Weather History and Data
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Jul- 2024 -29 July
August 1st begins “beans in the jar” month to predict upcoming snows for winter 2024-2025 season
The August tradition of placing a bean in a jar to predict the number of upcoming winter snowfalls is about…
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Jul- 2023 -22 July
August 1st begins “beans in the jar” month to predict upcoming snows for winter 2023-2024 season
The August tradition of placing a bean in a jar to predict the number of upcoming winter snowfalls is about…
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Jul- 2022 -17 July
August 1st begins “beans in the jar” month to predict upcoming snows for winter 2022-2023 season
The August tradition of placing a bean in a jar to predict the number of upcoming winter snowfalls is about…
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Jul- 2021 -18 July
August 1st begins “beans in the jar” month to predict upcoming snows for winter 2021-2022 season
The August tradition of placing a bean in a jar to predict the number of upcoming winter snowfalls is about…
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Jul- 2020 -28 July
August 1 Begins “Beans In The Jar” Month To Predict Upcoming Winter Snows For 2020-2021
The August tradition, in the Appalachian Mountain region, of placing a bean in a jar to predict the number of…
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Jan- 2019 -21 January
Boone Wind Chill History
*Author note from Kenneth Reece* – After the bitter cold snap to end 2017 and to start 2018, my curiosity was…
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1 January
2018 Becomes All Time Wettest Year Locally, Some Locations Record Over 100 Inches of Precipitation
The calendar year 2018 is now officially the wettest year on record for Boone, Watauga County, and the High Country. 93.42…
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Sep- 2018 -26 September
Flood Prone Areas of Watauga County
*Originally published September 26, 2018 – Updated Thursday, February 6, 2020* As the calendar year 2018 became the all-time wettest year…
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Dec- 2017 -26 December
March 1960 Boone Snowfall Photos
A former resident of Watauga County has shared photos he discovered dating back to 1960. Curtis Hubbard, a 1986 graduate…
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Apr- 2016 -11 April
Boone Wind Gust History
*Updated Wednesday, December 21, 2022* *Author note from Kenneth Reece* – After a wind gust of 68 mph in Boone…
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