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Elizabeth City Weather Records (USC00312719)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Elizabeth City (USC00312719), North Carolina, United States, with 116 years of record.

Key Facts for Elizabeth City

  • Elizabeth City (USC00312719) is a weather station in North Carolina, United States at 36.31 latitude and -76.20 longitude, 2 m (8 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1911 to 2026, 116 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Elizabeth City still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Elizabeth City tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 26.1 C (79.0 F) on 19 July 2026.

About the Station

  • Location: North Carolina, United States, 36.31 latitude, -76.20 longitude.
  • Elevation: 2 m (8 ft).
  • Period of record: 1911 to 2026, 116 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

3 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Elizabeth City, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Elizabeth City. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 3 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Elizabeth City. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 3 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Elizabeth City, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan26.7 C (80.1 F)-18.9 C (-2.0 F)22.2 C (72.0 F)-11.7 C (10.9 F)
Feb28.9 C (84.0 F)-15.0 C (5.0 F)21.7 C (71.1 F)-10.0 C (14.0 F)
Mar33.3 C (91.9 F)-11.7 C (10.9 F)29.4 C (84.9 F)-5.0 C (23.0 F)
Apr35.0 C (95.0 F)-8.3 C (17.1 F)31.1 C (88.0 F)2.8 C (37.0 F)
May38.3 C (100.9 F)-5.6 C (21.9 F)32.2 C (90.0 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)
Jun40.0 C (104.0 F)3.9 C (39.0 F)36.1 C (97.0 F)9.4 C (48.9 F)
Jul41.7 C (107.1 F)9.4 C (48.9 F)36.1 C (97.0 F)18.3 C (64.9 F)
Aug40.0 C (104.0 F)8.3 C (46.9 F)35.6 C (96.1 F)17.8 C (64.0 F)
Sep37.2 C (99.0 F)3.9 C (39.0 F)26.1 C (79.0 F)18.9 C (66.0 F)
Oct35.0 C (95.0 F)-4.4 C (24.1 F)30.0 C (86.0 F)17.8 C (64.0 F)
Nov32.2 C (90.0 F)-8.3 C (17.1 F)n/an/a
Dec27.8 C (82.0 F)-19.4 C (-2.9 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Elizabeth City by the year they were set 1,464 records at Elizabeth City still stand. 1920 holds the most, with 38. 0102030401911: 261912: 131913: 241914: 221915: 121916: 141917: 281918: 271919: 261920: 381921: 101922: 171923: 151924: 51925: 161926: 81927: 181928: 51929: 131930: 151931: 231932: 171933: 201934: 141935: 101936: 181937: 261938: 111939: 171940: 131941: 171942: 161943: 221944: 151945: 111946: 31947: 181948: 181949: 101950: 241952: 221953: 51954: 121955: 31956: 121957: 101958: 121959: 151960: 151961: 171962: 171963: 171964: 231965: 121966: 211967: 231968: 81969: 41970: 101971: 91972: 51973: 71974: 131975: 61976: 141977: 141978: 101979: 91980: 101981: 61982: 61983: 111984: 101985: 181986: 131987: 51988: 71989: 171990: 81991: 131992: 51993: 71994: 71995: 41996: 131997: 161998: 71999: 132000: 112001: 62002: 112003: 152004: 62005: 82006: 62007: 132008: 52009: 62010: 152011: 62012: 52013: 32014: 112015: 232016: 52017: 162018: 212019: 92020: 112021: 22022: 102023: 82024: 52025: 52026: 61911192319351947196019721984199620082020
1,464 records at Elizabeth City still stand. 1920 holds the most, with 38.
Standing records at Elizabeth City by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
191126
191213
191324
191422
191512
191614
191728
191827
191926
192038
192110
192217
192315
19245
192516
19268
192718
19285
192913
193015
193123
193217
193320
193414
193510
193618
193726
193811
193917
194013
194117
194216
194322
194415
194511
19463
194718
194818
194910
195024
195222
19535
195412
19553
195612
195710
195812
195915
196015
196117
196217
196317
196423
196512
196621
196723
19688
19694
197010
19719
19725
19737
197413
19756
197614
197714
197810
19799
198010
19816
19826
198311
198410
198518
198613
19875
19887
198917
19908
199113
19925
19937
19947
19954
199613
199716
19987
199913
200011
20016
200211
200315
20046
20058
20066
200713
20085
20096
201015
20116
20125
20133
201411
201523
20165
201716
201821
20199
202011
20212
202210
20238
20245
20255
20266

