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Weather Data for West Jefferson, NC (Race Day).
| Year | Avg Temp | High Temp | Low Temp | Rain (in) | Avg Wind | High Wind | Humidity |
| 2007 | 56.2 F | 64.3 6:14 pm |
34.0 11:29 am |
0.0 | 3.5 | 13 5:01pm |
37 % |
| 2008 | 60.7 | 73.2 2:22 pm |
45.4 6:32 am |
0.0 | 4.9 | 24 3:48 pm |
56 % |
| 2009 May 6 |
55.6 | 67.6 3:04 pm |
49.6 6:58 am |
0.38 | 2.3 | 18 5:53 pm |
93 % |
| 2010 | 64.8 | 78.5 4:16 pm |
48.3 7:20 am |
0.0 | 4.1 | 22.1 4:24 pm |
62 % |
| 2011 | 51.6F | 63.9 3:48 pm |
36.3 4:00 am |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 73 % |
| 2012 | 65.6F | 70.4 12:18 pm | 60.7 10:58 pm |
0.13 | 4.2 | 20.0 7:00 am |
75 % |
