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Cullowhee Weather Records (USC00312200)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cullowhee (USC00312200), North Carolina, United States, with 118 years of record.

Key Facts for Cullowhee

  • Cullowhee (USC00312200) is a weather station in North Carolina, United States at 35.31 latitude and -83.17 longitude, 668 m (2,192 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1909 to 2026, 118 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Cullowhee still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Cullowhee set a daily record high minimum temperature of 21.1 C (70.0 F) on 16 August 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: North Carolina, United States, 35.31 latitude, -83.17 longitude.
  • Elevation: 668 m (2,192 ft).
  • Period of record: 1909 to 2026, 118 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

5 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Cullowhee, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Cullowhee. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 5 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-2002040 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Cullowhee. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 5 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Cullowhee, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan26.1 C (79.0 F)-28.3 C (-18.9 F)18.3 C (64.9 F)-14.4 C (6.1 F)
Feb26.1 C (79.0 F)-25.6 C (-14.1 F)21.7 C (71.1 F)-15.6 C (3.9 F)
Mar30.6 C (87.1 F)-18.3 C (-0.9 F)29.4 C (84.9 F)-5.0 C (23.0 F)
Apr32.8 C (91.0 F)-8.3 C (17.1 F)31.7 C (89.1 F)-0.6 C (30.9 F)
May33.3 C (91.9 F)-3.3 C (26.1 F)31.1 C (88.0 F)0.6 C (33.1 F)
Jun36.7 C (98.1 F)0.6 C (33.1 F)31.7 C (89.1 F)8.3 C (46.9 F)
Jul37.2 C (99.0 F)6.1 C (43.0 F)34.4 C (93.9 F)12.8 C (55.0 F)
Aug36.7 C (98.1 F)3.3 C (37.9 F)33.3 C (91.9 F)12.8 C (55.0 F)
Sep36.1 C (97.0 F)-2.8 C (27.0 F)33.3 C (91.9 F)5.0 C (41.0 F)
Oct36.1 C (97.0 F)-10.0 C (14.0 F)28.9 C (84.0 F)8.9 C (48.0 F)
Nov27.8 C (82.0 F)-15.6 C (3.9 F)n/an/a
Dec26.7 C (80.1 F)-23.9 C (-11.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Cullowhee by the year they were set 1,464 records at Cullowhee still stand. 1925 holds the most, with 45. 02040601909: 31910: 131911: 221912: 81913: 201914: 201915: 101916: 121917: 131918: 291919: 191920: 111921: 161922: 131923: 81924: 281925: 451926: 141927: 181928: 131929: 201930: 261931: 161932: 161933: 171934: 81935: 171936: 181937: 231938: 111939: 131940: 221941: 171942: 101943: 211944: 121945: 81946: 131947: 141948: 121949: 111950: 251951: 131952: 181953: 151954: 191955: 171956: 111957: 141958: 91959: 61960: 191961: 151962: 91963: 131964: 121965: 81966: 151967: 211968: 91969: 41970: 141971: 51972: 91973: 91974: 151975: 41976: 91977: 101978: 121979: 101980: 91981: 81982: 111983: 151984: 151985: 171986: 111987: 71988: 61989: 191990: 61991: 141992: 101993: 81994: 61995: 101996: 181997: 131998: 71999: 82000: 52001: 62002: 62003: 92004: 42005: 42006: 72007: 92008: 82009: 32010: 162011: 112012: 62013: 82014: 122015: 112016: 82017: 82018: 132019: 72020: 82021: 32022: 112023: 32024: 72025: 112026: 131909192119331945195719691981199320052017
1,464 records at Cullowhee still stand. 1925 holds the most, with 45.
Standing records at Cullowhee by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
19093
191013
191122
19128
191320
191420
191510
191612
191713
191829
191919
192011
192116
192213
19238
192428
192545
192614
192718
192813
192920
193026
193116
193216
193317
19348
193517
193618
193723
193811
193913
194022
194117
194210
194321
194412
19458
194613
194714
194812
194911
195025
195113
195218
195315
195419
195517
195611
195714
19589
19596
196019
196115
19629
196313
196412
19658
196615
196721
19689
19694
197014
19715
19729
19739
197415
19754
19769
197710
197812
197910
19809
19818
198211
198315
198415
198517
198611
19877
19886
198919
19906
199114
199210
19938
19946
199510
199618
199713
19987
19998
20005
20016
20026
20039
20044
20054
20067
20079
20088
20093
201016
201111
20126
20138
201412
201511
20168
20178
201813
20197
20208
20213
202211
20233
20247
202511
202613