All-Time Record Progression

6 new records
When Elizabeth City set new all-time records 6 all-time records were set at Elizabeth City between 18 July 1942 and 30 September 2010. Each dot is a new record. Record high maximum temperatureRecord daily precipitationRecord high minimum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature18 July 1942: Record high maximum temperature 41.7 C (107.1 F)26 June 1945: Record daily precipitation 161.8 mm (6.4 in)20 October 1968: Record daily precipitation 170.2 mm (6.7 in)7 July 1977: Record high minimum temperature 31.7 C (89.1 F)21 January 1985: Record low maximum temperature -8.9 C (16.0 F)30 September 2010: Record daily precipitation 241.3 mm (9.5 in)1950196019701980199020002010
6 all-time records were set at Elizabeth City between 18 July 1942 and 30 September 2010. Each dot is a new record.
When Elizabeth City set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1942-07-18Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 41.7 C (107.1 F)
1945-06-26Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 161.8 mm (6.4 in)
1968-10-20Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1977-07-07Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 31.7 C (89.1 F)
1985-01-21Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -8.9 C (16.0 F)
2010-09-30Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 241.3 mm (9.5 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 241.3 mm (9.5 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Elizabeth City The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Elizabeth City. The most was 241.3 mm (9.5 in) on 30 September 2010. 0100200300 Jan: 84.8 mm (3.3 in), 3 January 1936 Jan Feb: 96.3 mm (3.8 in), 1 February 1960 Feb Mar: 94.0 mm (3.7 in), 2 March 1994 Mar Apr: 118.1 mm (4.6 in), 20 April 1991 Apr May: 89.4 mm (3.5 in), 28 May 2000 May Jun: 161.8 mm (6.4 in), 26 June 1945 Jun Jul: 117.1 mm (4.6 in), 10 July 1956 Jul Aug: 149.9 mm (5.9 in), 14 August 1953 Aug Sep: 241.3 mm (9.5 in), 30 September 2010 Sep Oct: 199.1 mm (7.8 in), 9 October 2016 Oct Nov: 109.0 mm (4.3 in), 22 November 2006 Nov Dec: 78.7 mm (3.1 in), 4 December 1927 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Elizabeth City. The most was 241.3 mm (9.5 in) on 30 September 2010.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Elizabeth City
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan84.8 mm (3.3 in)3 January 1936
Feb96.3 mm (3.8 in)1 February 1960
Mar94.0 mm (3.7 in)2 March 1994
Apr118.1 mm (4.6 in)20 April 1991
May89.4 mm (3.5 in)28 May 2000
Jun161.8 mm (6.4 in)26 June 1945
Jul117.1 mm (4.6 in)10 July 1956
Aug149.9 mm (5.9 in)14 August 1953
Sep241.3 mm (9.5 in)30 September 2010
Oct199.1 mm (7.8 in)9 October 2016
Nov109.0 mm (4.3 in)22 November 2006
Dec78.7 mm (3.1 in)4 December 1927

