HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 47

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		59		41		43		49		58		67		74		77		76		70		60		49		41

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 47

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		70		51		54		61		71		79		86		88		87		82		73		61		52

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 47

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		48		31		32		37		46		55		63		66		65		59		48		37		31

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 47

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		106		80		82		90		94		98		104		105		106		102		96		86		76

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 47

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-5		1		2		6		21		30		45		50		50		34		23		10		-5

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 10

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		38.7		---		---		---		0.1		1.9		9.7		11.9		10.5		3.4		1.2		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 10

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		78		16.8		15.5		10.5		1.3		0.1		---		---		---		---		1.4		11.3		21.1

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		46.4		3.7		3.9		4.5		3.7		3.7		4.5		4.1		4.2		4		3.3		3.1		3.6

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		112		9		9		10		9		11		10		11		10		8		7		8		9

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		6		3.2		3.2		3.7		2.8		2.5		5.3		4.2		5.5		4.6		6		3.3		3.2

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		73.5		6.4		6.3		6.8		6.2		7		6.8		7.4		6		5.4		4.2		5.3		5.7

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

Years on Record: 62

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

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

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		31		3		3		3		3		3		3		3		3		3		2		2		2

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		29.9		2.4		2.5		2.8		2.4		2.4		2.6		3.1		2.6		2.4		2.1		2.1		2.5

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

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		13		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		82.8		7.7		7.5		7.1		6.6		6.5		6.8		8		8.2		6		5.8		4.9		7.7

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		62.2		7.7		7.8		10.8		9.6		7.7		12.5		7.8		13.2		12.4		11.6		8.7		8.3

Least Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		25.2		0.3		0.4		1.1		---		0.2		0.3		0.6		0.5		---		---		0.4		0.2

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		0.6		0.4		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.3		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		7		6.9		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		7

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		0.3		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1

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		0.1		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		0.2		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1

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

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

Average Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 6

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		70		74		67		64		62		68		71		73		76		74		70		69		73

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 6

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		48		36		33		35		43		55		64		66		66		59		50		35		31

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 47

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3404.5		744		621.5		496		195		---		---		---		---		---		139.5		480		728.5

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 47

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1225		---		---		---		---		62		285		372		341		165		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 47

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4100.5		---		---		---		255		527		735		837		806		615		325.5		---		---

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
kWh/m2		4		2.3		2.9		4		4.9		5.5		5.5		5.5		4.9		4.4		3.6		2.6		2.1

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		1.7		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		4.4		3.4		3.7		4.6		4.9		5		4.9		4.9		4.8		4.7		4.7		3.8		3.2

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		3.5		3.7		4.3		4.6		4.8		4.6		4.6		4.3		4.5		4.8		3.9		3.3

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		2.3		2.9		4		4.9		5.5		5.5		5.5		4.9		4.4		3.6		2.6		2.1

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		4		4.6		5.3		5.7		6		5.5		5.8		5.5		5.7		6		5.1		4.1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.8		4.3		5.1		5.5		6		6.8		5.8		6.4		5.8		6.2		6.8		6		4.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.2		1.8		2.3		3.3		3.9		4.4		4.7		4.6		4.2		3.6		2.7		1.7		1.8

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		1.9		2.1		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		3.4		2.4		2.7		3.6		3.8		4		4.2		4.1		4		3.8		3.2		2.2		2.6

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		2.1		2.2		2.9		2.8		3		3.3		3.2		3.1		3.1		2.6		1.7		2.4