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Hickory Weather Records (USC00314015)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Hickory (USC00314015), North Carolina, United States, with 64 years of record.

Key Facts for Hickory

  • Hickory (USC00314015) is a weather station in North Carolina, United States at 35.75 latitude and -81.35 longitude, 355 m (1,165 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1913 to 1976, 64 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Hickory still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Hickory set a daily record low maximum temperature of 17.2 C (63.0 F) on 5 June 1976.

About the Station

  • Location: North Carolina, United States, 35.75 latitude, -81.35 longitude.
  • Elevation: 355 m (1,165 ft).
  • Period of record: 1913 to 1976, 64 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Hickory, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Hickory. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Hickory. 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 Hickory, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan26.1 C (79.0 F)-18.9 C (-2.0 F)n/an/a
Feb27.8 C (82.0 F)-16.7 C (1.9 F)n/an/a
Mar32.2 C (90.0 F)-14.4 C (6.1 F)n/an/a
Apr34.4 C (93.9 F)-6.1 C (21.0 F)n/an/a
May36.7 C (98.1 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)n/an/a
Jun39.4 C (102.9 F)5.6 C (42.1 F)n/an/a
Jul42.2 C (108.0 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)n/an/a
Aug38.3 C (100.9 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)n/an/a
Sep38.9 C (102.0 F)1.1 C (34.0 F)n/an/a
Oct35.6 C (96.1 F)-5.0 C (23.0 F)n/an/a
Nov30.6 C (87.1 F)-12.2 C (10.0 F)n/an/a
Dec25.6 C (78.1 F)-20.6 C (-5.1 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Hickory by the year they were set 1,464 records at Hickory still stand. 1933 holds the most, with 45. 02040601913: 311914: 351915: 151916: 191917: 281918: 441919: 241920: 181921: 171922: 121923: 161924: 221925: 391926: 281927: 401928: 141929: 251930: 321931: 341932: 271933: 451934: 201935: 191936: 291937: 231938: 161939: 211940: 251941: 261942: 221943: 311944: 161945: 151946: 191947: 201948: 221949: 161950: 321951: 301952: 221953: 211954: 321955: 201956: 211957: 181958: 191959: 141960: 261961: 221962: 211963: 221964: 241965: 91966: 201967: 321968: 171969: 81970: 181971: 251972: 201973: 161974: 231975: 151976: 121913192019271934194119481955196219691976
1,464 records at Hickory still stand. 1933 holds the most, with 45.
Standing records at Hickory by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
191331
191435
191515
191619
191728
191844
191924
192018
192117
192212
192316
192422
192539
192628
192740
192814
192925
193032
193134
193227
193345
193420
193519
193629
193723
193816
193921
194025
194126
194222
194331
194416
194515
194619
194720
194822
194916
195032
195130
195222
195321
195432
195520
195621
195718
195819
195914
196026
196122
196221
196322
196424
19659
196620
196732
196817
19698
197018
197125
197220
197316
197423
197515
197612

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records
When Hickory set new all-time records 1 all-time records were set at Hickory between 24 June 1944 and 24 June 1944. Each dot is a new record. Record high minimum temperature24 June 1944: Record high minimum temperature 27.2 C (81.0 F)1945
1 all-time records were set at Hickory between 24 June 1944 and 24 June 1944. Each dot is a new record.
When Hickory set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1944-06-24Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 27.2 C (81.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 251.0 mm (9.9 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Hickory The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Hickory. The most was 251.0 mm (9.9 in) on 15 July 1916. 0100200300 Jan: 80.8 mm (3.2 in), 17 January 1924 Jan Feb: 74.4 mm (2.9 in), 13 February 1966 Feb Mar: 88.9 mm (3.5 in), 16 March 1923 Mar Apr: 71.1 mm (2.8 in), 27 April 1973 Apr May: 115.6 mm (4.6 in), 12 May 1968 May Jun: 132.1 mm (5.2 in), 20 June 1967 Jun Jul: 251.0 mm (9.9 in), 15 July 1916 Jul Aug: 201.2 mm (7.9 in), 14 August 1940 Aug Sep: 133.4 mm (5.3 in), 30 September 1959 Sep Oct: 144.0 mm (5.7 in), 17 October 1932 Oct Nov: 76.2 mm (3.0 in), 14 November 1972 Nov Dec: 80.8 mm (3.2 in), 29 December 1942 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Hickory. The most was 251.0 mm (9.9 in) on 15 July 1916.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Hickory
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan80.8 mm (3.2 in)17 January 1924
Feb74.4 mm (2.9 in)13 February 1966
Mar88.9 mm (3.5 in)16 March 1923
Apr71.1 mm (2.8 in)27 April 1973
May115.6 mm (4.6 in)12 May 1968
Jun132.1 mm (5.2 in)20 June 1967
Jul251.0 mm (9.9 in)15 July 1916
Aug201.2 mm (7.9 in)14 August 1940
Sep133.4 mm (5.3 in)30 September 1959
Oct144.0 mm (5.7 in)17 October 1932
Nov76.2 mm (3.0 in)14 November 1972
Dec80.8 mm (3.2 in)29 December 1942

