Oconaluftee Threshold Days by Year
16 fixed thresholds counted per year at Oconaluftee (USC00316341): hot days, frost, tropical nights and heavy rain, with the most days in a year.
Key Facts for Oconaluftee Thresholds
- Oconaluftee: days with a maximum temperature at or above 30 C (86 F) in 59 years, most in 1998 with 93.
- Oconaluftee: days with a maximum temperature at or below 0 C (32 F) in 55 years, most in 2010 with 16.
- Oconaluftee: nights with a minimum temperature at or below 0 C (32 F) in 54 years, most in 1988 with 156.
- Oconaluftee: nights with a minimum temperature at or below -10 C (14 F) in 51 years, most in 1963 with 42.
- 16 fixed thresholds have at least one qualifying day at Oconaluftee.
Days at or above 30 C (86 F)
59 years with a qualifying day| Year | Days | Decade average |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 41 | 41 |
| 1960 | 40 | 15.7 |
| 1961 | 13 | 15.7 |
| 1962 | 40 | 15.7 |
| 1963 | 8 | 15.7 |
| 1964 | 16 | 15.7 |
| 1965 | 8 | 15.7 |
| 1966 | 8 | 15.7 |
| 1967 | 2 | 15.7 |
| 1969 | 6 | 15.7 |
| 1970 | 61 | 40 |
| 1975 | 40 | 40 |
| 1976 | 28 | 40 |
| 1977 | 44 | 40 |
| 1978 | 37 | 40 |
| 1979 | 30 | 40 |
| 1981 | 44 | 44.6 |
| 1982 | 31 | 44.6 |
| 1983 | 63 | 44.6 |
| 1984 | 32 | 44.6 |
| 1985 | 41 | 44.6 |
| 1988 | 58 | 44.6 |
| 1989 | 43 | 44.6 |
| 1990 | 55 | 58.1 |
| 1991 | 62 | 58.1 |
| 1992 | 27 | 58.1 |
| 1993 | 75 | 58.1 |
| 1994 | 34 | 58.1 |
| 1995 | 55 | 58.1 |
| 1996 | 59 | 58.1 |
| 1997 | 47 | 58.1 |
| 1998 | 93 | 58.1 |
| 1999 | 74 | 58.1 |
| 2000 | 60 | 47.9 |
| 2001 | 65 | 47.9 |
| 2002 | 88 | 47.9 |
| 2003 | 56 | 47.9 |
| 2004 | 23 | 47.9 |
| 2005 | 34 | 47.9 |
| 2006 | 43 | 47.9 |
| 2007 | 53 | 47.9 |
| 2008 | 40 | 47.9 |
| 2009 | 17 | 47.9 |
| 2010 | 61 | 37.2 |
| 2011 | 57 | 37.2 |
| 2013 | 9 | 37.2 |
| 2014 | 18 | 37.2 |
| 2015 | 31 | 37.2 |
| 2016 | 71 | 37.2 |
| 2017 | 32 | 37.2 |
| 2018 | 19 | 37.2 |
| 2019 | 37 | 37.2 |
| 2020 | 15 | 28.9 |
| 2021 | 24 | 28.9 |
| 2022 | 31 | 28.9 |
| 2023 | 21 | 28.9 |
| 2024 | 35 | 28.9 |
| 2025 | 38 | 28.9 |
| 2026 | 38 | 28.9 |
| Year | First date | Last date |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 1959-05-04 | 1959-09-29 |
| 1960 | 1960-04-24 | 1960-09-11 |
| 1961 | 1961-07-01 | 1961-08-31 |
| 1962 | 1962-05-01 | 1962-09-05 |
| 1963 | 1963-06-10 | 1963-09-10 |
| 1964 | 1964-06-11 | 1964-08-06 |
| 1965 | 1965-07-25 | 1965-08-20 |
| 1966 | 1966-07-11 | 1966-07-29 |
| 1967 | 1967-07-03 | 1967-07-13 |
| 1969 | 1969-06-09 | 1969-06-30 |
| 1970 | 1970-04-30 | 1970-09-26 |
| 1975 | 1975-05-21 | 1975-09-11 |
| 1976 | 1976-04-19 | 1976-08-28 |
| 1977 | 1977-06-06 | 1977-09-06 |
| 1978 | 1978-06-02 | 1978-09-22 |
| 1979 | 1979-06-09 | 1979-09-01 |
| 1981 | 1981-04-14 | 1981-09-15 |
| 1982 | 1982-05-13 | 1982-08-21 |
