North Carolina · county areal climate 1951–2025
Rowan County, NC
A 59.5°F / 43.7" normal · 2025 ran +0.2°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 9: This area is running
+1.2°F (58.2°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the
8th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation
65% of normal.
U.S. year-to-date → Normal (1996–2025)
59.5°F
annual mean · 43.7" precipitation
2025 vs Normal
+0.2°F
59.7°F · 34.2" (78% of normal)
Warmest Year
61.0°F
1990 · coldest 56.6°F (1958)
Wettest Year
62.4in
2020 · driest 29.2" (1986)
Hottest Day
104.0°F
Aug 22 · 1983
Coldest Day
-6.9°F
Jan 21 · 1985
Biggest Rain Day
5.43in
Aug 27 · 2008
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.