36.258°N, 76.172°W · station ECGthr · 93 years of record
69°F
HOTTEST OCT 21 SINCE 2025
forecast high · Oct 21
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
#85 / 91
warmest Oct 17 in 91 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
86°F
set in 2008
Coolest Oct 17 ever
53°F
set in 2009
Forecast high 62°F — 85th warmest Oct 17 of 91 years · record 86°F (2008) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#84 / 91
warmest Oct 18 in 91 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
87°F
set in 1938
Coolest Oct 18 ever
50°F
set in 2009
Forecast high 63°F — 84th warmest Oct 18 of 91 years · record 87°F (1938) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#78 / 91
warmest Oct 19 in 91 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
87°F
set in 1947
Coolest Oct 19 ever
51°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 66°F — 78th warmest Oct 19 of 91 years · record 87°F (1947) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#74 / 91
warmest Oct 20 in 91 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
86°F
set in 1938
Coolest Oct 20 ever
51°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 68°F — 74th warmest Oct 20 of 91 years · record 86°F (1938) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#58 / 91
warmest Oct 21 in 91 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
87°F
set in 1984
Coolest Oct 21 ever
49°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 69°F — 58th warmest Oct 21 of 91 years · record 87°F (1984) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#64 / 91
warmest Oct 22 in 91 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
86°F
set in 1947
Coolest Oct 22 ever
54°F
set in 1952
Forecast high 68°F — 64th warmest Oct 22 of 91 years · record 86°F (1947) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#53 / 91
warmest Oct 23 in 91 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
87°F
set in 1947
Coolest Oct 23 ever
56°F
set in 1982
Forecast high 69°F — 53rd warmest Oct 23 of 91 years · record 87°F (1947) · warmest since 2025.
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 Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
3 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
53 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: 72°F · forecast is -3° 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 Oct 21 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
53 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 17th most in 93 years. Normal for this point: 38. Record: 74 in 1942.
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