| 1983 | 1983-06-04 | 1983-09-13 |
| 1984 | 1984-04-27 | 1984-09-26 |
| 1985 | 1985-05-13 | 1985-10-20 |
| 1988 | 1988-05-30 | 1988-09-26 |
| 1989 | 1989-04-29 | 1989-09-14 |
| 1990 | 1990-05-16 | 1990-09-13 |
| 1991 | 1991-05-16 | 1991-09-19 |
| 1992 | 1992-06-26 | 1992-09-11 |
| 1993 | 1993-05-08 | 1993-09-15 |
| 1994 | 1994-06-06 | 1994-09-01 |
| 1995 | 1995-04-11 | 1995-09-10 |
| 1996 | 1996-05-05 | 1996-09-08 |
| 1997 | 1997-05-19 | 1997-09-20 |
| 1998 | 1998-05-15 | 1998-10-05 |
| 1999 | 1999-06-06 | 1999-09-27 |
| 2000 | 2000-05-09 | 2000-09-15 |
| 2001 | 2001-04-11 | 2001-09-13 |
| 2002 | 2002-04-17 | 2002-10-04 |
| 2003 | 2003-05-09 | 2003-09-05 |
| 2004 | 2004-04-19 | 2004-09-01 |
| 2005 | 2005-06-06 | 2005-08-26 |
| 2006 | 2006-04-15 | 2006-09-03 |
| 2007 | 2007-05-01 | 2007-10-09 |
| 2008 | 2008-06-06 | 2008-09-15 |
| 2009 | 2009-04-25 | 2009-08-12 |
| 2010 | 2010-04-02 | 2010-09-25 |
| 2011 | 2011-04-12 | 2011-09-05 |
| 2013 | 2013-05-22 | 2013-08-31 |
| 2014 | 2014-05-06 | 2014-09-03 |
| 2015 | 2015-05-11 | 2015-09-04 |
| 2016 | 2016-06-04 | 2016-09-26 |
| 2017 | 2017-04-27 | 2017-09-29 |
| 2018 | 2018-05-14 | 2018-07-13 |
| 2019 | 2019-05-25 | 2019-10-04 |
| 2020 | 2020-06-08 | 2020-09-03 |
| 2021 | 2021-06-14 | 2021-08-30 |
| 2022 | 2022-05-21 | 2022-08-30 |
| 2023 | 2023-07-02 | 2023-09-07 |
| 2024 | 2024-06-16 | 2024-09-23 |
| 2025 | 2025-04-20 | 2025-08-21 |
| 2026 | 2026-04-16 | 2026-09-17 |
Every Fixed Threshold
| Threshold | Years with a qualifying day | Most days in a year | Year | Latest year days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 C (86 F): Days | 59 | 93 | 1998 | 38 |
| 35 C (95 F): Days | 11 | 7 | 1993 | 1 |
| 90 F (32.2 C): Days | 50 | 46 | 1998 | 5 |
| 100 F (37.8 C): Days | 2 | 1 | 1983 | 1 |
| 0 C (32 F): Ice days (max | 55 | 16 | 2010 | 4 |
| 0 C (32 F): Frost days (min | 54 | 156 | 1988 | 57 |
| -10 C (14 F): Days with min | 51 | 42 | 1963 | 11 |
| -20 C (-4 F): Days with min | 13 | 4 | 1962 | 2 |
| -30 C (-22 F): Days with min | 1 | 1 | 1985 | 1 |
| 20 C (68 F): Tropical nights (min | 18 | 12 | 2010 | 3 |
| 10 mm (0.39 in): Days with 10 mm or more rain | 50 | 62 | 2013 | 14 |
| 25 mm (0.98 in): Days with 25 mm or more rain | 50 | 27 | 2013 | 5 |
| 50 mm (1.97 in): Days with 50 mm or more rain | 44 | 7 | 2010 | 1 |
| 100 mm (3.94 in): Days with 100 mm or more rain | 7 | 1 | 1961 | 1 |
| 10 cm (3.9 in): Days with 10 cm or more snowfall | 23 | 4 | 1962 | 2 |
| 25 cm (9.8 in): Days with 25 cm or more snowfall | 1 | 0 | n/a | 1 |
Years with under 90 percent of days observed are left out of the most days column. Threshold history at this station starts in 1959.
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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 (2026-10-12).