Period of Record Coverage

1913 to 1976
Days with data per year at Hickory 64 years of record at Hickory, 1913 to 1976. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1954, 1968, 1976. 1913: 345 of 365 days1914: 360 of 365 days1915: 355 of 365 days1916: 335 of 366 days1917: 361 of 365 days1918: 359 of 365 days1919: 351 of 365 days1920: 352 of 366 days1921: 332 of 365 days1922: 341 of 365 days1923: 349 of 365 days1924: 358 of 366 days1925: 358 of 365 days1926: 349 of 365 days1927: 358 of 365 days1928: 363 of 366 days1929: 358 of 365 days1930: 363 of 365 days1931: 357 of 365 days1932: 364 of 366 days1933: 365 of 365 days1934: 365 of 365 days1935: 364 of 365 days1936: 365 of 366 days1937: 361 of 365 days1938: 364 of 365 days1939: 365 of 365 days1940: 366 of 366 days1941: 362 of 365 days1942: 365 of 365 days1943: 364 of 365 days1944: 363 of 366 days1945: 353 of 365 days1946: 337 of 365 days1947: 341 of 365 days1948: 353 of 366 days1949: 363 of 365 days1950: 360 of 365 days1951: 365 of 365 days1952: 364 of 366 days1953: 363 of 365 days1954: 326 of 365 days1955: 365 of 365 days1956: 364 of 366 days1957: 364 of 365 days1958: 362 of 365 days1959: 361 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 363 of 365 days1962: 365 of 365 days1963: 365 of 365 days1964: 364 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 304 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 211 of 366 days192019301940195019601970
64 years of record at Hickory, 1913 to 1976. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1954, 1968, 1976.
Days with data per year at Hickory
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
191334595%Yes
191436099%Yes
191535597%Yes
191633592%Yes
191736199%Yes
191835998%Yes
191935196%Yes
192035296%Yes
192133291%Yes
192234193%Yes
192334996%Yes
192435898%Yes
192535898%Yes
192634996%Yes
192735898%Yes
192836399%Yes
192935898%Yes
193036399%Yes
193135798%Yes
193236499%Yes
1933365100%Yes
1934365100%Yes
1935364100%Yes
1936365100%Yes
193736199%Yes
1938364100%Yes
1939365100%Yes
1940366100%Yes
194136299%Yes
1942365100%Yes
1943364100%Yes
194436399%Yes
194535397%Yes
194633792%Yes
194734193%Yes
194835396%Yes
194936399%Yes
195036099%Yes
1951365100%Yes
195236499%Yes
195336399%Yes
195432689%No
1955365100%Yes
195636499%Yes
1957364100%Yes
195836299%Yes
195936199%Yes
1960366100%Yes
196136399%Yes
1962365100%Yes
1963365100%Yes
196436499%Yes
1965365100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
196830483%No
1969365100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
197621158%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Hickory
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 June 1976Hickory, USdaily low max17.2 C (63.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)31 years16 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1976Hickory, USdaily low max15.6 C (60.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)9 years9 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1976Hickory, USdaily low min6.7 C (44.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)8 years10 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1976Hickory, USdaily low min4.4 C (39.9 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)31 years19 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1976Hickory, USdaily high min (Tie)18.3 C (64.9 F)tie43 years4 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1976Hickory, USdaily high max32.8 C (91.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)59 years25 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1976Hickory, USdaily high max27.8 C (82.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)21 years15 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1976Hickory, USdaily high max29.4 C (84.9 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1976Hickory, USdaily high max26.7 C (80.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)53 years22 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1976Hickory, USdaily high max25.0 C (77.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)21 years13 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1976Hickory, USdaily high max24.4 C (75.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)4 years8 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1976Hickory, USdaily high min13.3 C (55.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)48 years24 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1976Hickory, USdaily high max25.0 C (77.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)36 years22 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1975Hickory, USdaily low max0.0 C (32.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)56 years23 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1975Hickory, USdaily high min13.9 C (57.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)40 years19 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1975Hickory, USdaily high max (Tie)24.4 C (75.9 F)tie44 years4 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 1975Hickory, USdaily high min16.7 C (62.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)56 years26 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1975Hickory, USdaily high min (Tie)12.2 C (54.0 F)tie60 years6 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1975Hickory, USdaily high min14.4 C (57.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)42 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1975Hickory, USdaily high max27.2 C (81.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)36 years19 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

