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NORTH CAROLINA · SAMPSON COUNTY

Bonnetsville

318 people, 170 ft above sea level in Sampson County.

170 ftElevation, city center
318People, 2024 estimate
3 sq miLand area
Clear 41°
Clear now Dew point 34° · Calm · high 42°
City of Bonnetsville River Interstate 2 miles
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The Bonnetsville plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Bonnetsville

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 7:00 PM EST
RIGHT NOW Sampson County Airport (KCTZ) · 7:55 PM
Clear
41° Clear Feels like 41° · high of 42° near 8 PM
WindCalmno gusts
Humidity75%rising to 96% by morning
Pressure30.13 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 34° · Dry42° by Tuesday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAINNov. 70.42 in · 7 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
! Freeze WarningFreeze Warning issued November 14 at 1:16PM EST until November 15 at 8:00AM EST by NWS Raleigh NC
NWS Raleigh and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 8:16 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:47 AM5:09 PM ↓
10 h 22 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 27% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
7
GOODAir quality index · coarse particles
Tomorrow: 40, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 32 to 42° More humid: 42° by Tuesday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
SAT Nov. 14 Sunny Sunny
42° 34°
0% rain — WNW 0 A
SUN Nov. 15 Sunny; warmer Sunny; warmer
57° 34°
0% rain — NNW 5 A
MON Nov. 16 Sunny Sunny
58° 34°
0% rain — NNE 5 A
TUE Nov. 17 Sunny Sunny
62° 34°
0% rain — NE 5 B
WED Nov. 18 Sunny Sunny
65° 35°
0% rain — NE 5 A
THU Nov. 19 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
69° 38°
0% rain — NE 5 A
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
70° 41°
0% rain — NE 5 B
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Bonnetsville about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the southern Plains three days ago, and over the Ohio Valley a day ago, about 1,270 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from the Tennessee Valley; at 10,000 feet, from the Pacific off the Northwest. It feels humid. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

THIS WEEK, SIX YEARS AGO Nov. 12–13, 2020

The wettest two days this week has seen

5.60 inches of rain fell in two days, the most for this week of the year since records began in 1971. The next wettest, 4.01 inches, fell in 2009.

4.01″
5.60″
20092020
Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Clinton 2 NE record since 1971.
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THE GROUND

What Bonnetsville stands on

Bonnetsville’s center stands about 170 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 90 ft to 190 ft, a difference of 100 ft: gently rolling country.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Black Creek Formation (clay, sand), from the Cretaceous, 66 to 145 million years old.

Bonnetsville, cut in half from south to north

A section south to north, 24 miles through the town center
100 ft200 ft BONNETSVILLE170 ftLow point80 ftGreat Coharie Creekabout 100 ftHigh point of the line210 ft ← S · IngoldN →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 64×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Black Creek Formation

Clay, sand. Age: Cretaceous, 66 to 145 million years old. About 24 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.

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THE WATER

Where Bonnetsville’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Bonnetsville reaches the Atlantic Ocean by way of White Oak Swamp, Great Coharie Creek, the Black River and the Cape Fear: about 130 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Bonnetsville≈ 130 mi · the Atlantic Ocean
FROM THE CENTER OF BONNETSVILLE ≈ 130 mi to the Atlantic Ocean White Oak Swamp → Great Coharie Creek → Black River → Cape Fear

65 miles of the trip are on the Black River.

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of Bonnetsville; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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THE ALMANAC

Bonnetsville’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1971 · Clinton 2 NE, 7 mi east-northeast

Bonnetsville has a humid subtropical climate. Summer afternoons average 90° in July; winter nights fall to about 32° in January. About 51 inches of rain fall in a normal year, with about 2 inches of snow.

