UNC Asheville Offers 20th Annual WNC Weather Calendar

Looking for an original gift idea for the holidays? Here’s a suggestion from UNC Asheville -- a 2005 Western North Carolina Weather Calendar.

Published by UNC Asheville’s Atmospheric Sciences Department, the unique 12-month wall calendar features Asheville climatological data, including monthly temperature and precipitation normals, monthly heating and cooling degree days, plus daily normals for maximum and minimum temperatures. The 20th 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 September 2004.

The cost of the calendar is $6 postage included. Please make checks payable to "Weather Calendar" and mail to: Dr. Alex Huang, UNCA Atmospheric Sciences Dept., One University Heights, Asheville, NC 28804-8511.

Media Contacts:

• Dr. Alex Huang, UNCA Atmospheric Sciences Dept. Chair, 828/232-5157
• Jill Yarnall, UNCA Public Information Assistant Director, 828/251-6526