Last Updated on April 10, 2013 4:40 pm
According to data from the NC State Climate office, Watauga County set a new record high for this date when Boone topped out at 80 degrees.
The Previous record was 78 April 10, 1999 at the Blowing Rock reporting station.
Other highs for this date:
77 in Boone 1978
77 in Boone 1999
77 in Boone 2001
75 in Blowing Rock 1959.
Boone hit 80 a couple of different times on April 10, 2013
Screen shot of the previous records from the NC State Climate Office