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Geometry Information
Northern boundary
5
Western boundary
75
Center
Latitude 4.5
Longitude 75.5
Eastern boundary
76
Southern boundary
4
Parameters for Solar Cooking:

Monthly Averaged Insolation Incident On A Horizontal Surface (kWh/m2/day)
Lat 4.451
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Lon 75.544
22-year Average
5.65 6.57 6.88 6.30 5.41 5.16 5.53 5.69 5.77 5.93 5.27 5.11
Parameter Definition
Monthly Averaged Clear Sky Insolation Incident On A Horizontal Surface
(kWh/m2/day)
Lat 4.451
Lon 75.544
22-year Average
6.75 7.20 7.43 7.47 7.14 6.89 6.86 7.21 7.36 7.25 6.86 6.53
Monthly Averaged Clear Sky Days (days)
Lat 4.451
Lon 75.544
22-year Average
4
Parameters for Sizing and Pointing of Solar Panels and for Solar Thermal
Applications:
Monthly Averaged Insolation Incident On A Horizontal Surface (kWh/m2/day)
Lat 4.451
Annual
Lon 75.544
Average
22-year Average 5.65 6.57 6.88 6.30 5.41 5.16 5.53 5.69 5.77 5.93 5.27 5.11
5.76
Minimum And Maximum Difference From Monthly Averaged Insolation (%)

Lat 4.451
Lon 75.544
Minimum
-16
-15
-14
-9
-18
-16 -12
-15
-13
-12
-29
-17
Maximum
14
10
17
18
19
17
19
19
16
16
Monthly Averaged Diffuse Radiation Incident On A Horizontal Surface (kWh/m2/day)
Lat 4.451
Annual
Lon 75.544
Average
22-year Average
1.74 1.67 1.78 1.98 2.04 1.99 1.94 2.05 2.14 1.95 1.90 1.81
1.92
Minimum
1.42 1.47 1.46 1.84 1.77 1.72 1.63 1.68 1.83 1.50 1.56 1.54
1.62
Maximum
1.97 2.01 2.11 2.15 2.17 2.09 2.08 2.20 2.28 2.13 2.04 1.96
2.10
22-year Average
K
0.58 0.64 0.65 0.60 0.53 0.52 0.56 0.56 0.55 0.58 0.54 0.54
0.57
Minimum K
0.49 0.55 0.56 0.55 0.43 0.44 0.49 0.47 0.48 0.51 0.38 0.44
0.48
Maximum K
0.67 0.69 0.72 0.64 0.62 0.62 0.65 0.66 0.65 0.69 0.64 0.63
0.66
NOTE:
Diffuse radiation, direct normal radiation and tilted surface radiation are not
calculated when the clearness index (K) is below 0.3 or above 0.8.
Monthly Averaged Direct Normal Radiation (kWh/m2/day)
Lat 4.451
Lon 75.544
22-year Average 6.08 7.24 7.25 6.12 4.91 4.73 5.30 5.21 5.12 5.79 5.16 5.23
Annual
Average
5.67
Minimum And Maximum Difference From Monthly Averaged Direct Normal

