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Latitude 28.38 / Longitude 77.12 was chosen.
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Geometry Information
Northern boundary
29
Center
Latitude 28.5
Longitude 77.5
Western boundary
77
Eastern boundary
78
Southern boundary
28
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 28.38
Lon 77.12
22-year Average
Annual
Average
3.80 4.68 5.80 6.30 6.42 6.07 5.22 4.80 5.05 4.83 4.18 3.52
5.05
Jan
Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Jul
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Minimum And Maximum Difference From Monthly Averaged Insolation (%)

Lat 28.38
Lon 77.12
Minimum
Maximum
Jan
-19
15
Feb
-18
14
Mar
-16
18
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
-8
-5
-10 -16
14
10
9
26
Parameter Definition
-27
25
Sep
-15
14
Oct
-9
12
Nov
-13
6
Dec
-18
16
Monthly Averaged Diffuse Radiation Incident On A Horizontal Surface (kWh/m2/day)

Lat 28.38
Annual
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Lon 77.12
Average
22-year Average
Minimum
Maximum
22-year Average K
Minimum K
0.96
0.69
1.17
0.61
0.49
1.16
0.84
1.43
0.62
0.51
1.43
0.88
1.75
0.64
0.53
1.87
1.50
2.03
0.60
0.55
2.20
1.99
2.29
0.57
0.54
2.41
2.27
2.51
0.53
0.47
2.47
2.20
2.46
0.46
0.39
2.28
2.07
2.19
0.45
0.33
1.86
1.65
1.98
0.53
0.45
1.32
1.05
1.46
0.60
0.55
0.94
0.81
1.14
0.64
0.56
0.89
0.63
1.09
0.60
0.49
1.65
1.39
1.79
0.57
0.49
Maximum K
0.70 0.71 0.75 0.69 0.63 0.58 0.58 0.57 0.60 0.68 0.68 0.70
0.66
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Diffuse radiation, direct normal radiation and tilted surface radiation are not
NOTE: calculated when the clearness index (K) is below 0.3 or above 0.8.
Monthly Averaged Direct Normal Radiation (kWh/m2/day)
Lat 28.38
Lon 77.12
22-year Average
Annual
Average
6.05 6.54 7.17 6.67 6.14 5.30 3.99 3.73 5.04 6.24 6.65 5.83
5.77
Jan
Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Jul
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Minimum And Maximum Difference From Monthly Averaged Direct Normal Radiation (%)
Lat 28.38
Jan Feb Mar Apr May
Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Lon 77.12
Minimum
Maximum
-16
12
-14
11
-8
17
-3
15
-2
13
-13
13
-20
50
-44
51
-16
17
-4
13
-12
2
-14
13
Monthly Averaged Insolation Incident On A Horizontal Surface At Indicated GMT Times
(kW/m2)
Lat 28.38
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Lon 77.12
Average@00
Average@03
Average@06
Average@09
n/a
0.17
0.54
0.47
0.00
0.21
0.64
0.56
0.00
0.32
0.76
0.66
0.01
0.39
0.79
0.69
0.03
0.44
0.78
0.66
0.03
0.40
0.74
0.62
0.02
0.32
0.64
0.54
0.01
0.30
0.61
0.51
0.01
0.31
0.68
0.54
0.00
0.30
0.68
0.51
0.00
0.25
0.62
0.45
0.00
0.17
0.53
0.41
Average@12
Average@15
Average@18
Average@21
0.06
n/a
n/a
n/a
0.09
n/a
n/a
n/a
0.13 0.15 0.17 0.18

n/a
n/a 0.00 0.00
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
0.16
0.00
n/a
n/a
0.13
0.00
n/a
n/a
0.10
n/a
n/a
n/a
0.06
n/a
n/a
n/a
0.03
n/a
n/a
n/a
0.03
n/a
n/a
n/a
Monthly Averaged Insolation Clearness Index (0 to 1.0)

Lat 28.38
Lon 77.12
Jan
22-year Average K
Minimum K
Maximum K
Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
0.61 0.62 0.64 0.60 0.57 0.53 0.46 0.45 0.53 0.60 0.64 0.60
0.49 0.51 0.53 0.55 0.54 0.47 0.39 0.33 0.45 0.55 0.56 0.49
0.70 0.71 0.75 0.69 0.63 0.58 0.58 0.57 0.60 0.68 0.68 0.70
Annual
Average
0.57
0.49
0.66
Monthly Averaged Insolation Normalized Clearness Index (0 to 1.0)

Lat 28.38
Lon 77.12
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May Jun
Jul
Aug Sep
Oct
Nov Dec
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22-year Average
0.56 0.57 0.58 0.55 0.52 0.48 0.42 0.41 0.49 0.55 0.58 0.55
Monthly Averaged Clear Sky Insolation Incident On A Horizontal Surface (kWh/m2/day)

