Almanac for October 29, 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


1948: An historic smog event occurred in the town of Donora, Pennsylvania. The smog killed 20 people and sickened 7,000 more.

Facebook: Donora Smog Museum Article [LINK]

Wikipedia [LINK]

VIDEOS

The Weather Channel



Portion of a Newsreel






Record Weather Events for October 29th

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

Highest Temperature 81°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2016
Lowest Temperature 16°F in Highlands in 1903
Greatest Rainfall 5.20 inches in Highlands in 1918
Greatest Snowfall 0.5 inches in Highlands in 1910



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 29th in North Carolina

Highest Temperature 98°F in Cullowhee, Jackson County in 1981
Lowest Temperature 9°F in Montreat, Yancey County in 1952
Greatest Rainfall 5.20 inches in Highlands, Macon County in 1918
Greatest Snowfall 8.0 inches in Waynesville, Haywood County in 1908


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 7:26 a.m.
Sunrise 7:52 a.m.
Sun transit 1:17 p.m.
Sunset 6:42 p.m.
End civil twilight 7:08 p.m.
Moon
Moonrise 10:09 p.m. on preceding day
Moon transit 5:28 a.m.
Moonset 12:48 p.m.
Moonrise 11:07 p.m.
Closest Primary Moon Phase: Last Quarter on October 31, 2018 at 12:40 p.m. (local daylight time)

Phase of the Moon on October 29, 2018: Waning Gibbous with 72% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.



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Published at 12:45 am on October 28, 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.