53°32°56°34°63°40°73°49°80°58°87°67°90°71°88°69°83°63°74°51°64°41°56°35° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 123 TODAY BONNETSVILLE 51.0 in rain a year
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month Freezing
July, average90° / 71°high / low, the warmest month
January, average53° / 32°high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year51.0 inwettest months: September and August
Snow a year1.8 insnowiest: January
Hottest on record104°FAugust 22, 1983
Coldest on record−2°FJanuary 21, 1985
Wettest day on record10.5 inSeptember 15, 2018
Snowiest day on record10.0 inDecember 24, 1989
90° days a year48about 1 of them 100° or more
Nights at or below 32°59and 2 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeHumid subtropicalKöppen Cfa

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Nov. 7, to the last in spring, about March 26 (median dates)
2Highs of 90° and upJuly 5 to July 23; normal highs reach 90°
3Lows below freezingJan. 5 to Feb. 2; normal lows fall below 32°
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Bonnetsville normally reaches 64° and falls to 41°. The record high is 79°, in 1993; the record low 22°, in 2013. The most rain on this date, 2.25 in, fell in 1997.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high53°56°63°73°80°87°90°88°83°74°64°56°
Normal low32°34°40°49°58°67°71°69°63°51°41°35°
Rain, inches3.503.113.683.414.054.625.836.016.563.273.443.53
Snow, inches0.80.50.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.5
Record high79° (2024)83° (1997)89° (1985)94° (1990)98° (2019)102° (2012)102° (2011)104° (1983)100° (1983)96° (2019)85° (1979)81° (1998)
Record low−2° (1985)3° (1996)8° (1980)26° (1985)35° (1989)42° (1972)52° (1979)46° (1976)40° (1990)24° (1976)17° (2014)5° (1989)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1971 at Clinton 2 NE, 7 miles east-northeast. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.

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ON THE NETWORK

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NORTH CAROLINA · SAMPSON

Bonnetsville

318 people, 170 ft above sea level in Sampson County.

170 ftElevation
318People
3 sq miLand
Clear 41°
ClearDew point 34°
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Today in Bonnetsville

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now clear night 42° 0%
11p clear night 39° 0%
2a clear night 36° 0%
5a clear night 35° 0%
8a clear day 38° 0%
11a clear day 51° 0%
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NEXT RAINNone this week
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK, SIX YEARS AGO · NOV. 12–13, 2020

5.60 inches in two days, the most for this week since 1971.

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What Bonnetsville stands on

Bonnetsville’s center stands about 170 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 90 ft to 190 ft, a difference of 100 ft: gently rolling country.

Bonnetsville, south to north Bonnetsville170 ftGreat Coharie Creekabout 100 ftHigh point210 ft ← SN → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 122×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center170 ft
Within 3 miles90 to 190 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (100 ft of relief)
Rock at the surfaceBlack Creek Formation
Its ageCretaceous, 66 to 145 million years old
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Bonnetsville’s year

Bonnetsville has a humid subtropical climate. Summer afternoons average 90° in July; winter nights fall to about 32° in January. About 51 inches of rain fall in a normal year, with about 2 inches of snow.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 123 51.0 in
July, average90° / 71° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average53° / 32° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year51.0 in · wettest months: September and August
Snow a year1.8 in · snowiest: January
Hottest on record104°F · August 22, 1983
Coldest on record−2°F · January 21, 1985
Wettest day on record10.5 in · September 15, 2018
Snowiest day on record10.0 in · December 24, 1989
90° days a year48 · about 1 of them 100° or more
Nights at or below 32°59 · and 2 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeHumid subtropical · Köppen Cfa
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Nov. 7, to the last in spring, about March 26 (median dates)
2Highs of 90° and up · July 5 to July 23; normal highs reach 90°
3Lows below freezing · Jan. 5 to Feb. 2; normal lows fall below 32°
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Bonnetsville normally reaches 64° and falls to 41°. The record high is 79°, in 1993; the record low 22°, in 2013. The most rain on this date, 2.25 in, fell in 1997.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1971 at Clinton 2 NE, 7 miles east-northeast. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Where the rain goes

≈ 130 mito the Atlantic OceanWhite Oak Swamp → Great Coharie Creek → Black River → Cape Fear

A raindrop that lands in Bonnetsville reaches the Atlantic Ocean by way of White Oak Swamp, Great Coharie Creek, the Black River and the Cape Fear: about 130 river miles.

65 miles of the trip are on the Black River.