Almanac for October 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


1952: There have been thousands of weather reconnaissance and research flights into hurricanes in the Atlantic and Pacific since the mid-1940s. There have been several close calls, but only four flights have been lost. A B-29 Super-fortress flight into Super Typhoon Wilma 350 miles east of Leyte in the Philippines disappeared on this date. No trace was ever found of the plane or crew. At last report, the flight was in the Super typhoon's strongest winds, which were around 160 mph.

excerpt from The B-29 Superfortress Chronology:

The WB-29 was with the 54th Strategic Recon Sq (Medium) Weather. One 54th Recon plane was lost during a low-level penetration of the eye. 44-69970, 2143AWW/54WRS, Typhoon Goon II. Lost in low-level penetration of the eye of Typhoon Wilma 300 miles east of Leyte. Last radio message from 9770 at 0827 said: “Vulture 4 — Wilma 9 — eye very close — radar burned out —trying for a low-level fix — getting rough.” This was the first loss of an Air Weather Service air-craft during a regular hurricane or typhoon reconnaissance.

--Page 243, The B-29 Superfortress Chronology, 1934–1960 Author: Robert A. Mann [LINK] https://www.amazon.com/B-29-Superfortress-Chronology-1934-1960/dp/0786442743

Flight, Episode "Typhoon Chasers"




Produced by California National, FLIGHT was a much-beloved aviation TV show that unfortunately only ran for one season 1958-1959 (38 episodes total). Featuring dramatic stories from the annals of the U.S. Air Force, the series starred Gen. George C. Kenney. In this episode, TYPHOON CHASERS, the crew of a Guam-based B-29 weather aircraft survives Typhoon Marie and in the process, Capt. Art Crowley is able to provide vital information to fellow airmen. The show is based on real events from the Korean War. Typhoon Marie in September 1954 was one of Japan's most devastating storms and killed 1,361 and left 400 missing after hitting the northernmost island of Hokkaido. After passing Okinawa typhoon Marie went into the strait of Hormuth between Kyushu and Hokkaido and caused a naval disaster with the sinking of the ferry boat Toya Maru, which claimed over 1,400 deaths.


Record Weather Events for October 26th

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

Highest Temperature 861°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1947
Lowest Temperature 17°F in Highlands in 1903
Greatest Rainfall 2.99 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1977
Greatest Snowfall (no measurable snow has fallen on this date since 1872)



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 26th in North Carolina

Highest Temperature 92°F in Fayetteville, Cumberland County in 2001
Lowest Temperature 10°F in Montreat, Yancey County in 1937
Greatest Rainfall 5.70 inches in Southport, Brunswick County in 1872
Greatest Snowfall 2.0 inches in Mountain, Ashe County in 1990


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 7:23 a.m.
Sunrise 7:49 a.m.
Sun transit 1:17 p.m.
Sunset 6:45 p.m.
End civil twilight 7:11 p.m.


Moon

Moonrise 7:50 p.m. last night
Moon transit 2:41 a.m.
Moonset 9:38 a.m.
Moonrise 8:31 p.m.


The phase of the Moon on October 26, 2018: Waning Gibbous with 95% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.
Closest Primary Moon Phase: Full Moon on October 24, 2018, at 12:45 p.m. (local daylight time)


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Published at 2:47 am on October 26, 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.