Oliver Lee Memorial State Park
Clear Sky Chart
History

This sumarizes the distribution of each different forecast outcome for the Oliver Lee Memorial State Park clear sky chart from 2005-11-06 to 2026-04-17.

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	4 3 1 4 3 3 4 3 5% 7% 62%	139246
	Night	5% 4 1 4 3 3 4 3 5% 7% 62%	140387
Transparency	Day	20% 5% 8% 17% 27% 23%	134335
	Night	21% 4 7% 15% 28% 24%	136305
Seeing	Day	8% 14% 28% 29% 18% 4	16466
	Night	7% 9% 30% 34% 18% 2	26860

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	5% 10% 2 5% 3 3 3 3 4 5% 58%	5318
	11th to 20th	Day	3 2 1 3 1 2 2 2 3 5% 77%	5340
	21st to end	Day	10% 5% 1 4 3 3 4 3 5% 5% 57%	5844
February	1st to 10th	Day	6% 5% 1 3 2 2 3 2 3 4 67%	2047
	11th to 20th	Day	8% 6% 2 4 3 2 3 2 4 6% 59%	2049
	21st to end	Day	6% 4 2 4 3 2 2 2 3 5% 67%	1730
March	1st to 10th	Day	5% 4 2 3 2 3 3 2 4 5% 66%	4897
	11th to 20th	Day	4 6% 2 5% 3 2 3 3 4 6% 63%	5110
	21st to end	Day	4 7% 3 6% 3 3 3 3 5% 6% 58%	5784
April	1st to 10th	Day	4 3 1 3 2 2 3 3 5% 7% 66%	2520
	11th to 20th	Day	3 4 1 3 3 2 2 2 3 5% 72%	2444
	21st to end	Day	3 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 5% 74%	2400
May	1st to 10th	Day	2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 78%	5440
	11th to 20th	Day	3 2 1 3 2 2 3 2 4 6% 72%	5405
	21st to end	Day	1 1 1 1 2 3 2 3 5% 80%	6193
June	1st to 10th	Day	2 3 1 3 3 3 4 3 6% 8% 65%	2800
	11th to 20th	Day	3 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 6% 72%	2800
	21st to end	Day	4 3 1 4 4 5% 5% 6% 8% 9% 50%	2663
July	1st to 10th	Day	4 3 1 5% 4 5% 6% 5% 8% 9% 49%	5879
	11th to 20th	Day	1 1 1 3 3 5% 7% 6% 10% 13% 48%	5880
	21st to end	Day	5% 3 1 5% 5% 6% 7% 7% 10% 13% 37%	6401
August	1st to 10th	Day	2 2 1 3 3 5% 6% 6% 8% 10% 55%	5348
	11th to 20th	Day	2 3 1 4 4 5% 6% 6% 9% 11% 48%	5366
	21st to end	Day	2 3 1 4 4 5% 6% 6% 8% 12% 49%	5984
September	1st to 10th	Day	7% 5% 2 5% 5% 5% 6% 5% 7% 8% 45%	2400
	11th to 20th	Day	7% 3 2 4 4 5% 4 4 6% 6% 55%	2400
	21st to end	Day	4 2 1 3 2 3 3 3 5% 7% 66%	2200
October	1st to 10th	Day	3 2 1 3 2 2 3 2 4 6% 71%	3270
	11th to 20th	Day	4 2 1 3 2 2 3 2 4 5% 71%	3250
	21st to end	Day	2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 84%	3548
November	1st to 10th	Day	3 3 1 3 2 3 2 2 3 5% 72%	2059
	11th to 20th	Day	4 2 1 3 2 3 3 2 5% 6% 68%	1957
	21st to end	Day	7% 4 1 3 3 2 4 3 5% 8% 60%	1890
December	1st to 10th	Day	7% 5% 1 3 2 1 2 2 4 6% 68%	3030
	11th to 20th	Day	4 5% 2 5% 2 2 3 2 4 6% 64%	3155
	21st to end	Day	5% 4 1 3 2 2 2 2 4 7% 68%	4445
January	1st to 10th	Night	6% 10% 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 6% 55%	7605
	11th to 20th	Night	2 2 1 2 1 2 3 2 3 4 78%	7650
	21st to end	Night	11% 6% 2 4 3 3 4 3 5% 5% 55%	8370
February	1st to 10th	Night	5% 6% 1 3 2 3 3 2 5% 6% 64%	2570
	11th to 20th	Night	10% 5% 2 3 3 2 3 2 4 5% 60%	2458
