North Carolina · THREADEX · 1878–2026

Charlotte, NC

35.222°N, 80.954°W · station CLTthr · 149 years of record
95°F
forecast high · Jul 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Charlotte.
77°MON7/1383°TUE7/1490°WED7/1594°THU7/1695°FRI7/1794°SAT7/1893°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 17

Today ranks

#23 / 147
warmest Jul 17 in 147 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 17 ever

100°F
set in 1887

Coolest Jul 17 ever

74°F
set in 1989

Hottest Jul 17 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 17 at Charlotte. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
74871001879: 97°F1880: 90°F1881: 96°F1882: 86°F1883: 94°F1884: 88°F1885: 90°F1886: 85°F1887: 100°F1888: 86°F1889: 88°F1890: 94°F1891: 86°F1892: 89°F1893: 95°F1894: 85°F1895: 92°F1896: 89°F1897: 81°F1898: 95°F1899: 97°F1900: 92°F1901: 88°F1902: 95°F1903: 86°F1904: 91°F1905: 89°F1906: 85°F1907: 87°F1908: 83°F1909: 88°F1910: 86°F1911: 84°F1912: 89°F1913: 93°F1914: 83°F1915: 95°F1916: 79°F1917: 83°F1918: 90°F1919: 83°F1920: 85°F1921: 84°F1922: 90°F1923: 84°F1924: 90°F1925: 91°F1926: 85°F1927: 90°F1928: 90°F1929: 85°F1930: 78°F1931: 98°F1932: 96°F1933: 75°F1934: 94°F1935: 82°F1936: 89°F1937: 97°F1938: 95°F1939: 91°F1940: 89°F1941: 89°F1942: 96°F1943: 96°F1944: 91°F1945: 80°F1946: 80°F1947: 87°F1948: 90°F1949: 85°F1950: 89°F1951: 94°F1952: 90°F1953: 92°F1954: 84°F1955: 97°F1956: 90°F1957: 94°F1958: 92°F1959: 82°F1960: 89°F1961: 89°F1962: 91°F1963: 88°F1964: 89°F1965: 90°F1966: 86°F1967: 83°F1968: 91°F1969: 92°F1970: 88°F1971: 88°F1972: 88°F1973: 81°F1974: 87°F1975: 79°F1976: 92°F1977: 97°F1978: 89°F1979: 90°F1980: 99°F1981: 88°F1982: 88°F1983: 94°F1984: 86°F1985: 88°F1986: 100°F1987: 87°F1988: 99°F1989: 74°F1990: 90°F1991: 87°F1992: 89°F1993: 95°F1994: 91°F1995: 92°F1996: 87°F1997: 91°F1998: 91°F1999: 86°F2000: 88°F2001: 89°F2002: 93°F2003: 88°F2004: 84°F2005: 90°F2006: 92°F2007: 91°F2008: 88°F2009: 93°F2010: 93°F2011: 86°F2012: 94°F2013: 90°F2014: 84°F2015: 94°F2016: 87°F2017: 89°F2018: 90°F2019: 97°F2020: 91°F2021: 94°F2022: 92°F2023: 89°F2024: 97°F2025: 94°F95° forecast187918872025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1795°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record100°F
This-date rank#23 of 147
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record104°F (1954)
Odds to tie/break8.0% (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°F1944-5°F1985
Feb83°F2026-5°F1899
Mar91°F19074°F1980
Apr96°F192521°F2007
May98°F194132°F1963
Jun104°F201245°F1889
Jul104°F201253°F1961
Aug104°F200750°F2004
Sep104°F195438°F1888
Oct99°F201924°F1962
Nov85°F196111°F1950
Dec80°F2007-5°F1880
All-time104°F1954-5°F1880

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Charlotte so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

6 broke
plus 2 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

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

29 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: 90°F · forecast is +4° 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

Sunrise5:19 AM
Sunset7:40 PM
Solar noon12:29 PM
Daylight14h 20m · losing 7 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 Jul 17 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
29 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 18th most in 149 years. Normal for this point: 18. Record: 39 in 1925.

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