Last Updated on October 2, 2022 5:53 pm
As of Tuesday afternoon Boone tied the record high of 80 degrees for May 6. At 2:55pm the reporting station at Watauga Medical Center hit 80 and the Boone 1se reporting station also hit the mark.
According to the State Climate Office the mark of 80 was recorded in 1969 & 1977.
In keeping track of weather records (temperatures, rainfall, snowfall, wind) it’s important to note that the records for Boone relies on three different sources. Boone COOP station 310977 from 1929-1980, Boone 1Se 310982 from June 1980-present and Watauga Medical Center reporting station KTNB.