Highest Temperature
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|
110°F |
Fayetteville, Cumberland County |
Aug 21, 1983 |
| 109°F |
Albemarle, Stanly County |
Jul 28, 1940 |
| 108°F |
Albemarle, Stanly County |
Jul 27, 1940 |
| 108°F |
Belhaven, Beaufort County |
Sep 25, 1921 |
| 108°F |
Dobbins Heights, Richmond County |
Aug 9, 2007 |
Lowest Temperature
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|
-34°F |
Mount Mitchell, Yancey County |
Jan 21, 1985 |
| -32°F |
Grandfather Mountain, Avery County |
Jan 21, 1985 |
| -31°F |
Banner Elk, Avery County |
Jan 21, 1985 |
| -26°F |
Banner Elk, Avery County |
Jan 10, 1982 |
| -26°F |
Grandfather Mountain, Avery County |
Jan 30, 1966 |
Greatest One-Day Precipitation
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21.15 in. |
Highlands, Macon County |
Jul 29, 1879 |
| 21.04 in. |
Elizabethtown, Bladen County |
Sep 30, 2018 |
| 21.00 in. |
Wilmington, New Hanover County |
Sep 17, 2018 |
| 17.20 in. |
Wilmington, New Hanover County |
Sep 15, 2018 |
| 16.55 in. |
Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County |
Sep 16, 1999 |
Greatest One-Day Snowfall
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|
36.0 in. |
Mount Mitchell, Yancey County |
Mar 13, 1993 |
| 29.0 in. |
Mount Mitchell, Yancey County |
Mar 21, 2001 |
| 28.0 in. |
Mount Mitchell, Yancey County |
Jan 28, 1998 |
| 26.0 in. |
Edenton, Chowan County |
Mar 1, 1927 |
| 25.5 in. |
Coweeta, Macon County |
Mar 13, 1993 |
| Greatest 24-Hour Rainfall
|
22.22 in. |
Altapass, Mitchell County |
Jul 15-16, 1916 |
| Greatest Single Storm Snowfall
|
60.0 in.** |
Newfound Gap, Swain County |
Apr 2-6, 1987
(unofficial) |
| 50.0 in. |
Mount Mitchell, Yancey County |
Mar 12-14, 1993
(official) |
| Greatest 24-Hour Temperature Change
|
63°F |
Blowing Rock, Watauga County |
Jan 9, 1978 |
| Greatest Precipitation in One Calendar Year
|
139.94 in. |
Mt Mitchell, Yancey County |
2018 |
| Least Precipitation in One Calendar Year
|
22.69 in. |
Mount Airy, Surry County |
1930 |