Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Lillington (USC00314987), North Carolina, United States, with 136 years of record.
Key Facts for Lillington
Lillington (USC00314987) is a weather station in North Carolina, United States at 35.41 latitude and -78.82 longitude, 46 m (150 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1891 to 2026, 136 years of record.
1,464 records set at Lillington still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Lillington set a daily record precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 2 August 2026.
About the Station
Location: North Carolina, United States, 35.41 latitude, -78.82 longitude.
Elevation: 46 m (150 ft).
Period of record: 1891 to 2026, 136 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
61 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 Lillington. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 61 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Lillington, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
Feb
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
Mar
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
Apr
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
May
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
35.0 C (95.0 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
Jun
40.6 C (105.1 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
38.3 C (100.9 F)
8.9 C (48.0 F)
Jul
38.9 C (102.0 F)
8.9 C (48.0 F)
38.9 C (102.0 F)
14.4 C (57.9 F)
Aug
38.9 C (102.0 F)
9.4 C (48.9 F)
38.3 C (100.9 F)
17.2 C (63.0 F)
Sep
36.1 C (97.0 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
33.9 C (93.0 F)
6.1 C (43.0 F)
Oct
38.3 C (100.9 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
26.1 C (79.0 F)
8.3 C (46.9 F)
Nov
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
26.1 C (79.0 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 Lillington still stand. 1917 holds the most, with 119.
Standing records at Lillington by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1915
92
1916
87
1917
119
1918
118
1919
67
1920
17
2012
62
2013
58
2014
78
2015
92
2016
58
2017
61
2018
55
2019
43
2020
69
2021
48
2022
73
2023
58
2024
70
2025
63
2026
76
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 155.7 mm (6.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lillington. The most was 155.7 mm (6.1 in) on 9 October 2016.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Lillington
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
13 January 1975
Feb
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
17 February 1987
Mar
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
5 March 2025
Apr
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
25 April 2017
May
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
16 May 1916
Jun
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
30 June 2016
Jul
143.5 mm (5.6 in)
18 July 2018
Aug
127.5 mm (5.0 in)
23 August 1891
Sep
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
15 September 2018
Oct
155.7 mm (6.1 in)
9 October 2016
Nov
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
13 November 2018
Dec
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
17 December 2023
Period of Record Coverage
1915 to 2026
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
21 years of record at Lillington, 1915 to 2026. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1919, 1920, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2026.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 13 complete years at Lillington, 1916 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.1 C (61.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 14.4 C (57.9 F), and the warmest was 2024, at 17.5 C (63.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Lillington as warming stripes, 1916 to 2025
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1916
15.4 C
-0.69 C
1917
14.4 C
-1.74 C
1918
15.4 C
-0.70 C
2013
15.1 C
-1.04 C
2014
15.1 C
-1.06 C
2015
16.1 C
-0.07 C
2016
16.4 C
+0.24 C
2017
16.6 C
+0.51 C
2020
17.0 C
+0.90 C
2022
16.7 C
+0.53 C
2023
17.2 C
+1.03 C
2024
17.5 C
+1.41 C
2025
16.8 C
+0.64 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
1891 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Lillington: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2012
37.8 C (100.0 F)
21
Coldest night (TNn)
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1918
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
21
Wettest day (Rx1day)
155.7 mm (6.1 in)
2016
62.6 mm (2.5 in)
50
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
279.2 mm (11.0 in)
2018
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
49
Longest dry spell (CDD)
35 days
1919
19 days
50
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Lillington, 1891 to 2026. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Lillington by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1891
n/a
1892
n/a
1893
n/a
1894
n/a
1915
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1916
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1917
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1918
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1919
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1920
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1970
n/a
1971
n/a
1972
n/a
1973
n/a
1974
n/a
1975
n/a
1976
n/a
1977
n/a
1978
n/a
1979
n/a
1980
n/a
1981
n/a
1982
n/a
1983
n/a
1984
n/a
1985
n/a
1986
n/a
1987
n/a
1988
n/a
1989
n/a
1990
n/a
1991
n/a
1992
n/a
1993
n/a
1994
n/a
2012
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2013
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2014
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2015
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2016
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2017
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2018
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2019
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2020
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2021
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2022
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2023
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2024
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2025
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2026
38.9 C (102.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Lillington, 1891 to 2026. The record is -20.0 C (-4.0 F) in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is -10.6 C (12.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Lillington by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1891
n/a
1892
n/a
1893
n/a
1894
n/a
1915
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1916
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1917
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1918
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1919
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1920
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1970
n/a
1971
n/a
1972
n/a
1973
n/a
1974
n/a
1975
n/a
1976
n/a
1977
n/a
1978
n/a
1979
n/a
1980
n/a
1981
n/a
1982
n/a
1983
n/a
1984
n/a
1985
n/a
1986
n/a
1987
n/a
1988
n/a
1989
n/a
1990
n/a
1991
n/a
1992
n/a
1993
n/a
1994
n/a
2012
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2013
