FLETCHER, NORTH CAROLINA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 39

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		53.1		33.7		36.6		43.8		52.5		60.6		67.6		71.2		70.3		64.3		53.8		45		37.4

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 39

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		66.2		46.1		49.8		57.5		67.1		74.3		80.2		83.2		82.3		77		68.2		59.1		50.2

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 39

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		39.9		21.3		23.5		30.3		37.8		46.8		55.1		59.3		58.3		51.7		39.4		31		24.6

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 39

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		96		72		78		84		91		89		93		95		96		91		86		79		77

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 39

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-15		-15		-3		-4		16		25		32		42		37		27		16		5		-7

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 39

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5.3		---		---		---		---		---		0.8		2.9		1.5		0.2		---		---		---

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		79.9		---		---		0.4		2.9		7.3		16.3		22.2		20.6		8.6		1.6		---		---

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		173.3		0.4		0.6		5		13.1		23.3		28		30.4		30.2		24.7		13.7		3.2		0.7

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		249		4.4		6.1		15.4		22.9		30.2		30		31		31		29.6		26.4		16.3		5.6

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		307.9		14.3		16.7		24.6		28.4		31		30		31		31		30		30.3		24.3		16.4

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		348.4		25.3		24		29.8		29.5		31		30		31		31		30		31		29.5		26.2

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		365		31		28		31		30		31		30		31		31		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		295.9		30.9		28		30.9		29.9		28.9		18		7.4		10.4		20.7		30.2		29.7		30.9

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		224.7		30.7		27.4		29.8		25.8		16.2		3.5		0.1		1.2		9.1		22.8		27.9		30.2

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		159.9		28.8		25.1		24.2		14.1		4.6		0.2		---		0.1		1.7		12.4		22.4		26.5

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 39

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		131.4		26.2		23.4		19.3		9.3		1.5		---		---		---		0.3		8.9		18.3		24.1

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		22.5		8.3		4.5		1		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		1.8		6.8

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		4		2		0.7		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		1.2

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 39

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1.8		1.3		0.2		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 39

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		46.4		3.3		3.6		4.7		3.3		4.2		4.2		4.3		5		3.9		3.6		3.2		3.1

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 39

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		120		9		8		11		9		11		11		13		13		9		8		9		9

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 39

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		6		3.5		2.9		3.3		2.6		6		4.5		2.7		3.6		5.4		2.9		3.9		3.2

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

Years on Record: 39

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		77		6		6		7		6		7		7		8		8		6		5		5		6

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

Years on Record: 39

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		30		2		2		3		2		3		3		3		3		2		2		2		2

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

Years on Record: 39

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		12		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 39

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		61.5		7.2		7.6		9.9		6.7		9.2		11.9		8.3		14.1		11.4		9.8		7.3		8.2

Least Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 39

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		30.5		0.4		0.4		0.8		0.4		0.8		0.3		1		0.6		0.1		---		0.9		0.1

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 39

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		10		3.1		3.1		2		0.4		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.4		0.9

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 39

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		34.7		15		18		16		15		---		---		---		---		---		---		7.4		9

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4365		855		703		579		335		133		22		1		8		79		304		550		797

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		696		---		---		1		5		35		136		229		201		80		8		1		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3265		9		12		58		170		370		564		693		659		452		202		57		19

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		13.6		14.5		15		14.7		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		2.4		3.1		4.2		5.2		5.6		5.6		5.5		5		4.4		3.8		2.7		2.3

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		1.8		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		4.5		3.5		3.9		4.8		5.2		5.1		4.9		4.9		4.8		4.7		4.8		3.9		3.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.4		3.6		3.9		4.6		5		4.9		4.6		4.6		4.4		4.5		4.9		4.2		3.7

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		2.4		3.1		4.2		5.2		5.6		5.6		5.5		5		4.4		3.8		2.7		2.3

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		1.1		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		5.4		4.3		5.1		5.4		6.2		5.9		5.4		5.9		5.6		5.8		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		5.7		5.7		6.9		6.5		5.6		6.7		5.9		6.2		6.9		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		3.4		2		2.6		3.5		3.9		4.5		4.7		4.7		4.1		3.9		2.8		1.8		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		1.8		2.2		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		3.5		2.7		3.2		3.9		3.8		4.1		4.2		4.2		3.9		4.1		3.3		2.2		2.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.9		2.5		2.8		3.2		2.8		3.1		3.2		3.3		2.9		3.4		2.8		1.8		2.7