BANNER ELK, NORTH CAROLINA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 103

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		49.6		32.7		33.9		40.4		48.8		56.8		63.5		66.4		65.7		60.7		50.9		41.3		34.6

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 103

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		60.9		42.9		44.3		51.6		60.9		68.6		74.9		77.3		76.7		72.1		63.3		52.8		44.9

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 103

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		38.4		22.5		23.4		29.3		36.7		44.9		52.1		55.6		54.7		49.3		38.7		29.9		24.3

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 103

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		98		74		75		82		86		89		98		95		97		93		86		76		75

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 103

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-31		-31		-13		-9		7		19		27		35		25		24		8		-7		-21

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 103

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.4		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.1		0.2		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		21		---		---		---		0.1		0.6		3.4		9.1		6.5		1.4		---		---		---

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		123.3		---		0.1		0.8		5.1		13.3		23.6		28.7		27.9		17.2		5.5		1.2		---

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		199		0.8		1.7		6.3		15.4		25.7		29.7		31		31		28.2		19.5		7.9		1.7

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		265.8		6.4		8.4		16.9		24.2		30.1		30		31		31		29.8		28.4		20		9.6

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		317.2		16.5		17.4		26		28.2		30.9		30		31		31		30		30.6		26.2		19.5

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		345.4		31		28		31		30		30.7		26.7		23.1		24.8		28.3		30.9		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		253.2		31		28		30.8		28.2		21.1		7.1		2.4		3.3		14		27.2		29.4		30.5

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		186.6		30.1		26.7		26.7		18.4		8.2		0.7		0.1		0.1		4.1		17.8		24.9		28.7

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 103

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		131.1		24.4		22.3		19.5		10.4		2.1		0.1		---		---		0.8		8.9		18.7		23.7

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		50		15.1		10.6		5.5		1		---		---		---		---		---		0.4		4.4		12.9

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		16		6.3		3.8		1.1		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.5		4.3

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 103

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3.1		1.4		0.8		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.7

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 103

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		50.7		4		3.7		4.7		4.1		4.5		4.6		5.4		4.8		4.1		3.6		3.4		3.6

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 103

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		125		11		10		12		10		12		11		13		11		8		8		8		10

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 103

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		9.6		6.3		3.8		8		4.1		4.5		4.3		8.7		8.5		9.6		7.4		5.1		5.5

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		94.8		8.4		7.5		7.6		7.8		9.3		9		9.5		8.2		6.8		6.3		6.7		7.7

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

Years on Record: 103

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		96		8		8		9		8		9		9		10		9		7		6		6		7

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

Years on Record: 103

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		35		3		3		3		3		3		3		4		3		3		2		2		2

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		33		2.7		2.7		2.5		2.8		3		3.6		3.6		3.3		2.7		2		1.9		2.2

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

Years on Record: 103

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		12		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 103

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		69		12.7		7.7		9.8		8.9		10.1		10.1		11.2		10.7		23.6		12.1		10.3		8.4

Least Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 103

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		33.1		0.8		0.3		0.6		0.1		---		0.9		1.4		0.3		0.4		---		0.3		0.6

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 103

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		39.7		8.8		10.9		7.6		2.1		0.2		---		---		---		---		0.5		2.6		7

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		17.5		4.9		4.2		2.3		1.4		0.1		---		---		---		---		0.2		0.8		3.6

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 103

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		94.9		46		46.7		46.5		32.9		11.5		---		---		---		---		6		19.2		29.1

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		13.5		3.5		3.5		1.9		1.3		0.1		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.7		2.4

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 3in/7.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5.5		1.4		1.7		0.8		0.5		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		0.9

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 5in/12.7cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2.4		0.5		1		0.3		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.4

Avg. No. of Days w/Snowfall Above 10in/25cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.2		---		---		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		6004		1088		893		790		513		270		74		21		34		164		459		701		997

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		204		---		---		---		---		5		38		82		65		14		1		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2195		1		3		17		78		226		415		525		496		308		99		22		5

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