	21st to end	Night	7% 5% 1 3 3 3 3 3 4 6% 62%	2076
March	1st to 10th	Night	5% 5% 1 4 2 2 3 2 4 5% 66%	5194
	11th to 20th	Night	7% 6% 2 4 3 2 3 2 4 5% 62%	5110
	21st to end	Night	4 8% 2 4 3 3 3 3 4 6% 61%	5423
April	1st to 10th	Night	4 3 1 4 3 3 3 3 4 6% 66%	2100
	11th to 20th	Night	7% 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 4 6% 64%	2037
	21st to end	Night	4 3 1 3 2 2 3 2 4 4 72%	2000
May	1st to 10th	Night	4 2 1 3 2 2 3 2 3 5% 74%	4540
	11th to 20th	Night	3 3 2 4 3 3 4 3 4 6% 67%	4510
	21st to end	Night	1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 81%	4677
June	1st to 10th	Night	2 3 2 5% 5% 4 4 5% 7% 7% 58%	1600
	11th to 20th	Night	3 2 1 2 3 3 3 3 5% 7% 69%	1600
	21st to end	Night	3 5% 2 6% 6% 5% 5% 4 9% 9% 46%	1727
July	1st to 10th	Night	3 4 2 6% 5% 5% 6% 5% 7% 9% 49%	4100
	11th to 20th	Night	2 2 1 4 4 5% 6% 5% 8% 13% 50%	4100
	21st to end	Night	4 4 2 6% 5% 6% 8% 7% 11% 12% 37%	4472
August	1st to 10th	Night	2 2 1 3 3 4 5% 4 8% 15% 53%	4463
	11th to 20th	Night	4 3 1 4 4 5% 6% 6% 9% 13% 46%	4483
	21st to end	Night	3 3 2 6% 5% 5% 6% 5% 8% 11% 47%	4993
September	1st to 10th	Night	5% 4 2 5% 5% 4 5% 5% 7% 9% 50%	2000
	11th to 20th	Night	6% 3 2 4 4 3 5% 4 5% 6% 57%	2000
	21st to end	Night	4 2 1 4 3 3 4 3 4 6% 64%	2195
October	1st to 10th	Night	3 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 4 5% 75%	3920
	11th to 20th	Night	9% 3 1 3 2 3 3 2 3 4 66%	3898
	21st to end	Night	4 2 1 2 3 2 1 1 2 4 78%	4252
November	1st to 10th	Night	4 3 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 7% 71%	2460
	11th to 20th	Night	4 2 1 2 2 2 3 3 5% 7% 69%	2638
	21st to end	Night	7% 4 2 4 4 3 3 2 4 6% 62%	2730
December	1st to 10th	Night	5% 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 6% 71%	4380
	11th to 20th	Night	4 4 2 4 2 3 4 3 5% 6% 64%	5255
	21st to end	Night	6% 3 1 3 2 2 3 2 4 7% 66%	6801

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% 4 6% 15% 37% 11%	5321
	11th to 20th	Day	11% 3 3 15% 47% 21%	5340
	21st to end	Day	27% 4 5% 12% 29% 23%	5844
February	1st to 10th	Day	21% 3 5% 16% 28% 27%	2047
	11th to 20th	Day	25% 4 5% 16% 29% 21%	2059
	21st to end	Day	20% 3 4 9% 32% 32%	1730
March	1st to 10th	Day	20% 3 4 7% 30% 36%	4897
	11th to 20th	Day	21% 5% 5% 15% 31% 24%	5110
	21st to end	Day	21% 7% 6% 11% 30% 24%	5784
April	1st to 10th	Day	17% 3 6% 16% 31% 27%	2520
	11th to 20th	Day	16% 3 4 11% 28% 38%	2447
	21st to end	Day	13% 3 5% 13% 31% 35%	2400
May	1st to 10th	Day	12% 2 3 14% 31% 38%	5440
	11th to 20th	Day	14% 4 5% 12% 25% 40%	5408
	21st to end	Day	9% 2 5% 11% 16% 57%	6194
June	1st to 10th	Day	15% 5% 9% 18% 26% 26%	2800
	11th to 20th	Day	11% 3 5% 12% 24% 44%	2800
	21st to end	Day	24% 9% 12% 18% 19% 18%	2663
July	1st to 10th	Day	29% 6% 14% 23% 18% 10%	5816
	11th to 20th	Day	23% 6% 23% 31% 13% 4	5811
	21st to end	Day	33% 9% 22% 23% 11% 2	6217
