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"The Highlands Plateau forms the biological crown of the southern Appalachian Mountains."
- Ralph Sargent (1977)
Highlands is the wettest place in eastern North America, supporting a temperate rain forest. The high altitude keeps temperatures cool in the summer. According to the Highlands Biological Station, our average weather dates from 1962-2002 is:
|
MONTH |
HIGH |
LOW |
RAINFALL |
SNOW |
|
JAN |
42 |
23 |
7.87 |
LIKELY |
|
FEB |
45 |
25 |
7.07 |
LIKELY |
|
MARCH |
53 |
31 |
8.81 |
POSSIBLE |
|
APRIL |
62 |
38 |
6.82 |
POSSIBLE |
|
MAY |
69 |
46 |
7.24 |
RARE |
|
JUNE |
74 |
53 |
7.04 |
RARE |
|
JULY |
77 |
57 |
6.44 |
NO |
|
AUG |
76 |
56 |
7.33 |
NO |
|
SEPT |
71 |
50 |
6.94 |
NO |
|
OCT |
62 |
40 |
6.48 |
RARE |
|
NOV |
52 |
32 |
7.98 |
POSSIBLE |
|
DEC |
44 |
26 |
7.69 |
LIKELY |
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