36.258°N, 76.172°W · station ECGthr · 93 years of record
96°F
HOTTEST SEP 3 SINCE 1950
forecast high · Sep 3
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Elizabeth City.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Elizabeth City — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#7 / 90
warmest Sep 1 in 90 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 1 ever
94°F
set in 1941
Coolest Sep 1 ever
70°F
set in 1967
Forecast high 92°F — 7th warmest Sep 1 of 90 years · record 94°F (1941) · warmest since 1993.
Ranks
#4 / 90
warmest Sep 2 in 90 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 2 ever
97°F
set in 2012
Coolest Sep 2 ever
73°F
set in 1972
Forecast high 94°F — 4th warmest Sep 2 of 90 years · record 97°F (2012) · warmest since 2012.
DAILY RECORD
Ranks
#1 / 89
warmest Sep 3 in 89 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 3 ever
96°F
set in 1950
Coolest Sep 3 ever
72°F
set in 1994
Forecast high 96°F — 1st warmest Sep 3 of 89 years · record 96°F (1950) · a daily record.
Ranks
#2 / 90
warmest Sep 4 in 90 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 4 ever
97°F
set in 2020
Coolest Sep 4 ever
74°F
set in 1997
Forecast high 96°F — 2nd warmest Sep 4 of 90 years · record 97°F (2020) · warmest since 2020.
Ranks
#33 / 91
warmest Sep 5 in 91 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 5 ever
98°F
set in 1944
Coolest Sep 5 ever
73°F
set in 1950
Forecast high 87°F — 33rd warmest Sep 5 of 91 years · record 98°F (1944) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#49 / 91
warmest Sep 6 in 91 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 6 ever
98°F
set in 1954
Coolest Sep 6 ever
69°F
set in 1963
Forecast high 83°F — 49th warmest Sep 6 of 91 years · record 98°F (1954) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#55 / 91
warmest Sep 7 in 91 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 7 ever
95°F
set in 1943
Coolest Sep 7 ever
72°F
set in 2000
Forecast high 83°F — 55th warmest Sep 7 of 91 years · record 95°F (1943) · warmest since 2023.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Elizabeth City in each calendar month, and for the whole 1934–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
80°FJan 15, 1937
-2°FJan 21, 1985
Feb
85°FFeb 23, 2023
5°FFeb 5, 1996
Mar
92°FMar 17, 1945
11°FMar 14, 1993
Apr
95°FApr 22, 1985
26°FApr 3, 1985
May
101°FMay 23, 1941
30°FMay 16, 1997
Jun
102°FJun 20, 1939
43°FJun 5, 1997
Jul
107°FJul 18, 1942
51°FJul 13, 1978
Aug
103°FAug 1, 1980
49°FAug 30, 1965
Sep
98°FSep 4, 1944
40°FSep 27, 1943
Oct
96°FOct 3, 2019
26°FOct 27, 1962
Nov
90°FNov 1, 1989
19°FNov 23, 1937
Dec
81°FDec 9, 1978
5°FDec 25, 1989
All-time
107°FJul 18, 1942
-2°FJan 21, 1985
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Elizabeth City so far this year — through Aug 30.
Record Highs in 2026
2 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year
Record Lows in 2026
1 broke
plus 0 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
83°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 8, 2012
Coldest high ever
16°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 21, 1985
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
68°FJan 28, 1944
16°FJan 21, 1985
Feb
65°FFeb 11, 2018
22°FFeb 17, 1958
Mar
69°FMar 20, 1943
25°FMar 2, 1980
Apr
73°FApr 29, 2017
43°FApr 1, 1964
May
80°FMay 28, 1991
52°FMay 24, 1967
Jun
78°FJun 15, 1939
59°FJun 1, 1967
Jul
83°FJul 8, 2012
70°FJul 3, 1962
Aug
82°FAug 1, 1988
68°FAug 12, 1967
Sep
81°FSep 3, 2020
55°FSep 25, 1950
Oct
77°FOct 10, 2017
47°FOct 26, 1962
Nov
69°FNov 2, 1971
36°FNov 26, 1950
Dec
68°FDec 25, 2015
20°FDec 25, 1983
All-time
83°FJul 8, 2012
16°FJan 21, 1985
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
33 days
record run, ended Aug 4 1942
So far in 2026
43 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Elizabeth City's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 86°F · forecast is +10° vs normal.
Elizabeth City'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 Elizabeth City's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Each cell is one day's high at Elizabeth City, coloured by temperature — 93 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Days Above the Mark
How many days a year hit a given high at Elizabeth City — counted through Sep 3 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
43 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 19th most in 93 years. Normal for this point: 35. Record: 66 in 1943.
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