Radiation (%)
Lat 4.451
Lon 75.544
Minimum
-15
-16
-11
-10
-21
-17 -10
-12
-12
-7
-35
-18
Maximum
14
22
25
25
22
23
26
20
NOTE:
20
Monthly Averaged Clear Sky Insolation Incident On A Horizontal Surface
(kWh/m2/day)
Lat 4.451
Annual
Lon 75.544
Average
22-year
Average
6.75 7.20 7.43 7.47 7.14 6.89 6.86 7.21 7.36 7.25 6.86 6.53
7.07
Monthly Averaged Downward Longwave Radiative Flux (kWh/m2/day)
Lat 4.451
Annual
Lon 75.544
Average
22-year Average 9.97 9.80 9.90 10.1 10.3 10.2 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.0 10.0 10.0
10.0
Solar Geometry:
Monthly Averaged Solar Noon (GMT time)
Lat 4.451
Jan
Lon 75.544
Average
Feb
Mar Apr
May Jun
Jul
Aug Sep
Oct
Nov Dec
0708 0712 0707 0658 0655 0658 0704 0703 0654 0644 0643 0651
Monthly Averaged Daylight Hours (hours)
Lat 4.451
Lon 75.544
Jan
Average
11.8 11.9 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.2 12.1 12.0 11.9 11.8
Feb
Mar Apr
May Jun
Jul
Aug Sep
Oct
Nov Dec
Monthly Averaged Cosine Solar Zenith Angle At Mid-Time Between Sunrise And
Solar Noon (dimensionless)
Lat 4.451
Lon 75.544
Average
0.63 0.67 0.69 0.69 0.67 0.66 0.67 0.69 0.70 0.68 0.64 0.62
Monthly Averaged Declination (degrees)
Lat 4.451
Lon 75.544
Jan
Average
-20.7 -12.3 -1.8 9.70 18.8 23.0 21.2 13.7 3.09 -8.45 -18.1 -22.8
Feb
Mar Apr May Jun
Jul
Aug Sep Oct
Nov
Dec
Monthly Averaged Sunset Hour Angle (degrees)
Lat 4.451
Lon 75.544
Jan
Average
88.3 89.0 89.8 90.7 91.5 91.9 91.7 91.0 90.2 89.3 88.5 88.1
Feb
Mar Apr
May Jun
Jul
Aug Sep
Oct
Nov Dec
Monthly Averaged Maximum Solar Angle Relative To The Horizon (degrees)
Lat 4.451
Lon 75.544
Average
64.7 73.1 83.7 84.7 75.6 71.3 73.2 80.6 88.6 77.0 67.3 62.6
Monthly Averaged Hourly Solar Angles Relative To The Horizon (degrees)
Lat 4.451
Lon 75.544
0000 GMT
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1.22 2.81 2.35 0.70 0.52 1.92 3.35 2.83 0.48
0200 GMT
10.5 10.7 13.1 15.9 17.0 16.1 14.6 15.0 16.8 18.1 16.9 14.1
0300 GMT
24.2 25.1 28.0 30.7 31.1 29.8 28.6 29.6 31.8 32.7 30.7 27.5
0400 GMT
37.4 39.4 42.9 45.5 45.1 43.3 42.3 44.1 46.7 47.2 44.0 40.2
0500 GMT
49.7 53.1 57.7 60.2 58.6 56.1 55.5 58.4 61.7 61.1 56.1 51.6
0600 GMT
59.7 65.4 72.2 74.6 70.4 66.7 67.1 72.0 76.6 73.1 65.1 60.0
0700 GMT
64.7 72.9 83.5 84.7 75.5 71.3 73.2 80.6 87.8 76.4 66.9 62.5
0800 GMT
61.7 69.3 75.2 73.7 68.4 66.0 68.4 72.9 73.2 67.0 60.3 57.8
0900 GMT
52.6 58.3 60.9 59.2 56.0 55.0 57.2 59.4 58.3 53.6 49.1 48.1
1000 GMT
40.8 44.9 46.2 44.5 42.4 42.1 44.1 45.2 43.3 39.3 36.2 36.2
1100 GMT
27.7 30.9 31.3 29.7 28.4 28.6 30.4 30.6 28.4 24.7 22.5 23.3
1200 GMT
14.1 16.5 16.4 15.0 14.2 14.9 16.5 16.1 13.4 10.0 8.58 9.82
1300 GMT
0.26 1.95 1.49 0.24 0.05 1.15 2.52 1.56
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1600 GMT