Lat 28.38
Annual
Lon 77.12
Average
22-year Average
4.34 5.09 6.22 6.52 6.66 6.79 6.57 6.72 5.81 5.01 4.28 3.79
5.65
Monthly Averaged Clear Sky Insolation Clearness Index (0 to 1.0)
Lat 28.38
Lon 77.12
22-year Average
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May Jun
Jul
Aug Sep
Oct
Nov Dec
0.70 0.68 0.68 0.63 0.59 0.59 0.58 0.63 0.61 0.63 0.65 0.65
Monthly Averaged Clear Sky Insolation Normalized Clearness Index (0 to 1.0)

Lat 28.38
Lon 77.12
Jan
22-year Average
Feb
Mar
Apr
May Jun
Jul
Aug Sep
Oct
Nov Dec
0.64 0.62 0.62 0.57 0.54 0.54 0.53 0.58 0.56 0.57 0.60 0.59
Monthly Averaged Downward Longwave Radiative Flux (kWh/m2/day)

Lat 28.38
Lon 77.12
22-year Average
Annual
Average
7.11 7.46 8.22 8.94 9.58 10.3 10.4 10.3 9.72 8.41 7.53 7.20
8.78
Jan
Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Jul
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Parameters for Tilted Solar Panels:

Monthly Averaged Radiation Incident On An Equator-Pointed Tilted Surface (kWh/m2/day)
Lat 28.38
Annual
Lon 77.12
Average
SSE HRZ
3.80 4.68 5.80 6.30 6.42 6.07 5.22 4.80 5.05 4.83 4.18 3.52
5.05
K
0.61 0.62 0.64 0.60 0.57 0.53 0.46 0.45 0.53 0.60 0.64 0.60
0.57
Diffuse
Direct
Tilt 0
Tilt 13
Tilt 28
0.96
6.05
3.71
4.48
5.14
1.16
6.54
4.64
5.35
5.89
1.43
7.17
5.73
6.22
6.46
1.87
6.67
6.17
6.32
6.19
2.20
6.14
6.39
6.29
5.88
2.41
5.30
6.04
5.87
5.41
2.47
3.99
5.19
5.09
4.76
2.28
3.73
4.78
4.79
4.60
1.86
5.04
4.99
5.23
5.27
1.32
6.24
4.79
5.38
5.79
0.94
6.65
4.07
4.87
5.54
0.89
5.83
3.45
4.24
4.93
1.65
5.77
5.00
5.34
5.48
Tilt 43
Tilt 90
OPT
5.51 6.11 6.35 5.75 5.19 4.70 4.22 4.21 5.04 5.89 5.89 5.34
4.60 4.61 3.94 2.76 2.16 1.96 1.93 2.11 2.91 4.18 4.80 4.60
5.57 6.11 6.47 6.32 6.39 6.04 5.19 4.81 5.28 5.89 5.94 5.44
5.34
3.37
5.79
OPT ANG
53.0 45.0 31.0 15.0 1.00 0.00 0.00 7.00 23.0 40.0 51.0 55.0
26.6
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Minimum Radiation Incident On An Equator-pointed Tilted Surface (kWh/m2/day)
Lat 28.38
Annual
Lon 77.12
Average
SSE MIN
3.07 3.85 4.86 5.79 6.08 5.44 4.40 3.49 4.30 4.40 3.65 2.87
4.35
K
Diffuse
Direct
Tilt 0
0.49
1.17
5.06
3.00
0.51
1.43
5.60
3.82
0.53
1.75
6.52
4.80
0.55
2.03
6.45
5.67
0.54
2.29
5.96
6.05
0.47
2.51
4.59
5.41
0.39
2.46
3.18
4.38
0.33
2.19
2.08
3.47
0.45
1.98
4.18
4.25
0.55
1.46
5.95
4.36
0.56
1.14
5.82
3.55
0.49
1.09
4.97
2.81
0.49
1.79
5.02
4.30
Tilt 13
Tilt 28
Tilt 43
3.50 4.30 5.14 5.80 5.96 5.27 4.30 3.47 4.42 4.85 4.17 3.34
3.92 4.64 5.29 5.67 5.58 4.89 4.05 3.34 4.42 5.18 4.67 3.79
4.13 4.74 5.16 5.27 4.94 4.29 3.63 3.08 4.22 5.24 4.91 4.03
4.54
4.62
4.47
Tilt 90
OPT
OPT ANG
3.37 3.52 3.24 2.61 2.13 1.91 1.79 1.70 2.49 3.71 3.95 3.39
4.15 4.74 5.29 5.80 6.05 5.41 4.38 3.48 4.45 5.25 4.94 4.07
50.0 42.0 29.0 14.0 1.00 0.00 0.00 7.00 21.0 38.0 49.0 52.0
2.81
4.83
25.1
Maximum Radiation Incident On An Equator-pointed Tilted Surface (kWh/m2/day)
Lat 28.38
Annual
Lon 77.12
Average
SSE MAX
4.36 5.35 6.86 7.16 7.06 6.64 6.60 6.02 5.75 5.43 4.45 4.07
5.81
K
Diffuse
Direct
Tilt 0
Tilt 13
Tilt 28
Tilt 43
0.70
0.69
6.78
4.26
5.27
6.14
6.64
0.71
0.84
7.30
5.31
6.23
6.96
7.27
0.75
0.88
8.39
6.78
7.46
7.83
7.75
0.69
1.50
7.72
7.01
7.21
7.08
6.56
0.63
1.99
6.94
7.03
6.91
6.43
5.64
0.58
2.27
5.99
6.61
6.40
5.87
5.06
0.58
2.20
6.01
6.57
6.41
5.92
5.15
0.57
2.07
5.67
5.99
6.01
5.75
5.22
0.60
1.65
5.94
5.67
5.99
6.06
5.82
0.68
1.05
7.06
5.39
6.13
6.67
6.83
0.68
0.81
6.79
4.33
5.24
6.00
6.41
0.70
0.63
6.63
3.99
5.04
5.96
6.53
0.66
1.39
6.77
5.75
6.19
6.39
6.23
Tilt 90
OPT
OPT ANG
5.64 5.55 4.76 3.00 2.19 1.97 2.03 2.39 3.29 4.88 5.25 5.73
6.76 7.28 7.85 7.22 7.03 6.61 6.57 6.03 6.07 6.83 6.47 6.71
54.0 47.0 33.0 15.0 1.00 0.00 0.00 8.00 24.0 41.0 52.0 57.0
3.88
6.78
27.5
Parameters for Sizing Battery or other Energy-storage Systems:
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Minimum Available Insolation Over A Consecutive-day Period (%)

