CATAWBA - NORTH, NORTH CAROLINA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 35

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		57.4		34.1		38.6		50.4		62		68.9		75.4		78.3		75.9		68.6		54.9		43.8		38.3

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 35

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		66.4		41.1		47.6		58.2		71.9		78.3		84.3		87.2		85.2		79.1		63.8		53.9		46.6

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 35

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		48.6		27.2		29.6		42.5		52.1		59.5		66.4		69.4		66.6		60.1		45.9		33.8		30

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 35

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		102		59		76		73		90		94		96		102		95		92		78		68		66

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 35

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		2		2		11		8		35		38		50		58		50		46		28		15		14

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 35

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		29.8		---		---		---		0.3		2		7		11		9		0.5		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 35

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		85.2		21.7		20.5		5		---		---		---		---		---		---		5		15		18

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 35

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		44.9		3.7		3.3		4.3		3.4		3.6		4.4		4.2		4.2		3.8		3.3		3.3		3.4

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 35

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		92		8		7		8		8		9		9		9		8		6		6		7		8

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 35

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		7.5		3.2		2.4		4.6		2.5		5		7.5		3.3		4.4		4.7		4.6		5		2.2

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		73.2		6.1		6.3		6.6		6.3		7.1		6.6		7.1		6		5		4.5		5.6		6

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

Years on Record: 35

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		72		6		6		7		6		7		7		7		6		5		4		6		6

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

Years on Record: 35

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		32		3		2		3		3		2		3		3		3		3		2		2		3

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		32.3		2.4		2.6		3.3		2.7		2.3		3.4		2.7		3		2.6		2.1		2.3		2.9

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

Years on Record: 35

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		13		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		2		1		1		1		1

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 35

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		64.3		8.1		6.4		8.6		9.3		9.6		10.5		10.1		9.3		9.1		11.9		9.3		7.4

Least Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 35

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		29.9		0.4		0.4		1.1		0.3		0.5		0.7		1.5		0.8		---		---		0.5		0.7

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 35

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		4.5		2.1		1.6		0.6		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1		0.5		0.4		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 35

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		20.5		23		20		10		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.3		6.5

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		0.7		0.4		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

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		0.4		0.3		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

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		0.3		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

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

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 3in/7.5cm

Years on Record: 30

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

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 35

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4023.3		956.4		745.8		454.2		90		---		---		---		---		---		314.7		634.5		827.7

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 35

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1319.6		---		---		---		---		120.9		310.5		412.3		337.9		138		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 35

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4135.9		---		---		10.9		360		585.9		760.5		877.3		802.9		588		150.4		---		---

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		14.8		13.9		12.8		11.7		10.7		10.3

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		2.3		2.9		4		4.9		5.5		5.5		5.5		4.9		4.4		3.6		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		0.9		1.2		1.6		2		2.3		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		4.4		3.4		3.7		4.6		4.9		5		4.9		4.9		4.8		4.7		4.7		3.8		3.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.2		3.5		3.7		4.3		4.6		4.8		4.6		4.6		4.3		4.5		4.8		3.9		3.3

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		2.3		2.9		4		4.9		5.5		5.5		5.5		4.9		4.4		3.6		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		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		4.6		5.3		5.7		6		5.5		5.8		5.5		5.7		6		5.1		4.1

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		5.1		5.5		6		6.8		5.8		6.4		5.8		6.2		6.8		6		4.6

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		3.3		3.9		4.4		4.7		4.6		4.2		3.6		2.7		1.7		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		1.9		2.1		2.4		2.2		2		1.6		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		3.4		2.4		2.7		3.6		3.8		4		4.2		4.1		4		3.8		3.2		2.2		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		2.1		2.2		2.9		2.8		3		3.3		3.2		3.1		3.1		2.6		1.7		2.4