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Catawba 1 WSW Weather Records (USC00311577)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Catawba 1 WSW (USC00311577), North Carolina, United States, with 72 years of record.

Key Facts for Catawba 1 WSW

  • Catawba 1 WSW (USC00311577) is a weather station in North Carolina, United States at 35.70 latitude and -81.08 longitude, 250 m (820 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1904 to 1975, 72 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Catawba 1 WSW still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Catawba 1 WSW set a daily record precipitation of 30.2 mm (1.2 in) on 2 September 1975.

About the Station

  • Location: North Carolina, United States, 35.70 latitude, -81.08 longitude.
  • Elevation: 250 m (820 ft).
  • Period of record: 1904 to 1975, 72 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp, snow.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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Daily record high and record low at Catawba 1 WSW, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Catawba 1 WSW. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 000111 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Catawba 1 WSW. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Catawba 1 WSW, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records
Standing records at Catawba 1 WSW by the year they were set 0 records at Catawba 1 WSW still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Catawba 1 WSW still stand.
Standing records at Catawba 1 WSW by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records
When Catawba 1 WSW set new all-time records 2 all-time records were set at Catawba 1 WSW between 17 January 1965 and 10 August 1970. Each dot is a new record. Record daily snowfallRecord daily precipitation17 January 1965: Record daily snowfall 26.2 cm (10.3 in)10 August 1970: Record daily precipitation 170.2 mm (6.7 in)19651970
2 all-time records were set at Catawba 1 WSW between 17 January 1965 and 10 August 1970. Each dot is a new record.
When Catawba 1 WSW set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1965-01-17Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 26.2 cm (10.3 in)
1970-08-10Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 170.2 mm (6.7 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 170.2 mm (6.7 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Catawba 1 WSW The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Catawba 1 WSW. The most was 170.2 mm (6.7 in) on 10 August 1970. 050100150200 Jan: 67.1 mm (2.6 in), 7 January 1946 Jan Feb: 68.1 mm (2.7 in), 17 February 1942 Feb Mar: 74.4 mm (2.9 in), 14 March 1975 Mar Apr: 59.9 mm (2.4 in), 14 April 1955 Apr May: 88.1 mm (3.5 in), 24 May 1958 May Jun: 116.3 mm (4.6 in), 21 June 1972 Jun Jul: 106.7 mm (4.2 in), 2 July 1944 Jul Aug: 170.2 mm (6.7 in), 10 August 1970 Aug Sep: 145.5 mm (5.7 in), 1 September 1960 Sep Oct: 73.4 mm (2.9 in), 5 October 1964 Oct Nov: 64.3 mm (2.5 in), 20 November 1938 Nov Dec: 81.8 mm (3.2 in), 28 December 1958 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Catawba 1 WSW. The most was 170.2 mm (6.7 in) on 10 August 1970.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Catawba 1 WSW
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan67.1 mm (2.6 in)7 January 1946
Feb68.1 mm (2.7 in)17 February 1942
Mar74.4 mm (2.9 in)14 March 1975
Apr59.9 mm (2.4 in)14 April 1955
May88.1 mm (3.5 in)24 May 1958
Jun116.3 mm (4.6 in)21 June 1972
Jul106.7 mm (4.2 in)2 July 1944
Aug170.2 mm (6.7 in)10 August 1970
Sep145.5 mm (5.7 in)1 September 1960
Oct73.4 mm (2.9 in)5 October 1964
Nov64.3 mm (2.5 in)20 November 1938
Dec81.8 mm (3.2 in)28 December 1958

Latest Records

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Latest records at Catawba 1 WSW
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 September 1975Catawba 1 WSW, USdaily rain30.2 mm (1.2 in)13.2 mm (0.5 in)0 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1975Catawba 1 WSW, USdaily rain25.1 mm (1.0 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)17 years12 of 100 (Routine)
1 June 1975Catawba 1 WSW, USdaily rain33.8 mm (1.3 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)10 years16 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1975Catawba 1 WSW, USdaily rain62.2 mm (2.4 in)47.7 mm (1.9 in)24 years52 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1975Catawba 1 WSW, USdaily rain70.4 mm (2.8 in)37.4 mm (1.5 in)4 years38 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1975Catawba 1 WSW, USmonthly rain74.4 mm (2.9 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)9 years22 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1975Catawba 1 WSW, USdaily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)69 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1975Catawba 1 WSW, USdaily rain38.9 mm (1.5 in)13.8 mm (0.5 in)4 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1975Catawba 1 WSW, USdaily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)2.1 cm (0.8 in)13 years14 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1975Catawba 1 WSW, USdaily rain26.4 mm (1.0 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)9 years13 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1974Catawba 1 WSW, USdaily rain61.0 mm (2.4 in)55.2 mm (2.2 in)1 year47 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1974Catawba 1 WSW, USdaily rain31.2 mm (1.2 in)9.1 mm (0.36 in)7 years13 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1974Catawba 1 WSW, USdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)3 years7 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1974Catawba 1 WSW, USdaily rain36.8 mm (1.4 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)25 years18 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 1974Catawba 1 WSW, USdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)36 years18 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1974Catawba 1 WSW, USdaily rain58.7 mm (2.3 in)29.5 mm (1.2 in)0 years31 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1974Catawba 1 WSW, USdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)68 years20 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1974Catawba 1 WSW, USdaily rain66.8 mm (2.6 in)36.3 mm (1.4 in)68 years56 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1974Catawba 1 WSW, USdaily snowfall3.3 cm (1.3 in)3.3 cm (1.3 in)39 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1974Catawba 1 WSW, USdaily rain54.9 mm (2.2 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)20 years22 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1904 to 1975
Yearly extremes at Catawba 1 WSW: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)170.2 mm (6.7 in)197069.3 mm (2.7 in)43
Wettest five days (Rx5day)256.8 mm (10.1 in)1970115.2 mm (4.5 in)43
Longest dry spell (CDD)33 days193519 days43

