North Carolina · county areal climate 1951–2025
New Hanover County, NC
A 63.8°F / 56.4" normal · 2025 ran -0.2°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 9: This area is running
+-0°F (61.0°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the
22nd warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation
53% of normal.
U.S. year-to-date → Normal (1996–2025)
63.8°F
annual mean · 56.4" precipitation
2025 vs Normal
-0.2°F
63.6°F · 45.4" (81% of normal)
Warmest Year
65.5°F
2020 · coldest 60.6°F (1966)
Wettest Year
92.5in
2018 · driest 32.1" (2007)
Hottest Day
103.4°F
Jun 27 · 1952
Coldest Day
1.7°F
Dec 25 · 1989
Biggest Rain Day
13.54in
Sep 16 · 1999
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.