Otto is an unincorporated community in Macon County, North Carolina, United States. Otto is located along U.S. Route 23, 8.4 miles (13.5 km) south of Franklin. Otto has a post office with ZIP code 28763.[2][3] Otto has a community development organization which meets regularly in the Otto Community Building.[4] This building is attached to the Otto Fire Station which is run by volunteer firefighters.[5]
Otto, North Carolina | |
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  Otto, North Carolina  Otto, North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 35°03′36″N 83°23′16″W / 35.06000°N 83.38778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Macon |
| Elevation | 2,070 ft (630 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 28763 |
| Area code | 828 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1021766[1] |
Climate
editAccording to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Otto has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Otto was 99 °F (37.2 °C) on June 30–July 2, 2012, while the coldest temperature recorded was −18 °F (−27.8 °C) on January 21, 1985.[6]
| Climate data for Coweeta Experimental Station, North Carolina, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1942–present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 78 (26) |
79 (26) |
87 (31) |
89 (32) |
92 (33) |
99 (37) |
99 (37) |
97 (36) |
94 (34) |
90 (32) |
83 (28) |
77 (25) |
99 (37) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 67.1 (19.5) |
70.9 (21.6) |
78.2 (25.7) |
83.7 (28.7) |
86.8 (30.4) |
90.1 (32.3) |
91.3 (32.9) |
90.7 (32.6) |
87.4 (30.8) |
81.6 (27.6) |
75.4 (24.1) |
68.2 (20.1) |
92.4 (33.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 51.6 (10.9) |
55.3 (12.9) |
62.4 (16.9) |
71.0 (21.7) |
77.6 (25.3) |
83.2 (28.4) |
86.1 (30.1) |
85.1 (29.5) |
80.3 (26.8) |
71.8 (22.1) |
62.2 (16.8) |
54.2 (12.3) |
70.1 (21.1) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 38.6 (3.7) |
41.9 (5.5) |
48.5 (9.2) |
56.6 (13.7) |
64.0 (17.8) |
70.2 (21.2) |
73.4 (23.0) |
72.5 (22.5) |
67.2 (19.6) |
57.3 (14.1) |
47.5 (8.6) |
41.3 (5.2) |
56.6 (13.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 25.7 (−3.5) |
28.5 (−1.9) |
34.5 (1.4) |
42.3 (5.7) |
50.3 (10.2) |
57.3 (14.1) |
60.7 (15.9) |
59.9 (15.5) |
54.1 (12.3) |
42.9 (6.1) |
32.8 (0.4) |
28.4 (−2.0) |
43.1 (6.2) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 8.4 (−13.1) |
13.4 (−10.3) |
19.0 (−7.2) |
26.8 (−2.9) |
34.2 (1.2) |
45.5 (7.5) |
52.4 (11.3) |
50.7 (10.4) |
39.4 (4.1) |
27.3 (−2.6) |
19.5 (−6.9) |
15.1 (−9.4) |
4.8 (−15.1) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −18 (−28) |
−4 (−20) |
−1 (−18) |
16 (−9) |
23 (−5) |
32 (0) |
40 (4) |
40 (4) |
28 (−2) |
14 (−10) |
3 (−16) |
−11 (−24) |
−18 (−28) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 7.08 (180) |
6.50 (165) |
6.67 (169) |
6.12 (155) |
5.30 (135) |
5.92 (150) |
5.11 (130) |
5.33 (135) |
5.68 (144) |
5.07 (129) |
6.14 (156) |
7.25 (184) |
72.17 (1,832) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 0.4 (1.0) |
0.3 (0.76) |
1.1 (2.8) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.8 (2.0) |
2.6 (6.56) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 11.6 | 11.3 | 12.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 13.6 | 13.8 | 12.5 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 9.6 | 12.2 | 137.7 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| Source 1: NOAA[7] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service[6] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Otto". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
- ^ "HOME". www.ottonc.org. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
- ^ "Otto Volunteer Fire Department - Otto, NC". FireDepartment.net. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
- ^ a b "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Greenville/Spartanburg". National Weather Service. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Coweeta EXP STN, NC". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved December 2, 2023.