Sub Tropical
For over 75 years, the Miami region of southern Florida has been a benchmark for outdoor testing of material's durability. High levels of ultraviolet radiation, humidity and temperature combine to provide a subtropical environment widely specified for outdoor exposure testing. Companies worldwide use Atlas' outdoor exposure site for exposure testing of paints, coatings , textiles, plastics and other various products.Atlas utilizes the latest technology in weather reporting instrumentation, such as total solar (Ultraviolet, Visible and Infrared), total UV and narrow-band UV radiometers and pyrheliometers. Both sites also employ instruments for monitoring ambient temperature and humidity, rainfall, total wet-time and wind speed. All instruments are directly traceable to national and international standards, including the World Radiometric Reference (WRR) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
| Latitude: | 25° 52' North | |
| Longitude: | 80° 27' West | |
| Elevation: | 3 meters (10 ft) | |
| Temeperature Average High Average Low |
Summer 34°C / 93°F 23°C / 73°F |
Winter 26°C / 79°F 13°C / 55°F |
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Relative Humidity: Annual Mean: Annual Precipitation: Rain Solar Radiant Exposure:* Total UV |
78% 1685 mm / 66 inches 6588 MJ/m2 280 MJ/m2 |
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| Distance From Ocean | 27 km (17 miles) | |
Average Monthly UV and Total Radiant Exposure for Southern Florida (MJ/m2)
| MONTH | UV* | TOTAL |
| January | 20.0 | 505 |
| February | 22.5 | 545 |
| March | 26.5 | 545 |
| April | 28.0 | 612 |
| May | 28.0 | 609 |
| June | 25.7 | 543 |
| July | 24.7 | 532 |
| August | 24.0 | 543 |
| September | 22.3 | 540 |
| October | 21.7 | 555 |
| November | 18.0 | 490 |
| December | 18.6 | 496 |
| YEARLY TOTAL | 280.0 | 6588 |
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