Editing Blowing Rock, North Carolina (section)

==Geography==
[[Image:Blowing Rock.jpg|thumb|The rocky outcropping of [[Blowing Rock (land feature)|Blowing Rock]]]]
[[Image:Blowing Rock-27527-2.jpg|thumb|Looking southeast at sunset over the [[foothills]] of the [[Blue Ridge Mountains|Blue Ridge]]]]
Blowing Rock is located in southern Watauga County in the [[Blue Ridge Mountains]]. The southernmost portion of the town, including the actual [[Blowing Rock (land feature)|Blowing Rock]] cliff, is located in Caldwell County.

The town is located on the crest of the Blue Ridge. Most of the town lies just north of the crest, with waters draining north to the Middle Fork of the [[New River (Kanawha River)|New River]] and thence to the [[Ohio River]] valley, while to the south of the ridgecrest, waters flow via the Johns River to the [[Catawba River]] valley and eventually to the Atlantic Ocean in [[South Carolina]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|7.9|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|7.7|sqkm|order=flip}} of the area is land, and {{convert|0.1|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 1.49% of the total area, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Blowing Rock town, North Carolina |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3706500 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212193117/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3706500 |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |access-date=December 19, 2014 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}</ref>

=== Climate ===
The climate in the area can be described as [[warm-summer humid continental]] (''Dfb''), or [[Oceanic climate|highland subtropical climate]] (''Cfb'') depending on the isotherm used; [[Köppen climate classification|Köppen Climate Classification]]. This results in an unusual climate compared to the rest of North Carolina; the town's elevation of {{convert|3500|to|3600|ft}} above sea level results in cooler summer temperatures than lowland areas to the east and south. Daytime temperatures in the summer infrequently rise above {{convert|80|F}}. Temperatures in the winter are much colder and harsher than what would be expected in a southern state, being more similar to southern coastal New England. Daytime highs can frequently fall into the 20s or lower. Snow, sleet, and freezing rain are all common in the winter months. Springtime and Autumn in Blowing Rock are both cool and generally pleasant.

Rainfall is moderate; thunderstorms are occasional and rarely severe.

The biggest 24-hour temperature change recorded in North Carolina was recorded at Blowing Rock on 1 January 1979, yielding a temperature range of 63 degrees, from -8&nbsp;°F to 55&nbsp;°F.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Weather Extremes {{!}} North Carolina Climate Office|url=http://climate.ncsu.edu/nc_extremes|access-date=2020-10-20|website=climate.ncsu.edu|archive-date=2020-12-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201231123528/http://climate.ncsu.edu/nc_extremes|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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|location = BLOWING ROCK 1NW, NC, 1991-2020 normals
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| Jan high F = 38.7
| Feb high F = 42.4
| Mar high F = 49.9
| Apr high F = 59.9
| May high F = 66.5
| Jun high F = 72.8
| Jul high F = 77.1
| Aug high F = 74.8
| Sep high F = 70.0
| Oct high F = 60.1
| Nov high F = 50.9
| Dec high F = 42.4
|year high F = 58.8
|Jan mean F = 29.9
|Feb mean F = 33.3
|Mar mean F = 40.0
|Apr mean F = 50.0
|May mean F = 57.3
|Jun mean F = 64.0
|Jul mean F = 68.4
|Aug mean F = 66.6
|Sep mean F = 61.4
|Oct mean F = 51.3
|Nov mean F = 41.6
|Dec mean F = 34.1
|year mean F = 49.8
| Jan low F = 21.0
| Feb low F = 24.2
| Mar low F = 30.2
| Apr low F = 40.1
| May low F = 48.2
| Jun low F = 55.1
| Jul low F = 59.7
| Aug low F = 58.4
| Sep low F = 52.8
| Oct low F = 42.5
| Nov low F = 32.2
| Dec low F = 25.8
|year low F = 40.9
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|source 1 = NOAA<ref>{{citation
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| title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
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| title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020
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| access-date = October 15, 2021
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