UNC Asheville Offers 21st Annual WNC Weather Calendar

The Farmer’s Almanac may see some stiff competition with UNC Asheville’s newest edition of the Western North Carolina Weather Calendar. The 2006 calendar, published by UNC Asheville’s atmospheric sciences department, features 12 months of Asheville climatological data, including monthly temperature and precipitation normals, monthly heating and cooling degree days, plus daily normals for maximum and minimum temperatures. The 21st annual WNC Weather Calendar also includes moon phases, daily sunrise and sunset times, and a climatological data table of normals, means and extremes for Asheville updated to August 2005.

The cost of the calendar is $6 including postage. Please make checks payable to “Weather Calendar” and mail to Alex Huang, ATMS, UNC Asheville, One University Heights, Asheville, NC 28804-8511.

Media Contacts:

• Dr. Alex Huang, UNC Asheville Atmospheric Sciences Professor, 828/232-5157

• Jill Yarnall, UNC Asheville Public Information Assistant Director, 828/251-6526