35.222°N, 80.954°W · station CLTthr · 149 years of record
98°F
HOTTEST SEP 4 SINCE 1954
forecast high · Sep 4
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Charlotte.
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 1 in 147 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 1 ever
99°F
set in 1932
Coolest Sep 1 ever
69°F
set in 1893
Forecast high 96°F — 3rd warmest Sep 1 of 147 years · record 99°F (1932) · warmest since 1993.
DAILY RECORD
Ranks
#1 / 147
warmest Sep 2 in 147 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 2 ever
97°F
set in 1924
Coolest Sep 2 ever
72°F
set in 1928
Forecast high 97°F — 1st warmest Sep 2 of 147 years · record 97°F (1924) · a daily record.
Ranks
#3 / 147
warmest Sep 3 in 147 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 3 ever
99°F
set in 1932
Coolest Sep 3 ever
67°F
set in 1928
Forecast high 97°F — 3rd warmest Sep 3 of 147 years · record 99°F (1932) · warmest since 1932.
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.
Ranks
#3 / 147
warmest Sep 5 in 147 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 5 ever
101°F
set in 1954
Coolest Sep 5 ever
68°F
set in 1987
Forecast high 96°F — 3rd warmest Sep 5 of 147 years · record 101°F (1954) · warmest since 1954.
Ranks
#34 / 147
warmest Sep 6 in 147 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 6 ever
104°F
set in 1954
Coolest Sep 6 ever
63°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 89°F — 34th warmest Sep 6 of 147 years · record 104°F (1954) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#76 / 147
warmest Sep 7 in 147 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 7 ever
100°F
set in 1925
Coolest Sep 7 ever
61°F
set in 1918
Forecast high 85°F — 76th warmest Sep 7 of 147 years · record 100°F (1925) · warmest since 2023.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
79°FJan 28, 1944
-5°FJan 21, 1985
Feb
83°FFeb 20, 2026
-5°FFeb 14, 1899
Mar
91°FMar 23, 1907
4°FMar 3, 1980
Apr
96°FApr 24, 1925
21°FApr 8, 2007
May
98°FMay 22, 1941
32°FMay 2, 1963
Jun
104°FJun 29, 2012
45°FJun 1, 1889
Jul
104°FJul 1, 2012
53°FJul 10, 1961
Aug
104°FAug 9, 2007
50°FAug 7, 2004
Sep
104°FSep 6, 1954
38°FSep 30, 1888
Oct
99°FOct 2, 2019
24°FOct 27, 1962
Nov
85°FNov 2, 1961
11°FNov 26, 1950
Dec
80°FDec 10, 2007
-5°FDec 30, 1880
All-time
104°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
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
65°FJan 1, 2022
16°FJan 11, 1886
Feb
66°FFeb 23, 2023
14°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar
67°FMar 26, 1913
24°FMar 2, 1980
Apr
70°FApr 27, 2011
38°FApr 5, 1891
May
77°FMay 27, 1916
48°FMay 8, 1928
Jun
81°FJun 30, 1936
56°FJun 11, 1913
Jul
81°FJul 8, 1881
63°FJul 6, 1892
Aug
82°FAug 13, 1881
59°FAug 29, 1891
Sep
75°FSep 3, 1881
54°FSep 22, 1897
Oct
75°FOct 9, 2017
42°FOct 30, 1925
Nov
70°FNov 11, 2020
26°FNov 30, 1929
Dec
69°FDec 2, 1991
19°FDec 31, 1917
All-time
82°FAug 13, 1881
14°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.
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.
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.