Winston Salem Weather Essay
Winston-Salem is located in the piedmont of NC; the temperatures can range from hot and humid to cold and windy. Also, there are all types of weather that can happen; storm, snowfall, and tons of rain. Most weather channels and websites, like the National Weather Service use the Smith Reynolds Airport (KINT), to detect the weather for the day.
In Winston-Salem all four seasons are pretty distinct, in the winter months (December, January, and February) there isn’t usually tons of snow like in Vermont but we do average about 8 inches a year. The average high stays around 50°F and the average low is around 30°F. The coolest winter month is January and this is also the month Winston-Salem usually sees the most snow. January averages 3.3inches of snowfall while February is about 2.4inches and December has the least amount at 1.3inches. However, it might not snow much in December, but it does have the most precipitation for a winter month at 3.4 inches with January and February right behind that with inches of 3.2 and 3.3. The winter months can also be windy with average wind speed of 8mph though, spring is the windiest season. …show more content…
Though, March (out of the months March, April and May) had the highest wind speed out of the whole year at 9.1mph. This is also when temperatures start to warm up for the seasons and range about 60°F-77°F. So, the farther into the year we get, it heats up fast! However, it is still chilly in the early mornings and at night with a temperature of about 45°F. Because of these cold temperatures, it does still snow in the spring sometimes with an average snowfall of about 1 inch in March. As far as rain goes, spring usually does not have the most rain, contrary to popular believe, summer does. Spring has an average rainfall of; 3.7inches in March, 2.8inches in April and 4inches in
In Winston-Salem all four seasons are pretty distinct, in the winter months (December, January, and February) there isn’t usually tons of snow like in Vermont but we do average about 8 inches a year. The average high stays around 50°F and the average low is around 30°F. The coolest winter month is January and this is also the month Winston-Salem usually sees the most snow. January averages 3.3inches of snowfall while February is about 2.4inches and December has the least amount at 1.3inches. However, it might not snow much in December, but it does have the most precipitation for a winter month at 3.4 inches with January and February right behind that with inches of 3.2 and 3.3. The winter months can also be windy with average wind speed of 8mph though, spring is the windiest season. …show more content…
Though, March (out of the months March, April and May) had the highest wind speed out of the whole year at 9.1mph. This is also when temperatures start to warm up for the seasons and range about 60°F-77°F. So, the farther into the year we get, it heats up fast! However, it is still chilly in the early mornings and at night with a temperature of about 45°F. Because of these cold temperatures, it does still snow in the spring sometimes with an average snowfall of about 1 inch in March. As far as rain goes, spring usually does not have the most rain, contrary to popular believe, summer does. Spring has an average rainfall of; 3.7inches in March, 2.8inches in April and 4inches in