SAAA Twin Buttes Site
Clear Sky Chart
History

This sumarizes the distribution of each different forecast outcome for the SAAA Twin Buttes Site clear sky chart from 2005-11-06 to 2026-10-14.

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	8% 4 2 4 3 3 3 3 4 7% 60%	148880
	Night	7% 4 1 4 3 3 3 3 5% 7% 61%	143297
Transparency	Day	26% 3 9% 22% 26% 15%	152752
	Night	24% 3 9% 22% 26% 16%	147494
Seeing	Day	9% 7% 24% 32% 22% 7%	17548
	Night	9% 7% 31% 39% 14% 1	27402

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	7% 5% 2 4 3 2 3 2 4 6% 63%	5289
	11th to 20th	Day	5% 4 1 3 2 2 2 2 4 6% 67%	5550
	21st to end	Day	14% 6% 2 4 3 3 3 2 4 6% 53%	6468
February	1st to 10th	Day	9% 5% 2 5% 3 3 3 2 3 5% 59%	2100
	11th to 20th	Day	10% 6% 2 5% 3 4 3 3 4 6% 55%	2049
	21st to end	Day	9% 6% 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 6% 62%	1730
March	1st to 10th	Day	6% 4 2 4 3 3 4 3 4 5% 61%	4600
	11th to 20th	Day	14% 4 1 3 2 2 3 2 4 5% 60%	5085
	21st to end	Day	4 5% 2 5% 3 3 4 3 5% 7% 59%	5583
April	1st to 10th	Day	9% 3 1 4 3 3 4 3 4 7% 59%	2451
	11th to 20th	Day	10% 5% 2 5% 4 3 3 2 5% 6% 54%	2494
	21st to end	Day	10% 4 1 4 3 2 2 2 4 5% 61%	2520
May	1st to 10th	Day	13% 5% 2 5% 4 4 4 4 4 6% 51%	7593
	11th to 20th	Day	11% 5% 2 5% 4 4 3 3 4 6% 52%	7627
	21st to end	Day	9% 5% 2 5% 4 4 4 4 6% 8% 48%	8392
June	1st to 10th	Day	4 2 1 4 3 3 4 3 5% 9% 61%	2730
	11th to 20th	Day	4 3 1 3 4 3 4 4 5% 7% 62%	2730
	21st to end	Day	4 3 1 3 3 3 4 4 7% 8% 58%	2730
July	1st to 10th	Day	7% 3 2 4 4 4 5% 4 6% 9% 52%	7680
	11th to 20th	Day	6% 4 2 5% 4 4 4 4 6% 9% 52%	7680
	21st to end	Day	2 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 7% 73%	8202
August	1st to 10th	Day	1 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 4 6% 77%	5545
	11th to 20th	Day	2 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 8% 73%	5483
	21st to end	Day	2 2 1 4 4 4 4 3 5% 8% 63%	6079
September	1st to 10th	Day	9% 3 2 4 5% 4 5% 4 5% 7% 53%	2388
	11th to 20th	Day	8% 4 2 5% 4 4 4 3 6% 8% 52%	2310
	21st to end	Day	10% 3 1 4 3 5% 4 3 4 7% 57%	2310
October	1st to 10th	Day	5% 3 1 4 3 3 4 3 3 5% 66%	2310
	11th to 20th	Day	9% 3 1 3 3 2 3 2 3 5% 66%	2233
	21st to end	Day	10% 4 1 4 2 2 2 1 3 4 67%	2208
November	1st to 10th	Day	9% 4 2 4 2 2 2 2 4 5% 64%	1853
	11th to 20th	Day	6% 3 1 3 2 3 3 2 4 6% 65%	1890
	21st to end	Day	10% 4 2 5% 3 2 3 3 4 6% 57%	1890
December	1st to 10th	Day	16% 7% 2 5% 4 3 2 2 3 5% 50%	3030
	11th to 20th	Day	8% 5% 2 5% 3 4 4 3 4 5% 56%	3481
	21st to end	Day	9% 5% 1 3 2 1 2 1 2 4 70%	4587
January	1st to 10th	Night	6% 6% 2 4 3 3 2 2 4 5% 63%	7634
	11th to 20th	Night	4 3 1 3 2 2 2 2 3 5% 73%	7482
	21st to end	Night	16% 5% 2 5% 3 3 3 2 4 7% 50%	7746
February	1st to 10th	Night	9% 5% 2 4 3 2 3 2 4 6% 60%	2520
	11th to 20th	Night	11% 5% 2 5% 3 3 3 3 4 7% 55%	2458
