SPRUCE PINE, NORTH CAROLINA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		51.6		32.8		35.6		41.7		50.4		59		66.6		70.1		68.9		62.2		52.2		43.6		35.9

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		64.9		46.1		48.2		56.4		64.9		71.6		79.2		82.6		81.1		74.6		66.5		57.3		48.9

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		38.4		19.4		22.9		27		35.8		46.4		54.1		57.6		56.6		49.7		37.8		29.9		22.9

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 23

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		94		72		70		78		90		89		91		94		92		92		85		82		74

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 23

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-10		-10		-6		1		15		26		30		40		36		28		17		2		-9

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.8		---		---		---		0.2		---		---		0.2		0.4		---		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 80F/26C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		63.5		---		---		---		1.5		1.3		13.5		23.6		18.2		5.3		0.2		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		157.8		---		---		1.8		9.4		20.4		28.9		31		30.8		22.7		11.2		1.3		0.3

Average Number of Days Above 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		233.9		2.8		2.6		12.5		21.9		29.7		29.6		31		31		29.7		25.1		12.4		5.6

Average Number of Days Above 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		298.5		13.5		13.1		22.3		27.9		31		30		31		31		30		29.8		23.9		15

Average Number of Days Above 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		339.3		21.6		22.3		29		29.6		31		30		31		31		30		31		28.7		24.1

Average Number of Days Below 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		365		31		28		31		30		31		30		31		31		30		31		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		341.8		31		28		31		30		29.8		26.4		20.4		24.5		28.7		31		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		250.9		31		28		31		29		19.9		6.2		0.9		1.3		15.1		28.3		29.5		30.7

Average Number of Days Below 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		193.1		31		27.8		30.2		20.7		6.3		0.2		---		---		2.5		18		26.9		29.4

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		143.7		28.5		24.1		24.3		10.7		0.4		---		---		---		0.1		8		20.8		26.7

Average Number of Days Below 20F/-6C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		42.9		14.2		9.4		4.5		0.8		---		---		---		---		---		0.3		1.7		11.9

Average Number of Days Below 10F/-12C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		9.4		5.4		1.2		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		2.5

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.5		0.4		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 23

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		56		3.8		4.6		5.3		4.5		4.8		4.7		4.8		5		5.5		5.2		4		3.8

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 23

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		133		10		10		13		11		12		13		13		12		11		9		10		10

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 23

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		6.4		4.1		6.4		4.4		4.8		5.8		4.2		3.9		6.2		5.7		4.8		4		3.7

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

Years on Record: 23

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		89		7		8		9		8		8		9		9		8		7		7		6		6

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

Years on Record: 23

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		36		3		3		4		3		3		3		3		3		3		3		2		3

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

Years on Record: 23

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		15		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		2		2		1		1

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 23

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		74.8		7.4		11.5		11.4		10.6		9.1		11.7		7.5		13.9		13.4		12		7.7		6.3

Least Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 23

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		41.4		1.2		0.7		2.4		0.8		1.4		1.1		1.8		1.2		0.7		0.1		1.3		0.3

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 23

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		17.5		4.7		5.2		4.4		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		1		2

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 23

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		55.9		14		16.5		30.9		1		---		---		---		---		---		---		10		6.8

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5273		1000		825		722		441		195		29		3		9		107		399		642		902

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		400		---		---		---		1		9		79		161		128		22		1		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2622		---		2		13		101		285		499		623		584		366		123		21		7

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		2.2		2.8		3.9		4.8		5.4		5.6		5.5		5		4.4		3.7		2.5		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		1.7		0.9		1.2		1.6		2		2.4		2.5		2.4		2.2		1.7		1.3		1		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		4.3		3.2		3.5		4.4		4.8		4.9		5		4.9		4.8		4.8		4.7		3.7		3.1

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.1		3.2		3.4		4.1		4.4		4.5		4.7		4.6		4.4		4.6		4.8		3.8		3.1

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		2.2		2.8		3.9		4.8		5.4		5.6		5.5		5		4.4		3.7		2.5		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		5.2		4		4.2		5.2		5.6		5.7		5.5		5.8		5.6		5.8		6		5.3		3.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.6		4.4		4.4		5.3		5.9		6.2		5.9		6.4		5.8		6.4		6.8		6.3		4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.2		1.8		2.3		2.9		3.7		4.5		4.7		4.6		4.2		3.6		2.7		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		1.2		1.5		1.9		2.2		2.4		2.2		2		1.5		1		0.7		0.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.3		2.5		2.7		3.1		3.6		4.1		4.2		4.2		4.1		3.8		3.2		2.3		2.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.7		2.2		2.2		2.2		2.6		3.2		3.2		3.2		3.2		3.1		2.6		1.9		2.4