Almanac for October 30, 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


1991: The Perfect Storm, also known as the No-Name Storm reached maximum strength on this day with a low pressure of 972 mb and sustained winds of 69 mph. The Andrea Gail was reported missing on this day and later presumed lost with all six souls aboard her.

Wikipedia: The Perfect Storm [LINK]

Wikipedia: Hurricane Grace [LINK]

Wikipedia: F/V Andrea Gail [LINK]

VIDEOS

C-SPAN Program



The Weather Channel Clip of Jim Cantore Discussing the Storm in 1991



Sea Hunters: Season 1 Episode 13 "The Search for Andrea Gail"




Record Weather Events for October 30th

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

Highest Temperature 82°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2016
Lowest Temperature 12°F in Highlands in 1910
Greatest Rainfall 3.54 inches in Highlands in 1918
Greatest Snowfall (there has been no measurable snowfall 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 30th in North Carolina

Highest Temperature 89°F in Lexington, Davidson County in 1943
Lowest Temperature 11°F in Banner Elk, Avery County in 1910
Greatest Rainfall 6.17 inches in Marion, McDowell County in 1921
Greatest Snowfall 5.5 inches in Boone, Watauaga County in 2012


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 7:27 a.m.
Sunrise 7:53 a.m.
Sun transit 1:17 p.m.
Sunset 6:41 p.m.
End civil twilight 7:07 p.m.


Moon

Moonrise 11:07 p.m. last night
Moon transit 6:27 a.m.
Moonset 1:45 p.m.


Phase of the Moon on October 30, 2018: Waning Gibbous with 62% 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 2:10 am on October 30, 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.