North Carolina · county areal climate 1951–2025

Alexander County, NC

A 58.3°F / 47.0" normal · 2025 ran +0.2°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 10: This area is running +1.8°F (57.6°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 3rd warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation 56% of normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

58.3°F
annual mean · 47.0" precipitation

2025 vs Normal

+0.2°F
58.5°F · 42.3" (90% of normal)

Warmest Year

59.8°F
2024 · coldest 55.7°F (1976)

Wettest Year

71.0in
2020 · driest 32.3" (2007)

Hottest Day

101.3°F
Jul 29 · 1952

Coldest Day

-7.3°F
Jan 21 · 1985

Biggest Rain Day

5.54in
Aug 10 · 1970

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

39°
J
43°
F
50°
M
58°
A
66°
M
73°
J
77°
J
76°
A
70°
S
59°
O
49°
N
42°
D
—— 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.

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