Period of Record Coverage

1911 to 2026
Days with data per year at Elizabeth City 116 years of record at Elizabeth City, 1911 to 2026. 23 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1911, 1912, 1922, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1935, 1951 and others. 1911: 85 of 365 days1912: 329 of 366 days1913: 352 of 365 days1914: 360 of 365 days1915: 356 of 365 days1916: 364 of 366 days1917: 348 of 365 days1918: 335 of 365 days1919: 364 of 365 days1920: 356 of 366 days1921: 362 of 365 days1922: 328 of 365 days1923: 343 of 365 days1924: 340 of 366 days1925: 362 of 365 days1926: 227 of 365 days1927: 302 of 365 days1928: 326 of 366 days1929: 357 of 365 days1930: 350 of 365 days1931: 347 of 365 days1932: 362 of 366 days1933: 363 of 365 days1934: 361 of 365 days1935: 280 of 365 days1936: 364 of 366 days1937: 365 of 365 days1938: 363 of 365 days1939: 332 of 365 days1940: 362 of 366 days1941: 360 of 365 days1942: 362 of 365 days1943: 364 of 365 days1944: 366 of 366 days1945: 364 of 365 days1946: 362 of 365 days1947: 360 of 365 days1948: 362 of 366 days1949: 360 of 365 days1950: 361 of 365 days1951: 31 of 365 days1952: 364 of 366 days1953: 364 of 365 days1954: 362 of 365 days1955: 364 of 365 days1956: 366 of 366 days1957: 365 of 365 days1958: 363 of 365 days1959: 365 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 364 of 365 days1962: 365 of 365 days1963: 365 of 365 days1964: 365 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 364 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 273 of 365 days1971: 330 of 365 days1972: 358 of 366 days1973: 359 of 365 days1974: 362 of 365 days1975: 340 of 365 days1976: 359 of 366 days1977: 362 of 365 days1978: 357 of 365 days1979: 364 of 365 days1980: 335 of 366 days1981: 353 of 365 days1982: 332 of 365 days1983: 365 of 365 days1984: 364 of 366 days1985: 365 of 365 days1986: 363 of 365 days1987: 362 of 365 days1988: 358 of 366 days1989: 364 of 365 days1990: 362 of 365 days1991: 358 of 365 days1992: 359 of 366 days1993: 354 of 365 days1994: 358 of 365 days1995: 359 of 365 days1996: 365 of 366 days1997: 332 of 365 days1998: 361 of 365 days1999: 338 of 365 days2000: 342 of 366 days2001: 297 of 365 days2002: 209 of 365 days2003: 325 of 365 days2004: 329 of 366 days2005: 325 of 365 days2006: 346 of 365 days2007: 314 of 365 days2008: 332 of 366 days2009: 328 of 365 days2010: 304 of 365 days2011: 216 of 365 days2012: 266 of 366 days2013: 303 of 365 days2014: 358 of 365 days2015: 360 of 365 days2016: 355 of 366 days2017: 365 of 365 days2018: 365 of 365 days2019: 358 of 365 days2020: 366 of 366 days2021: 365 of 365 days2022: 364 of 365 days2023: 301 of 365 days2024: 302 of 366 days2025: 365 of 365 days2026: 245 of 365 days19201935195019651980199520102025
116 years of record at Elizabeth City, 1911 to 2026. 23 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1911, 1912, 1922, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1935, 1951 and others.
Days with data per year at Elizabeth City
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
19118523%No
191232990%No
191335296%Yes
191436099%Yes
191535698%Yes
191636499%Yes
191734895%Yes
191833592%Yes
1919364100%Yes
192035697%Yes
192136299%Yes
192232890%No
192334394%Yes
192434093%Yes
192536299%Yes
192622762%No
192730283%No
192832689%No
192935798%Yes
193035096%Yes
193134795%Yes
193236299%Yes
193336399%Yes
193436199%Yes
193528077%No
193636499%Yes
1937365100%Yes
193836399%Yes
193933291%Yes
194036299%Yes
194136099%Yes
194236299%Yes
1943364100%Yes
1944366100%Yes
1945364100%Yes
194636299%Yes
194736099%Yes
194836299%Yes
194936099%Yes
195036199%Yes
1951318%No
195236499%Yes
1953364100%Yes
195436299%Yes
1955364100%Yes
1956366100%Yes
1957365100%Yes
195836399%Yes
1959365100%Yes
1960366100%Yes
1961364100%Yes
1962365100%Yes
1963365100%Yes
1964365100%Yes
1965365100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
196836499%Yes
1969365100%Yes
197027375%No
197133090%Yes
197235898%Yes
197335998%Yes
197436299%Yes
197534093%Yes
197635998%Yes
197736299%Yes
197835798%Yes
1979364100%Yes
198033592%Yes
198135397%Yes
198233291%Yes
1983365100%Yes
198436499%Yes
1985365100%Yes
198636399%Yes
198736299%Yes
198835898%Yes
1989364100%Yes
199036299%Yes
199135898%Yes
199235998%Yes
199335497%Yes
199435898%Yes
199535998%Yes
1996365100%Yes
199733291%Yes
199836199%Yes
199933893%Yes
200034293%Yes
200129781%No
200220957%No
200332589%No
200432990%No
200532589%No
200634695%Yes
200731486%No
200833291%Yes
200932890%No
201030483%No
201121659%No
201226673%No
201330383%No
201435898%Yes
201536099%Yes
201635597%Yes
2017365100%Yes
2018365100%Yes
201935898%Yes
2020366100%Yes
2021365100%Yes
2022364100%Yes
202330182%No
202430283%No
2025365100%Yes
202624567%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Elizabeth City
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
19 July 2026Elizabeth City, USdaily high min (Tie)26.1 C (79.0 F)tie24 years4 of 100 (Routine)
24 June 2026Elizabeth City, USdaily rain31.8 mm (1.3 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)37 years24 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 2026Elizabeth City, USdaily high min25.0 C (77.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)25 years18 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 2026Elizabeth City, USdaily high min25.0 C (77.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)16 years16 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 2026Elizabeth City, USdaily high max (Tie)36.1 C (97.0 F)tie87 years9 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 2026Elizabeth City, USdaily high min (Tie)23.9 C (75.0 F)tie87 years9 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 2026Elizabeth City, USdaily high max29.4 C (84.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)100 years42 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2026Elizabeth City, USdaily high max (Tie)27.2 C (81.0 F)tie61 years7 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 2026Elizabeth City, USdaily high min17.8 C (64.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)80 years35 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2026Elizabeth City, USdaily low max0.0 C (32.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)31 years21 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 2026Elizabeth City, USdaily snow depth (Tie)2.5 cm (1.0 in)tie56 years6 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 2026Elizabeth City, USdaily snow depth5.1 cm (2.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)92 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 2026Elizabeth City, USdaily snow depth10.2 cm (4.0 in)10.2 cm (4.0 in)92 years47 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2026Elizabeth City, USdaily low max-2.2 C (28.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)55 years26 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 2026Elizabeth City, USdaily snowfall (Tie)10.2 cm (4.0 in)tie60 years7 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 2026Elizabeth City, USdaily snow depth (Tie)10.2 cm (4.0 in)tie60 years7 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 2025Elizabeth City, USdaily snow depth2.5 cm (1.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)91 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 2025Elizabeth City, USdaily rain58.4 mm (2.3 in)28.7 mm (1.1 in)46 years43 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2025Elizabeth City, USdaily high min26.1 C (79.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)99 years42 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2025Elizabeth City, USdaily rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)22.6 mm (0.9 in)102 years52 of 100 (Notable)