All-Time Record Progression

12 new records
When Cullowhee set new all-time records 12 all-time records were set at Cullowhee between 26 January 1940 and 30 June 2001. Each dot is a new record. Record low minimum temperatureRecord daily precipitationRecord low maximum temperatureRecord daily snowfallRecord snow depth26 January 1940: Record low minimum temperature -27.8 C (-18.0 F)16 June 1949: Record daily precipitation 115.8 mm (4.6 in)17 February 1958: Record low maximum temperature -8.3 C (17.1 F)12 December 1962: Record low maximum temperature -8.9 C (16.0 F)8 January 1970: Record low maximum temperature -11.1 C (12.0 F)3 December 1971: Record daily snowfall 33.0 cm (13.0 in)25 December 1983: Record low maximum temperature -11.7 C (10.9 F)21 January 1985: Record low minimum temperature -28.3 C (-18.9 F)13 March 1993: Record snow depth 43.2 cm (17.0 in)14 March 1993: Record snow depth 48.3 cm (19.0 in)27 March 1994: Record daily precipitation 127.0 mm (5.0 in)30 June 2001: Record daily precipitation 158.5 mm (6.2 in)1940195019601970198019902000
12 all-time records were set at Cullowhee between 26 January 1940 and 30 June 2001. Each dot is a new record.
When Cullowhee set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1940-01-26Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1949-06-16Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1958-02-17Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -8.3 C (17.1 F)
1962-12-12Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -8.9 C (16.0 F)
1970-01-08Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -11.1 C (12.0 F)
1971-12-03Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 33.0 cm (13.0 in)
1983-12-25Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -11.7 C (10.9 F)
1985-01-21Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1993-03-13Record snow depthRecord snow depth 43.2 cm (17.0 in)
1993-03-14Record snow depthRecord snow depth 48.3 cm (19.0 in)
1994-03-27Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 127.0 mm (5.0 in)
2001-06-30Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 158.5 mm (6.2 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 158.5 mm (6.2 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Cullowhee The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cullowhee. The most was 158.5 mm (6.2 in) on 30 June 2001. 050100150200 Jan: 88.9 mm (3.5 in), 31 January 1957 Jan Feb: 109.2 mm (4.3 in), 16 February 1990 Feb Mar: 127.0 mm (5.0 in), 27 March 1994 Mar Apr: 73.9 mm (2.9 in), 4 April 1974 Apr May: 102.1 mm (4.0 in), 28 May 1973 May Jun: 158.5 mm (6.2 in), 30 June 2001 Jun Jul: 102.9 mm (4.1 in), 4 July 2013 Jul Aug: 95.8 mm (3.8 in), 7 August 1978 Aug Sep: 146.1 mm (5.8 in), 27 September 2024 Sep Oct: 96.3 mm (3.8 in), 4 October 1995 Oct Nov: 81.3 mm (3.2 in), 28 November 1948 Nov Dec: 88.9 mm (3.5 in), 26 December 2010 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cullowhee. The most was 158.5 mm (6.2 in) on 30 June 2001.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Cullowhee
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan88.9 mm (3.5 in)31 January 1957
Feb109.2 mm (4.3 in)16 February 1990
Mar127.0 mm (5.0 in)27 March 1994
Apr73.9 mm (2.9 in)4 April 1974
May102.1 mm (4.0 in)28 May 1973
Jun158.5 mm (6.2 in)30 June 2001
Jul102.9 mm (4.1 in)4 July 2013
Aug95.8 mm (3.8 in)7 August 1978
Sep146.1 mm (5.8 in)27 September 2024
Oct96.3 mm (3.8 in)4 October 1995
Nov81.3 mm (3.2 in)28 November 1948
Dec88.9 mm (3.5 in)26 December 2010

