Oklahoma Christian University Observatory
Clear Sky Chart
History

This sumarizes the distribution of each different forecast outcome for the Oklahoma Christian University Observatory clear sky chart from 2005-11-06 to 2025-05-11.

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	9% 6% 2 5% 3 3 4 3 5% 7% 53%	114445
	Night	9% 5% 2 4 3 3 3 3 5% 7% 57%	114721
Transparency	Day	31% 4 10% 25% 23% 7%	118190
	Night	28% 4 9% 25% 26% 9%	119092
Seeing	Day	12% 10% 28% 30% 16% 4	16006
	Night	12% 10% 34% 33% 11% 1	26017

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	10% 7% 3 8% 4 4 4 3 4 6% 46%	4077
	11th to 20th	Day	6% 5% 2 5% 3 3 2 3 4 5% 62%	4080
	21st to end	Day	14% 8% 3 5% 3 2 2 3 3 5% 52%	4488
February	1st to 10th	Day	10% 11% 3 7% 3 3 3 3 4 5% 47%	1880
	11th to 20th	Day	10% 8% 2 6% 4 4 3 3 4 5% 50%	1949
	21st to end	Day	11% 9% 3 5% 3 3 2 3 4 6% 52%	1650
March	1st to 10th	Day	10% 6% 2 5% 3 3 3 3 4 5% 58%	4845
	11th to 20th	Day	7% 6% 2 5% 4 3 4 3 5% 5% 55%	4980
	21st to end	Day	10% 10% 3 7% 4 3 4 3 5% 7% 43%	5462
April	1st to 10th	Day	10% 5% 2 5% 4 4 4 4 5% 6% 52%	2200
	11th to 20th	Day	12% 5% 3 7% 4 4 5% 3 5% 6% 47%	2373
	21st to end	Day	15% 6% 2 5% 4 3 4 3 5% 6% 46%	2600
May	1st to 10th	Day	17% 8% 3 7% 4 4 3 3 4 6% 42%	4212
	11th to 20th	Day	10% 6% 2 6% 4 4 4 4 6% 6% 49%	4083
	21st to end	Day	12% 7% 2 7% 5% 5% 4 4 6% 7% 42%	4477
June	1st to 10th	Day	5% 5% 2 5% 3 4 4 4 7% 10% 50%	2470
	11th to 20th	Day	6% 3 1 5% 4 4 4 4 6% 10% 54%	2470
	21st to end	Day	4 3 1 3 3 4 4 4 7% 8% 59%	2470
July	1st to 10th	Day	8% 4 2 5% 4 5% 4 4 6% 9% 49%	4120
	11th to 20th	Day	5% 4 2 4 3 4 4 3 6% 9% 56%	4120
	21st to end	Day	4 3 1 4 3 3 4 4 6% 10% 58%	4465
August	1st to 10th	Day	5% 3 1 5% 3 4 4 4 6% 10% 55%	4104
	11th to 20th	Day	6% 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 6% 10% 53%	4041
	21st to end	Day	3 3 1 4 3 3 4 4 5% 7% 62%	4228
September	1st to 10th	Day	10% 4 1 4 4 3 3 4 4 6% 56%	2090
	11th to 20th	Day	10% 5% 2 6% 4 4 5% 3 4 7% 49%	2090
	21st to end	Day	8% 3 1 4 3 3 4 4 5% 6% 59%	2090
October	1st to 10th	Day	8% 4 2 4 3 3 3 3 4 5% 63%	2051
	11th to 20th	Day	10% 3 1 3 2 2 2 2 3 5% 68%	1900
	21st to end	Day	11% 5% 2 5% 3 3 3 2 3 4 59%	2090
November	1st to 10th	Day	8% 4 2 3 3 2 3 3 5% 6% 61%	1871
	11th to 20th	Day	7% 5% 1 3 3 2 2 2 3 5% 65%	1800
	21st to end	Day	10% 6% 2 4 3 3 2 3 4 6% 59%	1800
December	1st to 10th	Day	6% 5% 2 5% 3 3 3 2 4 6% 60%	2940
	11th to 20th	Day	8% 4 2 5% 3 3 4 2 5% 6% 59%	3391
	21st to end	Day	14% 11% 3 6% 3 3 3 3 4 5% 44%	4488
January	1st to 10th	Night	12% 7% 3 7% 4 3 3 3 4 5% 49%	5888
	11th to 20th	Night	4 3 1 4 3 3 3 3 5% 7% 64%	5900
	21st to end	Night	14% 8% 3 5% 3 2 2 2 4 5% 53%	6490
February	1st to 10th	Night	13% 8% 2 6% 3 3 2 2 4 5% 52%	2536
	11th to 20th	Night	12% 7% 2 5% 2 3 3 3 5% 6% 52%	2338