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1800 GMT
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1900 GMT
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2000 GMT
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2100 GMT
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2200 GMT
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Monthly Averaged Hourly Solar Azimuth Angles (degrees)
Lat 4.451
Lon 75.544
Jan Feb Mar Apr
May Jun
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Jul
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Aug Sep
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Oct
Nov Dec
0000 GMT
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0100 GMT
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80.4 71.3 67.0 68.7 76.1 86.9 98.6
108
112
0200 GMT
112 103 92.9 81.2 71.7 67.2 69.1 76.8 88.0
100
110
114
0300 GMT
115 105 94.5 81.4 70.7 65.8 68.1 76.5 89.0
102
114
118
0400 GMT
120 110 96.7 80.7 67.6 62.1 65.1 75.0 90.1
107
120
125
0500 GMT
130 117 100
78.2 60.3 53.9 58.0 70.6 91.6
116
132
136
0600 GMT
147 133 110
69.1 41.5 35.3 41.3 57.5 95.3
139
155
156
0700 GMT
175 170 165
354
354
358
3.16 3.25
231
197
190
184
0800 GMT
206 215 245
289
313
322
322
304
265
235
219
211
0900 GMT
226 237 258
281
297
305
303
289
268
249
235
227
1000 GMT
237 247 262
279
291
297
295
285
269
255
243
237
1100 GMT
243 252 265
278
289
293
292
283
271
258
248
242
1200 GMT
247 255 266
278
288
292
290
283
272
260
250
245
1300 GMT
249 257 268
279
288
293
291
283
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1500 GMT
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2000 GMT
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2100 GMT
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Parameters for Tilted Solar Panels:
Monthly Averaged Radiation Incident On An Equator-Pointed Tilted Surface
(kWh/m2/day)
Lat 4.451
Annual
Lon
Average
75.544
SSE HRZ
5.65 6.57 6.88 6.30 5.41 5.16 5.53 5.69 5.77 5.93 5.27 5.11
5.76
0.58 0.64 0.65 0.60 0.53 0.52 0.56 0.56 0.55 0.58 0.54 0.54
0.57
Diffuse
1.74 1.67 1.78 1.98 2.04 1.99 1.94 2.05 2.14 1.95 1.90 1.81
1.92
Direct
6.08 7.24 7.25 6.12 4.91 4.73 5.30 5.21 5.12 5.79 5.16 5.23
5.67
Tilt 0
5.59 6.49 6.79 6.21 5.33 5.08 5.44 5.61 5.69 5.86 5.21 5.05
5.69
Tilt 4
5.74 6.62 6.83 6.24 5.39 5.15 5.52 5.65 5.69 5.93 5.33 5.20
5.77
Tilt 19
6.14 6.85 6.73 6.13 5.44 5.26 5.62 5.61 5.50 6.02 5.61 5.58
5.87
Tilt 90
3.82 3.42 2.25 2.11 2.51 2.66 2.71 2.27 1.73 2.78 3.32 3.62
2.76
OPT
6.23 6.86 6.84 6.24 5.45 5.27 5.62 5.67 5.69 6.03 5.65 5.67
5.93
OPT ANG 30.0 21.0 7.00 6.00 14.0 18.0 17.0 10.0 1.00 16.0 26.0 31.0
16.4
NOTE:
Parameters for Sizing Battery or other Energy-storage Systems:
