Banner Elk Threshold Days by Year (USC00310506)
16 fixed thresholds counted per year at Banner Elk (USC00310506): hot days, frost, tropical nights and heavy rain, with the most days in a year.
Key Facts for Banner Elk Thresholds
- Banner Elk: days with a maximum temperature at or below 0 C (32 F) in 104 years, most in 2010 with 49.
- Banner Elk: nights with a minimum temperature at or below 0 C (32 F) in 104 years, most in 1943 with 161.
- Banner Elk: nights with a minimum temperature at or below -10 C (14 F) in 104 years, most in 1977 with 49.
- Banner Elk: days with 10 mm (0.39 in) or more of precipitation in 95 years, most in 2013 with 62.
- 16 fixed thresholds have at least one qualifying day at Banner Elk.
Days at or above 30 C (86 F)
49 years with a qualifying day| Year | Days | Decade average |
|---|---|---|
| 1908 | 2 | 2 |
| 1911 | 1 | 2.6 |
| 1913 | 5 | 2.6 |
| 1914 | 8 | 2.6 |
| 1915 | 1 | 2.6 |
| 1916 | 1 | 2.6 |
| 1918 | 1 | 2.6 |
| 1919 | 1 | 2.6 |
| 1924 | 1 | 10.8 |
| 1925 | 31 | 10.8 |
| 1926 | 10 | 10.8 |
| 1928 | 1 | 10.8 |
| 1930 | 21 | 9.6 |
| 1931 | 9 | 9.6 |
| 1932 | 19 | 9.6 |
| 1933 | 9 | 9.6 |
| 1934 | 12 | 9.6 |
| 1935 | 1 | 9.6 |
| 1936 | 16 | 9.6 |
| 1937 | 5 | 9.6 |
| 1938 | 2 | 9.6 |
| 1939 | 2 | 9.6 |
| 1940 | 4 | 3.3 |
| 1941 | 3 | 3.3 |
| 1942 | 2 | 3.3 |
| 1943 | 4 | 3.3 |
| 1944 | 4 | 3.3 |
| 1945 | 2 | 3.3 |
| 1948 | 4 | 3.3 |
| 1952 | 6 | 4.7 |
| 1954 | 7 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 1 | 4.7 |
| 1968 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 1969 | 1 | 1.5 |
| 1977 | 2 | 2 |
| 1980 | 1 | 4.2 |
| 1981 | 1 | 4.2 |
| 1983 | 6 | 4.2 |
| 1986 | 1 | 4.2 |
| 1987 | 3 | 4.2 |
| 1988 | 13 | 4.2 |
| 1990 | 2 | 5.3 |
| 1991 | 2 | 5.3 |
| 1993 | 10 | 5.3 |
| 1995 | 7 | 5.3 |
| 2010 | 8 | 5.7 |
| 2012 | 6 | 5.7 |
| 2016 | 3 | 5.7 |
| 2026 | 3 | 3 |
| Year | First date | Last date |
|---|---|---|
| 1908 | 1908-08-03 | 1908-08-17 |
| 1911 | 1911-06-11 | 1911-06-11 |
| 1913 | 1913-06-26 | 1913-07-30 |
| 1914 | 1914-06-10 | 1914-07-01 |
| 1915 | 1915-07-31 | 1915-07-31 |
| 1916 | 1916-06-23 | 1916-06-23 |
| 1918 | 1918-08-06 | 1918-08-06 |
| 1919 | 1919-07-13 | 1919-07-13 |
| 1924 | 1924-08-05 | 1924-08-05 |
| 1925 | 1925-04-24 | 1925-09-21 |
| 1926 | 1926-07-02 | 1926-08-12 |
| 1928 | 1928-07-22 | 1928-07-22 |
| 1930 | 1930-06-23 | 1930-08-09 |
| 1931 | 1931-06-20 | 1931-09-22 |
| 1932 | 1932-05-06 | 1932-09-03 |
| 1933 | 1933-06-07 | 1933-07-24 |
| 1934 | 1934-06-25 | 1934-07-26 |
| 1935 | 1935-08-01 | 1935-08-01 |