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Catawba 1 WSW by year The wettest day of the year at Catawba 1 WSW, 1904 to 1975. The record is 170.2 mm (6.7 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 69.3 mm (2.7 in). 050100150200192019401960Record: 170.2 mm (6.7 in) in 1970
The wettest day of the year at Catawba 1 WSW, 1904 to 1975. The record is 170.2 mm (6.7 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 69.3 mm (2.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Catawba 1 WSW by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
1904n/a
1905104.1 mm (4.1 in)
190654.4 mm (2.1 in)
193563.2 mm (2.5 in)
193668.6 mm (2.7 in)
193762.2 mm (2.4 in)
193864.3 mm (2.5 in)
193966.3 mm (2.6 in)
1940103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1941114.0 mm (4.5 in)
194268.1 mm (2.7 in)
194374.7 mm (2.9 in)
1944116.8 mm (4.6 in)
194571.1 mm (2.8 in)
194667.1 mm (2.6 in)
194752.6 mm (2.1 in)
194849.0 mm (1.9 in)
194961.7 mm (2.4 in)
195038.6 mm (1.5 in)
195162.7 mm (2.5 in)
195269.3 mm (2.7 in)
195354.4 mm (2.1 in)
195464.3 mm (2.5 in)
195559.9 mm (2.4 in)
1956113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1957110.5 mm (4.4 in)
195888.1 mm (3.5 in)
195998.8 mm (3.9 in)
1960145.5 mm (5.7 in)
196171.6 mm (2.8 in)
196253.6 mm (2.1 in)
196399.3 mm (3.9 in)
196473.4 mm (2.9 in)
196569.6 mm (2.7 in)
196654.1 mm (2.1 in)
196738.4 mm (1.5 in)
196842.7 mm (1.7 in)
196976.2 mm (3.0 in)
1970170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1971101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1972116.3 mm (4.6 in)
197375.2 mm (3.0 in)
197466.8 mm (2.6 in)
197574.4 mm (2.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Catawba 1 WSW by year The wettest five days of the year at Catawba 1 WSW, 1904 to 1975. The record is 256.8 mm (10.1 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 115.2 mm (4.5 in). 50100150200250300192019401960Record: 256.8 mm (10.1 in) in 1970
The wettest five days of the year at Catawba 1 WSW, 1904 to 1975. The record is 256.8 mm (10.1 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 115.2 mm (4.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Catawba 1 WSW by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1904n/a
1905209.8 mm (8.3 in)
190698.6 mm (3.9 in)
1935116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1936125.3 mm (4.9 in)
1937132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1938119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1939117.8 mm (4.6 in)
1940172.5 mm (6.8 in)
1941123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1942109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1943103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1944130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1945188.2 mm (7.4 in)
194688.5 mm (3.5 in)
194781.9 mm (3.2 in)
1948131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1949110.5 mm (4.4 in)
195071.9 mm (2.8 in)
195175.9 mm (3.0 in)
1952115.2 mm (4.5 in)
195398.9 mm (3.9 in)
1954113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1955106.6 mm (4.2 in)
1956192.1 mm (7.6 in)
1957130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1958122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1959129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1960147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1961126.3 mm (5.0 in)
196283.6 mm (3.3 in)
196399.3 mm (3.9 in)
1964112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1965101.4 mm (4.0 in)
196697.0 mm (3.8 in)
1967105.4 mm (4.1 in)
196882.6 mm (3.3 in)
196988.9 mm (3.5 in)
1970256.8 mm (10.1 in)
1971155.9 mm (6.1 in)
1972150.1 mm (5.9 in)
1973101.4 mm (4.0 in)
197491.9 mm (3.6 in)
1975132.0 mm (5.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Catawba 1 WSW by year The longest dry spell of the year at Catawba 1 WSW, 1904 to 1975. The record is 33 days in 1935, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days. 10203040192019401960Record: 33 days in 1935
The longest dry spell of the year at Catawba 1 WSW, 1904 to 1975. The record is 33 days in 1935, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Catawba 1 WSW by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
1904n/a
190521 days
190619 days
193533 days
193617 days
193713 days
193820 days
193919 days
194015 days
194119 days
194218 days
194324 days
194423 days
194515 days
194615 days
194719 days
194818 days
194917 days
195017 days
195127 days
195224 days
195330 days
195423 days
195523 days
195620 days
195717 days
195822 days
195921 days
196016 days
196115 days
196218 days
196333 days
196422 days
196525 days
196616 days
196720 days
196825 days
196917 days
197024 days
197120 days
197213 days
197319 days
197423 days
197511 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Rainfall Return Levels

40 years, 1905 to 1974

A day with at least 72.9 mm (2.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 182.4 mm (7.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Catawba 1 WSW: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years72.9 mm (2.9 in)
5 years97.9 mm (3.9 in)
10 years116.0 mm (4.6 in)
25 years140.9 mm (5.5 in)
50 years161.0 mm (6.3 in)Longer than the 40 years of record
100 years182.4 mm (7.2 in)Longer than the 40 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 40 years of values from 1905 to 1974.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 170.2 mm (6.7 in) in 1970; 145.5 mm (5.7 in) in 1960; 116.8 mm (4.6 in) in 1944.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).