*Macon County Weather Briefing for Saturday, December 6, 2014* Today will be a rainy day as a low pressure system drags a cold front across the county today. A brief dry cold pressure will set up tonight through Monday and a cold front is expected to speed through Tuesday followed by another high pressure from Wednesday through Friday. *IN THE NEWS* The Franklin Panthers fell last night in the 4th round of the State 2AA playoffs to the East Lincoln Mustangs 31-21. The manhunt to our south in Rabun County came to a non-violent end as the fugitives were apprehended in a field on Yorkhouse Road in Mountain City. The Rabun County Sheriffs Office has a timely and professional press release summarizing the effort at https://facebook/RabunSheriff/posts/306698586195425 The Ladies Auxiliary of the VFW will be presenting and raising a new American Flag at the Macon County Courthouse on Sunday, December 7th at 2:00 pm. in honor of Pearl Harbor Day. It would be an awesome thing to see a large crowd there on the 73rd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. *TODAY* Patchy fog. Rainy with highs in the mid 50s and winds fro the south 5 to 10 mph this morning, then from the west this afternoon. Near 100% chance of rain. Rainfall amounts expected to be between a quarter and a half an inch. Thunderstorms possible this afternoon. *HAZARDS* None expected *TONIGHT* Patchy fog before midnight. Mostly cloudy, decreasing clouds, lows in the mid 30s and winds out of the north 10 to 15 mph, gusting to 25 mph. 50% chance of rain. Less than a tenth of an inch expected. *SUNDAY* Sunny with highs in the mid 50s and winds out of the northeast 5 to 10 mph. *SUNDAY NIGHT* Partly cloudy, increasing clouds, lows in the mid 30s and winds out of the east. MIrror https://plus.google/u/0/b/112483742818260664333/112483742818260664333/posts/GmJ1dcPU1L2 #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 6TH* This section contains local and state records for this date. *HIGHEST TEMPERATURE* 71°F in Franklin in 1980 and 1956, 72°F at Coweeta Lab in 1998 and 67°F in Highlands in 1956 The state record for this date is 82°F in several counties on several dates *LOWEST TEMPERATURE* 4°F in Highlands in 1937 and 16°F at Coweeta Lab in 1986 and 12°F in Franklin in 1963 The state record for this date is 2°F on Mount Mitchell (Yancey County) in 2010 and in Laurel Springs (Yancey County) in 1974 and in Montreat (Yancey County) in 1937 *MOST PRECIPITATION* #1 -- 2.86 inches Highlands in 2013 #2 -- 1.92 inches Highlands in 1971 #3 -- 1.88 inches Franklin in 1983 #4 -- 1.84 inches Highlands in 1953 #5 -- 1.82 inches Coweeta Lab in 1982 The state record for this date is 3.49 inches in Celo (Yancey County) in 1950 *GREATEST ONE DAY SNOWFALL* #1 -- 3.0 inches Nantahala in 1937 #2 -- 1.5 inches Nantahala in 1962 #3 -- 0.6 inches Highlands in 1959 #4 -- 0.5 inches Highlands in 1923 #5 -- 0.5 inches Highlands in 1962 The state record for this date in 10.0 inches in Banner Elk (Avery County) in 1954 *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: Sat, 06 Dec 2014 11:21:51 +0000
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