*Macon County Weather Briefing for Friday, December 5, 2014* Rain chances will increase as the progresses and into the weekend, but will mainly occur on Saturday. A Canadian high pressure system is expected to dominate the weather pattern next week. *WINTER WEATHER PREPAREDNESS WEEK* This week is winter weather preparedness week in North Carolina, and I have posted some information I hope is helpful after the weather forecast segment. *TODAY* Patchy fog on the morning. Cloudy with highs in the mid 50s and light winds out of the south. 50% chance of rain, mostly light, throughout the day. *HAZARDS* Nine expected *TONIGHT* Cloudy with lows in the mid 40s and winds out of the south. 70% chance of rain, mainly after midnight. Rainfall amounts between a tenth and a quarter of an inch possible. *SATURDAY* Rainy with highs in the mid 50s and winds out of the southeast. Near 100% chance of rain. Rainfall amounts between a tenth of an inch and a quarter of an inch possible. *SATURDAY NIGHT* Mostly cloudy, decreasing clouds, lows in the upper 30s and winds out fo the north. 50% chance of rain, mainly before midnight. *WEATHER FORECAST FOR 4TH ROUND PLAYOFF GAME IN DENVER, NC* 7pm -- Temperature near 50°F, mostly cloudy with light winds out of the north. 30% chance of light rain. 10 pm -- Temperature near 47°F, mostly cloudy with light winds out of the north. 40% chance of light rain. Mirror https://plus.google/u/0/b/112483742818260664333/112483742818260664333/posts/Kj8RD6FFpwo #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 5TH* This section contains local and state records for this date. *HIGHEST TEMPERATURE* 70°F in Franklin in 1956, 72°F at Coweeta Lab in 2001 and 69°F in Highlands in 1933 The state record for this date is 85°F in Murfreesboro (Hertford County) in 1978 *LOWEST TEMPERATURE* 7°F in Highlands in 1899 and 11°F at Coweeta Lab in 1969 and 10°F in Franklin in 1895 The state record for this date is -1°F in Laurel Springs (Ashe County) in 1974 *MOST PRECIPITATION* #1 -- 3.74 inches Highlands in 1910 #2 -- 2.64 inches Highlands in 1993 #3 -- 2.47 inches Franklin in 1973 #4 -- 2.42 inches Highlands in 1924 #5 -- 2.17 inches Coweeta Lab in 1993 The state record for this date is 3.74 inches in Highlands (Macon County) in 1910 *GREATEST ONE DAY SNOWFALL* #1 -- 2.0 inches Highlands in 1901 #2 -- 0.5 inches Highlands in 1945 #3 -- 0.3 inches Franklin in 1962 The state record for this date in 14.0 inches in Montreat (Yancey County) in 1945 *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, 05 Dec 2014 10:00:01 +0000
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