North Carolina · county areal climate 1951–2025
Mitchell County, NC
A 52.0°F / 52.5" normal · 2025 ran +0.3°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 10: This area is running
+1.4°F (50.7°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the
5th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation
69% of normal.
U.S. year-to-date → Normal (1996–2025)
52.0°F
annual mean · 52.5" precipitation
2025 vs Normal
+0.3°F
52.3°F · 44.5" (85% of normal)
Warmest Year
53.4°F
2024 · coldest 48.9°F (1963)
Wettest Year
73.5in
2018 · driest 34.1" (2007)
Hottest Day
93.3°F
Jul 1 · 2012
Coldest Day
-19.7°F
Jan 21 · 1985
Biggest Rain Day
4.69in
Sep 27 · 2024
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.