| 1936 | 1936-06-17 | 1936-08-27 |
| 1937 | 1937-06-02 | 1937-08-19 |
| 1938 | 1938-08-16 | 1938-08-17 |
| 1939 | 1939-08-22 | 1939-09-09 |
| 1940 | 1940-07-26 | 1940-07-29 |
| 1941 | 1941-08-12 | 1941-10-06 |
| 1942 | 1942-06-21 | 1942-07-17 |
| 1943 | 1943-08-16 | 1943-09-02 |
| 1944 | 1944-06-17 | 1944-08-06 |
| 1945 | 1945-08-21 | 1945-09-07 |
| 1948 | 1948-06-26 | 1948-08-30 |
| 1952 | 1952-06-27 | 1952-07-29 |
| 1954 | 1954-06-27 | 1954-09-07 |
| 1959 | 1959-07-01 | 1959-07-01 |
| 1968 | 1968-08-21 | 1968-08-22 |
| 1969 | 1969-06-26 | 1969-06-26 |
| 1977 | 1977-07-09 | 1977-07-20 |
| 1980 | 1980-07-17 | 1980-07-17 |
| 1981 | 1981-07-09 | 1981-07-09 |
| 1983 | 1983-07-17 | 1983-09-10 |
| 1986 | 1986-04-27 | 1986-04-27 |
| 1987 | 1987-07-22 | 1987-08-21 |
| 1988 | 1988-06-22 | 1988-08-18 |
| 1990 | 1990-07-07 | 1990-08-28 |
| 1991 | 1991-07-10 | 1991-07-24 |
| 1993 | 1993-07-04 | 1993-07-28 |
| 1995 | 1995-07-15 | 1995-08-18 |
| 2010 | 2010-07-08 | 2010-08-09 |
| 2012 | 2012-06-30 | 2012-07-27 |
| 2016 | 2016-07-24 | 2016-07-28 |
| 2026 | 2026-07-02 | 2026-07-04 |
Every Fixed Threshold
| Threshold | Years with a qualifying day | Most days in a year | Year | Latest year days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 C (86 F): Days | 49 | 31 | 1925 | 3 |
| 35 C (95 F): Days | 3 | 2 | 1926 | 1 |
| 90 F (32.2 C): Days | 14 | 13 | 1925 | 2 |
| 0 C (32 F): Ice days (max | 104 | 49 | 2010 | 20 |
| 0 C (32 F): Frost days (min | 104 | 161 | 1943 | 73 |
| -10 C (14 F): Days with min | 104 | 49 | 1977 | 20 |
| -20 C (-4 F): Days with min | 55 | 7 | 1970 | 2 |
| -30 C (-22 F): Days with min | 2 | 1 | 1982 | 1 |
| 20 C (68 F): Tropical nights (min | 3 | 2 | 1934 | 1 |
| 10 mm (0.39 in): Days with 10 mm or more rain | 95 | 62 | 2013 | 31 |
| 25 mm (0.98 in): Days with 25 mm or more rain | 95 | 26 | 2013 | 3 |
| 50 mm (1.97 in): Days with 50 mm or more rain | 84 | 7 | 2011 | 1 |
| 100 mm (3.94 in): Days with 100 mm or more rain | 20 | 3 | 2024 | 1 |
| 200 mm (7.87 in): Days with 200 mm or more rain | 1 | 1 | 1916 | 1 |
| 10 cm (3.9 in): Days with 10 cm or more snowfall | 81 | 12 | 2010 | 3 |
| 25 cm (9.8 in): Days with 25 cm or more snowfall | 22 | 1 | 1918 | 1 |
Years with under 90 percent of days observed are left out of the most days column. Threshold history at this station starts in 1908.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Threshold counts are computed by this site.
Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-17).