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Chapel Hill Environment Facts

Air Quality, Water Quality, Climate and more


Chapel Hill
Air Quality
Orange County
. Good Days Moderate Days Unhealthy for Sensitive Persons Days Unhealthy Days Very Unhealthy Days
2017 na na na na na
2016 272 93 1 0 0
2015 258 102 0 0 0
2014 315 50 0 0 0
2013 312 53 0 0 0




Chapel Hill
Water Quality
Haw & Upper Neuse Watersheds
. % Good % Threatened % Impaired
2014 0 0 100
2012 0 0 100
2010 21 0 79
2008 21 0 79
2006 na na na
2004 na na na
2002 na na na




Chapel Hill
Recreation
. # of Parks # of Parks
(99 City Avg)
National Parks, Historic Sites, etc.
(managed by National Park Service)
Booker T. Washington National Monument, Appamattox Courthouse National Historical Park plus 1 more 7
National Campgrounds, Lodges, etc.
(other federal agency-managed sites)
13 26
State Parks, Sites, etc. 5 11



Chapel Hill Climate
(1971-2000)
. . 99 City Avg
January - Avg Low Temp 27 F 27 F
January - Avg Daily Temp 38 F 37 F
July - Avg Daily Temp 78 F 74 F
July - Avg High Temp 89 F 86 F
Avg Annual Precipitation 48 in 35 in



Chapel Hill Elevation
500 feet GPTR 99 City Average
1,652 feet



Chapel Hill
Natural Hazards
. Risk Level 99 City Average
Total Hazard Risk Lower Moderate
Earthquake .1% 10.9%
Tsunami No Risk No Risk
Hurricane 20-40 10
Flood High Very High
Tornado Low Low
Volcano No Risk No Risk
Wildfire Low Low



Chapel Hill
Man-Made Hazards (Nuclear)
Nuclear Power Stations
(# Reactors)
Distance from City GPTR 99 City
Average
Shearon-Harris (1) 50 miles 50% of cities are within 100 miles of at least one nuclear station



Chapel Hill
Heating and Cooling Degree Days
(avg annual)
. . 99 City Avg
Total Degree Days 5,027 5,915
HDD 3,733 4,662
CDD 1,294 1,253



EPA Hazardous Material Cleanup Sites
(Chapel Hill Area)
Chapel Hill Area EPA Cleanup Sites


Legend:
Small green circles (older style maps) or multi-colored circles (newer style maps: click here for legend) indicate 1)Superfund Sites 2)Federal Facilities 3)RCRA Corrective Action Sites and 4)Brownfields Properties (EPA hazardous material cleanup sites defined at Environment link)

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