Almanac for September 21, 2018

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Weather Averages for September in and around Macon County

	Franklin	Highlands	Andrews	Clayton	Cullowhee	Bryson City
High	78	72	80	79	78	80
Low	54	61	54	55	55	55
Rain	4.61	7.64	4.45	5.94	4.21	5.04
Snow	0	0	0	0	0	0

Record Weather Events for September 21st

Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)

Highest Temperature 91°F in Franklin in 1978
Lowest Temperature 31°F in Highlands in 1918
Greatest Rainfall 2.78 inches in Highlands in 1923

Record Weather Events for September
(1872-2017)

Highest Temperature 98°F in Franklin on Sept 4, 1975
Lowest Temperature 27°F in Franklin on Sept 30, 1967
Greatest Rainfall 11.87 inches in Highlands on Sept 29, 1964

Record weather events for this date and month in Macon County

Record Weather Events for Sept 21st in North Carolina

Highest Temperature 102°F in Aberdeen, Moore County in 1895
Lowest Temperature 26°F in Montreat, Yancey County in 1938
Greatest Rainfall 6.67 inches in Edenton, Chowan County in 2016
(rainfall was due to the remnants of Tropical Storm Julia [LINK]


Record Weather Events for September in North Carolina

Highest Temperature 109°F in Weldon, Halifax County on 09-07-1954
Lowest Temperature 23°F in Marion, McDowell County on 09-28-2000
Greatest Rainfall 18.30 inches in Southport, Brunswick County on 09-16-1999

On This Day 

1989

Hurricane Hugo slammed into the South Carolina coast around 11 PM, making landfall near Sullivans Island. It was directly responsible for 13 deaths and indirectly responsible for 22 others. A total of 420 people were injured by the hurricane, and damage was estimated at eight billion dollars. Sustained winds reached 85 mph at Folly Beach, SC, with wind gusts as high as 138 mph. Wind gusts reached 98 mph at Charleston.

Video Coverage of Hurricane Hugo



From the NWS in Charleston, SC in 2014 for the 25th Anniversary of the storm







Sun and Moon

Sun

Begin civil twilight 6:55 a.m.
Sunrise 7:21 a.m.
Sun transit 1:27 p.m.
Sunset 7:32 p.m.
End civil twilight 7:57 p.m.


Moon

Moonset 3:57 a.m.
Moonrise 5:59 p.m.
Moon transit 11:23 p.m.
Moonset 4:52 a.m. tomorrow morning


The phase of the Moon on September 21, 2018: Waxing Gibbous with 89% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.
Closest Primary Moon Phase: Full Moon on September 24, 2018, at 10:52 p.m. (local daylight time)



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Published at 3:00 am on September 21, 2018

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Data and information sources: Sources (except where otherwise credited): heavens-above.com, The National Weather Service, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, National Hurricane Center, The State Climate Office of North Carolina, U.S. Naval Observatory, University of Utah Department of Atmospheric Sciences, and the Weather Prediction Center.