Climate Trend

81 complete years, 1913 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Elizabeth City as warming stripes, 1913 to 2025 One stripe for each of 81 complete years at Elizabeth City, 1913 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.2 C (61.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1920, at 14.0 C (57.2 F), and the warmest was 1949, at 18.0 C (64.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F). 1913: 16.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1914: 15.3 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1915: 15.5 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1916: 15.4 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1919: 15.5 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1920: 14.0 C, -2.2 C from the station mean1921: 17.4 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1929: 16.9 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1930: 16.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1931: 17.0 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1932: 16.8 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1933: 17.3 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1934: 16.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1936: 16.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1937: 16.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1938: 16.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1940: 15.0 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1941: 16.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1942: 16.9 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1943: 16.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1944: 16.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1945: 17.0 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1946: 17.1 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1947: 16.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1948: 17.1 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1949: 18.0 C, +1.8 C from the station mean1950: 16.9 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1952: 16.9 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1953: 16.8 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1954: 16.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1955: 15.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1956: 16.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1957: 16.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1958: 14.7 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1959: 15.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1960: 14.8 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1961: 15.2 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1962: 14.7 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1963: 14.2 C, -2.0 C from the station mean1964: 15.3 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1965: 14.8 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1966: 14.4 C, -1.8 C from the station mean1967: 14.3 C, -1.9 C from the station mean1968: 14.8 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1969: 14.6 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1972: 15.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1973: 16.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1974: 16.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1976: 15.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1977: 16.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1978: 15.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1979: 15.8 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1983: 16.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1984: 16.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1985: 17.0 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1986: 16.9 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1987: 15.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1988: 15.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1989: 16.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1990: 17.4 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1991: 17.0 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1992: 16.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1993: 16.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1994: 16.7 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1995: 16.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1996: 15.4 C, -0.8 C from the station mean2003: 16.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2004: 16.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2006: 16.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2008: 16.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2009: 16.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2014: 15.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2015: 16.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2016: 16.8 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2017: 17.4 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2018: 17.3 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2019: 17.5 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2020: 17.7 C, +1.5 C from the station mean2021: 16.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2022: 16.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2025: 16.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean191319201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 81 complete years at Elizabeth City, 1913 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.2 C (61.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1920, at 14.0 C (57.2 F), and the warmest was 1949, at 18.0 C (64.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Elizabeth City as warming stripes, 1913 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
191316.3 C+0.06 C
191415.3 C-0.92 C
191515.5 C-0.69 C
191615.4 C-0.79 C
191915.5 C-0.65 C
192014.0 C-2.18 C
192117.4 C+1.16 C
192916.9 C+0.74 C
193016.6 C+0.38 C
193117.0 C+0.80 C
193216.8 C+0.58 C
193317.3 C+1.15 C
193416.3 C+0.12 C
193616.1 C-0.07 C
193716.1 C-0.10 C
193816.7 C+0.49 C
194015.0 C-1.21 C
194116.2 C+0.05 C
194216.9 C+0.69 C
194316.7 C+0.54 C
194416.6 C+0.36 C
194517.0 C+0.82 C
194617.1 C+0.91 C
194716.3 C+0.07 C
194817.1 C+0.86 C
194918.0 C+1.80 C
195016.9 C+0.70 C
195216.9 C+0.68 C
195316.8 C+0.62 C
195416.0 C-0.15 C
195515.6 C-0.59 C
195616.1 C-0.09 C
195716.2 C-0.02 C
195814.7 C-1.53 C
195915.7 C-0.49 C
196014.8 C-1.38 C
196115.2 C-0.98 C
196214.7 C-1.49 C
196314.2 C-2.04 C
196415.3 C-0.88 C
196514.8 C-1.37 C
196614.4 C-1.77 C
196714.3 C-1.87 C
196814.8 C-1.41 C
196914.6 C-1.62 C
197215.9 C-0.30 C
197316.4 C+0.19 C
197416.4 C+0.20 C
197615.7 C-0.47 C
197716.2 C-0.01 C
197815.6 C-0.64 C
197915.8 C-0.35 C
198316.1 C-0.05 C
198416.3 C+0.15 C
198517.0 C+0.76 C
198616.9 C+0.68 C
198715.9 C-0.33 C
198815.9 C-0.27 C
198916.5 C+0.28 C
199017.4 C+1.21 C
199117.0 C+0.85 C
199216.3 C+0.09 C
199316.4 C+0.24 C
199416.7 C+0.55 C
199516.4 C+0.23 C
199615.4 C-0.77 C
200316.2 C+0.04 C
200416.3 C+0.09 C
200616.6 C+0.39 C
200816.7 C+0.50 C
200916.5 C+0.29 C
201415.8 C-0.40 C
201516.7 C+0.50 C
201616.8 C+0.61 C
201717.4 C+1.25 C
201817.3 C+1.07 C
201917.5 C+1.31 C
202017.7 C+1.51 C
202116.6 C+0.44 C
202216.6 C+0.37 C
202516.5 C+0.30 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1913 to 2025 is 0.1 C (0.0 to 0.1) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (0.0 to 0.2) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 81 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Elizabeth City
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.1 C (0.0 to 0.1) per decade0.1 F (0.0 to 0.2) per decade1913 to 202581Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum0.00 C (-0.07 to 0.07) per decade0.01 F (-0.12 to 0.13) per decade1913 to 202581Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade1913 to 202581Rise