	21st to end	Night	9% 5% 1 3 3 3 3 2 4 6% 61%	2076
March	1st to 10th	Night	5% 4 1 3 3 3 3 3 5% 6% 63%	5494
	11th to 20th	Night	13% 4 1 3 2 2 2 3 4 6% 60%	5095
	21st to end	Night	4 4 2 4 3 3 3 3 5% 7% 61%	5588
April	1st to 10th	Night	6% 4 1 4 4 3 3 3 5% 7% 60%	2163
	11th to 20th	Night	10% 4 2 3 3 3 3 3 5% 6% 57%	2077
	21st to end	Night	9% 4 1 3 3 3 2 3 3 5% 64%	2100
May	1st to 10th	Night	13% 4 1 4 3 4 4 4 5% 7% 51%	5274
	11th to 20th	Night	7% 3 1 4 3 3 3 3 5% 7% 61%	5265
	21st to end	Night	8% 4 2 5% 3 4 4 4 7% 10% 49%	5793
June	1st to 10th	Night	3 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 7% 11% 61%	1890
	11th to 20th	Night	3 2 1 3 3 3 4 4 7% 9% 64%	1890
	21st to end	Night	3 2 1 3 2 3 4 3 5% 7% 66%	1890
July	1st to 10th	Night	6% 3 2 4 3 4 4 4 6% 11% 52%	5308
	11th to 20th	Night	5% 3 1 4 3 2 3 3 5% 9% 62%	5307
	21st to end	Night	2 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 7% 73%	5887
August	1st to 10th	Night	1 1 1 2 2 3 2 3 4 6% 76%	4625
	11th to 20th	Night	2 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 5% 9% 71%	4583
	21st to end	Night	2 2 1 4 3 4 4 4 5% 9% 62%	5069
September	1st to 10th	Night	7% 4 2 5% 3 4 4 3 6% 7% 54%	2231
	11th to 20th	Night	8% 3 2 4 4 4 3 4 6% 8% 55%	2310
	21st to end	Night	8% 4 1 5% 3 3 3 3 5% 7% 58%	2310
October	1st to 10th	Night	5% 2 1 3 3 3 3 3 4 7% 65%	2310
	11th to 20th	Night	9% 4 1 3 2 2 3 2 3 4 68%	2233
	21st to end	Night	8% 4 1 3 2 2 3 3 4 4 67%	2605
November	1st to 10th	Night	10% 4 1 3 2 2 3 2 3 5% 66%	2665
	11th to 20th	Night	6% 2 1 3 3 3 3 3 4 6% 66%	2730
	21st to end	Night	12% 4 1 5% 3 4 3 3 4 6% 56%	2730
December	1st to 10th	Night	15% 6% 2 5% 2 3 3 3 4 5% 53%	4380
	11th to 20th	Night	7% 5% 2 5% 3 3 3 3 4 6% 60%	4946
	21st to end	Night	8% 5% 1 3 3 2 3 2 4 5% 64%	6633

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	25% 2 5% 23% 30% 16%	5290
	11th to 20th	Day	21% 1 5% 19% 34% 19%	5550
	21st to end	Day	35% 3 4 17% 26% 16%	6468
February	1st to 10th	Day	30% 2 5% 16% 25% 23%	2100
	11th to 20th	Day	32% 3 7% 20% 21% 17%	2059
	21st to end	Day	27% 3 4 12% 32% 22%	1730
March	1st to 10th	Day	26% 2 5% 12% 21% 33%	4600
	11th to 20th	Day	29% 4 4 9% 20% 34%	5085
	21st to end	Day	25% 3 7% 17% 26% 22%	5585
April	1st to 10th	Day	26% 3 8% 18% 23% 22%	2451
	11th to 20th	Day	31% 4 7% 15% 23% 19%	2494
	21st to end	Day	27% 3 7% 19% 26% 18%	2520
May	1st to 10th	Day	35% 3 8% 15% 20% 18%	7631
	11th to 20th	Day	34% 3 5% 13% 29% 16%	7631
	21st to end	Day	34% 4 11% 23% 16% 11%	8405
June	1st to 10th	Day	20% 6% 13% 30% 25% 6%	2730
	11th to 20th	Day	20% 6% 11% 25% 28% 11%	2730
	21st to end	Day	22% 6% 13% 27% 24% 9%	2730
July	1st to 10th	Day	30% 4 12% 33% 20% 2	7616
	11th to 20th	Day	31% 3 18% 30% 16% 3	7611
	21st to end	Day	13% 4 12% 34% 34% 4	8022
August	1st to 10th	Day	11% 2 9% 36% 32% 10%	5532