Period of Record Coverage

1909 to 2026
Days with data per year at Cullowhee 118 years of record at Cullowhee, 1909 to 2026. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1909, 1912, 2026. 1909: 11 of 365 days1910: 364 of 365 days1911: 365 of 365 days1912: 306 of 366 days1913: 360 of 365 days1914: 363 of 365 days1915: 365 of 365 days1916: 366 of 366 days1917: 365 of 365 days1918: 365 of 365 days1919: 365 of 365 days1920: 366 of 366 days1921: 362 of 365 days1922: 364 of 365 days1923: 333 of 365 days1924: 365 of 366 days1925: 365 of 365 days1926: 349 of 365 days1927: 365 of 365 days1928: 365 of 366 days1929: 361 of 365 days1930: 361 of 365 days1931: 364 of 365 days1932: 366 of 366 days1933: 364 of 365 days1934: 365 of 365 days1935: 365 of 365 days1936: 345 of 366 days1937: 365 of 365 days1938: 365 of 365 days1939: 365 of 365 days1940: 366 of 366 days1941: 365 of 365 days1942: 362 of 365 days1943: 365 of 365 days1944: 366 of 366 days1945: 334 of 365 days1946: 365 of 365 days1947: 365 of 365 days1948: 365 of 366 days1949: 363 of 365 days1950: 362 of 365 days1951: 365 of 365 days1952: 366 of 366 days1953: 364 of 365 days1954: 365 of 365 days1955: 365 of 365 days1956: 366 of 366 days1957: 365 of 365 days1958: 365 of 365 days1959: 365 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 365 of 365 days1962: 364 of 365 days1963: 364 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 364 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 364 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 364 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 365 of 366 days1981: 363 of 365 days1982: 334 of 365 days1983: 363 of 365 days1984: 365 of 366 days1985: 364 of 365 days1986: 365 of 365 days1987: 361 of 365 days1988: 364 of 366 days1989: 364 of 365 days1990: 363 of 365 days1991: 362 of 365 days1992: 366 of 366 days1993: 362 of 365 days1994: 364 of 365 days1995: 365 of 365 days1996: 364 of 366 days1997: 363 of 365 days1998: 363 of 365 days1999: 358 of 365 days2000: 365 of 366 days2001: 361 of 365 days2002: 359 of 365 days2003: 355 of 365 days2004: 358 of 366 days2005: 353 of 365 days2006: 361 of 365 days2007: 364 of 365 days2008: 366 of 366 days2009: 365 of 365 days2010: 365 of 365 days2011: 363 of 365 days2012: 366 of 366 days2013: 365 of 365 days2014: 365 of 365 days2015: 365 of 365 days2016: 366 of 366 days2017: 365 of 365 days2018: 365 of 365 days2019: 365 of 365 days2020: 366 of 366 days2021: 365 of 365 days2022: 359 of 365 days2023: 359 of 365 days2024: 366 of 366 days2025: 365 of 365 days2026: 283 of 365 days19201935195019651980199520102025
118 years of record at Cullowhee, 1909 to 2026. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1909, 1912, 2026.
Days with data per year at Cullowhee
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
1909113%No
1910364100%Yes
1911365100%Yes
191230684%No
191336099%Yes
191436399%Yes
1915365100%Yes
1916366100%Yes
1917365100%Yes
1918365100%Yes
1919365100%Yes
1920366100%Yes
192136299%Yes
1922364100%Yes
192333391%Yes
1924365100%Yes
1925365100%Yes
192634996%Yes
1927365100%Yes
1928365100%Yes
192936199%Yes
193036199%Yes
1931364100%Yes
1932366100%Yes
1933364100%Yes
1934365100%Yes
1935365100%Yes
193634594%Yes
1937365100%Yes
1938365100%Yes
1939365100%Yes
1940366100%Yes
1941365100%Yes
194236299%Yes
1943365100%Yes
1944366100%Yes
194533492%Yes
1946365100%Yes
1947365100%Yes
1948365100%Yes
194936399%Yes
195036299%Yes
1951365100%Yes
1952366100%Yes
1953364100%Yes
1954365100%Yes
1955365100%Yes
1956366100%Yes
1957365100%Yes
1958365100%Yes
1959365100%Yes
1960366100%Yes
1961365100%Yes
1962364100%Yes
1963364100%Yes
1964366100%Yes
1965365100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970364100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974364100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977364100%Yes
1978365100%Yes
1979365100%Yes
1980365100%Yes
198136399%Yes
198233492%Yes
198336399%Yes
1984365100%Yes
1985364100%Yes
1986365100%Yes
198736199%Yes
198836499%Yes
1989364100%Yes
199036399%Yes
199136299%Yes
1992366100%Yes
199336299%Yes
1994364100%Yes
1995365100%Yes
199636499%Yes
199736399%Yes
199836399%Yes
199935898%Yes
2000365100%Yes
200136199%Yes
200235998%Yes
200335597%Yes
200435898%Yes
200535397%Yes
200636199%Yes
2007364100%Yes
2008366100%Yes
2009365100%Yes
2010365100%Yes
201136399%Yes
2012366100%Yes
2013365100%Yes
2014365100%Yes
2015365100%Yes
2016366100%Yes
2017365100%Yes
2018365100%Yes
2019365100%Yes
2020366100%Yes
2021365100%Yes
202235998%Yes
202335998%Yes
2024366100%Yes
2025365100%Yes
202628378%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Cullowhee
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 August 2026Cullowhee, USdaily high min (Provisional)21.1 C (70.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)107 years44 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2026Cullowhee, USdaily low max (Tie)23.9 C (75.0 F)tie88 years9 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 2026Cullowhee, USdaily high min (Tie)20.6 C (69.1 F)tie68 years7 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 2026Cullowhee, USdaily high min21.7 C (71.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)32 years21 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 2026Cullowhee, USdaily high min21.1 C (70.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)109 years42 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2026Cullowhee, USdaily high min (Tie)20.6 C (69.1 F)tie101 years10 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 2026Cullowhee, USdaily rain59.7 mm (2.4 in)24.1 mm (0.9 in)21 years38 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2026Cullowhee, USdaily high min20.6 C (69.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)92 years39 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 2026Cullowhee, USdaily high min (Tie)19.4 C (66.9 F)tie92 years9 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 2026Cullowhee, USdaily high min21.1 C (70.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)27 years23 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 2026Cullowhee, USdaily high min (Tie)17.8 C (64.0 F)tie88 years9 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 2026Cullowhee, USdaily high min18.3 C (64.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)8 years13 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 2026Cullowhee, USdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)67 years31 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 2026Cullowhee, USdaily high max31.7 C (89.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)20 years18 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 2026Cullowhee, USdaily high max29.4 C (84.9 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)116 years44 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2026Cullowhee, USdaily high max (Tie)28.3 C (82.9 F)tie8 years3 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 2026Cullowhee, USdaily high min12.8 C (55.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)64 years30 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 2026Cullowhee, USdaily high max26.7 C (80.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)52 years26 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 2026Cullowhee, USdaily high max (Tie)25.6 C (78.1 F)tie116 years10 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 2026Cullowhee, USdaily high min (Tie)11.1 C (52.0 F)tie75 years8 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

