Heating and Wind Design Conditions for North Carolina
City | Lat. | Long. | Elev. | Std. Pres. | Heating Dry Bulb, °F | Extreme Wind Speed, mph | Coldest Month WS / MCDB | MCWS / MCWD to DB | Annual Extreme Daily | ||||||||||||
0.4% | 1% | 99.6% | 0.4% | Mean DB | Std. DB | ||||||||||||||||
°N | °W | Feet | psia | 99.6% | 99% | 1% | 2.5% | 5% | WS | MCDB | WS | MCDB | MCWS | PWD | MCWS | PWD | Max | Min | Max | Min | |
Asheville | 35.43 | 82.55 | 2169 | 13.580 | 11 | 16 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 28 | 11 | 340 | 9 | 340 | 91 | 3 | 2.6 | 6.8 |
Cape Hatteras | 35.27 | 75.55 | 10 | 14.690 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 23 | 47 | 11 | 340 | 11 | 230 | 91 | 20 | 2.0 | 4.9 |
Charlotte | 35.22 | 80.93 | 768 | 14.292 | 18 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 44 | 18 | 45 | 6 | 50 | 9 | 240 | 97 | 10 | 2.9 | 6.0 |
Cherry Point, Mcas | 34.90 | 76.88 | 30 | 14.680 | 24 | 28 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 43 | 17 | 48 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 240 | 100 | 12 | 2.5 | 8.5 |
Fayetteville, Fort Bragg | 35.13 | 78.93 | 243 | 14.567 | 22 | 27 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 42 | 16 | 44 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 240 | 100 | 15 | 3.8 | 6.8 |
Goldsboro, Johnson AFB | 35.33 | 77.97 | 108 | 14.638 | 22 | 27 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 46 | 15 | 44 | 4 | 270 | 8 | 260 | 100 | 14 | 3.1 | 7.4 |
Greensboro | 36.08 | 79.95 | 886 | 14.231 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 40 | 18 | 40 | 7 | 290 | 8 | 230 | 96 | 7 | 2.7 | 5.0 |
Hickory | 35.73 | 81.38 | 1188 | 14.076 | 18 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 41 | 16 | 41 | 4 | 320 | 9 | 240 | 97 | 8 | 3.2 | 6.8 |
Jacksonville, New River Mcaf | 34.72 | 77.45 | 26 | 14.681 | 23 | 27 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 49 | 17 | 47 | 5 | 350 | 7 | 240 | 99 | 13 | 2.0 | 8.8 |
New Bern | 35.07 | 77.05 | 20 | 14.685 | 22 | 27 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 49 | 17 | 47 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 240 | 99 | 13 | 1.4 | 8.3 |
Raleigh/Durham | 35.87 | 78.78 | 440 | 14.463 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 42 | 19 | 43 | 8 | 360 | 9 | 240 | 96 | 9 | 2.9 | 5.3 |
Wilmington | 34.27 | 77.90 | 33 | 14.678 | 23 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 51 | 20 | 48 | 7 | 320 | 10 | 220 | 97 | 17 | 2.2 | 5.7 |
Winston-Salem | 36.13 | 80.22 | 971 | 14.187 | 18 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 38 | 19 | 38 | 7 | 290 | 8 | 240 | 96 | 8 | 2.7 | 5.8 |