*Macon County Weather Briefing for Friday, December 26, 2014* High pressure will bring warmer than seasonal temperatures to the county today. A cold front will bring rain for the weekend. Cooler high pressure will arrive later on Monday until mid week. *TODAY* Sunny with highs in the mid 50s and variable winds. *HAZARDS* None expected *TONIGHT* Partly cloudy with lows in the mid 30s and light winds out of the southeast. *SATURDAY* Partly sunny with highs in the mid 50s and light winds from the south. 40% chance of rain. *SATURDAY NIGHT* Rainy with lows in the lower 40s and light winds out of the southwest. 70% chance of rain. Mirror https://plus.google/u/0/b/112483742818260664333/112483742818260664333/posts/B9S5YxVz4Wk #WNCscan #MaconWx *CROWD FUNDING EFFORT* Please consider giving a dollar a month to my Patreon Campaign so I can can continue providing this service indefinitely and to add significant improvements that will blow your mind. :) Visit patreon/MaconMedia By giving a dollar a month, you can gain access to updates that only patreon supporters get to see. *WEATHER EXTREMES ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 26TH* This section contains local and state records for this date. *HIGHEST TEMPERATURE* 73°F in Franklin in 1971, 65°F at Coweeta Lab in 1942 and 66°F in Highlands in 1971 The state record for this date is 85°F in Spruce Pine (Mitchell County) in 1931 *LOWEST TEMPERATURE* -7°F in Highlands in 1983 and -4°F at Coweeta Lab in 1983 and -2°F in Franklin in 1983 The state record for this date is -16°F on Mount Mitchell (Yancey County) in 1985 *MOST PRECIPITATION* #1 -- 2.95 inches Coweeta Lab in 1973 #2 -- 2.61 inches Coweeta Lab in 1975 #3 -- 2.40 inches Highlands in 1894 #4 -- 2.13 inches Highlands in 1949 #5 -- 2.13 inches Nantahala in 1975 The state record for this date is 3.65 inches in Chapel Hill (Orange County) in 1892 *GREATEST ONE DAY SNOWFALL* #1 -- 8.0 inches Nantahala in 1969 #2 -- 7.2 inches Franklin in 2010 #3 -- 7.0 inches Highlands in 2010 #4 -- 6.5 inches Franklin in 1969 #5 -- 6.0 inches Coweeta Lab in 2010 The state record for this date in 16.0 inches in Celo (Yancey County) in 2010 and in Banner Elk (Avery County) and in Boone (Watauga County) in 1969 *Historical December Averages for Franklin* Normal Maximum Temperature 50.4 °F Normal Minimum Temperature 26.2 °F Monthly Precipitation 4.57 inches *Historical December Averages for Highlands* Normal Maximum Temperature 44.0°F Normal Minimum Temperature 26.2°F Monthly Precipitation 7.74 inches *Historical December Averages for Coweeta Lab* Normal Maximum Temperature 51.9°F Normal Minimum Temperature 26.9°F Monthly Precipitation 6.49 inches State records for the month of December: *Highest Temperatures* 87°F in Edenton (Chowan County) on Dec 3, 1922 87°F in Kinston (Lenoir County) on Dec 9, 1918 86°F in Fayetteville (Cumberland County) on Dec 20, 1931 86°F in Goldsboro (Wayne County) on Dec 8, 1998 86°F in Washington (Beaufort County) on Dec 7, 1906 *Lowest Temperatures* -21°F in Banner Elk (Avery County) on Dec 30, 1917 -21°F in Grandfather Mountain (Avery County) on Dec 25, 1983 -20°F in Banner Elk (Avery County) on Dec 25, 1983 -20°F in Jefferson (Ashe County) on Dec 30, 1917 -19° in Spruce Pine (Mitchell County) on Dec 30, 1917 *Greatest Precipitation* 8.50 inches in Murphy (Cherokee County) on Dec 24, 1875 6.00 inches in Highlands (Macon County) on Dec 14, 1901 5.57 inches in Pinehurst (Moore County) on Dec 4, 1931 5.50 inches in Marion (McDowell County) on Dec 28, 1958 5.45 inches in Banner Elk (Avery County) on Dec 7, 1950 *Greatest One-Day Snowfall* 24.0 inches in Mount Mitchell (Yancey County) on Dec 19, 2009 23.0 inches in Fayetteville (Cumberland County) on Dec 11, 1958 20.0 inches in North Wilkesboro (Wilkes County) on Dec 17, 1930 18.5 inches in Rougemont (Durham County) on Dec 18, 1930 18.0 inches in Asheboro (Randolph County) on Dec 17, 1930 ---------------------------------------------------------- Macon County records for the month of December: *Highest Temperatures* 78°F in Franklin on Dec 31, 1951 76°F at Coweeta Lab on Dec 8, 1956 76°F at Coweeta Lab on Dec 31, 1951 76°F in Franklin on Dec 8, 1956 75°F at Coweeta Lab on Dec 12, 2007 *Lowest Temperatures* -12°F in Highlands on Dec 30, 1917 -11°F at Coweeta Lab on Dec 13, 1962 -11°F in Highlands on Dec 25, 1983 -10°F at Coweeta Lab on Dec 14, 1962 -10°F in Highlands on Dec 29, 1894 *Greatest One-Day Precipitation* 6.00 inches in Highlands on Dec 14, 1901 5.26 inches in Highlands on Dec Dec 29, 1954 5.10 inches in Highlands on Dec Dec 29, 1915 5.07 inches in Highlands on Dec Dec 9, 1919 4.78 inches at Coweeta Lab on Dec 29, 1954 *Greatest One-Day Snowfall* 12.0 inches in Franklin on Dec 21, 1876 8.5 inches in Highlands on Dec 29, 1935 8.0 inches in Nantahala on Dec 26, 1969 7.2 inches in Franklin on Dec 11, 1876 7.2 inches in Franklin on Dec 26, 2010
Posted on: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 10:00:01 +0000
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