58 complete years, 1913 to 1975
Annual mean temperature at Hickory as warming stripes, 1913 to 1975 One stripe for each of 58 complete years at Hickory, 1913 to 1975. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.7 C (58.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1967, at 12.8 C (55.1 F), and the warmest was 1933, at 16.2 C (61.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F). 1913: 15.7 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1914: 14.5 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1915: 14.3 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1917: 13.9 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1918: 14.8 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1920: 14.1 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1922: 15.2 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1923: 14.9 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1924: 13.8 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1925: 15.4 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1926: 14.8 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1927: 15.7 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1928: 14.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1929: 14.6 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1930: 14.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1931: 15.8 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1932: 15.9 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1933: 16.2 C, +1.6 C from the station mean1934: 15.3 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1935: 15.2 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1936: 15.3 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1937: 15.0 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1938: 15.6 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1939: 15.8 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1940: 14.0 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1941: 15.7 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1942: 15.3 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1943: 15.5 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1944: 15.1 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1945: 15.1 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1946: 15.7 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1947: 14.5 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1948: 15.3 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1949: 15.7 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1950: 14.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1951: 14.3 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1952: 14.8 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1953: 15.1 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1955: 14.5 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1956: 14.8 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1957: 14.8 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1958: 13.4 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1959: 14.5 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1960: 13.4 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1961: 13.9 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1962: 13.7 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1963: 13.3 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1964: 13.6 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1965: 14.0 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1966: 13.2 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1967: 12.8 C, -1.8 C from the station mean1969: 12.9 C, -1.7 C from the station mean1970: 14.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1971: 14.2 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1972: 13.9 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1973: 14.5 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1974: 14.5 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1975: 14.8 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1913192019301940195019601970
One stripe for each of 58 complete years at Hickory, 1913 to 1975. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.7 C (58.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1967, at 12.8 C (55.1 F), and the warmest was 1933, at 16.2 C (61.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Hickory as warming stripes, 1913 to 1975
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
191315.7 C+1.08 C
191414.5 C-0.19 C
191514.3 C-0.39 C
191713.9 C-0.80 C
191814.8 C+0.16 C
192014.1 C-0.54 C
192215.2 C+0.50 C
192314.9 C+0.20 C
192413.8 C-0.82 C
192515.4 C+0.77 C
192614.8 C+0.15 C
192715.7 C+1.03 C
192814.4 C-0.31 C
192914.6 C-0.06 C
193014.9 C+0.27 C
193115.8 C+1.14 C
193215.9 C+1.24 C
193316.2 C+1.58 C
193415.3 C+0.60 C
193515.2 C+0.56 C
193615.3 C+0.65 C
193715.0 C+0.34 C
193815.6 C+0.91 C
193915.8 C+1.12 C
194014.0 C-0.64 C
194115.7 C+1.04 C
194215.3 C+0.67 C
194315.5 C+0.81 C
194415.1 C+0.42 C
194515.1 C+0.46 C
194615.7 C+1.05 C
194714.5 C-0.18 C
194815.3 C+0.63 C
194915.7 C+1.01 C
195014.4 C-0.24 C
195114.3 C-0.36 C
195214.8 C+0.13 C
195315.1 C+0.44 C
195514.5 C-0.15 C
195614.8 C+0.12 C
195714.8 C+0.15 C
195813.4 C-1.26 C
195914.5 C-0.19 C
196013.4 C-1.28 C
196113.9 C-0.81 C
196213.7 C-1.00 C
196313.3 C-1.41 C
196413.6 C-1.03 C
196514.0 C-0.69 C
196613.2 C-1.48 C
196712.8 C-1.82 C
196912.9 C-1.73 C
197014.4 C-0.27 C
197114.2 C-0.42 C
197213.9 C-0.74 C
197314.5 C-0.16 C
197414.5 C-0.14 C
197514.8 C+0.13 C

