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This Month's Climate Data for Banner Elk
| Records and Averages for December (Data since 09-01-1907) | ||
| Description | Value | Date(s) |
| Average high temp | 45.04°F | |
| Average low temp | 24.24°F | |
| Record high temp | 75°F | 12/18/1924 |
| Record low temp | -21°F | 12/30/1917 |
| Average precipitation | 3.7" | |
| Most precipitation | 9.8" | 2006 |
| Least precipitation | 0.56" | 1965 |
| Average snow | 6.67" | |
| Most snow | 29.1" | 2003 |
| Least snow | 0" | 1924, 1926, 1941, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1978, 1982, 1984, 1991, 1994, 1997, 1999 |