North Carolina · county areal climate 1951–2025
Catawba County, NC
A 59.2°F / 46.4" normal · 2025 ran +0.5°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 10: This area is running
+1.8°F (58.5°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the
4th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation
62% of normal.
U.S. year-to-date → Normal (1996–2025)
59.2°F
annual mean · 46.4" precipitation
2025 vs Normal
+0.5°F
59.7°F · 41.2" (89% of normal)
Warmest Year
60.7°F
2024 · coldest 56.4°F (1960)
Wettest Year
72.5in
2020 · driest 28.9" (2007)
Hottest Day
102.6°F
Jul 29 · 1952
Coldest Day
-6.2°F
Jan 22 · 1985
Biggest Rain Day
5.29in
Aug 10 · 1970
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.