	21st to end	Night	10% 7% 3 5% 3 3 3 3 4 5% 54%	1980
March	1st to 10th	Night	10% 6% 2 4 3 3 3 3 4 5% 57%	5012
	11th to 20th	Night	7% 4 1 3 2 3 3 2 4 6% 65%	4980
	21st to end	Night	9% 6% 2 5% 4 4 4 4 6% 8% 48%	5467
April	1st to 10th	Night	10% 5% 1 4 3 3 3 3 4 7% 56%	2200
	11th to 20th	Night	12% 4 2 5% 3 3 3 3 5% 7% 53%	1973
	21st to end	Night	12% 6% 2 4 3 4 3 3 4 6% 52%	1800
May	1st to 10th	Night	16% 7% 2 4 3 3 3 2 5% 6% 48%	2913
	11th to 20th	Night	12% 6% 2 5% 3 5% 4 3 5% 8% 46%	2828
	21st to end	Night	7% 4 2 5% 4 4 4 4 6% 8% 54%	3090
June	1st to 10th	Night	5% 3 1 3 3 3 4 4 6% 10% 59%	1710
	11th to 20th	Night	4 4 1 5% 3 3 4 4 6% 10% 57%	1710
	21st to end	Night	4 2 1 2 2 3 4 3 5% 10% 64%	1710
July	1st to 10th	Night	6% 4 2 5% 4 4 4 3 6% 10% 52%	2850
	11th to 20th	Night	2 2 1 3 3 3 4 4 6% 9% 63%	2850
	21st to end	Night	4 3 1 2 2 3 2 3 5% 9% 65%	3098
August	1st to 10th	Night	1 2 1 3 3 3 4 4 6% 11% 63%	2836
	11th to 20th	Night	5% 3 1 4 4 4 5% 4 6% 10% 55%	2798
	21st to end	Night	2 2 1 3 3 2 3 4 6% 10% 64%	3416
September	1st to 10th	Night	8% 4 1 3 3 3 3 3 4 6% 61%	2090
	11th to 20th	Night	10% 5% 2 6% 3 3 4 2 4 6% 55%	2090
	21st to end	Night	6% 3 2 4 3 2 3 3 5% 6% 62%	2090
October	1st to 10th	Night	6% 3 1 4 3 3 3 3 5% 5% 63%	2109
	11th to 20th	Night	9% 4 2 4 2 2 2 3 3 4 65%	2280
	21st to end	Night	10% 4 1 4 2 2 3 2 4 5% 62%	2508
November	1st to 10th	Night	8% 4 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5% 66%	2425
	11th to 20th	Night	7% 4 2 5% 3 3 3 3 3 5% 63%	2600
	21st to end	Night	9% 6% 2 4 3 3 3 2 4 6% 57%	2600
December	1st to 10th	Night	6% 4 2 4 3 3 3 2 4 6% 64%	4250
	11th to 20th	Night	9% 5% 2 5% 4 3 3 3 4 4 59%	4816
	21st to end	Night	14% 9% 2 5% 3 2 3 2 4 5% 51%	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	40% 3 10% 24% 20% 3	4078
	11th to 20th	Day	26% 3 9% 21% 35% 7%	4080
	21st to end	Day	38% 2 4 20% 29% 6%	4488
February	1st to 10th	Day	41% 3 8% 21% 21% 5%	1880
	11th to 20th	Day	38% 3 8% 26% 20% 5%	1959
	21st to end	Day	35% 3 6% 19% 26% 10%	1650
March	1st to 10th	Day	31% 2 5% 16% 22% 24%	4845
	11th to 20th	Day	31% 3 7% 17% 23% 18%	4980
	21st to end	Day	40% 3 10% 28% 16% 3	5464
April	1st to 10th	Day	32% 5% 11% 25% 20% 7%	2200
	11th to 20th	Day	37% 5% 9% 21% 20% 7%	2373
	21st to end	Day	39% 5% 9% 25% 19% 3	2600
May	1st to 10th	Day	44% 5% 10% 18% 18% 5%	4250
	11th to 20th	Day	35% 7% 14% 26% 17% 2	4087
	21st to end	Day	41% 7% 11% 19% 16% 6%	4489
June	1st to 10th	Day	27% 9% 18% 27% 15% 4	2470
	11th to 20th	Day	26% 6% 14% 29% 21% 4	2470
	21st to end	Day	23% 6% 15% 27% 24% 6%	2470
July	1st to 10th	Day	31% 5% 14% 27% 18% 4	4056
	11th to 20th	Day	25% 3 10% 33% 26% 3	4051
	21st to end	Day	22% 4 16% 33% 24% 1	4325
August	1st to 10th	Day	25% 4 10% 27% 24% 9%	4090
	11th to 20th	Day	27% 4 16% 33% 17% 3	4080
