Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Lake Michie (USC00314772), North Carolina, United States, with 48 years of record.
Key Facts for Lake Michie
Lake Michie (USC00314772) is a weather station in North Carolina, United States at 36.15 latitude and -78.83 longitude, 101 m (331 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1926 to 1973, 48 years of record.
1,464 records set at Lake Michie still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Lake Michie set a daily record precipitation of 12.7 mm (0.5 in) on 27 January 1973.
About the Station
Location: North Carolina, United States, 36.15 latitude, -78.83 longitude.
Elevation: 101 m (331 ft).
Period of record: 1926 to 1973, 48 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Lake Michie. 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 Lake Michie, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.6 C (105.1 F)
8.9 C (48.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
40.6 C (105.1 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Lake Michie still stand. 1934 holds the most, with 63.
Standing records at Lake Michie by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1931
46
1932
33
1933
52
1934
63
1935
36
1936
43
1937
41
1938
36
1939
31
1942
33
1943
52
1944
32
1945
34
1946
34
1947
4
1948
37
1949
37
1950
37
1951
33
1952
33
1953
40
1954
50
1955
21
1956
34
1957
25
1958
39
1959
34
1960
35
1961
39
1962
53
1963
15
1964
41
1965
42
1966
46
1967
49
1968
38
1969
28
1970
37
1971
27
1972
24
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Lake Michie between 9 January 1970 and 22 January 1970. Each dot is a new record.
When Lake Michie set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1970-01-09
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -17.8 C (0.0 F)
1970-01-22
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -18.9 C (-2.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 120.7 mm (4.8 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lake Michie. The most was 120.7 mm (4.8 in) on 18 August 1955.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Lake Michie
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
29 January 1952
Feb
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
17 February 1942
Mar
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
24 March 1953
Apr
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
28 April 1928
May
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
16 May 1934
Jun
120.1 mm (4.7 in)
19 June 1967
Jul
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
16 July 1945
Aug
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
18 August 1955
Sep
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
30 September 1944
Oct
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
10 October 1947
Nov
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
29 November 1934
Dec
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
29 December 1958
Period of Record Coverage
1932 to 1973
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
41 years of record at Lake Michie, 1932 to 1973. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1932, 1941, 1945, 1947, 1959, 1963, 1971, 1972 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 26 complete years at Lake Michie, 1933 to 1970. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.4 C (57.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1967, at 12.8 C (55.0 F), and the warmest was 1946, at 16.1 C (61.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Lake Michie as warming stripes, 1933 to 1970
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1933
15.8 C
+1.42 C
1934
14.5 C
+0.10 C
1936
14.6 C
+0.25 C
1937
14.6 C
+0.23 C
1938
15.6 C
+1.17 C
1943
14.9 C
+0.48 C
1944
14.6 C
+0.20 C
1946
16.1 C
+1.74 C
1949
15.8 C
+1.44 C
1950
14.9 C
+0.47 C
1951
14.8 C
+0.36 C
1952
14.9 C
+0.55 C
1954
14.5 C
+0.10 C
1955
14.7 C
+0.31 C
1956
14.6 C
+0.23 C
1957
14.7 C
+0.26 C
1958
13.2 C
-1.17 C
1961
14.6 C
+0.19 C
1962
14.6 C
+0.16 C
1964
13.6 C
-0.80 C
1965
13.4 C
-0.95 C
1966
12.8 C
-1.57 C
1967
12.8 C
-1.60 C
1968
13.1 C
-1.34 C
1969
12.9 C
-1.45 C
1970
13.6 C
-0.79 C
This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.
