WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NORTH CAROLINA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 77

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		17.6		8.1		8.9		12.6		17.1		21.3		25.2		26.9		26.4		23.8		18.4		13.3		9

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 77

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		23.1		13.6		14.8		18.6		23.2		26.9		30.2		31.6		31.1		28.7		24.1		19.4		14.9

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 77

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		12.1		2.4		3.1		6.7		11.1		15.8		20.2		22.2		21.7		18.9		12.6		7.2		3.2

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 77

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		40		27.8		29.4		31.7		35		36.7		40		38.9		38.9		36.7		35		30.6		27.8

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 77

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-17.8		-15		-12.2		-12.8		-1.7		1.7		8.9		12.8		12.8		6.7		-2.8		-8.9		-17.8

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 77

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		40.5		---		---		---		0.6		2.1		8.4		13.9		11.3		4		0.2		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 77

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		38.8		12.1		9.2		3.7		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		3.1		10.4

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 77

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		1391		90		90		102		73		103		133		198		185		164		84		78		89

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 77

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		118		10		9		10		8		9		10		14		13		10		7		8		9

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 77

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm.		339.9		77		85.6		130.1		88.9		127.5		195.3		165.3		242.8		339.9		161		103.1		101.3

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

Years on Record: 77

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		78		7		6		7		5		6		7		10		9		7		4		5		6

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

Years on Record: 77

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		34		2		3		3		2		3		3		5		4		3		2		2		2

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

Years on Record: 77

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		16		1		1		1		1		1		2		3		2		2		1		1		1

Average Precipitable Water

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm.		2.7		1.6		1.6		1.8		2		2.8		3.9		4.5		4.4		3.8		2.6		2		1.7

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 77

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		1830		260		285		265		209		232		327		486		478		595		383		200		225

Least Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 77

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		847		17		17		7		4		5		23		35		42		18		---		8		5

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 77

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm.		4.1		1		1.3		0.8		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		1

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 77

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm.		40.9		16.5		31.8		16.8		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		38.9

Average Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		73.4		70.3		68		68		68.1		73.2		76.4		77.8		79		78.2		76		73.7		72.2

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1372.2		350.6		275.6		187.8		63.9		5.6		---		---		---		---		56.7		143.9		288.3

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1070		4.4		---		5.6		18.9		93.3		191.7		260		247.8		171.7		61.7		10.6		4.4

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 77

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2903.9		---		---		80.9		213.3		351.3		455		523.6		508.1		413.3		260.1		98.3		---

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		13.5		14.4		14.9		14.6		13.8		12.8		11.7		10.8		10.4

Average Total Sky Cover

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		43.5		48.8		47.8		43.8		39.4		42.8		45.3		41		40.2		45		39.1		41.8		46.6

Average Opaque Sky Cover

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		38		44.8		42.2		38.9		33.5		37.1		37.9		32.3		32.8		40		35.8		37.6		42.4

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
km/h		12.2		13		13.3		14.5		14.8		13.2		11.9		11.3		10.3		11.6		10.5		11.1		11.9

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		15.4		9		11.6		15.6		19.6		21		21.1		20.4		18		15.9		13.6		10.4		8.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6		3.5		4.5		5.8		7.1		8.3		8.9		8.6		7.8		6.4		4.8		3.6		3.1

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		16.7		12.8		14.8		17.7		19.6		19.2		18.6		18.4		17.3		16.9		17.1		14.6		13

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		16.4		13.1		14.3		17.2		19.6		19		18.2		17.6		15.6		15.7		17.2		15.6		13.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		15.4		9		11.6		15.6		19.6		21		21.1		20.4		18		15.9		13.6		10.4		8.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6.3		3.7		4.8		6.2		7.6		8.7		9.1		8.9		8		6.7		5.2		3.9		3.4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		19.7		15.5		18.1		20.3		22.7		22		20.7		20.4		20.4		19.7		22.1		18.4		15.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		21.6		17.3		19.8		21.4		25.4		24.8		22.7		21.9		21.4		20.3		25.2		21.6		17.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		12.8		7.2		9.2		12.7		17.4		17.1		17.7		17.7		15.6		14.3		10.9		7.1		6.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.5		3.2		4.1		5.4		6.3		7.5		8.3		8.2		7.3		6		3.7		3		2.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.4		9.6		11.1		13.9		17.3		15.8		15.8		16		15		15		13		8.9		9.5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		11.2		8.6		9.1		11.4		15.4		12.6		12.6		13.1		11.6		12.7		11.1		7.5		8.9