North
Carolina Record Weather Statistics
Event |
Location |
Date/Time Period |
|---|---|---|
|
Highest temperature: |
Fayetteville |
Aug. 21, 1983 |
|
Lowest temperature: |
Mount Mitchell |
Jan. 21, 1985 |
|
Greatest 24-hour
rainfall: |
Altapass, Mitchell County |
July 15-16, 1916 |
|
Greatest 24-hour
snowfall: |
Mount Mitchell |
March 13, 1993 |
|
Greatest single
storm snowfall: |
Newfound Gap, Great Smoky Mtns. National Park |
April 2-6, 1987* |
|
Warmest weather
station: |
Wilmington |
annual average |
|
Coldest weather
station: |
Mount Mitchell |
annual average |
|
Wettest weather
station: |
Coweeta Experiment Station |
annual average |
|
Driest weather
station: |
Downtown Asheville |
annual average |
|
Maximum single
station precipitation for any calendar year: |
Rosman, Transylvania County |
1964 |
|
Minimum single
station precipitation for any calendar year: |
Mount Airy, Surry County |
1930 |
Source:
www.nc-climate.ncsu.edu.
*
Obtained from RDU public statement, March 2, 1988.
**
Based on data from 1951–80.
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