North Carolina · THREADEX · 1934–2026

Elizabeth City, NC

36.258°N, 76.172°W · station ECGthr · 93 years of record
72°F
forecast low · Jul 15

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Elizabeth City.
73°TUE7/1472°WED7/1577°THU7/1679°FRI7/1778°SAT7/1879°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 15

Today ranks

#47 / 91
coldest Jul 15 in 91 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 15 ever

57°F
set in 1940

Mildest Jul 15 ever

78°F
set in 1992

Coldest Jul 15 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 15 at Elizabeth City. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
5768781934: 70°F1936: 70°F1937: 71°F1938: 70°F1939: 65°F1940: 57°F1941: 67°F1942: 76°F1943: 75°F1944: 73°F1945: 75°F1946: 75°F1947: 72°F1948: 74°F1949: 72°F1950: 68°F1951: 71°F1952: 66°F1953: 63°F1954: 69°F1955: 67°F1956: 76°F1957: 70°F1958: 76°F1959: 70°F1960: 69°F1961: 76°F1962: 76°F1963: 74°F1964: 75°F1965: 71°F1966: 72°F1967: 70°F1968: 71°F1969: 63°F1970: 75°F1971: 71°F1972: 73°F1973: 71°F1974: 70°F1975: 72°F1976: 59°F1977: 68°F1978: 69°F1979: 70°F1980: 62°F1981: 72°F1982: 71°F1983: 67°F1984: 73°F1985: 74°F1986: 71°F1987: 65°F1988: 70°F1989: 67°F1990: 75°F1991: 71°F1992: 78°F1993: 78°F1994: 76°F1995: 76°F1996: 74°F1997: 72°F1998: 75°F1999: 66°F2000: 68°F2001: 59°F2002: 73°F2003: 69°F2004: 75°F2005: 75°F2006: 74°F2007: 72°F2008: 72°F2009: 59°F2010: 70°F2011: 67°F2012: 76°F2013: 71°F2014: 73°F2015: 71°F2016: 74°F2017: 74°F2018: 66°F2019: 76°F2020: 72°F2021: 75°F2022: 71°F2023: 77°F2024: 75°F2025: 76°F72° forecast193420251940

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1572°F
Coldest this date since2022
This-date record57°F
This-date rank#47 of 91
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-2°F (1985)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1934–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Elizabeth City in each calendar month, and for the whole 1934–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan80°F1937-2°F1985
Feb85°F20235°F1996
Mar92°F194511°F1993
Apr95°F198526°F1985
May101°F194130°F1997
Jun102°F193943°F1997
Jul107°F194251°F1978
Aug103°F198049°F1965
Sep98°F194440°F1943
Oct96°F201926°F1962
Nov90°F198919°F1937
Dec81°F19785°F1989
All-time107°F1942-2°F1985

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Elizabeth City so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

2 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

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

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

22 days
record run, ended Jan 30 1985

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Elizabeth City's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 71°F · forecast is +1° vs normal.
Jan: 52°FJan: 33°FFeb: 55°FFeb: 35°FMar: 62°FMar: 40°FApr: 71°FApr: 49°FMay: 78°FMay: 58°FJun: 85°FJun: 67°FJul: 89°FJul: 71°FAug: 87°FAug: 70°FSep: 82°FSep: 65°FOct: 74°FOct: 53°FNov: 64°FNov: 43°FDec: 56°FDec: 36°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:57 AM
Sunset7:23 PM
Solar noon12:10 PM
Daylight14h 26m · losing 6 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

36.26°N, 76.17°W

Nearby Stations

Norfolk, VA44 mi NCape Hatteras, NC77 mi SENew Bern, NC95 mi SWRichmond, VA107 mi NWWallops Island, VA122 mi NERaleigh, NC147 mi W

The Last 6 Weeks

Elizabeth City'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.
Elizabeth City, NC — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Elizabeth City's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Elizabeth City, NC — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1934

Each cell is one day's low at Elizabeth City, coloured by temperature — 93 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Elizabeth City, NC daily low heat map 1934–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Elizabeth City — counted through Jul 15 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
40 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 29th most in 93 years. Normal for this point: 36. Record: 58 in 1941.

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