Editing Tabor City, North Carolina (section)

==Climate==
Tabor City has a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Cfa''), with the following characteristics:

Winters are generally mild with January highs in the mid 50s °F (11–14&nbsp;°C) and lows in the mid 30s °F (1–3&nbsp;°C). Snowfall does not occur in most years, and when it does, is generally light.

Spring is reasonably lengthy, beginning in late February and lasting to early May. The presence of abundant dense vegetation in the area causes significant pollen dusting in the springtime that tends to turn rooftops and cars yellow.

Summer brings high humidity with temperatures usually in the upper 80s to lower 90s °F (31–34&nbsp;°C). [[Heat Index|Heat indices]] can easily break the {{convert|100|°F|0}} mark, though the actual temperature does not in most years. Due to the proximity of warm Atlantic Ocean waters, the area may be hit by a [[hurricane]] during the summer, at an average of once every seven years- although most are of a low level. About 40% of the annual rainfall is delivered from July to September.

Autumn is also generally humid at the beginning, with the same tropical threats from hurricanes as in the summer. Some of the [[deciduous trees]] may lose their leaves; however most trees in the area are [[evergreen]]s and therefore remain green year-round.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USNC0683 |title=Average Weather for Tabor City, NC – Temperature and Precipitation |publisher=Weather.com |date=October 29, 2013 |access-date=April 22, 2014}}</ref>