The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade over 1913 to 1975. In Fahrenheit: 0.4 F (0.2 to 0.6) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 58 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Hickory
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature-0.2 C (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade-0.4 F (-0.6 to -0.2) per decade1913 to 197558Fall
Mean daily maximum-0.16 C (-0.28 to -0.04) per decade-0.3 F (-0.5 to -0.1) per decade1913 to 197558Fall
Mean daily minimum-0.3 C (-0.4 to -0.1) per decade-0.5 F (-0.7 to -0.2) per decade1913 to 197558Fall

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

1913 to 1976
Yearly extremes at Hickory: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)42.2 C (108.0 F)191336.1 C (97.0 F)64
Coldest night (TNn)-20.6 C (-5.1 F)1917-12.8 C (9.0 F)64
Wettest day (Rx1day)251.0 mm (9.9 in)191677.0 mm (3.0 in)64
Wettest five days (Rx5day)363.5 mm (14.3 in)1916123.1 mm (4.8 in)64
Longest dry spell (CDD)35 days193520 days64

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Hickory by year The hottest day of the year at Hickory, 1913 to 1976. The record is 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 1913, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F). 3032.53537.54042.5192019401960Record: 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 1913
The hottest day of the year at Hickory, 1913 to 1976. The record is 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 1913, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Hickory by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
191342.2 C (108.0 F)
191438.3 C (100.9 F)
191537.2 C (99.0 F)
191635.0 C (95.0 F)
191736.1 C (97.0 F)
191837.8 C (100.0 F)
191936.1 C (97.0 F)
192035.6 C (96.1 F)
192135.6 C (96.1 F)
192234.4 C (93.9 F)
192335.6 C (96.1 F)
192436.7 C (98.1 F)
192538.9 C (102.0 F)
192639.4 C (102.9 F)
192736.7 C (98.1 F)
192835.0 C (95.0 F)
192933.9 C (93.0 F)
193039.4 C (102.9 F)
193137.2 C (99.0 F)
193238.3 C (100.9 F)
193338.3 C (100.9 F)
193437.2 C (99.0 F)
193536.7 C (98.1 F)
193639.4 C (102.9 F)
193736.1 C (97.0 F)
193835.0 C (95.0 F)
193937.8 C (100.0 F)
194038.3 C (100.9 F)
194136.7 C (98.1 F)
194237.2 C (99.0 F)
194336.1 C (97.0 F)
194437.2 C (99.0 F)
194536.1 C (97.0 F)
194635.0 C (95.0 F)
194737.8 C (100.0 F)
194837.8 C (100.0 F)
194937.2 C (99.0 F)
195035.6 C (96.1 F)
195137.8 C (100.0 F)
195240.6 C (105.1 F)
195336.7 C (98.1 F)
195439.4 C (102.9 F)
195535.6 C (96.1 F)
195636.7 C (98.1 F)
195737.2 C (99.0 F)
195835.0 C (95.0 F)
195936.7 C (98.1 F)
196033.9 C (93.0 F)
196133.3 C (91.9 F)
196233.3 C (91.9 F)
196333.9 C (93.0 F)
196434.4 C (93.9 F)
196533.3 C (91.9 F)
196636.1 C (97.0 F)
196732.2 C (90.0 F)
196834.4 C (93.9 F)
196934.4 C (93.9 F)
197035.0 C (95.0 F)
197133.3 C (91.9 F)
197233.9 C (93.0 F)
197332.8 C (91.0 F)
197433.9 C (93.0 F)
197535.6 C (96.1 F)
197637.2 C (99.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Hickory by year The coldest night of the year at Hickory, 1913 to 1976. The record is -20.6 C (-5.1 F) in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is -12.8 C (9.0 F). -25-20-15-10-5192019401960Record: -20.6 C (-5.1 F) in 1917
The coldest night of the year at Hickory, 1913 to 1976. The record is -20.6 C (-5.1 F) in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is -12.8 C (9.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Hickory by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1913-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1914-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1915-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1916-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1917-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1918-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1919-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1920-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1921-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1922-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1923-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1924-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1925-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1926-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1927-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1928-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1929-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1930-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1931-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1932-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1933-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1934-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1935-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