42% 27% 8%	840
	11th to 20th	Night	13% 3 11% 40% 25% 8%	840
	21st to end	Night	11% 3 16% 39% 23% 8%	924

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