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2014
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2015
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2016
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2017
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2018
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2019
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2020
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2021
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2022
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2023
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2024
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2025
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2026
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Lillington, 1891 to 2026. The record is 155.7 mm (6.1 in) in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 62.6 mm (2.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lillington by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1891
127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1892
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1893
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1894
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1915
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1916
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1917
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1918
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1919
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1920
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1970
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1971
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1972
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1973
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1974
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1975
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1976
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1977
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1978
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1979
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1980
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1981
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1982
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1983
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1984
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1985
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1986
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1987
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1988
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1989
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1990
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1991
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1992
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1993
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1994
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2012
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2013
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
2014
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
2015
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
2016
155.7 mm (6.1 in)
2017
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
2018
143.5 mm (5.6 in)
2019
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
2020
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
2021
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2022
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2023
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
2024
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
2025
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
2026
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Lillington, 1891 to 2026. The record is 279.2 mm (11.0 in) in 2018, marked on the chart; the median year is 102.4 mm (4.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lillington by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1891
210.6 mm (8.3 in)
1892
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1893
148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1894
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1915
119.3 mm (4.7 in)
1916
160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1917
104.3 mm (4.1 in)
1918
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1919
135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1920
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1970
n/a
1971
85.7 mm (3.4 in)
1972
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1973
39.7 mm (1.6 in)
1974
163.1 mm (6.4 in)
1975
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1976
58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1977
65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1978
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1979
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1980
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1981
149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1982
58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1983
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1984
142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1985
127.2 mm (5.0 in)
1986
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1987
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1988
55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1989
169.5 mm (6.7 in)
1990
69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1991
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1992
65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1993
86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1994
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
2012
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
2013
144.3 mm (5.7 in)
2014
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
2015
105.6 mm (4.2 in)
2016
176.4 mm (6.9 in)
2017
101.5 mm (4.0 in)
2018
279.2 mm (11.0 in)
2019
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
2020
153.2 mm (6.0 in)
2021
82.4 mm (3.2 in)
2022
119.9 mm (4.7 in)
2023
106.5 mm (4.2 in)
2024
160.9 mm (6.3 in)
2025
125.4 mm (4.9 in)
2026
86.0 mm (3.4 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Lillington, 1891 to 2026. The record is 35 days in 1919, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lillington by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1891
22 days
1892
30 days
1893
17 days
1894
11 days
1915
22 days
1916
16 days
1917
16 days
1918
29 days
1919
35 days
1920
16 days
1970
2 days
1971
19 days
1972
10 days
1973
1 day
1974
23 days
1975
20 days
1976
29 days
1977
16 days
1978
13 days
1979
8 days
1980
7 days
1981
12 days
1982
13 days
1983
13 days
1984
17 days
1985
23 days
1986
30 days
1987
19 days
1988
23 days
1989
21 days
1990
23 days
1991
22 days
1992
16 days
1993
18 days
1994
14 days
2012
14 days
2013
16 days
2014
24 days
2015
16 days
2016
35 days
2017
23 days
2018
21 days
2019
21 days
2020
16 days
2021
19 days
2022
15 days
2023
32 days
2024
26 days
2025
15 days
2026
19 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.
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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.