North Carolina · county areal climate 1951–2025
Wake County, NC
A 60.6°F / 48.1" normal · 2025 ran +0.5°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 9: This area is running
+1.7°F (59.6°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the
7th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation
56% of normal.
U.S. year-to-date → Normal (1996–2025)
60.6°F
annual mean · 48.1" precipitation
2025 vs Normal
+0.5°F
61.1°F · 44.0" (91% of normal)
Warmest Year
62.5°F
2024 · coldest 57.3°F (1958)
Wettest Year
63.3in
2020 · driest 34.2" (2007)
Hottest Day
103.6°F
Jul 29 · 1952
Coldest Day
-6.1°F
Jan 21 · 1985
Biggest Rain Day
7.67in
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.