COLFAX, NORTH CAROLINA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 107

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		58.5		39		41.1		49		58.2		66.8		74.3		77.6		76.4		70.3		59.3		49.1		40.6

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 107

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		69.3		48.8		51.7		60.4		70.3		78.4		85.1		87.8		86.5		80.8		71		60.4		50.5

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 107

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		47.6		29.2		30.6		37.5		46		55.1		63.5		67.4		66.4		59.8		47.6		37.7		30.7

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 107

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		105		79		84		93		96		100		104		104		105		105		95		88		80

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 107

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-8		-8		-4		5		20		32		42		48		45		35		20		10		---

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 107

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		37.4		---		---		---		0.5		2.1		8.3		12.3		10.1		3.7		0.4		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 107

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		79.7		20.3		17.4		9.9		2		---		---		---		---		---		1.2		9.6		19.2

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 107

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.1		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 107

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		43.5		3.4		3.3		3.9		3.4		3.6		4		4.7		4.5		3.8		3		2.8		3.3

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 107

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		113		10		9		11		9		10		10		12		10		8		7		7		9

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 107

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		7.5		2.5		2.6		3.6		4		3.6		4.4		4.2		4.9		7.5		6.2		3.3		3.1

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.2in/5mm

Years on Record: 107

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		75		7		6		7		6		7		7		8		7		5		5		5		6

Avg. # of Days w/Precip. Above 0.4in/10mm

Years on Record: 107

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		30		3		2		3		2		2		3		3		3		2		2		2		2

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 1in/25mm

Years on Record: 107

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		11		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 107

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		62.3		8.2		7.5		8.8		8.1		10.9		10.5		12.7		12.5		13.3		12.6		8.3		9.1

Least Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 107

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		27.9		0.5		0.7		0.7		0.4		0.4		---		1		0.7		---		---		0.3		0.3

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 107

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		8.7		3.1		2.7		1.5		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		1.2

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 107

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		40.1		22.9		25.4		21.3		8		---		---		---		---		---		---		5.9		14

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3865		877		700		502		235		78		6		---		---		16		226		465		760

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1253		---		---		---		13		106		249		369		332		157		27		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 107

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4067.1		---		---		---		246		520.8		729		855.6		818.4		609		288.3		---		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.6		10.5		11.4		12.4		13.6		14.6		15.1		14.8		13.9		12.8		11.7		10.7		10.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.1		2.4		3.1		4.2		5		5.6		5.7		5.6		5		4.4		3.7		2.7		2.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.6		0.9		1.2		1.6		2		2.3		2.5		2.4		2.2		1.7		1.2		0.9		0.8

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.5		3.5		3.9		4.8		5		5.2		5.1		5.1		4.8		4.8		4.8		3.9		3.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.5		3.7		4		4.6		4.8		5.1		4.9		4.9		4.4		4.6		4.9		4.1		3.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.1		2.4		3.1		4.2		5		5.6		5.7		5.6		5		4.4		3.7		2.7		2.2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.7		1		1.3		1.7		2.1		2.4		2.5		2.5		2.2		1.8		1.4		1		0.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.4		4.1		5		5.3		5.9		6		5.6		5.9		5.5		5.8		6		5		4.2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.9		4.5		5.6		5.5		6.4		6.7		6		6.7		5.7		6.4		6.9		5.8		4.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.3		2		2.2		3.5		4.1		4.2		4.7		4.8		4.2		3.6		2.6		1.8		1.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.5		0.9		1.1		1.5		1.8		2.1		2.4		2.2		2		1.5		1		0.8		0.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.5		2.8		2.6		3.9		4		3.9		4.2		4.3		4		3.7		3.1		2.3		2.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.8		2.6		2		3.3		3.1		2.8		3.3		3.5		3.1		3		2.5		1.9		2.5