North Carolina · county areal climate 1951–2025
Rutherford County, NC
A 59.5°F / 49.8" normal · 2025 ran +0°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 9: This area is running
+1.3°F (58.2°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the
5th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation
68% of normal.
U.S. year-to-date → Normal (1996–2025)
59.5°F
annual mean · 49.8" precipitation
2025 vs Normal
+0°F
59.5°F · 41.8" (84% of normal)
Warmest Year
61.0°F
1998 · coldest 56.6°F (1968)
Wettest Year
70.9in
2018 · driest 31.5" (2007)
Hottest Day
102.6°F
Jul 29 · 1952
Coldest Day
-6.7°F
Jan 22 · 1985
Biggest Rain Day
6.54in
Sep 8 · 2004
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.