1936-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1937-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1938-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1939-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1940-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1941-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1942-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1943-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1944-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1945-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1946-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1947-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1948-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1949-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1950-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1951-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1952-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1953-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1954-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1955-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1956-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1957-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1958-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1959-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1960-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1961-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1962-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1963-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1964-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1965-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1966-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1967-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1968-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1969-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1970-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1971-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1972-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1973-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1974-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1975-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1976-12.2 C (10.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Hickory by year The wettest day of the year at Hickory, 1913 to 1976. The record is 251.0 mm (9.9 in) in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.0 mm (3.0 in). 0100200300192019401960Record: 251.0 mm (9.9 in) in 1916
The wettest day of the year at Hickory, 1913 to 1976. The record is 251.0 mm (9.9 in) in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.0 mm (3.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Hickory by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
191350.8 mm (2.0 in)
191455.4 mm (2.2 in)
191591.2 mm (3.6 in)
1916251.0 mm (9.9 in)
191771.1 mm (2.8 in)
191898.8 mm (3.9 in)
191982.8 mm (3.3 in)
192070.4 mm (2.8 in)
192192.7 mm (3.6 in)
192260.5 mm (2.4 in)
192388.9 mm (3.5 in)
192480.8 mm (3.2 in)
192544.5 mm (1.8 in)
192654.6 mm (2.1 in)
192786.4 mm (3.4 in)
1928157.2 mm (6.2 in)
1929119.4 mm (4.7 in)
193054.6 mm (2.1 in)
193175.7 mm (3.0 in)
1932144.0 mm (5.7 in)
193359.7 mm (2.4 in)
193469.6 mm (2.7 in)
193553.8 mm (2.1 in)
193677.0 mm (3.0 in)
193777.5 mm (3.1 in)
193848.8 mm (1.9 in)
193972.6 mm (2.9 in)
1940201.2 mm (7.9 in)
194166.0 mm (2.6 in)
194282.6 mm (3.3 in)
194359.4 mm (2.3 in)
194491.9 mm (3.6 in)
194599.1 mm (3.9 in)
194657.9 mm (2.3 in)
194783.8 mm (3.3 in)
1948152.4 mm (6.0 in)
194973.2 mm (2.9 in)
195063.2 mm (2.5 in)
195186.9 mm (3.4 in)
195277.2 mm (3.0 in)
195357.2 mm (2.3 in)
195464.8 mm (2.6 in)
195555.9 mm (2.2 in)
195680.0 mm (3.1 in)
195781.8 mm (3.2 in)
195876.2 mm (3.0 in)
1959133.4 mm (5.3 in)
196095.3 mm (3.8 in)
196180.0 mm (3.1 in)
196261.0 mm (2.4 in)
196380.0 mm (3.1 in)
196471.6 mm (2.8 in)
196590.7 mm (3.6 in)
196674.4 mm (2.9 in)
1967132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1968115.6 mm (4.6 in)
196950.0 mm (2.0 in)
1970162.6 mm (6.4 in)
197161.7 mm (2.4 in)
1972113.0 mm (4.4 in)
197373.9 mm (2.9 in)
197458.4 mm (2.3 in)
197577.0 mm (3.0 in)
197639.6 mm (1.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Hickory by year The wettest five days of the year at Hickory, 1913 to 1976. The record is 363.5 mm (14.3 in) in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is 123.1 mm (4.8 in). 0100200300400192019401960Record: 363.5 mm (14.3 in) in 1916
The wettest five days of the year at Hickory, 1913 to 1976. The record is 363.5 mm (14.3 in) in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is 123.1 mm (4.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Hickory by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