Minimum Available Insolation Over A Consecutive-day Period (%)
Lat 4.451
Lon 75.544
Jan
Min/1 day
3.18 18.8 9.30 4.12 2.95 3.87 12.4 2.98 2.94 2.86 3.03 3.13
Min/3 day
29.0 32.1 58.0 42.3 25.8 27.3 44.0 27.4 39.8 36.9 10.8 17.8
Min/7 day
43.6 42.2 66.5 67.9 46.8 53.0 64.5 51.6 54.6 52.9 31.2 25.5
Min/14 day
61.2 67.5 82.7 77.5 63.8 71.2 74.5 70.0 59.4 68.4 58.4 38.9
Feb
Mar Apr
May Jun
Jul
Aug Sep
Oct
Nov Dec
Min/21 day
69.5 79.0 84.8 86.8 79.2 80.6 83.2 79.0 71.2 76.7 61.5 61.4
Min/Month
83.5 84.7 86.4 90.7 81.5 84.1 87.7 85.4 86.8 87.5 70.9 82.5
Parameters for Sizing Surplus-product Storage Systems:
Available Surplus Insolation Over A Consecutive-day Period (%)
Lat 4.451
Lon 75.544
Jan
Max/1 day
131 119
117
126
142
142 134
137
135 129
141
138
Max/3 day
129 118
114
122
136
138 128
133
132 127
139
136
Max/7 day
128 117
112
122
134
137 123
131
129 124
135
130
Max/14 day
119 114
111
121
130
130 118
125
127 122
130
128
Max/21 day
115 110
110
115
125
128 116
123
123 121
125
125
Max/Month
114 107
110
106
117
118 116
119
117 119
119
116
Feb Mar Apr May
Jun
Jul
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Cloud Information:
Monthly Averaged Daylight Cloud Amount (%)
Lat 4.451
Lon 75.544
22-year Average 57.9 42.9 43.6 55.3 69.8 73.8 72.4 71.6 70.4 61.9 61.9 63.1
Annual
Average
62.2
Meteorology (Temperature):
Monthly Averaged Air Temperature At 10 m Above The Surface Of The Earth (C)
Lat 4.451
Annual
Lon 75.544
Average
22-year Average 26.9 26.7 27.0 27.5 27.9 27.4 26.9 26.7 26.9 26.8 26.7 26.9
27.0
Minimum
26.1 26.0 26.2 26.8 27.2 26.7 26.2 26.1 26.2 26.1 26.0 26.2
26.3
Maximum
27.6 27.5 27.8 28.3 28.6 28.0 27.6 27.4 27.5 27.4 27.4 27.7
27.7
Air Temperature At 10 m Above The Surface That Has Been Adjusted For A Site
Elevation Of 15 m (C)
Lat 4.451
Annual
Lon 75.544
Average
22-year
Average
26.5 26.4 26.7 27.1 27.5 27.0 26.6 26.4 26.5 26.4 26.3 26.5
26.6
Minimum
26.0 25.8 26.1 26.6 27.1 26.5 26.1 25.9 26.1 26.0 25.9 26.0
26.2
Maximum
26.5 26.4 26.7 27.2 27.5 26.9 26.5 26.3 26.5 26.3 26.3 26.6
26.7
Average Daily Temperature Range (C)
Lat 4.451
Lon 75.544
Jan
22-year Average
1.49 1.50 1.58 1.51 1.40 * 1.34 1.39 1.35 1.30 1.27 1.38 1.51
Feb Mar Apr May
Jun Jul
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
* Warmest month
Monthly Averaged Cooling Degree Days Above 18 C
Lat 4.451
Lon 75.544
Annual
Sum
22-year Average
275 247 281 286 308 281 277 271 267 272 262 277
3304
Meteorology (Wind):
Monthly Averaged Wind Speed At 50 m Above The Surface Of The Earth (m/s)
Lat 4.451
Annual
Lon 75.544
Average
10-year Average 5.38 4.49 3.60 4.01 6.40 6.31 5.13 5.14 5.74 5.48 4.41 4.74
5.07
Minimum And Maximum Difference From Monthly Averaged Wind Speed At 50 m