	11th to 20th	Day	13% 3 14% 43% 25% 2	5519
	21st to end	Day	21% 4 14% 25% 30% 6%	6078
September	1st to 10th	Day	30% 6% 10% 22% 22% 10%	2388
	11th to 20th	Day	31% 6% 13% 23% 22% 7%	2310
	21st to end	Day	27% 4 11% 21% 23% 14%	2310
October	1st to 10th	Day	13% 3 6% 14% 28% 36%	3700
	11th to 20th	Day	23% 2 5% 20% 22% 28%	3601
	21st to end	Day	18% 2 3 22% 41% 14%	3547
November	1st to 10th	Day	24% 4 6% 23% 25% 18%	1853
	11th to 20th	Day	21% 3 9% 20% 26% 21%	1890
	21st to end	Day	30% 3 6% 18% 29% 15%	1890
December	1st to 10th	Day	40% 2 4 17% 25% 13%	3030
	11th to 20th	Day	31% 2 7% 16% 27% 17%	3479
	21st to end	Day	22% 1 3 20% 33% 21%	4587
January	1st to 10th	Night	25% 2 4 23% 31% 15%	7635
	11th to 20th	Night	17% 1 5% 19% 32% 25%	7482
	21st to end	Night	37% 3 5% 15% 24% 16%	7746
February	1st to 10th	Night	27% 3 7% 14% 26% 23%	2520
	11th to 20th	Night	32% 2 6% 17% 22% 20%	2458
	21st to end	Night	25% 3 6% 13% 28% 24%	2076
March	1st to 10th	Night	22% 3 5% 16% 28% 26%	5494
	11th to 20th	Night	27% 4 7% 11% 17% 35%	5095
	21st to end	Night	23% 4 9% 17% 26% 23%	5588
April	1st to 10th	Night	25% 3 10% 21% 18% 23%	2163
	11th to 20th	Night	27% 5% 9% 19% 19% 20%	2077
	21st to end	Night	24% 3 10% 22% 26% 14%	2100
May	1st to 10th	Night	33% 4 10% 21% 18% 14%	5301
	11th to 20th	Night	24% 4 8% 19% 28% 16%	5266
	21st to end	Night	30% 5% 16% 23% 15% 12%	5805
June	1st to 10th	Night	17% 6% 17% 31% 24% 4	1890
	11th to 20th	Night	16% 4 14% 29% 26% 10%	1890
	21st to end	Night	15% 7% 13% 29% 27% 9%	1890
July	1st to 10th	Night	27% 3 14% 35% 19% 2	5265
	11th to 20th	Night	22% 3 17% 33% 22% 4	5256
	21st to end	Night	12% 3 11% 36% 35% 3	5757
August	1st to 10th	Night	12% 2 9% 30% 37% 10%	4614
	11th to 20th	Night	12% 3 15% 43% 24% 2	4613
	21st to end	Night	19% 5% 15% 25% 30% 6%	5069
September	1st to 10th	Night	27% 7% 11% 23% 22% 10%	2231
	11th to 20th	Night	27% 6% 15% 22% 23% 7%	2310
	21st to end	Night	26% 4 9% 24% 22% 16%	2310
October	1st to 10th	Night	12% 3 7% 13% 25% 39%	3700
	11th to 20th	Night	20% 2 8% 17% 24% 29%	3603
	21st to end	Night	16% 2 4 23% 38% 17%	4205
November	1st to 10th	Night	23% 3 7% 21% 26% 21%	2665
	11th to 20th	Night	20% 4 7% 20% 27% 22%	2730
	21st to end	Night	31% 3 6% 16% 27% 17%	2730
December	1st to 10th	Night	36% 2 5% 20% 22% 15%	4380
	11th to 20th	Night	27% 2 6% 19% 29% 17%	4947
	21st to end	Night	24% 2 4 22% 28% 19%	6633

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	11% 18% 32% 31% 8% 1	330
	11th to 20th	Day	12% 15% 31% 28% 12% 2	330
	21st to end	Day	13% 11% 42% 22% 10% 1	363
February	1st to 10th	Day	16% 10% 37% 24% 11% 1	330
	11th to 20th	Day	15% 12% 42% 25% 5% 1	330
	21st to end	Day	14% 14% 41% 25% 5% 1	273
March	1st to 10th	Day	14% 12% 41% 27% 7%	330
	11th to 20th	Day	18% 14% 35% 21% 10% 2	330
	21st to end	Day	11% 15% 38% 26% 9% 1	363
