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Walker Valley Weather

Project Description

We have been collecting weather data at Tremont since 1990. We began by simply recording amounts of rainfall and snowfall each day. Currently, we are recording daily high and low temperatures, relative humidity, soil temperature, and precipitation (rain and snow). Students with school groups and summer camps make all of these measurements, and use them to present a weather forecast to their groups each morning. We also periodically record the water level, pH, temperature, and turbidity level of the Middle Prong of the Little River, which runs right through our campus.

Why is Studying Weather Important?

Have you ever wondered when you will see the first robin in the spring? The last monarch butterfly in the autumn? The first maple leaves turning red? Weather affects the behavior and physiology of most organisms, including humans! Having good weather records helps us understand our observations of the natural world. Knowing our typical weather also helps us plan our activities (for example, always have a raincoat handy if you are visiting Tremont in June).

Project Results

The efforts of thousands of students and staff members have resulted in a long-term database describing Tremont's weather. Use the charts below to determine what the weather may be like during your visit to Tremont!

Average Daily High Temperatures
Average Daily Low Temperatures
Average Monthly High and Low Temperatures
Average, Maximum, and Minimum Annual Precipitation
Average Monthly Precipitation
Total Annual Precipitation

Average Daily High Temperatures 1991-2004


 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Jan 52 57 51 52 50 49 48 48 47 43 45 47 51 46 48 48 47 42 44 44 49 50 47 46 49 50 48 54 49 50 46
Feb 53 52 54 50 47 51 50 52 56 54 53 50 48 51 56 57 55 56 60 58 59 59 61 56 63 61 59 58 61
Mar 57 55 56 62 64 63 65 59 59 57 56 58 59 62 62 62 65 62 64 62 58 60 66 66 69 66 66 67 66 67 64
Apr 65 66 69 65 68 72 73 72 72 74 75 74 71 74 76 74 73 73 73 75 73 70 75 73 76 73 72 74 77 74
May 72 71 70 71 72 76 74 76 78 77 72 77 76 76 79 78 80 81 78 81 78 79 81 78 78 76 77 78 77 77 78
Jun 82 84 82 80 80 83 82 83 83 85 88 83 84 85 86 87 87 85 85 84 84 86 87 87 81 83 85 84 85 86
Jul 84 88 88 90 88 89 88 89 87 89 87 88 90 89 88 90 89 90 90 92 90 89 90 90 87 89 90 91 88 87 87
Aug 86 88 87 89 87 83 88 88 87 88 88 83 80 85 87 88 88 90 90 87 86 87 87 88 88 85 89 87 88 88 86
Sep 88 86 82 85 86 85 85 85 84 84 84 86 88 84 83 82 84 83 83 83 80 81 79 76 81 82 78 75 76 76
Oct 79 79 79 77 77 77 77 75 76 74 73 75 73 73 71 72 71 74 68 72 69 73 72 76 73 72 66 68 70 71 72
Nov 71 68 65 64 63 60 63 61 62 64 62 61 58 59 60 58 60 64 64 62 61 63 60 61 61 59 59 60 59 62
Dec 58 56 60 57 54 52 55 54 53 51 48 49 57 53 55 55 57 51 50 46 44 45 48 42 41 43 42 49 55 51 54

Average Daily Low Temperatures 1991-2004


 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Jan 31 34 33 30 28 29 27 28 28 23 26 30 31 26 27 24 24 24 26 26 29 31 27 25 25 27 29 31 33 30 28
Feb 27 27 26 25 24 28 28 26 28 35 32 31 32 31 33 34 31 35 34 35 35 36 33 31 35 33 39 35 27
Mar 32 35 37 35 41 39 34 31 32 30 27 30 32 33 35 36 35 39 40 39 34 35 36 38 38 40 38 40 40 39 37
Apr 35 35 39 39 40 40 43 43 40 44 47 47 42 44 44 43 45 47 46 50 48 47 45 47 46 46 43 44 44 49
May 48 46 50 47 47 49 51 52 55 55 51 52 48 53 53 49 54 56 55 57 55 56 54 54 56 54 54 56 58 53 58
Jun 57 58 60 60 53 56 59 59 60 59 61 62 59 60 61 62 60 60 60 61 59 62 61 61 61 60 61 62 62 64
Jul 63 64 64 66 64 64 64 63 65 65 66 65 64 63 64 63 64 64 65 64 66 67 66 64 64 65 64 64 63 63 63
Aug 61 63 63 62 63 60 62 62 63 63 62 63 63 60 60 61 62 60 61 61 60 58 59 61 61 62 62 60 60 59 61
Sep 60 60 58 57 58 58 58 58 57 58 56 59 58 58 56 59 56 53 52 55 54 53 54 53 52 52 54 49 45 48
Oct 44 48 48 48 46 48 45 49 45 44 44 48 46 44 42 44 40 44 42 41 43 40 37 42 42 44 41 41 42 42 43
Nov 43 39 38 40 37 35 36 36 39 35 33 35 33 33 30 33 35 37 38 39 36 34 34 37 35 32 32 32 33 35
Dec 30 32 35 33 32 32 33 32 33 30 28 31 32 31 30 29 30 28 28 27 25 30 30 25 21 20 25 31 30 30 29

Average Monthly Maximum and Minimum Temperatures 1991-2004

graph of average monthly max and min temps

Average, Maximum, and Minimum Annual Precipitation 1991-2004

graph of average, max, and min annual precipitation

Average Monthly Precipitation 1991-2004

graph of average monthly precipitation

Total Annual Precipitation 1991-2004

graph of total annual precipitation 1991-2003


Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont
9275 Tremont Road - Townsend, TN 37882
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