FONTANA DAM, NORTH CAROLINA

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Elevation: 1506 feet Latitude: 35 27N Longitude: 083 56W

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TEMPERATURE

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 81

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		57.8		39.2		41.6		49.7		58		65.3		72		75		74.4		69.2		58.7		49.1		41.4

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 81

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		69.6		49.3		52.5		62		71.4		78.3		84.5		87		86.2		80.7		71.1		60.7		51.5

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 81

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		46		29.2		30.6		37.4		44.7		52.4		59.6		63.1		62.6		57.7		46.2		37.5		31.3

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 81

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		103		79		85		87		92		99		103		101		102		98		95		84		79

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 81

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-14		-14		-3		-1		20		28		36		46		43		31		21		10		-4

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 81

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		27.8		---		---		---		0.2		0.9		5.6		10.1		8.4		2.5		0.1		---		---

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		114.5		---		---		0.7		5		12.4		22.9		27.8		26.6		15.6		3.5		---		---

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		194.6		0.2		1.1		7.2		17.4		26		29.4		31		30.9		27.7		17.3		5.4		1

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		258.4		4.2		7.3		18.4		25.9		30.4		30		31		31		29.9		27.8		16.4		6.2

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		313.9		14.9		17.2		26.6		29.2		30.9		30		31		31		30		30.6		25.8		16.6

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		348		24.3		24.1		30.3		29.9		31		30		31		31		30		31		29.5		26.1

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		364.7		31		28		31		30		31		30		30.8		30.9		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		289		31		28		30.9		29.6		27.6		15.1		7.6		9.5		20.4		28.7		29.7		30.9

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		202.4		30.5		27.2		28		21.4		12		1.7		0.2		0.4		5.1		19.6		26.6		29.8

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		135.5		26.6		23		19.8		10.2		2.7		0.1		---		---		0.6		9		18.1		25.4

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 81

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		81.7		19.7		16.8		11.2		3.1		0.2		---		---		---		---		2.2		10.4		18.2

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		14.1		6		3.3		0.8		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.4		3.5

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		2.5		1.2		0.4		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.9

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 81

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.4		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1

PRECIPITATION

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 81

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		56.1		5.3		5.1		5.7		4.5		4.8		4.9		5.8		4.6		3.7		2.9		4.2		4.8

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 81

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		137		13		12		13		11		12		12		13		12		9		8		10		12

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 81

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		6.2		3.4		3.3		5.8		3.7		3.7		3.1		4.1		6.2		4.3		3.9		3.3		3.7

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.1in/2.5mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		92.2		8		8.2		8.3		7.8		8.7		9		8.6		6.9		5.7		5.2		7.4		8.4

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

Years on Record: 81

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		94		9		8		9		8		9		9		9		8		6		5		7		8

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

Years on Record: 81

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		40		4		4		4		3		3		4		4		3		3		2		3		4

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.5in/13mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		38.7		3.1		3.5		3.6		3.1		3.7		4.1		3.8		2.5		2.5		1.8		3.5		3.5

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

Years on Record: 81

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

PRECIPITATION - RAIN

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 81

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		77.6		12.1		12.3		13.7		11.1		12.6		14.3		12.9		14.1		9.8		8.4		11.9		11.7

Least Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 81

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		26.8		1.1		0.8		1.5		0.8		0.6		0.4		1.1		0.4		0.5		---		0.8		0.5

PRECIPITATION - SNOW

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 81

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		4.1		1.2		1.5		0.5		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		0.5

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 81

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		22.6		16.3		17		13		10		---		---		---		---		---		---		8		6.4

DEGREE DAYS

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3801		821		648		487		244		89		9		---		1		36		234		481		749

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		973		---		---		2		16		66		195		282		262		125		22		2		1

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3875		14		25		105		250		444		636		747		725		539		271		89		29

SKY CONDITIONS

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.6		10.6		11.4		12.4		13.6		14.5		15		14.7		13.9		12.8		11.7		10.7		10.3

SOLAR RADIATION

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		2.3		2.9		4		5		5.4		5.8		5.7		5.1		4.6		3.8		2.6		2.1

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		1		1.3		1.7		2		2.4		2.5		2.4		2.1		1.7		1.3		1		0.9

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.4		3.3		3.6		4.5		5		5		5.1		5.1		4.9		4.9		4.8		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		4.3		3.3		3.4		4.2		4.6		4.6		4.9		4.9		4.6		4.8		4.9		3.8		3.2

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		2.3		2.9		4		5		5.4		5.8		5.7		5.1		4.6		3.8		2.6		2.1

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		1.1		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		5.3		4		4.7		5.3		5.6		5.7		5.6		6		5.9		5.9		6.2		5.2		3.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.8		4.3		5		5.4		5.8		6		6.1		6.9		6.4		6.5		7.1		6.1		4.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.4		1.9		2.4		3.1		3.8		4.8		4.8		4.9		4.3		3.9		2.9		1.9		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		1.9		1.5		1		0.8		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		3.5		2.6		2.9		3.3		3.8		4.4		4.3		4.4		4.1		4.1		3.5		2.4		2.5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.9		2.4		2.4		2.5		2.7		3.5		3.3		3.6		3.1		3.5		3		2		2.4

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