Overnight the temperature dropped to 25° F at the Newfound Gap weather station, elevation 5,000 ft. Mt LeConte at 6400 ft above sea level recorded a low temperature of 31° F. The slight warming at 1,400 ft higher in elevation is caused by a temperature inversion that most frequently happens in autumn mornings.
The lowest temperature recored at Mt. LeConte for September 29 was 24° F and that happened in 2003. The coldest night ever recorded since 1988 was -22° F, which occurred last February 4.
Station reports for 7:30 am, September 28 – 7:30 am, September 29:
STATION ELEV HIGH LOW PCPN SNOW DEPTH SUGARLAND CENTER 1600 75 45 0.00 NEWFOUND GAP 5000 62 25 0.00 CADES COVE 1900 73 44 0.00 OCONALUFTEE 2040 79 42 0.00 MOUNT LECONTE 6400 57 31 0.01 http://www.outrageGIS.com/weather/grsm
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