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Charlotte, NC

35.222°N, 80.954°W · station CLTthr · 149 years of record
98°F
forecast high · Sep 4

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Charlotte.
96°TUE9/197°WED9/297°THU9/398°FRI9/496°SAT9/589°SUN9/685°MON9/7

This Day in History

Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Charlotte — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.

Ranks

#3 / 147
warmest Sep 4 in 147 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 4 ever

100°F
set in 1925

Coolest Sep 4 ever

70°F
set in 1920
Forecast high 98°F — 3rd warmest Sep 4 of 147 years · record 100°F (1925) · warmest since 1954.
1879: 82°F1880: 87°F1881: 94°F1882: 86°F1883: 84°F1884: 85°F1885: 78°F1886: 71°F1887: 84°F1888: 80°F1889: 86°F1890: 82°F1891: 76°F1892: 78°F1893: 82°F1894: 80°F1895: 84°F1896: 90°F1897: 75°F1898: 88°F1899: 94°F1900: 90°F1901: 80°F1902: 83°F1903: 86°F1904: 87°F1905: 86°F1906: 83°F1907: 78°F1908: 80°F1909: 80°F1910: 88°F1911: 83°F1912: 95°F1913: 83°F1914: 85°F1915: 75°F1916: 79°F1917: 84°F1918: 90°F1919: 83°F1920: 70°F1921: 96°F1922: 90°F1923: 90°F1924: 75°F1925: 100°F1926: 80°F1927: 90°F1928: 82°F1929: 77°F1930: 84°F1931: 82°F1932: 89°F1933: 87°F1934: 88°F1935: 86°F1936: 72°F1937: 91°F1938: 88°F1939: 90°F1940: 90°F1941: 90°F1942: 87°F1943: 89°F1944: 97°F1945: 76°F1946: 78°F1947: 94°F1948: 86°F1949: 84°F1950: 91°F1951: 84°F1952: 77°F1953: 89°F1954: 99°F1955: 78°F1956: 82°F1957: 91°F1958: 86°F1959: 93°F1960: 91°F1961: 91°F1962: 93°F1963: 85°F1964: 83°F1965: 79°F1966: 94°F1967: 75°F1968: 86°F1969: 83°F1970: 91°F1971: 83°F1972: 90°F1973: 87°F1974: 70°F1975: 92°F1976: 73°F1977: 92°F1978: 85°F1979: 77°F1980: 93°F1981: 81°F1982: 80°F1983: 88°F1984: 90°F1985: 89°F1986: 75°F1987: 79°F1988: 80°F1989: 81°F1990: 87°F1991: 85°F1992: 83°F1993: 86°F1994: 76°F1995: 83°F1996: 77°F1997: 78°F1998: 84°F1999: 88°F2000: 82°F2001: 74°F2002: 92°F2003: 84°F2004: 82°F2005: 86°F2006: 87°F2007: 94°F2008: 86°F2009: 86°F2010: 85°F2011: 89°F2012: 90°F2013: 88°F2014: 85°F2015: 94°F2016: 85°F2017: 86°F2018: 92°F2019: 91°F2020: 93°F2021: 84°F2022: 89°F2023: 92°F2024: 80°F2025: 87°F98° forecast707580859095100188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 498°F
Hottest this date since1954
This-date record100°F
This-date rank#3 of 147
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record104°F (1954)
Odds to tie/break76.0% (daily)
Period of record1878–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Charlotte in each calendar month, and for the whole 1878–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan79°FJan 28, 1944-5°FJan 21, 1985
Feb83°FFeb 20, 2026-5°FFeb 14, 1899
Mar91°FMar 23, 19074°FMar 3, 1980
Apr96°FApr 24, 192521°FApr 8, 2007
May98°FMay 22, 194132°FMay 2, 1963
Jun104°FJun 29, 201245°FJun 1, 1889
Jul104°FJul 1, 201253°FJul 10, 1961
Aug104°FAug 9, 200750°FAug 7, 2004
Sep104°FSep 6, 195438°FSep 30, 1888
Oct99°FOct 2, 201924°FOct 27, 1962
Nov85°FNov 2, 196111°FNov 26, 1950
Dec80°FDec 10, 2007-5°FDec 30, 1880
All-time104°FSep 6, 1954-5°FDec 30, 1880

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Charlotte so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

6 broke
plus 3 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Feb (83°F)

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record lows set this year

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

82°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 13, 1881

Coldest high ever

14°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 12, 1899
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan65°FJan 1, 202216°FJan 11, 1886
Feb66°FFeb 23, 202314°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar67°FMar 26, 191324°FMar 2, 1980
Apr70°FApr 27, 201138°FApr 5, 1891
May77°FMay 27, 191648°FMay 8, 1928
Jun81°FJun 30, 193656°FJun 11, 1913
Jul81°FJul 8, 188163°FJul 6, 1892
Aug82°FAug 13, 188159°FAug 29, 1891
Sep75°FSep 3, 188154°FSep 22, 1897
Oct75°FOct 9, 201742°FOct 30, 1925
Nov70°FNov 11, 202026°FNov 30, 1929
Dec69°FDec 2, 199119°FDec 31, 1917
All-time82°FAug 13, 188114°FFeb 12, 1899

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

33 days
record run, ended Jul 30 1993

So far in 2026

56 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Charlotte's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 86°F · forecast is +12° vs normal.
Jan: 52°FJan: 32°FFeb: 56°FFeb: 35°FMar: 64°FMar: 41°FApr: 73°FApr: 49°FMay: 80°FMay: 58°FJun: 87°FJun: 66°FJul: 90°FJul: 70°FAug: 88°FAug: 69°FSep: 83°FSep: 63°FOct: 73°FOct: 50°FNov: 63°FNov: 40°FDec: 55°FDec: 34°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:56 AM
Sunset6:51 PM
Solar noon12:24 PM
Daylight12h 55m · losing 15 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

35.22°N, 80.95°W

Nearby Stations

Greenville-Spartanburg, SC74 mi WGreensboro, NC82 mi NEColumbia, SC88 mi SAsheville, NC90 mi WLumberton, NC115 mi EFayetteville, NC118 mi E

The Last 6 Weeks

Charlotte's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Charlotte, NC — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Charlotte's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Charlotte, NC — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1878

Each cell is one day's high at Charlotte, coloured by temperature — 149 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Charlotte, NC daily high heat map 1878–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Charlotte — counted through Sep 4 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
56 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 25th most in 149 years. Normal for this point: 39. Record: 71 in 2011.

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