	21st to end	Day	22% 5% 12% 43% 15% 3	4227
September	1st to 10th	Day	29% 4 10% 24% 24% 10%	2090
	11th to 20th	Day	34% 6% 9% 22% 24% 6%	2090
	21st to end	Day	26% 5% 8% 24% 30% 7%	2090
October	1st to 10th	Day	16% 3 6% 14% 46% 15%	3402
	11th to 20th	Day	17% 2 5% 24% 36% 16%	3140
	21st to end	Day	24% 2 6% 29% 30% 9%	3428
November	1st to 10th	Day	25% 4 8% 25% 28% 10%	1871
	11th to 20th	Day	23% 2 8% 29% 27% 11%	1800
	21st to end	Day	28% 3 7% 26% 26% 9%	1800
December	1st to 10th	Day	28% 2 7% 37% 23% 3	2940
	11th to 20th	Day	28% 2 5% 24% 32% 8%	3389
	21st to end	Day	43% 3 7% 24% 18% 4	4488
January	1st to 10th	Night	38% 4 8% 27% 20% 4	5888
	11th to 20th	Night	21% 3 11% 21% 33% 10%	5900
	21st to end	Night	36% 2 6% 18% 31% 7%	6490
February	1st to 10th	Night	37% 3 8% 22% 23% 6%	2536
	11th to 20th	Night	34% 4 8% 25% 22% 7%	2338
	21st to end	Night	34% 4 5% 18% 26% 13%	1980
March	1st to 10th	Night	32% 3 5% 17% 25% 19%	5012
	11th to 20th	Night	23% 3 5% 23% 22% 25%	4980
	21st to end	Night	34% 4 11% 27% 21% 3	5467
April	1st to 10th	Night	28% 5% 10% 22% 23% 12%	2200
	11th to 20th	Night	30% 5% 10% 24% 20% 10%	1973
	21st to end	Night	34% 4 11% 25% 22% 4	1800
May	1st to 10th	Night	38% 6% 9% 20% 21% 5%	2940
	11th to 20th	Night	36% 6% 12% 27% 17% 2	2829
	21st to end	Night	28% 7% 14% 23% 20% 9%	3099
June	1st to 10th	Night	20% 7% 22% 30% 18% 3	1710
	11th to 20th	Night	22% 6% 15% 29% 22% 6%	1710
	21st to end	Night	16% 5% 13% 32% 25% 8%	1710
July	1st to 10th	Night	29% 4 13% 32% 18% 3	2805
	11th to 20th	Night	17% 4 9% 36% 29% 4	2796
	21st to end	Night	18% 4 14% 34% 28% 3	2999
August	1st to 10th	Night	16% 4 13% 27% 31% 8%	2826
	11th to 20th	Night	25% 4 12% 31% 24% 4	2825
	21st to end	Night	16% 4 15% 40% 21% 4	3416
September	1st to 10th	Night	26% 3 9% 25% 26% 12%	2090
	11th to 20th	Night	31% 5% 9% 20% 26% 9%	2090
	21st to end	Night	23% 4 8% 25% 31% 9%	2090
October	1st to 10th	Night	16% 2 7% 14% 39% 22%	3512
	11th to 20th	Night	16% 2 4 19% 40% 18%	3779
	21st to end	Night	21% 2 5% 28% 34% 10%	4120
November	1st to 10th	Night	23% 3 9% 22% 30% 13%	2425
	11th to 20th	Night	26% 3 7% 23% 30% 11%	2600
	21st to end	Night	30% 3 7% 21% 29% 10%	2600
December	1st to 10th	Night	24% 2 6% 39% 25% 4	4250
	11th to 20th	Night	31% 2 5% 23% 31% 9%	4817
	21st to end	Night	37% 3 7% 26% 21% 6%	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	18% 16% 38% 21% 7%	300
	11th to 20th	Day	19% 20% 40% 19% 2 1	300
	21st to end	Day	14% 18% 42% 22% 4 1	330
February	1st to 10th	Day	20% 20% 39% 17% 4	300
	11th to 20th	Day	18% 25% 42% 13% 2	300
	21st to end	Day	22% 23% 37% 15% 3	249
March	1st to 10th	Day	17% 23% 36% 19% 5%	300
	11th to 20th	Day	25% 22% 35% 16% 2	300
	21st to end	Day	20% 22% 37% 17% 3 1	330
April	1st to 10th	Day	22% 19% 35% 20% 4	300
	11th to 20th	Day	19% 21% 40% 17% 3	491
