How to read climatic analysis by ecotect.

1. Ecotect Derivations
Khurram Salman
Zohaib Salman
Edmonton, Canada

2. Edmonton has a humid continental climate . It falls into the NRC Plant Hardiness Zone .
The city has milder winters than either Regina[45] or Winnipeg,[46] both further south of Edmonton in latitude. Its average daily temperatures range from a low
of −10.4 °C (13.3 °F) in January to a summer peak of 17.7 °C (63.9 °F) in July.[47] With average maximum of 23.1 °C (73.6 °F) in July, and minimum of −14.8 °C
(5.4 °F) in January.[48] Annually, temperatures can exceed 30 °C (86 °F) for an average of four to five days anytime from late April to mid-September and fall
below −20 °C (−4 °F) for an average of 28 days. The highest temperature recorded within the City of Edmonton was 37.2 °C (99.0 °F), on June 29, 1937. [49] On
July 2, 2013, a record high humidex of 43 was recorded, due to an unusually humid day with a temperature of 33.9 °C (93.0 °F) and a record high dew point of
23 °C (73.4 °F).[50][51] The lowest overall temperature ever recorded in Edmonton was −49.4 °C (−56.9 °F), on January 19 and 21, 1886.[52] On January 26, 1972,
the temperature was recorded at −48.3 °C (−54.9 °F) and at -61 with the wind chill, making it the lowest temperature including the wind chill ever recorded in
Edmonton.[53]
Typically, summer lasts from late June until early September, and the humidity is seldom uncomfortably high. Winter lasts from November to March, and varies
greatly in length and severity. Spring and autumn are both short and highly variable. Edmonton's growing season is from May 9 to September 22;[47][54] Edmonton
averages 135-140 frost free days a year.[47][55] At the summer solstice, Edmonton receives seventeen hours and three minutes of daylight, with an hour and
forty-six minutes of civil twilight.[56] On average Edmonton receives 2,299 hours of bright sunshine[57] per year and is one of Canada's sunniest cities.[47]
The summer of 2006 was a particularly warm one for Edmonton, as temperatures reached 29 °C (84 °F) or higher more than 20 times during the year, from as
early as mid-May and again in early September. The winter of 2011–12 was particularly warm; from December 22, 2011, till March 20, 2012, on 53 occasions
Edmonton saw temperatures at or above 0.0 °C (32.0 °F) at the City Centre Airport.[58][59][60][61]
Edmonton has a fairly dry climate. On average, it receives 476.9 millimetres (18.78 in) of precipitation, of which 365.7 millimetres (14.40 in) is rain and 111.2
millimetres (4.38 in) is the melt from 123.5 centimetres (48.6 in) of snowfall per annum.[47] Precipitation is heaviest in the late spring, summer, and early
autumn. The wettest month is July, while the driest months are February, March, October, and November.[47] In July, the mean precipitation is 91.7 mm
(3.61 in).[47] Dry spells are not uncommon and may occur at any time of the year. Extremes do occur, such as the 114 mm (4.49 in) of rainfall that fell on July
31, 1953.[47] Summer thunderstorms can be frequent and occasionally severe enough to produce large hail, damaging winds, funnel clouds, and occasionally
tornadoes. Twelve tornadoes had been recorded in Edmonton between 1890 and 1989,[62] and eight since 1990.[63] A F4 tornado that struck Edmonton on July
31, 1987, killing 27, was unusual in many respects, including severity, duration, damage, and casualties.[citation needed] It is commonly referred to as Black
Friday due both to its aberrant characteristics and the emotional shock it generated.[64] Then-mayor Laurence Decore cited the community's response to the
tornado as evidence that Edmonton was a "city of champions," which later became an unofficial slogan of the city.[1][65]
A massive cluster of thunderstorms occurred on July 11, 2004, with large hail and over 100 mm (4 in) of rain reported within the space of an hour in many
places.[66] This "1-in-200 year event" flooded major intersections and underpasses and damaged both residential and commercial properties. The storm caused
extensive damage to West Edmonton Mall; a small glass section of the roof collapsed under the weight of the rainwater, causing water to drain onto the mall's
indoor ice rink. As a result, the mall was forced to undergo an evacuation as a precautionary measure
Wikipedia updated climaeetic conditions.

3. Sun Path Derivations
We can deduce the values after dragging
the sun in accordance with the blue chart.
We select the chart of the correct
Latitude. Select the date line. Select the
hour line and mark its intersection with the
date line. We read off from the concentric
circles the altitude angle.
Lay a straight edge from the center of the
chart through the marked time point to the
perimeter scale and read off the azimuth
angle.
In the diagram we are at the 6:30 mark, on
the fourth of June. The Azimuth is the
intersection with the circumference. And
the altitude is the angle between the north
line and intersection line. Which are 75 and
17 respectively. Longer days around may to
august, shorter near Nov to Feb.

5. Climatic Summary
An overall temperature
rise and increase in
radiation levels around
June and august,
however cold
conditions in November
and December.
The chart is a climate
summary of Edmonton
Canada in accordance
with ecotect weather
tool 2011.
Edmonton Canada,
altitude 4.1m, Latitude
4.36 deg, longitude -
113.5 deg, Time zone –
7.0 hrs.

6. The psychrometric chart shows
graphically the variables relating to
water moisture in air.
Following are the properties of
moist air: Dry bulb temperature,
Wet bulb temperature (also known
as saturation temperature), Dew
point temperature, Relative
humidity, Moisture content (also
known as humidity ratio), Enthalpy
(also known as total heat) and
Specific volume (the inverse of
density)
The yellow region contains the ideal
comfort level. The curve lines
bending above are higher
percentages of relative humidity.
Fifty to twenty percent being
highlighted by the comfort zone.
The chart elements can be
separately viewed.
(At the center of the comfort zone)
Psychometrics
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7. MONTHLY DIURNAL AVERAGES
Diurnal temperature data shows
daily cycles of temperature and
radiation on the site. The data
typically includes dry bulb
temperature, wet bulb
temperature, direct solar
radiation, and diffuse solar
radiation as a daily average for
each month. From this data you
can study the difference between
dry bulb and wet bulb
temperatures (relative humidity
indicator), the difference
between nighttime temperatures
and daytime temperatures
(known as the diurnal swing),
and solar radiation patterns in
addition to much more.
The lower window shows
conditions in accordance with a
specific date.
The max attainable on the 1st of
January is 40 to 45 celcius. The
24 hr period is spread across the
x axis of the lower chart.

8. Ecotect Derivations
The wind speed is often
highlighted in knots, here we
utilize km/h.
The diagram shows high
pressures towards the north
west region reaching 45 to 50
km/h.
The color saturation identifies
the accumulation of time.

9. The Weekly Summary
Chart
This is a weekly summary
chart the operates through
the three axis, x y and z.
It can also decipher direct
radiation, diffused
radiation, and average
cloud cover.
This can be done hourly,
with respect to radiation.
The heightened red Zone
reads.
32 Wk, 12 – 16 hrs , 25’C

10. If a comparison is established between the data
collected and the reported statistics. We will
identify minor variances that can be contrasted
with global climatic change, and outdated
readings. However it is a very precise way of
regulating and understanding conditions e.g. in
this scenario for Edmonton Canada. Assigning
realistic measures would become convenient
with the graphical representations.