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County Mapping
County Average Temperature Rank (131 years)
March - May 1931
Coldest⇣⅒⇣ ⅓Near Normal⇡ ⅓⇡⅒Warmest
North Carolina (Hover over a County)
Temp
Average Temperature
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Anomaly:
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Rank:
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Mean:
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*Signifies a tie
**Insufficient variability in the data record renders rank insignificant
County
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Value | Anomaly | Rank 131 Years | 1901- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance County | 54.6°F | -3.1°F | 2 | 57.7°F |
| Alexander County | 53.5°F | -3.1°F | 3 | 56.6°F |
| Alleghany County | 47.0°F | -3.3°F | 2 | 50.3°F |
| Anson County | 57.5°F | -2.8°F | 3 | 60.3°F |
| Ashe County | 45.4°F | -3.7°F | 2 | 49.1°F |
| Avery County | 45.2°F | -3.0°F | 4 | 48.2°F |
| Beaufort County | 57.0°F | -3.0°F | 1 | 60.0°F |
| Bertie County | 55.7°F | -2.8°F | 1 | 58.6°F |
| Bladen County | 58.4°F | -2.8°F | 4 | 61.2°F |
| Brunswick County | 58.4°F | -3.0°F | 3 | 61.4°F |
| Buncombe County | 49.7°F | -2.9°F | 3 | 52.6°F |
| Burke County | 53.5°F | -2.8°F | 4 | 56.3°F |
| Cabarrus County | 55.7°F | -3.2°F | 2 | 58.9°F |
| Caldwell County | 52.9°F | -2.9°F | 3 | 55.9°F |
| Camden County | 54.9°F | -2.7°F | 4 | 57.6°F |
| Carteret County | 57.7°F | -3.0°F | 1 | 60.7°F |
| Caswell County | 54.3°F | -2.9°F | 2 | 57.1°F |
| Catawba County | 54.4°F | -3.1°F | 3 | 57.5°F |
| Chatham County | 55.8°F | -2.8°F | 3 | 58.7°F |
| Cherokee County | 52.9°F | -2.4°F | 9 | 55.2°F |
| Chowan County | 56.0°F | -2.8°F | 2 | 58.7°F |
| Clay County | 50.9°F | -2.7°F | 6 | 53.6°F |
| Cleveland County | 55.4°F | -2.8°F | 4 | 58.2°F |
| Columbus County | 58.8°F | -2.7°F | 4 | 61.5°F |
| Craven County | 57.3°F | -2.9°F | 1 | 60.2°F |
| Cumberland County | 58.2°F | -2.7°F | 4 | 60.9°F |
| Currituck County | 54.7°F | -2.7°F | 4 | 57.4°F |
| Dare County | 56.0°F | -2.9°F | 2 | 58.9°F |
| Davidson County | 54.4°F | -3.2°F | 2 | 57.6°F |
| Davie County | 53.6°F | -3.2°F | 2 | 56.8°F |
| Duplin County | 57.4°F | -2.9°F | 3 | 60.3°F |
| Durham County | 55.0°F | -2.8°F | 3 | 57.7°F |
| Edgecombe County | 55.9°F | -3.0°F | 1 | 58.9°F |
| Forsyth County | 53.1°F | -3.4°F | 2 | 56.5°F |
| Franklin County | 54.5°F | -3.2°F | 2 | 57.7°F |
| Gaston County | 55.4°F | -3.2°F | 3 | 58.6°F |
| Gates County | 55.0°F | -2.9°F | 2 | 58.0°F |
| Graham County | 50.7°F | -2.4°F | 7 | 53.1°F |
| Granville County | 53.7°F | -3.1°F | 2 | 56.8°F |
| Greene County | 57.0°F | -2.9°F | 1 | 59.9°F |
| Guilford County | 53.7°F | -3.5°F | 2 | 57.1°F |
| Halifax County | 54.6°F | -3.3°F | 1 | 57.9°F |
| Harnett County | 57.2°F | -2.7°F | 3 | 60.0°F |
| Haywood County | 47.1°F | -2.7°F | 4 | 49.7°F |
| Henderson County | 51.0°F | -3.1°F | 2 | 54.2°F |