(%)
Lat 4.451
Annual
Lon 75.544
Average
Minimum
-19 -19 -25
-26
-36
-12 -23 -16 -28 -17 -25
-18
-22
Maximum
28
41
18
12
35
24
23
24
It is recommended that users of these wind

data review the SSE Methodology. The
user may wish to correct for biases as well
as local effects within the selected grid
region.
27
21
14
16
24
All height measurements are from the soil,

water, or ice/snow surface instead of
"effective" surface, which is usually taken
to be near the tops of vegetated canopies.
Units Conversion Chart
Difference Between The Average Wind Speed At 10 m Above The Surface Of The
Earth And The Average Wind speed At 50 m Above The Surface Of The Earth (%)
Vegetation type Crop: 20-m broadleaf-deciduous trees (10%) & wheat
Lat 4.451
Annual
Lon 75.544
Average
10-year
Average
-36 -37 -31
-43
-43
-43 -43 -43
-43 -41 -38
-37
-40
Monthly Averaged Wind Speed At 50, 100, 150 and 300 m Above The Surface Of The
Earth (m/s)
Vegetation type Crop: 20-m broadleaf-deciduous trees (10%) & wheat
Lat 4.451
Annual
Lon
Average
75.544
50m
5.38 4.49 3.60 4.01 6.40 6.31 5.13 5.14 5.74 5.48 4.41 4.74
5.07
100m
6.53 5.52 4.22 5.12 8.15 8.04 6.53 6.55 7.31 6.88 5.46 5.79
6.35
150m
7.31 6.24 4.63 5.90 9.40 9.26 7.53 7.55 8.43 7.87 6.19 6.51
7.24
300m
8.88 7.68 5.43 7.52 11.9 11.8 9.60 9.62 10.7 9.89 7.68 7.96
9.07
Meteorology (Other):
Monthly Averaged Relative Humidity (%)
Lat 4.451
Lon 75.544
22-year Average 75.3 75.4 76.7 78.8 77.5 76.5 76.3 77.8 77.5 78.7 79.3 77.2
Annual
Average
77.3
Monthly Averaged Atmospheric Pressure (kPa)
Lat 4.451
Lon 75.544
Annual
Average
22-year Average
101 101 101 100 100 100 101 101 101 101 101 101
101
Atmospheric Pressure That Has Been Adjusted For A Site Elevation Of 15 m (kPa)
Lat 4.451
Annual
Lon 75.544
Average
22-year Average
100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
100
Monthly Averaged Precipitation (mm/day)
Lat 4.451
Lon 75.544
22-year Average 3.19 1.66 1.68 3.49 5.47 5.26 4.80 4.70 5.27 4.76 5.87 5.11
Annual
Average
4.28
Supporting Information:
Monthly Averaged Top-of-atmosphere Insolation (kWh/m2/day)
Lat 4.451
Lon 75.544
22-year Average 9.59 10.1 10.4 10.3 10.0 9.77 9.86 10.1 10.3 10.1 9.68 9.38
Annual
Average
9.99
Monthly Averaged Surface Albedo (0 to 1.0)
Lat 4.451
Lon 75.544
22-year Average 0.06 0.05 0.05 0.06 0.06 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06
Annual
Average
0.05
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Parameters for Solar Cooking:

Minimum And Maximum Difference From Monthly Averaged Insolation (%)

Minimum And Maximum Difference From Monthly Averaged Direct Normal

Mar Apr May Jun

Aug Sep Oct

1.22 2.81 2.35 0.70 0.52 1.92 3.35 2.83 0.48

0.26 1.95 1.49 0.24 0.05 1.15 2.52 1.56

Jan Feb Mar Apr

80.4 71.3 67.0 68.7 76.1 86.9 98.6

112 103 92.9 81.2 71.7 67.2 69.1 76.8 88.0

115 105 94.5 81.4 70.7 65.8 68.1 76.5 89.0

120 110 96.7 80.7 67.6 62.1 65.1 75.0 90.1

130 117 100

78.2 60.3 53.9 58.0 70.6 91.6

147 133 110

69.1 41.5 35.3 41.3 57.5 95.3

175 170 165

206 215 245

226 237 258

237 247 262

243 252 265

247 255 266

249 257 268

Feb Mar Apr May

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Feb Mar Apr May

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Minimum And Maximum Difference From Monthly Averaged Wind Speed At 50 m

-19 -19 -25

-12 -23 -16 -28 -17 -25

It is recommended that users of these wind

All height measurements are from the soil,

Units Conversion Chart

-36 -37 -31

-43 -43 -43

-43 -41 -38

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