ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		55.9		37.1		40.3		47.1		55.2		63.1		70.5		73.8		72.9		66.3		56.4		47.3		39.4

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		66.8		47.4		51		58.7		67.7		74.8		81.3		84		82.9		76.9		68.1		58.8		49.5

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		44.9		26.7		29.7		35.5		42.8		51.4		59.6		63.7		62.9		55.8		44.6		35.8		29.3

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		100		80		78		83		89		93		98		98		100		92		86		81		78

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-16		-16		-2		2		20		28		35		44		42		30		21		8		-7

Average Heat Index Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		55.3		36.5		39.9		46.8		55.3		62.8		69.8		73.1		71.9		65.4		55.5		46.6		38.9

Average Wind Chill Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		53.3		30.9		35.3		43.7		53.9		62.5		69.6		72.6		71.5		65.2		54.6		44		34.2

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		7.3		---		---		---		---		0.1		1.2		3.1		2.6		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		90.1		---		---		0.3		3.3		7.6		19.5		25.1		23		10.1		1.2		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 75F/23C

Years on Record: 23

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		144		---		---		2		8		20		26		30		29		20		9		1		---

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		177.4		0.2		0.6		5.2		13.2		24		28.7		30.7		30.4		25.6		14.1		4.2		0.6

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		244.6		4.1		5.6		14.5		23.2		30.1		29.9		31		31		29.7		26.1		14.2		5.1

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		303.8		12.6		15.6		24.5		28.7		30.9		30		31		31		30		30.5		24.1		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		344.1		23.4		23.4		29.5		29.9		31		30		31		31		30		31		29.2		24.7

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		364.2		31		28		31		30		31		30		30.7		30.6		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		282.6		31		28		31		29.8		27.6		13.8		4.5		6.1		20		29.9		29.9		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		211.8		30.6		27.4		29.6		23.8		12.6		2		0.1		0.4		6.4		21.3		27.7		30.1

Average Number of Days Below 45F/7C

Years on Record: 23

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		173		29		26		26		15		5		---		---		---		2		15		25		29

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		148.2		28.5		24.8		21.6		11.7		2.6		0.1		---		---		0.7		10.2		21		26.9

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		88.1		21.9		17.1		11.2		3.1		0.1		---		---		---		---		2.9		11.5		20.3

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		16.7		7.5		3.5		0.8		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.6		4.3

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		1.4		0.4		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.6

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

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		45.6		3.7		3.8		3.8		3.3		3.7		4.7		4.3		4.4		3.8		2.9		3.7		3.6

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		128		10		9.5		11		10.2		11.9		12.7		12.9		12.7		9.5		8.2		9.7		9.7

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		78.1		6.2		6.2		6.7		6.3		7.3		7.7		8.1		7.4		5.9		4.5		6		5.8

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		30.3		2.5		2.4		2.5		2.5		2.2		3.1		3		2.5		2.7		2.1		2.4		2.4

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

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		11.2		0.9		1		1		0.8		0.7		1.2		0.9		1		0.9		0.7		1.2		0.9

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 29

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		125		10		9		11		9		12		11		12		13		10		8		9		10

Average Number of Days With Thunderstorms

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		45		---		1		2		4		6		8		11		9		3		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.		49.9		6.3		5.2		7.7		6.8		7.3		7		6.7		8.9		8.3		8.5		7.1		4.8

Least Recorded Rainfall

Years on Record: 23

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		30.5		1		0.1		1.6		1.3		0.6		0.8		1		1		0.8		---		0.7		0.1

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		9.9		4.1		2.2		1.9		0.7		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.9

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5.8		1.9		1.5		0.9		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		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		2.7		0.9		0.7		0.4		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.4

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		1.1		0.4		0.2		0.2		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2

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		0.4		0.2		---		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1

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		0.1		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

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		6.9		2.9		1.5		0.7		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		1.6

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		3.6		1.7		0.6		0.4		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.8

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 5in/12.7cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1.9		0.9		0.1		0.3		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.5

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 10in/25cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.5		0.2		---		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1

