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Climate Change Highlands, NC. Jake Anderson, Lauren Davis, Dale Hammer, Bryce Koukopoulos, Mary Ellen Pearce,. Annual Temperature. Annual Precipitation. Winter Temperature. Average January Temperatures from 1893-2009. Average February Temperatures from 1893-2009. Winter Temperature.
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Climate ChangeHighlands, NC Jake Anderson, Lauren Davis, Dale Hammer, Bryce Koukopoulos, Mary Ellen Pearce,
Winter Temperature Average January Temperatures from 1893-2009 Average February Temperatures from 1893-2009
Winter Temperature Average January Temperatures from 1979-2009 Average February Temperatures from 1979-2009
Winter Temperature Average January/February Temperatures from 1893-2009 Average January/February Temperatures from 1930-2009
Snowfall Annual Snowfall with Linear Fit: Highlands, NC
Snowfall Annual Snowfall: 1980-2000
Snowfall Periodic Components of Annual Snowfall Periodic Fit to Annual Snowfall
Snowfall Linear Fit Periodic Fit
Summer Temperature Average Maximum Temperature for June and July 1893 - 2008
Summer Temperature Average Maximum Temperature for June and July 1978 - 2008
Summer Precipitation vs. Temperature A D B C A Last 30 year extremes A1989 low T (73.75 oF) high P (16.55 in) B1993 high T (80.4 oF) low P (3.28 in) Last 10 year extremes C2003 low T (74.95 oF) high P (11 in) D2008 high T (80.5 oF) low P (2.26 in)
Trendsobserved Overall precipitation and temperature Precipitation constant Temperature up Winter temperature Long term decrease Short term decrease Snowfall Long term increase Short term decrease Summer temperature Long term decrease Short term decrease Summer precipitation No significant change • Possible explanations explored in papers • Elevation • Location between weather sources (West coast, Gulf of Mexico, East coast) • Lee slope of Appalachians • Station history