Heating and Wind Design Conditions for North Carolina

City Lat. Long. Elev. Std. Pres. Heating Dry Bulb, °C Extreme Wind Speed, m/s Coldest Month WS / MCDB MCWS / MCWD to DB Annual Extreme Daily
0.4% 1% 99.6% 0.4% Mean DB Std. DB
°N °W Meters kPa 99.6% 99% 1% 2.5% 5% WS MCDB WS MCDB MCWS PWD MCWS PWD Max Min Max Min
Asheville 35.43 82.55 661 93.63 -11.4 -8.8 11.0 9.6 8.5 11.6 -3.3 10.3 -2.0 5.0 340 3.9 340 33.0 -16.3 1.4 3.8
Cape Hatteras 35.27 75.55 3 101.29 -3.6 -1.9 11.4 10.0 8.8 11.9 8.4 10.4 8.5 4.9 340 4.8 230 32.8 -6.8 1.1 2.7
Charlotte 35.22 80.93 234 98.55 -7.6 -5.1 8.8 7.7 6.8 9.1 6.8 8.1 7.1 2.8 50 3.8 240 35.9 -12.0 1.6 3.3
Cherry Point, Mcas 34.90 76.88 9 101.22 -4.7 -2.2 8.3 7.3 6.5 8.7 6.1 7.8 8.8 2.3 10 3.3 240 37.5 -11.0 1.4 4.7
Fayetteville, Fort Bragg 35.13 78.93 74 100.44 -5.5 -3.0 7.6 6.4 5.4 8.4 5.3 7.3 6.4 1.9 10 2.7 240 37.9 -9.7 2.1 3.8
Goldsboro, Johnson AFB 35.33 77.97 33 100.93 -5.6 -3.0 7.5 6.3 5.5 8.2 7.9 6.9 6.9 2.0 270 3.4 260 37.9 -10.2 1.7 4.1
Greensboro 36.08 79.95 270 98.12 -9.7 -7.2 8.6 7.7 6.8 8.9 4.3 8.0 4.2 3.2 290 3.8 230 35.7 -14.2 1.5 2.8
Hickory 35.73 81.38 362 97.05 -7.7 -5.2 7.8 6.5 5.9 8.2 4.9 7.1 5.2 1.9 320 3.9 240 36.0 -13.2 1.8 3.8
Jacksonville, New River Mcaf 34.72 77.45 8 101.23 -5.1 -2.6 8.2 7.1 6.3 8.4 9.6 7.4 8.3 2.4 350 3.3 240 37.0 -10.5 1.1 4.9
New Bern 35.07 77.05 6 101.25 -5.4 -2.8 8.1 7.1 6.3 8.3 9.6 7.4 8.4 2.5 10 3.6 240 37.3 -10.5 0.8 4.6
Raleigh/Durham 35.87 78.78 134 99.73 -9.1 -6.4 9.2 8.1 7.1 9.5 5.5 8.4 5.9 3.4 360 4.1 240 35.6 -13.0 1.6 2.9
Wilmington 34.27 77.90 10 101.20 -4.9 -2.9 9.6 8.3 7.5 9.9 10.3 8.8 8.8 3.3 320 4.6 220 36.1 -8.6 1.2 3.2
Winston-Salem 36.13 80.22 296 97.82 -8.0 -5.2 8.4 7.7 6.5 9.3 3.1 8.3 3.6 3.3 290 3.6 240 35.7 -13.1 1.5 3.2