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
1926 to 1973
Yearly extremes at Lake Michie: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1959
37.2 C (99.0 F)
41
Coldest night (TNn)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1970
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
42
Wettest day (Rx1day)
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1955
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
48
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
225.0 mm (8.9 in)
1945
101.0 mm (4.0 in)
48
Longest dry spell (CDD)
40 days
1968
20 days
48
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Lake Michie, 1926 to 1973. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Lake Michie by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1926
n/a
1927
n/a
1928
n/a
1929
n/a
1930
n/a
1931
n/a
1932
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1933
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1934
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1935
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1936
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1937
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1938
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1939
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1940
n/a
1941
17.2 C (63.0 F)
1942
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1943
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1944
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1945
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1946
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1947
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1948
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1949
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1950
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1951
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1952
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1953
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1954
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1955
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1956
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1957
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1958
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1959
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1960
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1961
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1962
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1963
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1964
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1965
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1966
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1967
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1968
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1969
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1970
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1971
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1972
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1973
20.0 C (68.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Lake Michie, 1926 to 1973. The record is -18.9 C (-2.0 F) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is -13.3 C (8.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Lake Michie by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1926
n/a
1927
n/a
1928
n/a
1929
n/a
1930
n/a
1931
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1932
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1933
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1934
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1935
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1936
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1937
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1938
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1939
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1940
n/a
1941
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1942
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1943
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1944
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1945
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1946
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1947
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1948
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1949
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1950
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1951
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1952
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1953
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1954
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1955
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1956
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1957
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1958
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1959
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1960
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1961
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1962
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1963
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1964
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1965
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1966
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1967
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1968
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1969
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1970
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1971
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1972
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1973
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Lake Michie, 1926 to 1973. The record is 120.7 mm (4.8 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.3 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lake Michie by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1926
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1927
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1928
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1929
94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1930
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1931
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1932
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1933
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1934
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1935
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1936
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1937
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1938
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1939
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1940
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1941
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1942
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1943
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1944
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1945
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1946
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1947
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1948
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1949
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1950
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1951
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1952
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1953
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1954
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1955
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1956
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1957
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1958
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1959
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1960
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1961
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1962
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1963
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1964
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1965
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1966
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1967
120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1968
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1969
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1970
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1971
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1972
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1973
14.7 mm (0.6 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Lake Michie, 1926 to 1973. The record is 225.0 mm (8.9 in) in 1945, marked on the chart; the median year is 101.0 mm (4.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lake Michie by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1926
48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1927
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1928
117.5 mm (4.6 in)
1929
167.9 mm (6.6 in)
1930
112.7 mm (4.4 in)
1931
139.5 mm (5.5 in)
1932
112.9 mm (4.4 in)
1933
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1934
147.5 mm (5.8 in)
1935
113.2 mm (4.5 in)
1936
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1937
99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1938
115.4 mm (4.5 in)
1939
131.1 mm (5.2 in)
1940
127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1941
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1942
113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1943
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1944
104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1945
225.0 mm (8.9 in)
1946
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1947
139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1948
121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1949
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1950
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1951
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1952
104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1953
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1954
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1955
130.1 mm (5.1 in)
1956
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1957
100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1958
85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1959
182.9 mm (7.2 in)
1960
99.4 mm (3.9 in)
1961
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1962
89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1963
91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1964
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1965
135.3 mm (5.3 in)
1966
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1967
139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1968
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1969
76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1970
103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1971
101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1972
79.1 mm (3.1 in)
1973
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Lake Michie, 1926 to 1973. The record is 40 days in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lake Michie by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1926
22 days
1927
16 days
1928
16 days
1929
17 days
1930
22 days
1931
28 days
1932
27 days
1933
23 days
1934
22 days
1935
17 days
1936
24 days
1937
25 days
1938
15 days
1939
16 days
1940
21 days
1941
18 days
1942
18 days
1943
33 days
1944
25 days
1945
15 days
1946
20 days
1947
15 days
1948
26 days
1949
15 days
1950
19 days
1951
17 days
1952
24 days
1953
27 days
1954
23 days
1955
26 days
1956
17 days
1957
18 days
1958
25 days
1959
29 days
1960
16 days
1961
15 days
1962
25 days
1963
29 days
1964
19 days
1965
32 days
1966
19 days
1967
19 days
1968
40 days
1969
17 days
1970
30 days
1971
13 days
1972
11 days
1973
10 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
26 years with a frost
Across 26 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Lake Michie falls on 17 April and the median first autumn frost on 25 October, which leaves a median of 188 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -16.7 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Lake Michie
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1933 to 1970)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
17 April
n/a
17 April
n/a
+10.8 days per decade
First autumn frost
25 October
n/a
25 October
n/a
-5.8 days per decade
Growing days
188 days
n/a
188 days
n/a
-16.7 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
42 years, 1928 to 1970
A day with at least 70.7 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 138.0 mm (5.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Lake Michie: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
70.7 mm (2.8 in)
5 years
89.5 mm (3.5 in)
10 years
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
25 years
116.6 mm (4.6 in)
50 years
127.5 mm (5.0 in)
Longer than the 42 years of record
100 years
138.0 mm (5.4 in)
Longer than the 42 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, 42 years of values from 1928 to 1970.
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: 120.7 mm (4.8 in) in 1955; 120.1 mm (4.7 in) in 1967; 102.9 mm (4.1 in) in 1945.
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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.