North Carolina · county areal climate 1951–2025
Watauga County, NC
A 51.3°F / 55.7" normal · 2025 ran +0.3°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 10: This area is running
+1.5°F (50.2°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the
5th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation
64% of normal.
U.S. year-to-date → Normal (1996–2025)
51.3°F
annual mean · 55.7" precipitation
2025 vs Normal
+0.3°F
51.6°F · 46.9" (84% of normal)
Warmest Year
52.9°F
2024 · coldest 48.5°F (1969)
Wettest Year
81.3in
2018 · driest 36.0" (1988)
Hottest Day
91.8°F
Jul 1 · 2012
Coldest Day
-22.7°F
Jan 21 · 1985
Biggest Rain Day
6.5in
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.