Almanac for October 20, 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


1968: When paralleling just off the coast of North Carolina, Gladys was responsible for breaking the state's worst drought since 1932, and proved more beneficial than the minor storm that occurred in the state. Elsewhere, Gladys was responsible for 11 deaths and $18.7 million (1968 dollars) in damages.


Wikipedia [LINK]



Scenes of damage caused by Hurricane Gladys in Hudson, Florida, in 1968. Film shot by Steve Mattix of the Hudson Volunteer Fire Department.


2004: Typhoon Tokage blasting across Japan triggers flash floods that wash away entire hillsides, killing 55 people and leaving at least 24 people missing.

Wikipedia [LINK]

NASA Earth Observatory [LINK]

Philippine Typhoon Summaries [LINK]

Insurance Journal [LINK]


Record Weather Events for October 20th

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

Highest Temperature 85°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2016
Lowest Temperature 21°F in Franklin in 1981
Greatest Rainfall 3.87 inches in Highlands in 1950
Greatest Snowfall 1.0 inch in Highlands in 1913



Record Weather Events for October (1872-2017)

Highest Temperature 91°F in Franklin on Oct 5, 1954
Lowest Temperature 12°F in Highlands on Oct 30, 1910
Greatest Rainfall 9.91 inches in Highlands on Oct 4, 1964
Greatest Snowfall 1.0 inches in Highlands on October 20, 1913


Record Weather Events for October 20th in North Carolina

Highest Temperature 90°F in Mount Gilead, Montgomery County in 1941
Lowest Temperature 10°F in Montreat, Yancey County in 1925
Greatest Rainfall 7.45 inches in Cedar Island, Carteret County in 1968
Greatest Snowfall 3.0 inches in Sparta, Alleghany County in 1961

The excessive rainfall was due to Hurricane Gladys. [LINK] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Gladys_(1968)



Record Weather Events for October in North Carolina

Highest Temperature 102°F in Albemarle, Stanly County on 10-06-1954
Lowest Temperature 8°F in Banner Elk, Avery County on 10-21-1952
Greatest Rainfall 14.00 inches in Aberdeen, Moore County on 10-06-1913
Greatest Snowfall 11.00 in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 10-25-1990


Sun and Moon


Sun

Begin civil twilight 7:18 a.m.
Sunrise 7:44 a.m.
Sun transit 1:18 p.m.
Sunset 6:52 p.m.
End civil twilight 7:18 p.m.


Moon

Moonset 3:38 a.m.
Moonrise 5:06 p.m.
Moon transit 10:47 p.m.
Moonset 4:34 a.m. tomorrow morning


Phase of the Moon on October 20, 2018: Waxing Gibbous with 84% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.
Closest Primary Moon Phase: First Quarter on October 16, 2018 at 2:02 p.m. (local daylight time)


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Published at 3:42 am on October 20, 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, Youtube, and the Weather Prediction Center.