CATAWBA - NORTH, NORTH CAROLINA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 35

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		14.1		1.2		3.7		10.2		16.7		20.5		24.1		25.7		24.4		20.3		12.7		6.6		3.5

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 35

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		19.1		5.1		8.7		14.6		22.2		25.7		29.1		30.7		29.6		26.2		17.7		12.2		8.1

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 35

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		9.2		-2.7		-1.3		5.8		11.2		15.3		19.1		20.8		19.2		15.6		7.7		1		-1.1

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 35

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		38.9		15		24.4		22.8		32.2		34.4		35.6		38.9		35		33.3		25.6		20		18.9

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 35

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-16.7		-16.7		-11.7		-13.3		1.7		3.3		10		14.4		10		7.8		-2.2		-9.4		-10

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
mm		1141		94		83		109		85		92		112		106		106		97		85		84		87

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
mm.		189.2		82		61		117.3		64.5		128.3		189.2		84.6		111.2		118.6		116.3		127.8		56.1

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
mm		1634		205		163		219		236		245		267		257		238		232		303		237		188

Least Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 35

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		760		10		11		28		7		12		18		38		20		---		---		12		17

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 35

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm.		11.4		5.3		4.1		1.5		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.5

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
cm.		52.1		58.4		50.8		25.4		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.8		16.5

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		2602.9		531.3		414.3		252.3		50		---		---		---		---		---		174.8		352.5		459.8

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 35

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		733.2		---		---		---		---		67.2		172.5		229.1		187.7		76.7		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 35

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2297.9		---		---		6.1		200		325.5		422.5		487.4		446.1		326.7		83.6		---		---

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
Mj/m2		14.5		8.2		10.6		14.4		17.7		19.8		19.9		19.7		17.8		15.7		13.1		9.3		7.5

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		3.3		4.4		5.8		7.3		8.4		9		8.7		7.8		6.2		4.5		3.4		3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		15.8		12.2		13.4		16.5		17.8		18.1		17.6		17.6		17.1		16.9		16.9		13.5		11.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		15.3		12.4		13.2		15.6		16.6		17.3		16.4		16.6		15.5		16.1		17.2		14.2		12

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		14.5		8.2		10.6		14.4		17.7		19.8		19.9		19.7		17.8		15.7		13.1		9.3		7.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6.2		3.4		4.5		6		7.6		8.7		9.1		8.9		7.9		6.5		5		3.7		3.1

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		14.4		16.7		19.1		20.5		21.7		19.8		20.7		19.9		20.6		21.7		18.4		14.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		20.8		15.6		18.2		19.7		21.6		24.6		20.9		22.9		20.7		22.2		24.6		21.6		16.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		11.7		6.3		8.2		11.8		13.9		15.8		17.1		16.5		15.1		13		9.6		6.2		6.3

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.4		3.1		4		5.4		6.8		7.6		8.6		8		7.3		5.6		3.6		2.7		2.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		12.2		8.6		9.8		13		13.7		14.5		15.2		14.9		14.4		13.7		11.4		7.8		9.2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		9.7		7.5		8		10.5		10.1		10.8		11.9		11.5		11.1		11.1		9.3		6.2		8.8