Cataloochee Threshold Days by Year
11 fixed thresholds counted per year at Cataloochee (USC00311564): hot days, frost, tropical nights and heavy rain, with the most days in a year.
Key Facts for Cataloochee Thresholds
- Cataloochee: days with 10 mm (0.39 in) or more of precipitation in 38 years, most in 1989 with 65.
- Cataloochee: days with 25 mm (0.98 in) or more of precipitation in 38 years, most in 1967 with 20.
- Cataloochee: days with 50 mm (1.97 in) or more of precipitation in 27 years, most in 1954 with 5.
- Cataloochee: days with a maximum temperature at or below 0 C (32 F) in 20 years, most in 1977 with 18.
- 11 fixed thresholds have at least one qualifying day at Cataloochee.
Days at or above 30 C (86 F)
19 years with a qualifying day| Year | Days | Decade average |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 15 | 10.8 |
| 1967 | 1 | 10.8 |
| 1968 | 15 | 10.8 |
| 1969 | 12 | 10.8 |
| 1970 | 12 | 9.3 |
| 1977 | 9 | 9.3 |
| 1978 | 7 | 9.3 |
| 1981 | 8 | 10.3 |
| 1982 | 3 | 10.3 |
| 1983 | 13 | 10.3 |
| 1984 | 3 | 10.3 |
| 1985 | 5 | 10.3 |
| 1986 | 20 | 10.3 |
| 1987 | 21 | 10.3 |
| 1988 | 19 | 10.3 |
| 1989 | 1 | 10.3 |
| 1990 | 8 | 4.7 |
| 1991 | 2 | 4.7 |
| 1992 | 4 | 4.7 |
| Year | First date | Last date |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 1966-06-24 | 1966-07-29 |
| 1967 | 1967-04-07 | 1967-04-07 |
| 1968 | 1968-03-22 | 1968-08-25 |
| 1969 | 1969-06-08 | 1969-07-26 |
| 1970 | 1970-05-22 | 1970-09-19 |
| 1977 | 1977-07-08 | 1977-07-21 |
| 1978 | 1978-06-27 | 1978-08-01 |
| 1981 | 1981-06-10 | 1981-07-15 |
| 1982 | 1982-07-04 | 1982-07-29 |
| 1983 | 1983-07-14 | 1983-08-24 |
| 1984 | 1984-04-27 | 1984-06-09 |
| 1985 | 1985-06-02 | 1985-06-07 |
| 1986 | 1986-06-23 | 1986-07-29 |
| 1987 | 1987-06-22 | 1987-08-27 |
| 1988 | 1988-06-22 | 1988-08-19 |
| 1989 | 1989-08-05 | 1989-08-05 |
| 1990 | 1990-07-01 | 1990-09-07 |
| 1991 | 1991-07-24 | 1991-07-25 |
| 1992 | 1992-07-09 | 1992-07-14 |
Every Fixed Threshold
| Threshold | Years with a qualifying day | Most days in a year | Year | Latest year days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 C (86 F): Days | 19 | 21 | 1987 | 4 |
| 90 F (32.2 C): Days | 7 | 4 | 1969 | 4 |
| 0 C (32 F): Ice days (max | 20 | 18 | 1977 | 3 |
| 0 C (32 F): Frost days (min | 19 | 166 | 1988 | 134 |
| -10 C (14 F): Days with min | 19 | 41 | 1977 | 7 |
| -20 C (-4 F): Days with min | 7 | 6 | 1970 | 3 |
| 10 mm (0.39 in): Days with 10 mm or more rain | 38 | 65 | 1989 | 41 |
| 25 mm (0.98 in): Days with 25 mm or more rain | 38 | 20 | 1967 | 8 |
| 50 mm (1.97 in): Days with 50 mm or more rain | 27 | 5 | 1954 | 1 |
| 10 cm (3.9 in): Days with 10 cm or more snowfall | 10 | 3 | 1987 | 1 |
| 25 cm (9.8 in): Days with 25 cm or more snowfall | 1 | 1 | 1987 | 1 |
Years with under 90 percent of days observed are left out of the most days column. Threshold history at this station starts in 1966.
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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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Threshold counts are computed by this site.
Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).