Anthracite is a hard, compact variety of coal that has a submetallic luster. It has the highest carbon content, the fewest impurities, and the highest calorific content of all types of coal except for graphite. Anthracite is the most metamorphosed type of coal (but still represents low-grade metamorphism), in which the carbon content is between 92% and 98%.
Average home prices in Buncombe hit record high. Average and median asking prices of houses for sale set record highs. 10 CONNECTTWEETCOMMENTEMAILMORE. ASHEVILLE â Average and median asking prices of all Buncombe County residences on the market hit record highs during the first quarter of 2015. The average asking price for homes hit $532,001, as of March 31, according to data compiled by Don Davies, founder of Asheville-based Realsearch, a company that analyzes real-estate trends.
Asheville, North Carolina, gets 41 inches of rain per year. The US average is 39. Snowfall is 12 inches. The average US city gets 26 inches of snow per year. The number of days with any measurable precipitation is 81. On average, there are 212 sunny days per year in Asheville, North Carolina. The July high is around 84 degrees. The January low is 26. Sperling's comfort index for Asheville is a 55 out of 100, where a higher score indicates a more comfortable year-around climate. The US average for the comfort index is 54.