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

1911 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Elizabeth City: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)41.7 C (107.1 F)194236.7 C (98.1 F)116
Coldest night (TNn)-19.4 C (-2.9 F)1917-10.0 C (14.0 F)116
Wettest day (Rx1day)241.3 mm (9.5 in)201073.6 mm (2.9 in)116
Wettest five days (Rx5day)364.8 mm (14.4 in)2010121.9 mm (4.8 in)116
Longest dry spell (CDD)40 days202419 days116

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Elizabeth City by year The hottest day of the year at Elizabeth City, 1911 to 2026. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F). 202530354045192019401960198020002020Record: 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 1942
The hottest day of the year at Elizabeth City, 1911 to 2026. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Elizabeth City by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
191140.6 C (105.1 F)
191240.0 C (104.0 F)
191333.9 C (93.0 F)
191437.2 C (99.0 F)
191538.3 C (100.9 F)
191634.4 C (93.9 F)
191736.7 C (98.1 F)
191838.3 C (100.9 F)
191935.6 C (96.1 F)
192035.0 C (95.0 F)
192136.7 C (98.1 F)
192236.1 C (97.0 F)
192337.8 C (100.0 F)
192437.8 C (100.0 F)
192537.8 C (100.0 F)
192637.2 C (99.0 F)
192736.1 C (97.0 F)
192837.2 C (99.0 F)
192936.1 C (97.0 F)
193038.9 C (102.0 F)
193137.2 C (99.0 F)
193238.3 C (100.9 F)
193340.0 C (104.0 F)
193436.7 C (98.1 F)
193536.7 C (98.1 F)
193637.8 C (100.0 F)
193736.7 C (98.1 F)
193837.2 C (99.0 F)
193938.9 C (102.0 F)
194037.8 C (100.0 F)
194138.3 C (100.9 F)
194241.7 C (107.1 F)
194337.8 C (100.0 F)
194437.8 C (100.0 F)
194536.7 C (98.1 F)
194635.6 C (96.1 F)
194737.2 C (99.0 F)
194838.3 C (100.9 F)
194937.8 C (100.0 F)
195036.7 C (98.1 F)
195123.3 C (73.9 F)
195240.6 C (105.1 F)
195336.7 C (98.1 F)
195436.7 C (98.1 F)
195536.7 C (98.1 F)
195635.6 C (96.1 F)
195736.7 C (98.1 F)
195835.6 C (96.1 F)
195937.2 C (99.0 F)
196035.0 C (95.0 F)
196134.4 C (93.9 F)
196234.4 C (93.9 F)
196336.1 C (97.0 F)
196436.7 C (98.1 F)
196534.4 C (93.9 F)
196635.6 C (96.1 F)
196732.8 C (91.0 F)
196836.1 C (97.0 F)
196935.0 C (95.0 F)
197036.1 C (97.0 F)
197135.6 C (96.1 F)
197235.6 C (96.1 F)
197333.9 C (93.0 F)
197435.0 C (95.0 F)
197535.0 C (95.0 F)
197635.6 C (96.1 F)
197738.9 C (102.0 F)
197835.6 C (96.1 F)
197936.1 C (97.0 F)
198039.4 C (102.9 F)
198136.7 C (98.1 F)
198235.6 C (96.1 F)
198337.8 C (100.0 F)
198435.6 C (96.1 F)
198536.7 C (98.1 F)
198637.2 C (99.0 F)
198738.9 C (102.0 F)
198837.2 C (99.0 F)
198937.2 C (99.0 F)
199037.2 C (99.0 F)
199137.2 C (99.0 F)
199237.2 C (99.0 F)
199337.8 C (100.0 F)
199436.7 C (98.1 F)
199536.7 C (98.1 F)
199636.7 C (98.1 F)
199737.8 C (100.0 F)
199837.2 C (99.0 F)
199937.2 C (99.0 F)
200035.0 C (95.0 F)
200135.0 C (95.0 F)
200236.7 C (98.1 F)
200336.1 C (97.0 F)
200436.7 C (98.1 F)
200534.4 C (93.9 F)
200635.6 C (96.1 F)
200736.7 C (98.1 F)
200837.8 C (100.0 F)
200935.0 C (95.0 F)
201037.8 C (100.0 F)
201135.6 C (96.1 F)
201236.7 C (98.1 F)
201334.4 C (93.9 F)
201435.0 C (95.0 F)
201536.1 C (97.0 F)
201635.0 C (95.0 F)
201735.6 C (96.1 F)
201835.6 C (96.1 F)
201936.7 C (98.1 F)
202035.6 C (96.1 F)
202133.9 C (93.0 F)
202236.1 C (97.0 F)
202336.7 C (98.1 F)
202435.6 C (96.1 F)
202536.1 C (97.0 F)
202636.1 C (97.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Elizabeth City by year The coldest night of the year at Elizabeth City, 1911 to 2026. The record is -19.4 C (-2.9 F) in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is -10.0 C (14.0 F). -20-15-10-50192019401960198020002020Record: -19.4 C (-2.9 F) in 1917
The coldest night of the year at Elizabeth City, 1911 to 2026. The record is -19.4 C (-2.9 F) in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is -10.0 C (14.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Elizabeth City by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1911-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1912-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1913-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1914-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1915-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1916-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1917-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1918-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1919-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1920-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1921-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1922-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1923-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1924-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1925-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1926-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1927-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1928-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1929-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1930-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1931-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1932-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1933-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1934-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1935-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1936-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1937-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1938-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1939-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1940-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1941-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1942-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1943-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1944-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1945-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1946-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1947-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1948-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1949-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1950-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1951-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1952-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1953-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1954-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1955-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1956-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1957-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1958-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