Quail Hollow Weather Climatology Through 2013

Wells Fargo Championship, Formerly, Quail Hollow Championship and Wachovia Championship

2013 become the coldest tournament on record with an average high temperatures of 63°. The final round here in 2013 becomes the coldest round on record with high temperatures of only 57°.

The PGA event in Charlotte celebrates it’s 10th year at Quail Hollow next week. It has gone through 3 name changes thanks to the acquisition of Wachovia by Wells Fargo. For the 1st 7 years of the tournament it was the Wachovia Championship. Then for one year it was just called the Quail Hollow championship then renamed to the Wells Fargo Championship the past 2 years.

The weather this time of year can be all over the place. In 2012 we almost had the warmest tournament on record as all 4 rounds where in the 80s last year. The high last year for rounds 1-4 were, 88°,86°,87° and 80°. That Sunday cool down kept it below the hot tournament of 2004 but only barely, last years average high was 85° compared to the 86° in 2004.

Another calling card of this tournament is rain. We seem to always have at least some rain at some point over the 4 days. Last year was dry with only a trace on May 5th but the only year with 0.00” remains as 2008 over the 4 rounds of the tournament.

Weather Climatology

Quail Hollow Club Charlotte, NC

Temperatures 2003-2013

• (Rounds 1-4)Thursday-Sunday

• All-Time Warmest Round:  89°     4th round Sunday May 2nd, 2010

• All-Time Coldest Round:    57°     2nd round Friday May 5^th, 2013

• Coldest Overnight Low:     36°     1st round Thursday May 5th, 2011

• Warmest Championship:    86°     average high temperature 2004

• Coolest Championship:      63.3°   average high temperature 2013

  Rainfall 2003-2013

• Wettest All-Time Round:    0.53”  3rd round Saturday May 2^nd, 2009

• Driest All-Time Round:       0.00”  Several times

• Wettest Championship:      0.53”  2009

• Driest Championship:         0.00”  2008 Only year with no rain

  Wind 2003-2013

   

  • Highest Wind Round: Southwest 32mph 2nd Round 2003

  • Calmest Round: Northeast Wind 9 mph,  3^rd Round May 5^th, 2007

  • Windiest Championship: Avg. 4 day max wind 25.25mph 2003

Location in comparison to the official reporting station at Charlotte Douglas International Airport.