North Carolina · county areal climate 1951–2025

Burke County, NC

A 58.1°F / 50.4" normal · 2025 ran +0.3°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 9: This area is running +1.5°F (57.0°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 4th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation 70% of normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

58.1°F
annual mean · 50.4" precipitation

2025 vs Normal

+0.3°F
58.4°F · 43.1" (86% of normal)

Warmest Year

59.5°F
2024 · coldest 55.3°F (1960)

Wettest Year

74.7in
2020 · driest 32.0" (2007)

Hottest Day

101.2°F
Jul 29 · 1952

Coldest Day

-10.7°F
Jan 22 · 1985

Biggest Rain Day

5.66in
Sep 8 · 2004

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

39°
J
43°
F
49°
M
58°
A
65°
M
73°
J
76°
J
75°
A
69°
S
59°
O
49°
N
42°
D
—— 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.

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