1959-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1960-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1961-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1962-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1963-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1964-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1965-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1966-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1967-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1968-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1969-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1970-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1971-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1972-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1973-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1974-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1975-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1976-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1977-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1978-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1979-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1980-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1981-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1982-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1983-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1984-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1985-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1986-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1987-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1988-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1989-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1990-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1991-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1992-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1993-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1994-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1995-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1996-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1997-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1998-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1999-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2000-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2001-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2002-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2003-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2004-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2005-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2006-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2007-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2008-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2009-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2010-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2011-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2012-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2013-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2014-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2015-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2016-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2017-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2018-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2019-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2020-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2021-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2022-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2023-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2024-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2025-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2026-11.7 C (10.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Elizabeth City by year The wettest day of the year at Elizabeth City, 1911 to 2026. The record is 241.3 mm (9.5 in) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 73.6 mm (2.9 in). 0100200300192019401960198020002020Record: 241.3 mm (9.5 in) in 2010
The wettest day of the year at Elizabeth City, 1911 to 2026. The record is 241.3 mm (9.5 in) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 73.6 mm (2.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Elizabeth City by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
191147.0 mm (1.9 in)
191276.2 mm (3.0 in)
191350.8 mm (2.0 in)
191449.5 mm (1.9 in)
191550.8 mm (2.0 in)
191650.8 mm (2.0 in)
191776.2 mm (3.0 in)
191881.3 mm (3.2 in)
191968.6 mm (2.7 in)
192066.0 mm (2.6 in)
192157.2 mm (2.3 in)
192261.0 mm (2.4 in)
192363.5 mm (2.5 in)
192463.5 mm (2.5 in)
192550.8 mm (2.0 in)
192661.0 mm (2.4 in)
192778.7 mm (3.1 in)
192850.8 mm (2.0 in)
192958.4 mm (2.3 in)
193054.6 mm (2.1 in)
193153.3 mm (2.1 in)
193271.1 mm (2.8 in)
1933158.8 mm (6.3 in)
1934140.0 mm (5.5 in)
193578.7 mm (3.1 in)
1936117.1 mm (4.6 in)
193780.5 mm (3.2 in)
1938159.5 mm (6.3 in)
193976.2 mm (3.0 in)
194090.7 mm (3.6 in)
194171.1 mm (2.8 in)
194271.9 mm (2.8 in)
194349.5 mm (1.9 in)
194497.8 mm (3.9 in)
1945161.8 mm (6.4 in)
1946115.3 mm (4.5 in)
194774.9 mm (2.9 in)
1948142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1949100.8 mm (4.0 in)
195056.9 mm (2.2 in)
195111.9 mm (0.5 in)
195267.8 mm (2.7 in)
1953149.9 mm (5.9 in)
195453.1 mm (2.1 in)
1955101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1956117.1 mm (4.6 in)
195798.6 mm (3.9 in)
1958111.8 mm (4.4 in)
195983.8 mm (3.3 in)
196096.3 mm (3.8 in)
1961106.7 mm (4.2 in)
196261.0 mm (2.4 in)
196374.9 mm (2.9 in)
1964149.9 mm (5.9 in)
196599.8 mm (3.9 in)
196686.4 mm (3.4 in)
196752.3 mm (2.1 in)
1968170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1969113.0 mm (4.4 in)
197050.8 mm (2.0 in)
1971132.6 mm (5.2 in)
197254.9 mm (2.2 in)
1973110.0 mm (4.3 in)
197458.2 mm (2.3 in)
197595.0 mm (3.7 in)
197648.3 mm (1.9 in)
197752.8 mm (2.1 in)
197877.5 mm (3.1 in)
1979165.1 mm (6.5 in)
198051.8 mm (2.0 in)
198167.8 mm (2.7 in)
198274.9 mm (2.9 in)
198343.7 mm (1.7 in)
1984120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1985110.2 mm (4.3 in)
198657.7 mm (2.3 in)
198756.6 mm (2.2 in)
198870.9 mm (2.8 in)
198969.1 mm (2.7 in)
199067.3 mm (2.6 in)
1991118.1 mm (4.6 in)
199274.2 mm (2.9 in)
199348.5 mm (1.9 in)
199494.0 mm (3.7 in)
199548.3 mm (1.9 in)
1996114.3 mm (4.5 in)
199750.0 mm (2.0 in)
199863.5 mm (2.5 in)
1999107.7 mm (4.2 in)
200089.4 mm (3.5 in)
200137.6 mm (1.5 in)
200274.2 mm (2.9 in)
2003137.2 mm (5.4 in)
200487.6 mm (3.4 in)