110 complete years, 1910 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Cullowhee as warming stripes, 1910 to 2025 One stripe for each of 110 complete years at Cullowhee, 1910 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.5 C (56.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1981, at 12.2 C (54.0 F), and the warmest was 1990, at 14.9 C (58.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F). 1910: 12.8 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1911: 14.4 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1913: 13.5 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1914: 13.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1915: 13.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1916: 13.5 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1917: 12.3 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1918: 13.9 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1919: 14.0 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1920: 13.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1921: 14.6 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1922: 14.2 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1924: 12.6 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1925: 13.9 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1927: 14.3 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1928: 12.9 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1929: 13.4 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1930: 13.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1931: 13.8 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1932: 14.1 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1933: 14.3 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1934: 13.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1935: 14.0 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1937: 13.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1938: 14.1 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1939: 14.0 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1940: 12.3 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1941: 13.5 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1942: 13.3 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1943: 13.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1944: 13.5 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1946: 14.3 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1947: 13.3 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1948: 14.0 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1949: 14.5 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1950: 13.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1951: 13.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1952: 13.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1953: 13.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1954: 13.5 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1955: 13.5 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1956: 13.9 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1957: 14.3 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1958: 12.7 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1959: 13.9 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1960: 12.8 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1961: 13.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1962: 13.3 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1963: 12.5 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1964: 13.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1965: 13.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1966: 12.4 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1967: 12.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1968: 12.3 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1969: 12.3 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1970: 13.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1971: 13.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1972: 13.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1973: 13.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1974: 13.4 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1975: 13.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1976: 12.4 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1977: 12.8 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1978: 13.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1979: 13.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1980: 13.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1981: 12.2 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1983: 12.5 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1984: 12.9 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1985: 13.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1986: 14.4 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1987: 13.9 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1988: 13.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1989: 13.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1990: 14.9 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1991: 14.6 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1992: 13.5 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1993: 13.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1994: 13.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1995: 13.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1996: 13.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1997: 13.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1998: 14.2 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1999: 13.4 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2000: 12.9 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2001: 13.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2002: 13.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2003: 13.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2004: 13.4 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2005: 13.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2006: 13.4 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2007: 13.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2008: 13.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2009: 13.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2010: 12.8 C, -0.7 C from the station mean2011: 13.8 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2012: 14.3 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2013: 13.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2014: 12.9 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2015: 14.1 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2016: 14.3 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2017: 14.1 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2018: 14.1 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2019: 14.6 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2020: 14.0 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2021: 13.9 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2022: 13.9 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2023: 14.1 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2024: 14.6 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2025: 14.0 C, +0.5 C from the station mean191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 110 complete years at Cullowhee, 1910 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.5 C (56.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1981, at 12.2 C (54.0 F), and the warmest was 1990, at 14.9 C (58.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).
Annual mean temperature at Cullowhee as warming stripes, 1910 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
191012.8 C-0.70 C
191114.4 C+0.94 C
191313.5 C+0.00 C
191413.1 C-0.37 C
191513.1 C-0.39 C
191613.5 C-0.01 C
191712.3 C-1.24 C
191813.9 C+0.37 C
191914.0 C+0.51 C
192013.0 C-0.48 C
192114.6 C+1.07 C
192214.2 C+0.74 C
192412.6 C-0.91 C
192513.9 C+0.41 C
192714.3 C+0.81 C
192812.9 C-0.57 C
192913.4 C-0.06 C
193013.2 C-0.27 C
193113.8 C+0.31 C
193214.1 C+0.61 C
193314.3 C+0.79 C
193413.8 C+0.35 C
193514.0 C+0.48 C
193713.7 C+0.22 C
193814.1 C+0.59 C
193914.0 C+0.53 C
194012.3 C-1.15 C
194113.5 C+0.01 C
194213.3 C-0.22 C
194313.2 C-0.32 C
194413.5 C-0.02 C
194614.3 C+0.77 C
194713.3 C-0.21 C
194814.0 C+0.51 C
194914.5 C+0.99 C
195013.7 C+0.21 C
195113.6 C+0.11 C
195213.7 C+0.22 C
195313.7 C+0.25 C
195413.5 C+0.00 C
195513.5 C-0.03 C
195613.9 C+0.39 C
195714.3 C+0.77 C
195812.7 C-0.81 C
195913.9 C+0.39 C
196012.8 C-0.73 C
196113.2 C-0.32 C
196213.3 C-0.21 C
196312.5 C-0.99 C
196413.0 C-0.52 C
196513.1 C-0.40 C
196612.4 C-1.11 C
196712.8 C-0.65 C
196812.3 C-1.22 C
196912.3 C-1.17 C
197013.1 C-0.42 C
197113.2 C-0.27 C
197213.0 C-0.50 C
197313.2 C-0.34 C
197413.4 C-0.07 C
197513.7 C+0.25 C
197612.4 C-1.14 C
197712.8 C-0.67 C
197813.0 C-0.54 C
197913.2 C-0.31 C
198013.2 C-0.33 C
198112.2 C-1.26 C
198312.5 C-1.00 C
198412.9 C-0.60 C
198513.7 C+0.23 C
198614.4 C+0.95 C
198713.9 C+0.41 C
198813.0 C-0.48 C
198913.7 C+0.24 C
199014.9 C+1.39 C
199114.6 C+1.08 C
199213.5 C+0.00 C
199313.6 C+0.15 C
199413.8 C+0.35 C
199513.6 C+0.15 C
199613.2 C-0.27 C
199713.0 C-0.53 C
199814.2 C+0.70 C
199913.4 C-0.06 C
200012.9 C-0.60 C
200113.1 C-0.40 C
200213.6 C+0.12 C
200313.2 C-0.34 C
200413.4 C-0.06 C
200513.2 C-0.26 C
200613.4 C-0.14 C
200713.6 C+0.13 C
200813.0 C-0.46 C
200913.1 C-0.43 C
201012.8 C-0.73 C
201113.8 C+0.34 C
201214.3 C+0.79 C
201313.1 C-0.44 C
201412.9 C-0.56 C
201514.1 C+0.58 C
201614.3 C+0.80 C
201714.1 C+0.65 C
201814.1 C+0.58 C
201914.6 C+1.12 C
202014.0 C+0.48 C
202113.9 C+0.42 C
202213.9 C+0.37 C
202314.1 C+0.65 C
202414.6 C+1.11 C
202514.0 C+0.50 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1910 to 2025 is 0.01 C (-0.02 to 0.05) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.03 F (-0.04 to 0.09) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 110 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Cullowhee
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.01 C (-0.02 to 0.05) per decade0.03 F (-0.04 to 0.09) per decade1910 to 2025110Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum-0.04 C (-0.08 to -0.01) per decade-0.08 F (-0.15 to -0.02) per decade1910 to 2025110Fall
Mean daily minimum0.07 C (0.03 to 0.12) per decade0.1 F (0.1 to 0.2) per decade1910 to 2025110Rise

