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Charlotte, NC

35.222°N, 80.954°W · station CLTthr · 149 years of record
68°F
forecast low · Sep 8

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Charlotte.
75°WED9/275°THU9/375°FRI9/474°SAT9/571°SUN9/669°MON9/768°TUE9/8

This Day in History

Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Charlotte — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.

Ranks

#89 / 147
coldest Sep 8 in 147 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 8 ever

52°F
set in 2017

Mildest Sep 8 ever

75°F
set in 1925
Forecast low 68°F — 89th coldest Sep 8 of 147 years · record 52°F (2017) · coldest since 2025.
1879: 65°F1880: 68°F1881: 73°F1882: 64°F1883: 61°F1884: 73°F1885: 65°F1886: 65°F1887: 67°F1888: 56°F1889: 69°F1890: 70°F1891: 58°F1892: 60°F1893: 67°F1894: 70°F1895: 69°F1896: 58°F1897: 66°F1898: 60°F1899: 67°F1900: 69°F1901: 64°F1902: 68°F1903: 68°F1904: 61°F1905: 68°F1906: 62°F1907: 65°F1908: 64°F1909: 62°F1910: 68°F1911: 69°F1912: 71°F1913: 67°F1914: 66°F1915: 70°F1916: 71°F1917: 70°F1918: 57°F1919: 66°F1920: 65°F1921: 71°F1922: 68°F1923: 69°F1924: 53°F1925: 75°F1926: 70°F1927: 67°F1928: 59°F1929: 71°F1930: 70°F1931: 65°F1932: 63°F1933: 71°F1934: 66°F1935: 66°F1936: 69°F1937: 66°F1938: 70°F1939: 69°F1940: 63°F1941: 72°F1942: 70°F1943: 67°F1944: 69°F1945: 71°F1946: 69°F1947: 72°F1948: 66°F1949: 63°F1950: 64°F1951: 58°F1952: 59°F1953: 59°F1954: 68°F1955: 67°F1956: 65°F1957: 69°F1958: 61°F1959: 68°F1960: 68°F1961: 71°F1962: 63°F1963: 67°F1964: 60°F1965: 56°F1966: 58°F1967: 59°F1968: 59°F1969: 68°F1970: 65°F1971: 63°F1972: 57°F1973: 70°F1974: 63°F1975: 68°F1976: 60°F1977: 69°F1978: 67°F1979: 63°F1980: 69°F1981: 67°F1982: 61°F1983: 69°F1984: 55°F1985: 72°F1986: 61°F1987: 70°F1988: 55°F1989: 68°F1990: 73°F1991: 66°F1992: 68°F1993: 66°F1994: 63°F1995: 67°F1996: 66°F1997: 65°F1998: 60°F1999: 68°F2000: 60°F2001: 61°F2002: 59°F2003: 62°F2004: 72°F2005: 59°F2006: 65°F2007: 66°F2008: 69°F2009: 65°F2010: 65°F2011: 57°F2012: 70°F2013: 61°F2014: 67°F2015: 68°F2016: 63°F2017: 52°F2018: 71°F2019: 69°F2020: 58°F2021: 70°F2022: 68°F2023: 67°F2024: 67°F2025: 58°F68° forecast505560657075188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 868°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record52°F
This-date rank#89 of 147
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-5°F (1880)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1878–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Charlotte in each calendar month, and for the whole 1878–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan79°FJan 28, 1944-5°FJan 21, 1985
Feb83°FFeb 20, 2026-5°FFeb 14, 1899
Mar91°FMar 23, 19074°FMar 3, 1980
Apr96°FApr 24, 192521°FApr 8, 2007
May98°FMay 22, 194132°FMay 2, 1963
Jun104°FJun 29, 201245°FJun 1, 1889
Jul104°FJul 1, 201253°FJul 10, 1961
Aug104°FAug 9, 200750°FAug 7, 2004
Sep104°FSep 6, 195438°FSep 30, 1888
Oct99°FOct 2, 201924°FOct 27, 1962
Nov85°FNov 2, 196111°FNov 26, 1950
Dec80°FDec 10, 2007-5°FDec 30, 1880
All-time104°FSep 6, 1954-5°FDec 30, 1880

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Charlotte so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

6 broke
plus 3 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Feb (83°F)

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record lows set this year

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

82°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 13, 1881

Coldest high ever

14°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 12, 1899
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan65°FJan 1, 202216°FJan 11, 1886
Feb66°FFeb 23, 202314°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar67°FMar 26, 191324°FMar 2, 1980
Apr70°FApr 27, 201138°FApr 5, 1891
May77°FMay 27, 191648°FMay 8, 1928
Jun81°FJun 30, 193656°FJun 11, 1913
Jul81°FJul 8, 188163°FJul 6, 1892
Aug82°FAug 13, 188159°FAug 29, 1891
Sep75°FSep 3, 188154°FSep 22, 1897
Oct75°FOct 9, 201742°FOct 30, 1925
Nov70°FNov 11, 202026°FNov 30, 1929
Dec69°FDec 2, 199119°FDec 31, 1917
All-time82°FAug 13, 188114°FFeb 12, 1899

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

29 days
record run, ended Feb 20 1905

So far in 2026

34 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Charlotte's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 65°F · forecast is +3° vs normal.
Jan: 52°FJan: 32°FFeb: 56°FFeb: 35°FMar: 64°FMar: 41°FApr: 73°FApr: 49°FMay: 80°FMay: 58°FJun: 87°FJun: 66°FJul: 90°FJul: 70°FAug: 88°FAug: 69°FSep: 83°FSep: 63°FOct: 73°FOct: 50°FNov: 63°FNov: 40°FDec: 55°FDec: 34°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:56 AM
Sunset6:51 PM
Solar noon12:24 PM
Daylight12h 55m · losing 15 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

35.22°N, 80.95°W

Nearby Stations

Greenville-Spartanburg, SC74 mi WGreensboro, NC82 mi NEColumbia, SC88 mi SAsheville, NC90 mi WLumberton, NC115 mi EFayetteville, NC118 mi E

The Last 6 Weeks

Charlotte's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Charlotte, NC — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Charlotte's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Charlotte, NC — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1878

Each cell is one day's low at Charlotte, coloured by temperature — 149 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Charlotte, NC daily low heat map 1878–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Charlotte — counted through Sep 8 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
34 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 81st most in 149 years. Normal for this point: 35. Record: 58 in 1968.

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