Almanac for October 23, 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


1091: The earliest known tornado in Britain, possibly the most severe on record, hit central London. The church at St Mary-le-Bow was severely damaged. Four rafters, each 26 feet long were driven into the ground with such force that only four feet protruded above the surface. Other churches in the area were also demolished along with over 600 houses.

Historic UK [LINK]

Wiikipedia [LINK]




Record Weather Events for October 23rd

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

Highest Temperature 82°F in Franklin in 1978
Lowest Temperature 20°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1952
Greatest Rainfall 2.64 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1945
Geatest Snowfall (no measurable snowfall has been recorded on this date)



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 23rd in North Carolina

Highest Temperature 94°F in Shelby Cleveland County in 1941
Lowest Temperature 10°F in Marshall, Madison County in 1919
Greatest Rainfall 6.63 inches in Marion, McDowell County in 1900
Greatest Snowfall 7.0 inches in Spruce Pine, Mitchell County in 1923


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 7:21 a.m.
Sunrise 7:47 a.m.
Sun transit 1:18 p.m.
Sunset 6:49 p.m.
End civil twilight 7:14 p.m.


Moon

Moonrise 6:09 p.m. last night
Moon transit 12:16 a.m.
Moonset 6:31 a.m.
Moonrise 6:40 p.m.


Phase of the Moon on October 23, 2018: Waxing Gibbous with 99% 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 2:10 am on October 23, 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.