Almanac for September 26, 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

Today in Weather History

1971: Hurricane Ginger was the last hurricane to be seeded by Project Stormfury. Project Stormfury was an attempt to weaken tropical cyclones by flying aircraft into them and seeding with silver iodide. The project was run by the United States Government from 1962 to 1983.

Hurricane Research Division Project Page [LINK]

Project Documents

Project Stormfury – Operation Order No. 1-70 [LINK]


Project Stormfury ANNUAL REPORT, 1969 – Published May 1970 [LINK]


Project Stormfury ANNUAL REPORT, 1970 – Published May 1971 [LINK]



Record Weather Events for September 26th

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

Highest Temperature 89°F in Franklin in 1958
Lowest Temperature 31°F in Highlands in 2001
Greatest Rainfall 2.82 inches in Highlands in 2002

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 26th in North Carolina

Highest Temperature 100°F in Monroe, Union County in 1931
Lowest Temperature 25°F in Montreat, Yancey County in 1928
Greatest Rainfall 6.53 inches in Lexington, Davidson County in 1956
(rainfall was due to the remnants of Hurricane Flossy. [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


Sun and Moon

Sun

Begin civil twilight 6:59 a.m.
Sunrise 7:25 a.m.
Sun transit 1:25 p.m.
Sunset 7:24 p.m.
End civil twilight 7:50 p.m.


Moon

Moonrise 8:09 p.m. last night
Moon transit 2:22 a.m.
Moonset 8:42 a.m.
Moonrise 8:41 p.m.


Phase of the Moon on September 26, 2018: Waning Gibbous with 97% 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 2:30 am on September 26, 2018

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Data and information sources: Sources (except where otherwise credited): heavens-above.com, The National Weather Service, Star Date Online, Sky and Telescope, National Geographic, 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.