North Carolina · county areal climate 1951–2025

Lincoln County, NC

A 59.7°F / 45.9" normal · 2025 ran +0.4°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 10: This area is running +1.7°F (59.0°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 3rd warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation 65% of normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

59.7°F
annual mean · 45.9" precipitation

2025 vs Normal

+0.4°F
60.1°F · 39.1" (85% of normal)

Warmest Year

61.5°F
2019 · coldest 56.7°F (1958)

Wettest Year

68.4in
2020 · driest 29.1" (2007)

Hottest Day

103.3°F
Aug 22 · 1983

Coldest Day

-5.7°F
Jan 22 · 1985

Biggest Rain Day

5.04in
Sep 30 · 1959

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

40°
J
44°
F
51°
M
59°
A
67°
M
75°
J
78°
J
77°
A
71°
S
60°
O
50°
N
43°
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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