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1909 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Cullowhee: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)37.2 C (99.0 F)191433.9 C (93.0 F)118
Coldest night (TNn)-28.3 C (-18.9 F)1985-16.1 C (3.0 F)118
Wettest day (Rx1day)158.5 mm (6.2 in)200163.5 mm (2.5 in)118
Wettest five days (Rx5day)241.1 mm (9.5 in)2001105.2 mm (4.1 in)118
Longest dry spell (CDD)33 days201618 days118

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Cullowhee by year The hottest day of the year at Cullowhee, 1909 to 2026. The record is 37.2 C (99.0 F) in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.9 C (93.0 F). 010203040192019401960198020002020Record: 37.2 C (99.0 F) in 1914
The hottest day of the year at Cullowhee, 1909 to 2026. The record is 37.2 C (99.0 F) in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.9 C (93.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Cullowhee by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
19097.8 C (46.0 F)
191033.3 C (91.9 F)
191133.9 C (93.0 F)
191232.2 C (90.0 F)
191335.6 C (96.1 F)
191437.2 C (99.0 F)
191535.0 C (95.0 F)
191632.8 C (91.0 F)
191732.8 C (91.0 F)
191835.0 C (95.0 F)
191936.1 C (97.0 F)
192033.3 C (91.9 F)
192134.4 C (93.9 F)
192232.2 C (90.0 F)
192332.8 C (91.0 F)
192435.0 C (95.0 F)
192536.1 C (97.0 F)
192636.7 C (98.1 F)
192736.1 C (97.0 F)
192832.2 C (90.0 F)
192932.2 C (90.0 F)
193037.2 C (99.0 F)
193135.6 C (96.1 F)
193235.0 C (95.0 F)
193335.0 C (95.0 F)
193435.6 C (96.1 F)
193534.4 C (93.9 F)
193636.7 C (98.1 F)
193733.3 C (91.9 F)
193832.8 C (91.0 F)
193934.4 C (93.9 F)
194033.3 C (91.9 F)
194133.3 C (91.9 F)
194233.9 C (93.0 F)
194333.9 C (93.0 F)
194436.1 C (97.0 F)
194533.9 C (93.0 F)
194633.3 C (91.9 F)
194733.9 C (93.0 F)
194835.0 C (95.0 F)
194932.8 C (91.0 F)
195032.8 C (91.0 F)
195133.9 C (93.0 F)
195237.2 C (99.0 F)
195333.9 C (93.0 F)
195435.6 C (96.1 F)
195533.3 C (91.9 F)
195633.3 C (91.9 F)
195733.9 C (93.0 F)
195833.3 C (91.9 F)
195933.9 C (93.0 F)
196033.3 C (91.9 F)
196133.3 C (91.9 F)
196232.8 C (91.0 F)
196333.3 C (91.9 F)
196435.0 C (95.0 F)
196533.9 C (93.0 F)
196633.3 C (91.9 F)
196731.1 C (88.0 F)
196833.9 C (93.0 F)
196933.3 C (91.9 F)
197032.8 C (91.0 F)
197133.3 C (91.9 F)
197231.7 C (89.1 F)
197332.2 C (90.0 F)
197432.8 C (91.0 F)
197533.9 C (93.0 F)
197632.2 C (90.0 F)
197733.9 C (93.0 F)
197833.9 C (93.0 F)
197932.8 C (91.0 F)
198036.1 C (97.0 F)
198132.8 C (91.0 F)
198231.7 C (89.1 F)
198336.7 C (98.1 F)
198432.8 C (91.0 F)
198534.4 C (93.9 F)
198635.0 C (95.0 F)
198736.7 C (98.1 F)
198835.0 C (95.0 F)
198932.2 C (90.0 F)
199034.4 C (93.9 F)
199132.8 C (91.0 F)
199232.8 C (91.0 F)
199335.6 C (96.1 F)
199431.7 C (89.1 F)
199533.9 C (93.0 F)
199633.3 C (91.9 F)
199732.8 C (91.0 F)
199834.4 C (93.9 F)
199934.4 C (93.9 F)
200032.2 C (90.0 F)
200132.2 C (90.0 F)
200233.3 C (91.9 F)
200332.8 C (91.0 F)
200431.7 C (89.1 F)
200534.4 C (93.9 F)
200633.9 C (93.0 F)
200735.0 C (95.0 F)
200835.0 C (95.0 F)
200932.2 C (90.0 F)
201035.0 C (95.0 F)
201134.4 C (93.9 F)
201236.7 C (98.1 F)
201332.2 C (90.0 F)
201432.8 C (91.0 F)
201533.9 C (93.0 F)
201633.9 C (93.0 F)
201733.9 C (93.0 F)
201832.8 C (91.0 F)
201933.3 C (91.9 F)
202032.2 C (90.0 F)
202134.4 C (93.9 F)
202234.4 C (93.9 F)
202333.9 C (93.0 F)
202435.0 C (95.0 F)
202534.4 C (93.9 F)
202634.4 C (93.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Cullowhee by year The coldest night of the year at Cullowhee, 1909 to 2026. The record is -28.3 C (-18.9 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -16.1 C (3.0 F). -30-25-20-15-10-5192019401960198020002020Record: -28.3 C (-18.9 F) in 1985
The coldest night of the year at Cullowhee, 1909 to 2026. The record is -28.3 C (-18.9 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -16.1 C (3.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Cullowhee by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1909-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1910-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1911-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1912-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1913-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1914-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1915-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1916-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1917-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1918-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1919-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1920-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1921-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1922-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1923-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1924-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1925-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1926-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1927-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1928-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1929-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1930-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1931-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1932-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1933-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1934-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1935-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1936-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1937-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1938-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1939-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1940-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1941-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1942-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1943-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1944-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1945-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1946-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1947-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1948-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1949-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1950-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1951-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1952-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1953-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1954-