North Carolina · county areal climate 1951–2025
McDowell County, NC
A 57.1°F / 56.3" normal · 2025 ran +0.4°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 9: This area is running
+1.6°F (56.2°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the
4th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation
68% of normal.
U.S. year-to-date → Normal (1996–2025)
57.1°F
annual mean · 56.3" precipitation
2025 vs Normal
+0.4°F
57.5°F · 47.7" (85% of normal)
Warmest Year
58.6°F
2012 · coldest 54.4°F (1968)
Wettest Year
91.6in
2018 · driest 35.6" (1988)
Hottest Day
100.0°F
Jul 29 · 1952
Coldest Day
-12.6°F
Jan 22 · 1985
Biggest Rain Day
6.81in
Sep 27 · 2024
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.