191366.8 mm (2.6 in)
1914155.2 mm (6.1 in)
191565.3 mm (2.6 in)
1916363.5 mm (14.3 in)
1917173.0 mm (6.8 in)
1918238.3 mm (9.4 in)
1919181.3 mm (7.1 in)
1920107.6 mm (4.2 in)
1921142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1922124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1923133.8 mm (5.3 in)
1924136.6 mm (5.4 in)
192575.2 mm (3.0 in)
1926104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1927122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1928245.1 mm (9.6 in)
1929240.0 mm (9.4 in)
193075.5 mm (3.0 in)
1931113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1932215.4 mm (8.5 in)
193365.5 mm (2.6 in)
193496.5 mm (3.8 in)
193566.0 mm (2.6 in)
1936132.4 mm (5.2 in)
1937104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1938109.4 mm (4.3 in)
1939106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1940308.9 mm (12.2 in)
1941117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1942112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1943112.9 mm (4.4 in)
1944115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1945215.9 mm (8.5 in)
194682.6 mm (3.3 in)
1947145.4 mm (5.7 in)
1948293.9 mm (11.6 in)
1949153.6 mm (6.0 in)
1950124.7 mm (4.9 in)
195195.5 mm (3.8 in)
1952103.3 mm (4.1 in)
195385.1 mm (3.4 in)
1954158.5 mm (6.2 in)
195586.3 mm (3.4 in)
1956174.5 mm (6.9 in)
1957111.2 mm (4.4 in)
1958123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1959146.4 mm (5.8 in)
1960123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1961133.6 mm (5.3 in)
196286.2 mm (3.4 in)
196384.6 mm (3.3 in)
1964143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1965124.3 mm (4.9 in)
1966123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1967180.7 mm (7.1 in)
1968159.5 mm (6.3 in)
1969105.3 mm (4.1 in)
1970235.7 mm (9.3 in)
1971106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1972162.8 mm (6.4 in)
197392.9 mm (3.7 in)
1974100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1975158.9 mm (6.3 in)
197660.2 mm (2.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Hickory by year The longest dry spell of the year at Hickory, 1913 to 1976. The record is 35 days in 1935, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days. 10203040192019401960Record: 35 days in 1935
The longest dry spell of the year at Hickory, 1913 to 1976. The record is 35 days in 1935, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Hickory by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
191311 days
191426 days
191510 days
191612 days
191715 days
191818 days
191923 days
192026 days
192121 days
192223 days
192326 days
192425 days
192528 days
192620 days
192721 days
192813 days
192915 days
193013 days
193120 days
193215 days
193332 days
193421 days
193535 days
193615 days
193717 days
193820 days
193921 days
194024 days
194118 days
194218 days
194322 days
194424 days
194519 days
194615 days
194720 days
194814 days
194915 days
195021 days
195124 days
195230 days
195323 days
195423 days
195522 days
195627 days
195716 days
195822 days
195920 days
196016 days
196115 days
196218 days
196328 days
196414 days
196521 days
196617 days
196720 days
196825 days
196918 days
197024 days
197116 days
197211 days
197319 days
197417 days
197511 days
197621 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

58 years with a frost

Across 58 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Hickory falls on 10 April and the median first autumn frost on 31 October, which leaves a median of 204 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.7 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Hickory
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest periodRecent period (1944 to 1975)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost10 Apriln/a10 Apriln/a+0.9 days per decade
First autumn frost31 Octobern/a3 Novembern/a+0.2 days per decade
Growing days204 daysn/a204 daysn/a-0.7 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

57 years, 1917 to 1975

A day with at least 75.3 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 214.0 mm (8.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Hickory: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years75.3 mm (3.0 in)
5 years100.3 mm (3.9 in)
10 years120.9 mm (4.8 in)
25 years152.5 mm (6.0 in)
50 years180.9 mm (7.1 in)
100 years214.0 mm (8.4 in)Longer than the 57 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, 57 years of values from 1917 to 1975.

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: 201.2 mm (7.9 in) in 1940; 162.6 mm (6.4 in) in 1970; 157.2 mm (6.2 in) in 1928.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

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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).