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1955-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1956-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1957-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1958-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1959-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1960-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1961-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1962-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1963-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1964-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1965-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1966-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1967-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1968-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1969-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1970-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1971-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1972-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1973-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1974-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1975-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1976-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1977-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1978-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1979-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1980-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1981-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1982-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1983-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1984-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1985-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1986-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1987-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1988-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1989-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1990-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1991-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1992-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1993-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1994-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1995-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1996-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1997-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1998-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1999-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2000-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2001-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2002-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2003-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2004-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2005-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2006-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2007-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2008-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2009-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2010-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2011-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2012-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2013-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2014-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2015-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2016-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2017-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2018-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2019-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2020-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2021-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2022-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2023-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2024-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2025-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2026-15.6 C (3.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cullowhee by year The wettest day of the year at Cullowhee, 1909 to 2026. The record is 158.5 mm (6.2 in) in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.5 mm (2.5 in). 050100150200192019401960198020002020Record: 158.5 mm (6.2 in) in 2001
The wettest day of the year at Cullowhee, 1909 to 2026. The record is 158.5 mm (6.2 in) in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.5 mm (2.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cullowhee by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
190917.0 mm (0.7 in)
191050.3 mm (2.0 in)
191169.9 mm (2.8 in)
191250.0 mm (2.0 in)
191377.2 mm (3.0 in)
191483.3 mm (3.3 in)
191564.8 mm (2.6 in)
191654.4 mm (2.1 in)
191775.7 mm (3.0 in)
191848.3 mm (1.9 in)
191961.0 mm (2.4 in)
192040.6 mm (1.6 in)
192153.3 mm (2.1 in)
192258.4 mm (2.3 in)
192343.2 mm (1.7 in)
192448.3 mm (1.9 in)
192527.9 mm (1.1 in)
192648.3 mm (1.9 in)
192755.9 mm (2.2 in)
192876.2 mm (3.0 in)
192984.6 mm (3.3 in)
193058.4 mm (2.3 in)
193139.4 mm (1.6 in)
193250.8 mm (2.0 in)
193354.6 mm (2.1 in)
193466.0 mm (2.6 in)
193550.3 mm (2.0 in)
1936101.6 mm (4.0 in)
193747.8 mm (1.9 in)
193851.8 mm (2.0 in)
193942.9 mm (1.7 in)
194077.0 mm (3.0 in)
194143.4 mm (1.7 in)
194252.1 mm (2.1 in)
194345.0 mm (1.8 in)
194457.2 mm (2.3 in)
194570.6 mm (2.8 in)
194671.6 mm (2.8 in)
194748.3 mm (1.9 in)
194881.3 mm (3.2 in)
1949115.8 mm (4.6 in)
195073.7 mm (2.9 in)
195166.8 mm (2.6 in)
195250.8 mm (2.0 in)
195357.2 mm (2.3 in)
195469.9 mm (2.8 in)
195576.2 mm (3.0 in)
195658.9 mm (2.3 in)
195788.9 mm (3.5 in)
195871.9 mm (2.8 in)
195945.2 mm (1.8 in)
196063.5 mm (2.5 in)
196176.2 mm (3.0 in)
196242.4 mm (1.7 in)
196386.4 mm (3.4 in)
196493.2 mm (3.7 in)
196559.7 mm (2.4 in)
196688.6 mm (3.5 in)
196797.8 mm (3.9 in)
196869.3 mm (2.7 in)
196947.8 mm (1.9 in)
197047.0 mm (1.9 in)
197153.3 mm (2.1 in)
197250.8 mm (2.0 in)
1973102.1 mm (4.0 in)
197473.9 mm (2.9 in)
197569.1 mm (2.7 in)
1976101.6 mm (4.0 in)
197770.4 mm (2.8 in)
197895.8 mm (3.8 in)
197965.8 mm (2.6 in)
198050.8 mm (2.0 in)
198148.5 mm (1.9 in)
198273.7 mm (2.9 in)
198371.6 mm (2.8 in)
1984101.1 mm (4.0 in)
198561.7 mm (2.4 in)
198644.7 mm (1.8 in)
198757.4 mm (2.3 in)
198840.9 mm (1.6 in)
198993.2 mm (3.7 in)
1990109.2 mm (4.3 in)
199183.8 mm (3.3 in)
199258.4 mm (2.3 in)
199350.8 mm (2.0 in)
