North Carolina · county areal climate 1951–2025
Polk County, NC
A 59.6°F / 55.7" normal · 2025 ran -0.2°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 9: This area is running
+1.1°F (58.1°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the
7th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation
69% of normal.
U.S. year-to-date → Normal (1996–2025)
59.6°F
annual mean · 55.7" precipitation
2025 vs Normal
-0.2°F
59.4°F · 44.7" (80% of normal)
Warmest Year
61.4°F
2012 · coldest 56.7°F (1966)
Wettest Year
82.3in
2018 · driest 35.8" (2007)
Hottest Day
102.3°F
Jul 2 · 2012
Coldest Day
-6.1°F
Jan 22 · 1985
Biggest Rain Day
6.83in
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.