Average Morning Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 29

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		90		85		83		85		85		92		94		95		97		97		94		88		85

Average Evening Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 29

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		58		59		55		53		50		57		59		62		63		63		56		57		59

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		45.4		26.4		28.5		33.9		41.7		52.7		61.2		64.9		64.4		58		46.5		36.4		29.4

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4195		866		690		555		300		109		14		---		2		55		278		532		794

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		863		---		---		1		7		50		177		275		247		95		10		1		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3549		8		13		66		195		408		613		739		710		491		222		65		18

Average Sea Level Pressure

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
InHg		30.1		30.1		30.1		30		30		30		30		30.1		30.1		30.1		30.1		30.1		30.1

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		14.5		15		14.8		13.9		12.8		11.7		10.7		10.3

Average Number of Days With Fog

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		159		9		8		9		8		13		17		20		23		19		16		9		8

Average Number of Clear Days

Years on Record: 29

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		101		9		9		9		10		7		6		5		5		7		12		11		10

Average Possibility of Sunshine

Years on Record: 29

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		59		55		59		60		65		61		63		60		54		56		61		58		55

Average Number of Cloudy Days

Years on Record: 29

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		151		14		13		14		12		14		12		12		12		12		11		12		14

Average Number of Partly Cloudy Days

Years on Record: 29

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		113		8		6		8		8		10		12		14		14		11		8		7		7

Average Percent Chance - Clear Skies

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		34.2		36.5		35.1		36		36.3		31.4		29.6		28.3		27.4		32		39.3		41		37.6

Average Percent Chance - Scattered Clouds

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		6.9		4.7		4.7		5.3		6.6		8.2		9.3		11		9.3		8.2		6		4.9		4.8

Average Percent Chance - Few Clouds

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		10.9		8.1		7.8		9.1		10.9		12.6		13.9		14.8		13.5		12.4		10.1		9.1		7.8

Average Percent Chance - Broken Clouds

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		16.2		13		13.2		14.2		15.8		19.2		20.6		22.3		20.3		16.9		13.5		12.3		13

Average Percent Chance - Overcast Skies

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		31.8		37.8		39.1		35.4		30.4		28.6		26.6		23.7		29.5		30.5		31.1		32.7		36.8

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mph		6.8		8.8		8.7		8.6		8		6.4		5.3		5.1		4.7		5		6		7.3		8.2

Highest Reported Hourly Wind Speed

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mph		60		46		60		48		49		44		41		43		41		45		39		40		44

Average Percent Chance - Calm Winds

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		18.1		11.5		12		12.9		14.6		18		21.6		22		24.7		26.3		21.3		17.8		13.8

Average Primary Wind Direction

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
°		85.3		45		45		51		103.8		113.5		133.9		117.3		151		101.3		60.6		54.1		45

Average Secondary Wind Direction

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
°		256.6		300		280.8		277.4		207.4		199.2		224.8		278.4		236.3		247.1		279.3		268.3		279.7

Average Wind Vector Direction

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
°		327.1		339.3		336.5		332.8		323.4		321.1		321.5		324.6		299.2		311.4		341.1		337		338

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		5.3		5.8		5.6		5.1		4.5		3.6		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		2.1		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		3.4		4.4		4.8		4.9		5.1		5		4.9		4.8		4.7		3.6		3

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		3.1		3.3		4.1		4.4		4.5		5		4.8		4.7		4.7		4.7		3.7		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		2.2		2.8		3.9		4.8		5.3		5.8		5.6		5.1		4.5		3.6		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		5.3		3.9		4.3		5.2		5.6		5.8		5.8		5.9		5.6		5.9		6.1		5.4		3.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.7		4.1		4.5		5.4		5.8		6.2		6.4		6.6		6		6.5		7		6.5		3.9

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		1.8		2.2		2.9		3.9		4.4		4.9		4.8		4.5		3.8		2.7		1.7		1.6

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		2.3		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		3.4		2.5		2.5		3.1		3.8		4.1		4.3		4.4		4.3		4		3.2		2.2		2.3

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		2.8		3.1		3.5		3.6		3.6		3.4		2.6		1.8		2.1