1994127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1995104.1 mm (4.1 in)
199668.3 mm (2.7 in)
199778.7 mm (3.1 in)
199863.5 mm (2.5 in)
199940.6 mm (1.6 in)
200076.2 mm (3.0 in)
2001158.5 mm (6.2 in)
200255.1 mm (2.2 in)
200387.9 mm (3.5 in)
2004135.9 mm (5.4 in)
200558.4 mm (2.3 in)
200648.3 mm (1.9 in)
200758.9 mm (2.3 in)
200868.6 mm (2.7 in)
200970.6 mm (2.8 in)
201088.9 mm (3.5 in)
201150.8 mm (2.0 in)
201263.5 mm (2.5 in)
2013102.9 mm (4.1 in)
201452.6 mm (2.1 in)
201586.9 mm (3.4 in)
201634.5 mm (1.4 in)
201757.7 mm (2.3 in)
201869.9 mm (2.8 in)
201959.9 mm (2.4 in)
2020102.6 mm (4.0 in)
202178.7 mm (3.1 in)
202271.9 mm (2.8 in)
202345.0 mm (1.8 in)
2024146.1 mm (5.8 in)
202563.5 mm (2.5 in)
202659.7 mm (2.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cullowhee by year The wettest five days of the year at Cullowhee, 1909 to 2026. The record is 241.1 mm (9.5 in) in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 105.2 mm (4.1 in). 0100200300192019401960198020002020Record: 241.1 mm (9.5 in) in 2001
The wettest five days of the year at Cullowhee, 1909 to 2026. The record is 241.1 mm (9.5 in) in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 105.2 mm (4.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cullowhee by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
190918.3 mm (0.7 in)
191069.8 mm (2.7 in)
1911124.8 mm (4.9 in)
191267.1 mm (2.6 in)
191398.3 mm (3.9 in)
191497.0 mm (3.8 in)
191599.4 mm (3.9 in)
191679.6 mm (3.1 in)
1917141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1918106.6 mm (4.2 in)
191997.9 mm (3.9 in)
1920118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1921102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1922105.4 mm (4.1 in)
192371.1 mm (2.8 in)
192478.8 mm (3.1 in)
192560.2 mm (2.4 in)
192699.9 mm (3.9 in)
192792.3 mm (3.6 in)
1928143.4 mm (5.6 in)
1929108.5 mm (4.3 in)
193086.3 mm (3.4 in)
193186.4 mm (3.4 in)
1932140.0 mm (5.5 in)
193385.5 mm (3.4 in)
1934103.8 mm (4.1 in)
193578.7 mm (3.1 in)
1936125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1937111.9 mm (4.4 in)
1938146.5 mm (5.8 in)
193991.2 mm (3.6 in)
1940143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1941127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1942102.8 mm (4.0 in)
194388.4 mm (3.5 in)
194498.5 mm (3.9 in)
1945129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1946115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1947125.3 mm (4.9 in)
1948115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1949141.2 mm (5.6 in)
195094.8 mm (3.7 in)
1951104.9 mm (4.1 in)
195294.5 mm (3.7 in)
195380.6 mm (3.2 in)
1954128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1955110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1956103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1957169.1 mm (6.7 in)
1958101.4 mm (4.0 in)
195973.7 mm (2.9 in)
196087.4 mm (3.4 in)
1961150.9 mm (5.9 in)
1962103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1963110.1 mm (4.3 in)
1964140.4 mm (5.5 in)
1965122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1966148.5 mm (5.8 in)
1967214.9 mm (8.5 in)
196892.7 mm (3.6 in)
196994.1 mm (3.7 in)
1970103.9 mm (4.1 in)
197178.1 mm (3.1 in)
197291.5 mm (3.6 in)
1973159.2 mm (6.3 in)
197496.5 mm (3.8 in)
1975111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1976142.6 mm (5.6 in)
1977118.7 mm (4.7 in)
1978200.9 mm (7.9 in)
197999.5 mm (3.9 in)
1980144.3 mm (5.7 in)
198171.1 mm (2.8 in)
1982116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1983104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1984157.2 mm (6.2 in)
198577.5 mm (3.1 in)
198671.6 mm (2.8 in)
198799.9 mm (3.9 in)
198862.8 mm (2.5 in)
1989160.8 mm (6.3 in)
1990153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1991123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1992121.0 mm (4.8 in)
199365.3 mm (2.6 in)
1994174.8 mm (6.9 in)
1995181.9 mm (7.2 in)
1996117.6 mm (4.6 in)
199796.8 mm (3.8 in)
199889.9 mm (3.5 in)
199982.1 mm (3.2 in)
200093.7 mm (3.7 in)
2001241.1 mm (9.5 in)
200296.8 mm (3.8 in)
2003167.6 mm (6.6 in)
2004148.6 mm (5.9 in)
200596.5 mm (3.8 in)
2006110.2 mm (4.3 in)
2007154.1 mm (6.1 in)
2008113.1 mm (4.5 in)
2009143.8 mm (5.7 in)
201097.6 mm (3.8 in)
201187.1 mm (3.4 in)
2012105.4 mm (4.1 in)
2013188.2 mm (7.4 in)
201462.7 mm (2.5 in)
2015167.7 mm (6.6 in)
201676.7 mm (3.0 in)
201785.5 mm (3.4 in)
2018110.6 mm (4.4 in)
2019135.9 mm (5.4 in)
2020128.6 mm (5.1 in)
2021167.1 mm (6.6 in)
2022155.4 mm (6.1 in)
202364.8 mm (2.6 in)
2024226.9 mm (8.9 in)
2025115.6 mm (4.6 in)
202689.9 mm (3.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cullowhee by year The longest dry spell of the year at Cullowhee, 1909 to 2026. The record is 33 days in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days. 010203040192019401960198020002020Record: 33 days in 2016
The longest dry spell of the year at Cullowhee, 1909 to 2026. The record is 33 days in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cullowhee by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
190924 days
191019 days
191116 days
191211 days
191317 days
191426 days
191522 days
191622 days
191714 days
191814 days
191912 days
192031 days
192126 days
192222 days
192327 days
192426 days
192522 days
192615 days
192721 days
192829 days
192914 days
193016 days
193121 days
193215 days
193323 days
193412 days
193526 days
193619 days
193711 days
193820 days
193924 days
194013 days
194118 days
194218 days
194325 days
194419 days
194515 days
194614 days
194716 days
194818 days
194911 days
195019 days
195113 days
195231 days
195322 days
195419 days
195524 days
195620 days
195715 days
195827 days
195918 days
196016 days
196115 days
196217 days
196332 days
196417 days
196518 days
196611 days
196719 days
196826 days
196918 days
197021 days
197120 days
197215 days
197321 days
197419 days
197520 days
197620 days
197717 days
197817 days
197916 days
198022 days
198115 days
198214 days
198314 days
198425 days
198529 days
198618 days
198721 days
198816 days
198915 days
199020 days
199119 days
199219 days
199322 days
199410 days
199515 days
19969 days
199717 days
199816 days
199927 days
200029 days
200129 days
200220 days
200314 days
200414 days
200531 days
200615 days
200731 days
200826 days
200911 days
201012 days
201114 days
201213 days
201310 days
201413 days
201514 days
201633 days
201724 days
201811 days
201914 days
202013 days
202115 days
202218 days
202312 days
202427 days
202512 days
202615 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.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