Lat 28.38
Lon 77.12
Jan
Feb
Mar
Min/1 day
Min/3 day
Min/7 day
Min/14 day
3.68
26.3
60.8
67.4
10.2
33.4
54.3
77.0
13.2
31.4
53.1
71.8
Min/21 day
Min/Month
75.5
80.7
78.9
82.2
76.7
83.7
Apr
3.65
61.5
77.8
83.7
May
27.2
54.7
78.2
86.9
Jun
6.26
31.4
60.8
73.9
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
4.59
30.0
57.8
67.4
11.0
21.1
45.2
59.9
4.54
31.8
50.6
66.8
14.0
19.6
55.2
74.0
11.4
47.3
73.0
76.2
11.3
40.0
60.3
61.9
86.1 91.8 81.1 79.1

91.9 94.7 89.6 84.2
71.0
72.5
77.1
85.1
84.8
91.0
82.9
87.3
69.1
81.5
Solar Radiation Deficits Below Expected Values Incident On A Horizontal Surface Over A
Consecutive-day Period (kWh/m2)
Lat 28.38
Jan
Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Jul
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Lon 77.12
1 day
3.66 4.20 5.03 6.07 4.67 5.69 4.98 4.28 4.83 4.15 3.70 3.12
3 day
8.40 9.34 11.9 7.27 8.72 12.4 10.9 11.3 10.3 11.6 6.60 6.33
7 day
14 day
21 day
Month
10.4
17.3
19.5
22.6
14.9
15.0
20.7
23.2
19.0
22.8
28.3
29.1
9.75 9.77 16.6

14.3 11.7 22.1
18.2 11.0 24.0
15.3 10.5 18.8
15.4
23.8
22.9
25.4
18.4
26.9
29.2
40.9
17.4
23.5
24.3
22.5
15.1
17.5
15.3
13.3
7.88
13.9
15.0
15.9
9.77
18.7
22.7
20.1
Equivalent Number Of NO-SUN Or BLACK Days (days)

Lat 28.38
Lon 77.12
1 day
3 day
7 day
14 day
21 day
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
0.96
2.21
2.73
0.89
1.99
3.19
0.86
2.05
3.28
4.55
5.13
5.95
3.21
4.42
4.96
3.93
4.88
5.02
Apr
0.96
1.15
1.54
May
0.72
1.35
1.52
Jun
0.93
2.05
2.73
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
0.95
2.09
2.95
0.88
2.36
3.83
0.95
2.04
3.45
0.85
2.40
3.13
0.88
1.57
1.88
0.88
1.79
2.77
2.27 1.83 3.64 4.55

2.90 1.72 3.96 4.38
2.42 1.64 3.11 4.86
5.60
6.07
8.50
4.64
4.80
4.44
3.63
3.18
2.75
3.33
3.59
3.80
5.33
6.47
5.72
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