North Carolina · county areal climate 1951–2025
Alexander County, NC
A 58.3°F / 47.0" normal · 2025 ran +0.2°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 9: This area is running
+1.8°F (57.4°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the
3rd warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation
56% of normal.
U.S. year-to-date → Normal (1996–2025)
58.3°F
annual mean · 47.0" precipitation
2025 vs Normal
+0.2°F
58.5°F · 42.3" (90% of normal)
Warmest Year
59.8°F
2024 · coldest 55.7°F (1976)
Wettest Year
71.0in
2020 · driest 32.3" (2007)
Hottest Day
101.3°F
Jul 29 · 1952
Coldest Day
-7.3°F
Jan 21 · 1985
Biggest Rain Day
5.54in
Aug 10 · 1970
Record
1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal
nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the
station records.