April	1st to 10th	Day	13% 13% 42% 24% 8% 1	471
	11th to 20th	Day	12% 16% 46% 21% 4	532
	21st to end	Day	12% 15% 40% 26% 7% 1	540
May	1st to 10th	Day	10% 11% 38% 32% 8% 1	742
	11th to 20th	Day	13% 8% 32% 31% 12% 2	775
	21st to end	Day	10% 5% 32% 37% 15% 1	844
June	1st to 10th	Day	4 3 19% 48% 23% 3	780
	11th to 20th	Day	4 1 24% 44% 21% 5%	780
	21st to end	Day	3 2 13% 40% 35% 8%	780
July	1st to 10th	Day	7% 2 6% 36% 37% 11%	771
	11th to 20th	Day	3 1 6% 38% 43% 9%	768
	21st to end	Day	2 4 34% 44% 16%	802
August	1st to 10th	Day	2 1 4 30% 45% 19%	567
	11th to 20th	Day	7% 1 3 31% 41% 17%	557
	21st to end	Day	4 2 5% 26% 43% 20%	627
September	1st to 10th	Day	8% 2 4 28% 37% 21%	438
	11th to 20th	Day	5% 2 5% 24% 45% 19%	360
	21st to end	Day	12% 3 8% 28% 34% 15%	360
October	1st to 10th	Day	4 2 12% 35% 32% 15%	360
	11th to 20th	Day	10% 4 23% 38% 22% 4	339
	21st to end	Day	15% 7% 28% 26% 18% 5%	363
November	1st to 10th	Day	14% 5% 30% 29% 20% 2	330
	11th to 20th	Day	12% 10% 26% 31% 15% 6%	330
	21st to end	Day	16% 13% 33% 21% 13% 4	330
December	1st to 10th	Day	15% 7% 30% 36% 10% 2	330
	11th to 20th	Day	9% 12% 33% 32% 12% 3	330
	21st to end	Day	15% 11% 35% 25% 12% 2	363
January	1st to 10th	Night	10% 8% 40% 34% 7%	1050
	11th to 20th	Night	10% 9% 36% 37% 7%	982
	21st to end	Night	12% 10% 39% 33% 5%	924
February	1st to 10th	Night	12% 9% 41% 32% 6%	840
	11th to 20th	Night	13% 14% 42% 28% 3	824
	21st to end	Night	13% 14% 45% 27% 2	692
March	1st to 10th	Night	12% 12% 44% 28% 4	840
	11th to 20th	Night	12% 12% 43% 29% 4	635
	21st to end	Night	6% 12% 50% 28% 3	693
April	1st to 10th	Night	7% 13% 49% 28% 4	630
	11th to 20th	Night	10% 9% 53% 24% 3	623
	21st to end	Night	9% 10% 51% 25% 4	630
May	1st to 10th	Night	7% 10% 47% 32% 4	630
	11th to 20th	Night	9% 8% 42% 32% 9%	621
	21st to end	Night	6% 4 40% 39% 10% 1	683
June	1st to 10th	Night	4 2 29% 52% 12% 1	630
	11th to 20th	Night	3 1 35% 52% 10%	630
	21st to end	Night	3 2 22% 53% 20% 1	630
July	1st to 10th	Night	6% 1 9% 54% 28% 2	615
	11th to 20th	Night	3 1 9% 58% 28% 1	612
	21st to end	Night	1 1 6% 61% 29% 1	690
August	1st to 10th	Night	1 1 8% 54% 35% 1	627
	11th to 20th	Night	4 1 7% 48% 36% 4	624
	21st to end	Night	4 2 7% 43% 41% 3	693
September	1st to 10th	Night	7% 2 8% 45% 36% 2	630
	11th to 20th	Night	9% 1 8% 49% 31% 2	630
	21st to end	Night	10% 1 15% 47% 26% 1	630
October	1st to 10th	Night	5% 2 21% 46% 26%	630
	11th to 20th	Night	11% 4 25% 45% 14%	609
	21st to end	Night	10% 6% 28% 41% 14% 1	845
November	1st to 10th	Night	11% 5% 28% 41% 15%	1025
	11th to 20th	Night	6% 8% 31% 41% 12% 1	1050
	21st to end	Night	14% 8% 35% 31% 11% 1	1050
December	1st to 10th	Night	13% 7% 37% 35% 8%	1050
	11th to 20th	Night	12% 9% 35% 34% 9%	1050
	21st to end	Night	11% 9% 36% 37% 7%	1155

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