August	1st to 10th	Day	27% 7% 15% 34% 14% 3	3892
	11th to 20th	Day	24% 8% 13% 28% 23% 3	3882
	21st to end	Day	29% 8% 19% 29% 12% 2	4311
September	1st to 10th	Day	32% 8% 13% 16% 21% 11%	2400
	11th to 20th	Day	26% 6% 11% 19% 26% 12%	2400
	21st to end	Day	17% 5% 9% 21% 32% 17%	2200
October	1st to 10th	Day	15% 3 5% 13% 30% 33%	3270
	11th to 20th	Day	18% 2 7% 13% 35% 26%	3250
	21st to end	Day	9% 1 3 14% 38% 35%	3548
November	1st to 10th	Day	16% 2 6% 19% 33% 25%	2059
	11th to 20th	Day	16% 4 6% 20% 28% 27%	1957
	21st to end	Day	21% 5% 8% 16% 31% 19%	1890
December	1st to 10th	Day	19% 2 4 20% 35% 19%	3030
	11th to 20th	Day	23% 3 6% 12% 40% 18%	3153
	21st to end	Day	17% 3 5% 18% 38% 20%	4445
January	1st to 10th	Night	29% 3 5% 16% 36% 11%	7605
	11th to 20th	Night	10% 3 4 11% 47% 25%	7650
	21st to end	Night	30% 4 5% 10% 26% 26%	8370
February	1st to 10th	Night	20% 4 7% 15% 26% 29%	2570
	11th to 20th	Night	26% 3 5% 14% 29% 22%	2458
	21st to end	Night	21% 4 5% 9% 29% 32%	2076
March	1st to 10th	Night	20% 3 4 8% 31% 33%	5194
	11th to 20th	Night	21% 6% 6% 13% 29% 25%	5110
	21st to end	Night	20% 6% 5% 13% 31% 24%	5423
April	1st to 10th	Night	19% 4 4 12% 35% 26%	2100
	11th to 20th	Night	20% 4 6% 11% 26% 33%	2037
	21st to end	Night	15% 4 5% 13% 30% 33%	2000
May	1st to 10th	Night	15% 2 3 15% 23% 42%	4537
	11th to 20th	Night	17% 5% 7% 11% 24% 36%	4511
	21st to end	Night	10% 2 4 9% 14% 61%	4678
June	1st to 10th	Night	21% 6% 8% 17% 20% 29%	1600
	11th to 20th	Night	14% 4 5% 13% 20% 44%	1600
	21st to end	Night	27% 10% 13% 17% 15% 18%	1727
July	1st to 10th	Night	30% 5% 16% 25% 17% 7%	4055
	11th to 20th	Night	25% 4 20% 27% 19% 5%	4046
	21st to end	Night	36% 7% 20% 23% 12% 2	4344
August	1st to 10th	Night	20% 7% 14% 32% 22% 5%	3244
	11th to 20th	Night	21% 7% 12% 24% 32% 4	3243
	21st to end	Night	35% 6% 15% 25% 18% 2	3597
September	1st to 10th	Night	28% 8% 13% 16% 21% 14%	2000
	11th to 20th	Night	25% 7% 11% 18% 24% 15%	2000
	21st to end	Night	19% 6% 9% 17% 31% 18%	2195
October	1st to 10th	Night	13% 3 6% 10% 29% 39%	3920
	11th to 20th	Night	23% 2 5% 9% 29% 32%	3898
	21st to end	Night	14% 1 3 13% 31% 38%	4252
November	1st to 10th	Night	14% 4 4 16% 34% 28%	2460
	11th to 20th	Night	15% 3 7% 15% 32% 27%	2638
	21st to end	Night	23% 5% 6% 15% 31% 20%	2730
December	1st to 10th	Night	16% 3 4 22% 38% 17%	4380
	11th to 20th	Night	21% 3 5% 12% 34% 25%	5256
	21st to end	Night	19% 3 5% 17% 36% 21%	6801

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	12% 21% 33% 26% 7% 1	330
	11th to 20th	Day	11% 20% 34% 27% 8% 1	330
	21st to end	Day	10% 23% 31% 25% 9% 1	363
February	1st to 10th	Day	12% 17% 36% 26% 8% 1	330
	11th to 20th	Day	17% 21% 38% 20% 4 1	330
	21st to end	Day	14% 34% 32% 16% 4	273
March	1st to 10th	Day	14% 26% 37% 18% 4	459
	11th to 20th	Day	16% 23% 31% 22% 6% 2	540
	21st to end	Day	11% 32% 34% 18% 4 1	594