200585.1 mm (3.4 in)
2006121.9 mm (4.8 in)
200750.8 mm (2.0 in)
200881.3 mm (3.2 in)
200963.5 mm (2.5 in)
2010241.3 mm (9.5 in)
201148.5 mm (1.9 in)
201251.1 mm (2.0 in)
201355.9 mm (2.2 in)
201461.2 mm (2.4 in)
201558.4 mm (2.3 in)
2016199.1 mm (7.8 in)
201751.6 mm (2.0 in)
201855.9 mm (2.2 in)
2019157.5 mm (6.2 in)
202092.7 mm (3.6 in)
2021106.7 mm (4.2 in)
2022101.6 mm (4.0 in)
202366.8 mm (2.6 in)
202472.9 mm (2.9 in)
202558.4 mm (2.3 in)
202651.1 mm (2.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Elizabeth City by year The wettest five days of the year at Elizabeth City, 1911 to 2026. The record is 364.8 mm (14.4 in) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 121.9 mm (4.8 in). 0100200300400192019401960198020002020Record: 364.8 mm (14.4 in) in 2010
The wettest five days of the year at Elizabeth City, 1911 to 2026. The record is 364.8 mm (14.4 in) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 121.9 mm (4.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Elizabeth City by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
191128.0 mm (1.1 in)
191269.9 mm (2.8 in)
1913116.8 mm (4.6 in)
191473.7 mm (2.9 in)
1915137.4 mm (5.4 in)
1916115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1917115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1918105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1919110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1920129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1921122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1922119.5 mm (4.7 in)
192378.7 mm (3.1 in)
1924106.7 mm (4.2 in)
192576.2 mm (3.0 in)
192681.3 mm (3.2 in)
1927149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1928147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1929106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1930125.7 mm (4.9 in)
193196.6 mm (3.8 in)
1932101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1933158.8 mm (6.3 in)
1934141.6 mm (5.6 in)
1935122.6 mm (4.8 in)
1936139.5 mm (5.5 in)
1937118.7 mm (4.7 in)
1938293.7 mm (11.6 in)
1939113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1940133.8 mm (5.3 in)
1941104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1942156.7 mm (6.2 in)
194364.2 mm (2.5 in)
1944107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1945173.5 mm (6.8 in)
1946170.1 mm (6.7 in)
1947104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1948147.6 mm (5.8 in)
1949128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1950119.6 mm (4.7 in)
195114.7 mm (0.6 in)
195295.1 mm (3.7 in)
1953226.6 mm (8.9 in)
195486.1 mm (3.4 in)
1955199.1 mm (7.8 in)
1956123.8 mm (4.9 in)
1957137.1 mm (5.4 in)
1958201.0 mm (7.9 in)
1959139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1960128.9 mm (5.1 in)
1961118.4 mm (4.7 in)
196296.6 mm (3.8 in)
1963125.1 mm (4.9 in)
1964177.6 mm (7.0 in)
1965138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1966116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1967110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1968179.1 mm (7.1 in)
1969175.1 mm (6.9 in)
197080.0 mm (3.1 in)
1971239.5 mm (9.4 in)
1972115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1973125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1974104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1975128.7 mm (5.1 in)
197681.6 mm (3.2 in)
1977103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1978102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1979244.6 mm (9.6 in)
198086.4 mm (3.4 in)
1981207.0 mm (8.1 in)
1982124.7 mm (4.9 in)
198389.4 mm (3.5 in)
1984135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1985129.2 mm (5.1 in)
198694.5 mm (3.7 in)
1987145.8 mm (5.7 in)
198891.7 mm (3.6 in)
1989104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1990115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1991153.6 mm (6.0 in)
1992132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1993116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1994108.2 mm (4.3 in)
199597.8 mm (3.9 in)
1996156.7 mm (6.2 in)
199786.1 mm (3.4 in)
1998126.4 mm (5.0 in)
1999185.5 mm (7.3 in)
2000194.8 mm (7.7 in)
200178.7 mm (3.1 in)
2002129.8 mm (5.1 in)
2003147.6 mm (5.8 in)
2004103.3 mm (4.1 in)
200597.3 mm (3.8 in)
2006149.1 mm (5.9 in)
200775.7 mm (3.0 in)
2008121.7 mm (4.8 in)
2009148.4 mm (5.8 in)
2010364.8 mm (14.4 in)
201166.8 mm (2.6 in)
2012102.2 mm (4.0 in)
2013128.8 mm (5.1 in)
201483.6 mm (3.3 in)
2015153.4 mm (6.0 in)
2016240.1 mm (9.5 in)
2017110.2 mm (4.3 in)
2018113.6 mm (4.5 in)
2019170.7 mm (6.7 in)
2020138.2 mm (5.4 in)
2021180.8 mm (7.1 in)
2022233.7 mm (9.2 in)
202392.3 mm (3.6 in)
2024132.4 mm (5.2 in)
2025104.9 mm (4.1 in)
2026122.7 mm (4.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Elizabeth City by year The longest dry spell of the year at Elizabeth City, 1911 to 2026. The record is 40 days in 2024, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days. 010203040192019401960198020002020Record: 40 days in 2024
The longest dry spell of the year at Elizabeth City, 1911 to 2026. The record is 40 days in 2024, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Elizabeth City by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
191112 days
191226 days
191319 days
191423 days
191528 days
191633 days
191729 days
191823 days
191935 days
192029 days
192124 days
192217 days
192315 days
192424 days
192525 days
192634 days
192716 days
192819 days
192919 days
193028 days
193136 days
193211 days
193322 days
193424 days
193516 days
193616 days
193714 days
193815 days
193921 days
194010 days
194131 days
194221 days
194324 days
194420 days
194520 days
194616 days
194717 days
194817 days
194916 days
195017 days
19518 days
195218 days
195332 days
195424 days
195516 days
195617 days
195720 days
195823 days
195920 days
196013 days
196125 days
196214 days
196317 days
196418 days
196521 days
196624 days
196719 days
196822 days
196917 days
197015 days
197117 days
197220 days
197325 days
197429 days
197513 days
197621 days
197718 days
197820 days
197912 days
198031 days
198122 days
198218 days
198313 days
198424 days
198522 days
198617 days
198726 days
198814 days
198925 days
199018 days
199122 days
199215 days
199315 days
199419 days
199513 days
199613 days
199711 days
199824 days
199924 days
200039 days
200117 days
200222 days
200316 days
200415 days
200521 days
200618 days
200726 days
200821 days
200919 days
201016 days
201125 days
201212 days
201317 days
201413 days
201521 days
201612 days
201714 days
201814 days
201922 days
202010 days
202116 days
202216 days
202314 days
202440 days
202522 days
202621 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

