WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NORTH CAROLINA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 77

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		63.7		46.5		48.1		54.7		62.8		70.4		77.3		80.4		79.5		74.8		65.1		55.9		48.2

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 77

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		73.5		56.5		58.7		65.4		73.7		80.4		86.3		88.8		87.9		83.6		75.4		66.9		58.8

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 77

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		53.8		36.4		37.6		44.1		52		60.5		68.3		71.9		71.1		66		54.7		44.9		37.7

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 77

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		104		82		85		89		95		98		104		102		102		98		95		87		82

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 77

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		---		5		10		9		29		35		48		55		55		44		27		16		---

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
in.		54.8		3.5		3.5		4		2.9		4.1		5.2		7.8		7.3		6.5		3.3		3.1		3.5

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
in.		13.4		3		3.4		5.1		3.5		5		7.7		6.5		9.6		13.4		6.3		4.1		4

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
in.		1.1		0.6		0.6		0.7		0.8		1.1		1.5		1.8		1.7		1.5		1		0.8		0.7

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 77

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		72.1		10.2		11.2		10.4		8.2		9.1		12.9		19.1		18.8		23.4		15.1		7.9		8.9

Least Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 77

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		33.4		0.7		0.7		0.3		0.2		0.2		0.9		1.4		1.7		0.7		---		0.3		0.2

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 77

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		1.6		0.4		0.5		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.4

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 77

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		16.1		6.5		12.5		6.6		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		15.3

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		2470		631		496		338		115		10		---		---		---		---		102		259		519

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1926		8		---		10		34		168		345		468		446		309		111		19		8

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 77

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5227.1		---		---		145.7		384		632.4		819		942.4		914.5		744		468.1		177		---

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
mph		7.6		8.1		8.3		9		9.2		8.2		7.4		7		6.4		7.2		6.5		6.9		7.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.3		2.5		3.2		4.3		5.4		5.8		5.9		5.7		5		4.4		3.8		2.9		2.4

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		1.6		2		2.3		2.5		2.4		2.2		1.8		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		4.6		3.6		4.1		4.9		5.5		5.3		5.2		5.1		4.8		4.7		4.8		4.1		3.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.6		3.7		4		4.8		5.5		5.3		5.1		4.9		4.3		4.4		4.8		4.3		3.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.3		2.5		3.2		4.3		5.4		5.8		5.9		5.7		5		4.4		3.8		2.9		2.4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.8		1		1.3		1.7		2.1		2.4		2.5		2.5		2.2		1.9		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		5.5		4.3		5		5.6		6.3		6.1		5.8		5.7		5.7		5.5		6.1		5.1		4.3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6		4.8		5.5		5.9		7.1		6.9		6.3		6.1		5.9		5.6		7		6		4.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.6		2		2.6		3.5		4.8		4.8		4.9		4.9		4.3		4		3		2		1.9

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		1.7		2.1		2.3		2.3		2		1.7		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		3.7		2.7		3.1		3.9		4.8		4.4		4.4		4.5		4.2		4.2		3.6		2.5		2.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.1		2.4		2.5		3.2		4.3		3.5		3.5		3.6		3.2		3.5		3.1		2.1		2.5