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 |