CURRENT WEATHER
from the
Photovoltaic Systems Evaluation Laboratory
at Sandia National Laboratories
in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Latitude: 35.0546 N Longitude: -106.54 W Altitude: 1656 m (5433 ft)
PSEL Location Map
--- For 2025-08-19 at 17:41:00 MST (17:31 Solar) ---
 
  Weather: Sun Reference:
  Air Temp
30.8
°C
( 87.4
°F) Azimuth
276.3
°
  Dew Point Temp
14.9
°C
( 58.7
°F) Elevation
12.9
°
  Relative Humidity
38.1
%     Hour Angle
1.4
°
  Potential Gradient
-0.0
kV/m     Optical Air Mass
3.6
 
 
  Wind: Solar Irradiance (W/m2 ):
  Speed(5 min avg)
7.5
m/s
( 16.8
mph)
Direct Normal
6.6
 
  Direction(5 min avg)
85.2
°
 
Global Normal
100.6
 
  Peak Speed(20 min)
12.6
m/s
( 28.3
mph)
Global Horizontal
57.5
 
  Atmospheric Pressure:
Global @ Latitude Tilt
52.7
 
  Actual
629.8
mmHg
24.8
inHg
Horiz. Diffuse
47.6
 
  Sea Level Adjusted
769.0
mmHg
30.3
inHg
Global Horiz. IR
379.3
 
 
  Precipitation: Accumulated Insolation (kWh/m2 ):
  Today
0.0
mm
0.0
in
Direct Normal Today
6.5
 
  Yesterday
0.3
mm
0.0
in
Direct Normal Yesterday
7.7
 
  This Month
2.3
mm
0.1
in
Global Horiz. Today
5.8
 
  Last Month
66.5
mm
2.6
in
Global Horiz. Yesterday
6.8
 
  This Year
188.2
mm
7.4
in Global Tilt Today
6.0
 
  Last Year
336.0
mm
13.2
in Global Tilt Yesterday
7.0
 
 
Dewpoint Calculation Methodology
(Dewpoint calculation constants current as of 2025-07-03)
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