Almanac for November 2, 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


1743: Benjamin Franklin's "eclipse hurricane" unlocked the key to storm movement. Ben Franklin, at Philadelphia, PA was prevented from viewing a lunar eclipse in a northeast rainstorm, but his brother, who was in Boston, saw it, though the rain began an hour later.


Washington Post "Franklin’s storm: How Benjamin Franklin discovered how storms move" [LINK]





Record Weather Events for November 2nd

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

Highest Temperature 82°F in Franklin in 1974
Lowest Temperature 16°F in Highlands in 1954
Greatest Rainfall 3.20 inches in Highlands in 1966
Greatest Snowfall 0.5 inches in Highlands in 1917



Record Weather Events for November (1872-2017)

Highest Temperature 83°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on Nov 4, 2003
Lowest Temperature -3°F in Highlands on Nov 25, 1950
Greatest Rainfall 4.69 inches in Highlands on Nov 29, 1914
Greatest Snowfall 6.0 inches in Highlands on Nov 28, 1922


Record Weather Events for November 2nd in North Carolina

Highest Temperature 90°F in Oxford, Granville County in 1950
Lowest Temperature 7°F in Banner Elk, Avery County in 1993
Greatest Rainfall 5.52 inches in Trenton, Jones County in 1969
Greatest Snowfall 5.5 inches in Sparta, Alleghany County in 1954


Record Weather Events for November in North Carolina

Highest Temperature 90°F in Goldsboro, Wayne County on 11-09-1900
Lowest Temperature -19°F in Montreat, Yancey County on 11-25-1950
Greatest Rainfall 8.15 inches in Idlewild, Ashe County on 11-06-1977
Greatest Snowfall 18.00 in Montreat, Yancey County on 11-04-1930


Sun and Moon


Sun

Begin civil twilight 7:29 a.m.
Sunrise 7:56 a.m.
Sun transit 1:17 p.m.
Sunset 6:38 p.m.
End civil twilight 7:04 p.m.


Moon

Moonrise 2:22 a.m.
Moon transit 9:16 a.m.
Moonset 4:02 p.m.


The phase of the Moon on November 2, 2018: Waning Crescent with 28% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.
Closest Primary Moon Phase: Last Quarter on October 31, 2018, at 12:40 p.m. (local daylight time)


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Published at 1:45 am on November 2, 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.