	21st to end	Day	20% 17% 34% 21% 7% 1	700
May	1st to 10th	Day	14% 13% 41% 25% 5% 1	703
	11th to 20th	Day	15% 11% 31% 27% 14% 2	676
	21st to end	Day	11% 10% 31% 28% 16% 3	734
June	1st to 10th	Day	7% 6% 21% 40% 22% 5%	680
	11th to 20th	Day	6% 2 31% 41% 16% 4	680
	21st to end	Day	3 2 27% 44% 20% 4	680
July	1st to 10th	Day	6% 2 13% 37% 33% 8%	671
	11th to 20th	Day	4 1 15% 44% 31% 5%	668
	21st to end	Day	7% 1 7% 39% 35% 11%	739
August	1st to 10th	Day	6% 1 12% 43% 32% 5%	676
	11th to 20th	Day	8% 2 15% 39% 29% 7%	665
	21st to end	Day	4 2 12% 38% 36% 8%	574
September	1st to 10th	Day	8% 3 11% 36% 32% 10%	300
	11th to 20th	Day	7% 3 15% 38% 30% 7%	300
	21st to end	Day	11% 5% 18% 39% 21% 6%	300
October	1st to 10th	Day	8% 6% 29% 32% 17% 8%	300
	11th to 20th	Day	10% 13% 35% 32% 9% 1	300
	21st to end	Day	20% 12% 32% 24% 8% 3	330
November	1st to 10th	Day	15% 14% 37% 26% 6% 2	300
	11th to 20th	Day	17% 14% 36% 22% 9% 2	300
	21st to end	Day	17% 21% 37% 20% 5% 1	300
December	1st to 10th	Day	12% 17% 41% 20% 9%	300
	11th to 20th	Day	17% 16% 41% 17% 8%	300
	21st to end	Day	20% 21% 36% 20% 3	330
January	1st to 10th	Night	12% 13% 41% 28% 6% 1	1000
	11th to 20th	Night	13% 14% 39% 29% 5%	1000
	21st to end	Night	13% 14% 38% 30% 5%	1100
February	1st to 10th	Night	17% 15% 40% 25% 4	936
	11th to 20th	Night	17% 18% 39% 23% 3	784
	21st to end	Night	16% 15% 41% 25% 3	660
March	1st to 10th	Night	13% 14% 39% 31% 3	645
	11th to 20th	Night	19% 13% 39% 26% 3	600
	21st to end	Night	16% 16% 40% 23% 5%	660
April	1st to 10th	Night	13% 17% 42% 22% 6%	600
	11th to 20th	Night	15% 15% 45% 21% 4	593
	21st to end	Night	17% 14% 38% 26% 6%	600
May	1st to 10th	Night	11% 12% 45% 26% 6%	600
	11th to 20th	Night	13% 7% 38% 27% 14% 1	563
	21st to end	Night	8% 7% 34% 34% 15% 1	617
June	1st to 10th	Night	6% 4 25% 45% 17% 2	570
	11th to 20th	Night	5% 5% 34% 45% 11% 1	570
	21st to end	Night	3 2 31% 44% 18% 2	570
July	1st to 10th	Night	6% 1 18% 46% 27% 3	555
	11th to 20th	Night	3 1 16% 53% 25% 2	552
	21st to end	Night	5% 1 11% 53% 27% 2	624
August	1st to 10th	Night	2 1 16% 51% 27% 2	567
	11th to 20th	Night	7% 1 18% 46% 27% 1	564
	21st to end	Night	3 12% 46% 34% 3	627
September	1st to 10th	Night	9% 2 19% 45% 23% 2	570
	11th to 20th	Night	11% 2 24% 38% 22% 2	570
	21st to end	Night	8% 4 25% 43% 17% 4	570
October	1st to 10th	Night	8% 4 31% 34% 20% 3	589
	11th to 20th	Night	12% 8% 38% 31% 10% 1	760
	21st to end	Night	14% 13% 33% 29% 10% 1	836
November	1st to 10th	Night	11% 8% 40% 30% 10% 1	865
	11th to 20th	Night	10% 14% 37% 30% 9%	1000
	21st to end	Night	14% 14% 35% 29% 8%	1000
December	1st to 10th	Night	13% 11% 37% 32% 7%	1000
	11th to 20th	Night	16% 12% 40% 26% 6%	1000
	21st to end	Night	16% 14% 36% 29% 5%	1100

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