110 years with a frost

Across 110 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Cullowhee falls on 27 April and the median first autumn frost on 14 October, which leaves a median of 171 days between them.

In 1996 to 2025 the median growing season was 184 days. That is 22 days more than in 1910 to 1943.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.2 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Cullowhee
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1910 to 1943)Recent period (1996 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost27 April29 April20 April9 days earlier-1.2 days per decade
First autumn frost14 October11 October21 October10 days later+1.0 days per decade
Growing days171 days162 days184 days22 days more+2.2 days per decade

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

Rainfall Return Levels

115 years, 1910 to 2025

A day with at least 63.8 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 149.0 mm (5.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Cullowhee: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years63.8 mm (2.5 in)
5 years84.0 mm (3.3 in)
10 years98.4 mm (3.9 in)
25 years117.7 mm (4.6 in)
50 years133.0 mm (5.2 in)
100 years149.0 mm (5.9 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 115 years of values from 1910 to 2025.

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: 158.5 mm (6.2 in) in 2001; 146.1 mm (5.8 in) in 2024; 135.9 mm (5.4 in) in 2004.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Cullowhee, at 1924. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1924 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Cullowhee, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1924-0.3-0.5possible5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

Climate Twins

2011 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2011 to 2025, Cullowhee had a mean temperature of 14.0 C (57.2 F) and 1,401.2 mm (55.2 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Alpharetta 4 SSW (United States, 172 km away), Livingston Radio Wliv (United States, 228 km away) and Marion (United States, 113 km away).

Climate twins of Cullowhee: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2011 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
Alpharetta 4 SSWUnited States172 km (107 mi)14.4 C (57.8 F)1,371.5 mm (54.0 in)0.74
Livingston Radio WlivUnited States228 km (142 mi)13.8 C (56.9 F)1,342.0 mm (52.8 in)0.80
MarionUnited States113 km (70 mi)14.5 C (58.2 F)1,442.8 mm (56.8 in)0.85

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

Download the Data

  • Data for Cullowhee standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Cullowhee threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-13).