| Hertford County | 55.0°F | -3.0°F | 2 | 58.1°F |
| Hoke County | 57.7°F | -2.7°F | 3 | 60.5°F |
| Hyde County | 57.0°F | -3.2°F | 1 | 60.1°F |
| Iredell County | 53.8°F | -3.2°F | 2 | 57.0°F |
| Jackson County | 48.4°F | -3.0°F | 2 | 51.4°F |
| Johnston County | 56.7°F | -3.1°F | 2 | 59.8°F |
| Jones County | 57.2°F | -2.9°F | 2 | 60.1°F |
| Lee County | 56.8°F | -2.6°F | 4 | 59.3°F |
| Lenoir County | 57.1°F | -3.0°F | 2 | 60.1°F |
| Lincoln County | 54.8°F | -3.0°F | 3 | 57.9°F |
| McDowell County | 52.6°F | -2.8°F | 4 | 55.4°F |
| Macon County | 49.4°F | -3.0°F | 2 | 52.5°F |
| Madison County | 50.5°F | -2.8°F | 5 | 53.2°F |
| Martin County | 56.2°F | -2.8°F | 1 | 59.0°F |
| Mecklenburg County | 55.7°F | -3.3°F | 2 | 59.0°F |
| Mitchell County | 47.0°F | -2.8°F | 4 | 49.9°F |
| Montgomery County | 56.3°F | -3.1°F | 2 | 59.4°F |
| Moore County | 56.6°F | -3.0°F | 3 | 59.6°F |
| Nash County | 55.1°F | -3.1°F | 1 | 58.2°F |
| New Hanover County | 58.3°F | -3.1°F | 2 | 61.3°F |
| Northampton County | 54.4°F | -3.3°F | 1 | 57.7°F |
| Onslow County | 57.8°F | -2.8°F | 3 | 60.6°F |
| Orange County | 54.6°F | -2.8°F | 3 | 57.4°F |
| Pamlico County | 57.6°F | -3.1°F | 1 | 60.7°F |
| Pasquotank County | 55.2°F | -2.7°F | 4 | 58.0°F |
| Pender County | 57.9°F | -3.0°F | 2 | 60.9°F |
| Perquimans County | 55.6°F | -2.7°F | 2 | 58.4°F |
| Person County | 53.6°F | -2.9°F | 2 | 56.5°F |
| Pitt County | 57.1°F | -2.7°F | 2 | 59.8°F |
| Polk County | 55.0°F | -2.9°F | 4 | 57.9°F |
| Randolph County | 55.0°F | -3.3°F | 2 | 58.3°F |
| Richmond County | 57.6°F | -2.8°F | 4 | 60.4°F |
| Robeson County | 59.0°F | -2.5°F | 7 | 61.5°F |
| Rockingham County | 53.6°F | -3.3°F | 2 | 56.9°F |
| Rowan County | 54.7°F | -3.2°F | 2 | 57.8°F |
| Rutherford County | 55.2°F | -2.8°F | 5 | 57.9°F |
| Sampson County | 57.6°F | -2.9°F | 2 | 60.5°F |
| Scotland County | 58.1°F | -2.6°F | 4 | 60.8°F |
| Stanly County | 56.5°F | -3.0°F | 2 | 59.5°F |
| Stokes County | 52.6°F | -3.4°F | 2 | 55.9°F |
| Surry County | 51.9°F | -3.1°F | 2 | 55.0°F |
| Swain County | 48.3°F | -2.6°F | 4 | 51.0°F |
| Transylvania County | 49.5°F | -3.4°F | 2 | 52.9°F |
| Tyrrell County | 56.2°F | -3.0°F | 1 | 59.2°F |
| Union County | 56.3°F | -3.3°F | 2 | 59.6°F |
| Vance County | 53.9°F | -3.0°F | 3 | 56.9°F |
| Wake County | 55.6°F | -3.0°F | 2 | 58.6°F |
| Warren County | 54.0°F | -3.2°F | 2 | 57.1°F |
| Washington County | 56.2°F | -2.9°F | 1 | 59.0°F |
| Watauga County | 45.8°F | -3.3°F | 3 | 49.1°F |
| Wayne County | 56.9°F | -3.1°F | 1 | 60.0°F |
| Wilkes County | 51.9°F | -3.3°F | 2 | 55.2°F |
| Wilson County | 56.3°F | -3.1°F | 1 | 59.3°F |
| Yadkin County | 52.8°F | -3.2°F | 2 | 56.0°F |
| Yancey County | 46.9°F | -2.8°F | 4 | 49.7°F |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: County Mapping, published August 2025, retrieved on August 13, 2025 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping
