North Carolina · THREADEX · 1934–2026

Elizabeth City, NC

36.258°N, 76.172°W · station ECGthr · 93 years of record
97°F
forecast high · Jul 16

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Elizabeth City.
82°MON7/1386°TUE7/1493°WED7/1597°THU7/1694°FRI7/1794°SAT7/1893°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 16

Today ranks

#3 / 91
warmest Jul 16 in 91 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 16 ever

98°F
set in 1937

Coolest Jul 16 ever

77°F
set in 1946

Hottest Jul 16 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 16 at Elizabeth City. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
7788981934: 96°F1936: 96°F1937: 98°F1938: 91°F1939: 84°F1940: 83°F1941: 85°F1942: 96°F1943: 96°F1944: 86°F1945: 88°F1946: 77°F1947: 85°F1948: 79°F1949: 85°F1950: 85°F1951: 89°F1952: 89°F1953: 93°F1954: 80°F1955: 94°F1956: 86°F1957: 83°F1958: 92°F1959: 85°F1960: 78°F1961: 92°F1962: 87°F1963: 91°F1964: 93°F1965: 84°F1966: 81°F1967: 82°F1968: 91°F1969: 89°F1970: 91°F1971: 84°F1972: 89°F1973: 80°F1974: 86°F1975: 85°F1976: 95°F1977: 90°F1978: 82°F1979: 87°F1980: 88°F1981: 82°F1982: 86°F1983: 97°F1984: 86°F1985: 90°F1986: 90°F1987: 83°F1988: 91°F1989: 82°F1990: 89°F1991: 86°F1992: 97°F1993: 86°F1994: 94°F1995: 98°F1996: 89°F1997: 95°F1998: 90°F1999: 85°F2000: 79°F2001: 88°F2002: 93°F2003: 90°F2004: 89°F2005: 91°F2006: 88°F2007: 89°F2008: 83°F2009: 89°F2010: 92°F2011: 85°F2012: 93°F2013: 94°F2014: 79°F2015: 82°F2016: 93°F2017: 87°F2018: 89°F2019: 93°F2020: 90°F2021: 92°F2022: 87°F2023: 91°F2024: 95°F2025: 90°F97° forecast193419372025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1697°F
Hottest this date since1995
This-date record98°F
This-date rank#3 of 91
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record107°F (1942)
Odds to tie/break4.0% (daily)
Period of record1934–2026

Record Book

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.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan80°F1937-2°F1985
Feb85°F20235°F1996
Mar92°F194511°F1993
Apr95°F198526°F1985
May101°F194130°F1997
Jun102°F193943°F1997
Jul107°F194251°F1978
Aug103°F198049°F1965
Sep98°F194440°F1943
Oct96°F201926°F1962
Nov90°F198919°F1937
Dec81°F19785°F1989
All-time107°F1942-2°F1985

2026 Records So Far

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

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

Hot Streaks

Current run

3 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

33 days
record run, ended Aug 4 1942

So far in 2026

23 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: 89°F · forecast is +8° vs normal.
Jan: 52°FJan: 33°FFeb: 55°FFeb: 35°FMar: 62°FMar: 40°FApr: 71°FApr: 49°FMay: 78°FMay: 58°FJun: 85°FJun: 67°FJul: 89°FJul: 71°FAug: 87°FAug: 70°FSep: 82°FSep: 65°FOct: 74°FOct: 53°FNov: 64°FNov: 43°FDec: 56°FDec: 36°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:57 AM
Sunset7:23 PM
Solar noon12:10 PM
Daylight14h 26m · losing 6 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

36.26°N, 76.17°W

Nearby Stations

Norfolk, VA44 mi NCape Hatteras, NC77 mi SENew Bern, NC95 mi SWRichmond, VA107 mi NWWallops Island, VA122 mi NERaleigh, NC147 mi W

The Last 6 Weeks

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.
Elizabeth City, NC — last six weeks of daily high

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.
Elizabeth City, NC — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1934

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.
Elizabeth City, NC daily high heat map 1934–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Elizabeth City — counted through Jul 16 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
23 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 16th most in 93 years. Normal for this point: 16. Record: 38 in 1944.

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