April	1st to 10th	Day	11% 25% 37% 21% 5% 1	540
	11th to 20th	Day	11% 29% 39% 17% 4	517
	21st to end	Day	9% 28% 35% 23% 4 1	500
May	1st to 10th	Day	6% 21% 42% 25% 5% 1	503
	11th to 20th	Day	5% 17% 36% 30% 10% 2	528
	21st to end	Day	3 15% 44% 30% 8%	588
June	1st to 10th	Day	4 6% 24% 42% 21% 3	730
	11th to 20th	Day	3 7% 28% 38% 22% 2	730
	21st to end	Day	5% 3 21% 37% 30% 5%	593
July	1st to 10th	Day	6% 2 13% 34% 33% 12%	526
	11th to 20th	Day	2 1 9% 33% 43% 11%	524
	21st to end	Day	4 1 10% 28% 44% 14%	575
August	1st to 10th	Day	2 8% 33% 43% 14%	527
	11th to 20th	Day	4 2 14% 34% 37% 10%	517
	21st to end	Day	4 2 10% 32% 40% 13%	583
September	1st to 10th	Day	8% 2 18% 35% 29% 7%	530
	11th to 20th	Day	7% 3 19% 39% 25% 6%	530
	21st to end	Day	5% 6% 25% 39% 18% 7%	340
October	1st to 10th	Day	8% 6% 27% 32% 23% 4	330
	11th to 20th	Day	8% 11% 26% 33% 17% 5%	330
	21st to end	Day	8% 13% 29% 28% 17% 6%	363
November	1st to 10th	Day	6% 17% 36% 23% 14% 3	330
	11th to 20th	Day	7% 12% 29% 31% 17% 4	330
	21st to end	Day	9% 21% 36% 22% 11% 1	330
December	1st to 10th	Day	14% 16% 33% 26% 9% 2	330
	11th to 20th	Day	7% 21% 36% 28% 8%	330
	21st to end	Day	15% 19% 38% 23% 5%	363
January	1st to 10th	Night	9% 9% 34% 33% 12% 2	840
	11th to 20th	Night	9% 11% 35% 31% 12% 2	840
	21st to end	Night	10% 14% 33% 28% 13% 1	924
February	1st to 10th	Night	7% 13% 37% 30% 11% 2	840
	11th to 20th	Night	11% 13% 40% 28% 7%	824
	21st to end	Night	8% 19% 46% 23% 4 1	692
March	1st to 10th	Night	10% 17% 38% 27% 7% 1	840
	11th to 20th	Night	9% 14% 34% 31% 12%	840
	21st to end	Night	5% 16% 40% 30% 8%	840
April	1st to 10th	Night	5% 14% 47% 27% 7%	630
	11th to 20th	Night	10% 17% 40% 27% 6%	611
	21st to end	Night	7% 14% 43% 30% 6%	600
May	1st to 10th	Night	6% 10% 43% 34% 8%	600
	11th to 20th	Night	4 9% 33% 39% 15% 1	591
	21st to end	Night	2 8% 38% 42% 9% 1	650
June	1st to 10th	Night	2 4 29% 46% 18% 1	600
	11th to 20th	Night	4 5% 29% 44% 18% 1	600
	21st to end	Night	5% 4 18% 48% 24% 2	600
July	1st to 10th	Night	4 2 17% 45% 30% 2	585
	11th to 20th	Night	4 2 13% 39% 38% 5%	582
	21st to end	Night	5% 2 11% 38% 39% 6%	657
August	1st to 10th	Night	3 2 11% 32% 44% 10%	597
	11th to 20th	Night	4 3 12% 32% 41% 9%	594
	21st to end	Night	3 2 14% 36% 39% 6%	660
September	1st to 10th	Night	6% 1 17% 38% 33% 6%	600
	11th to 20th	Night	7% 3 14% 43% 30% 2	600
	21st to end	Night	4 5% 23% 41% 24% 3	605
October	1st to 10th	Night	7% 4 28% 39% 20% 3	800
	11th to 20th	Night	6% 7% 28% 36% 20% 3	800
	21st to end	Night	6% 7% 28% 31% 24% 5%	880
November	1st to 10th	Night	5% 9% 27% 32% 23% 4	820
	11th to 20th	Night	6% 7% 25% 39% 20% 3	958
	21st to end	Night	9% 11% 30% 30% 18% 3	1050
December	1st to 10th	Night	10% 11% 30% 33% 14% 1	1050
	11th to 20th	Night	9% 10% 39% 28% 12% 1	1050
	21st to end	Night	12% 11% 33% 32% 10% 1	1010

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