Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Wiki'd Weather

I have the weather for Tegucigalpa on my Google desktop, though I'm not sure why. The sample to the left is representative. Don't be fooled by those different temperature predicted for Friday and Saturday. The guy at Google weather just adjusted by two degrees to convince us he's doing something. I've been told that it will get hotter and drier in March and April and that may be so. But if one takes a close look at the climate averages one discovers a rather monotonous pattern for the weather here in Tegus.
According to the wikipedia article for Tegucigalpa, the average monthly highs and lows for the city vary very little. The lowest monthly average low (57.7 in Jan.) and the highest average monthly low (64.8 in May and June) differ by a whopping 7 degrees. Similarly, the highest average high (86.4 in April and May) and the lowest average high (77.7 in Dec.) differ by fewer than 9 degrees. The yearly averages are nicely symmetrical:
Average High - 82
Daily Mean - 72
Average Low - 62
No point in even having words for the seasons.

If you take another look at that chart though, there is a datum that does show variation: precipitation. The rainiest months (June and September) have over 9 more inches of rain than the driest months (January and February).
The color-coding highlights another pattern, that the rainy season is not an undifferentiated period of wetness. A wet May and June give way to a moderately wet July and August followed by another month of heavier rain in September and October. Kind of reminds me of this:
"Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains." James 5:7

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