81 years with a frost

Across 81 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Elizabeth City falls on 1 April and the median first autumn frost on 9 November, which leaves a median of 220 days between them.

In 1979 to 2025 the median growing season was 233 days. That is 14 days more than in 1913 to 1954.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.0 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Elizabeth City
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1913 to 1954)Recent period (1979 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost1 April31 March27 March4 days earlier-0.7 days per decade
First autumn frost9 November9 November14 November5 days later+1.2 days per decade
Growing days220 days219 days233 days14 days more+2.0 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

100 years, 1913 to 2025

A day with at least 78.8 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 235.8 mm (9.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Elizabeth City: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years78.8 mm (3.1 in)
5 years111.0 mm (4.4 in)
10 years135.8 mm (5.3 in)
25 years171.7 mm (6.8 in)
50 years202.1 mm (8.0 in)
100 years235.8 mm (9.3 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 100 years of values from 1913 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: 241.3 mm (9.5 in) in 2010; 199.1 mm (7.8 in) in 2016; 170.2 mm (6.7 in) in 1968.

Station Changes

2 suspected

2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Elizabeth City, at 1972 and 1987. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1972 ran 0.6 C (1.0 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1987 ran 0.3 C (0.6 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Elizabeth City, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1972+0.6+1.0likely5
1987-0.3-0.6likely5

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

2003 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2003 to 2025, Elizabeth City had a mean temperature of 16.7 C (62.1 F) and 1,369.5 mm (53.9 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are New Bern - ASOS (United States, 158 km away), Bankhead L&D (United States, 1,065 km away) and Cherry Point MCAS (United States, 168 km away).

Climate twins of Elizabeth City: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2003 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
New Bern - ASOSUnited States158 km (98 mi)16.8 C (62.2 F)1,377.1 mm (54.2 in)0.44
Bankhead L&DUnited States1,065 km (662 mi)16.5 C (61.8 F)1,394.7 mm (54.9 in)0.51
Cherry Point MCASUnited States168 km (104 mi)17.0 C (62.7 F)1,381.9 mm (54.4 in)0.52

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 Elizabeth City standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Elizabeth City 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-12).