North Carolina · county areal climate 1951–2025
Wilkes County, NC
A 57.2°F / 50.6" normal · 2025 ran +0.5°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 10: This area is running
+1.5°F (56.1°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the
5th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation
52% of normal.
U.S. year-to-date → Normal (1996–2025)
57.2°F
annual mean · 50.6" precipitation
2025 vs Normal
+0.5°F
57.7°F · 42.7" (84% of normal)
Warmest Year
59.1°F
2024 · coldest 54.3°F (1976)
Wettest Year
76.3in
2018 · driest 35.2" (1988)
Hottest Day
100.4°F
Jun 30 · 2012
Coldest Day
-10.7°F
Jan 21 · 1985
Biggest Rain Day
6.03in
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.