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Morganton Weather Records (USC00315838)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Morganton (USC00315838), North Carolina, United States, with 147 years of record.

Key Facts for Morganton

  • Morganton (USC00315838) is a weather station in North Carolina, United States at 35.73 latitude and -81.67 longitude, 360 m (1,180 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1880 to 2026, 147 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Morganton still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Morganton set a daily record precipitation of 109.2 mm (4.3 in) on 25 September 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

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

About the Station

  • Location: North Carolina, United States, 35.73 latitude, -81.67 longitude.
  • Elevation: 360 m (1,180 ft).
  • Period of record: 1880 to 2026, 147 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

6 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Morganton, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Morganton. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 6 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 Morganton. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 6 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Morganton, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan27.2 C (81.0 F)-22.8 C (-9.0 F)21.1 C (70.0 F)-13.9 C (7.0 F)
Feb27.2 C (81.0 F)-18.3 C (-0.9 F)25.0 C (77.0 F)-13.9 C (7.0 F)
Mar33.3 C (91.9 F)-17.8 C (0.0 F)31.1 C (88.0 F)-3.9 C (25.0 F)
Apr34.4 C (93.9 F)-6.7 C (19.9 F)32.2 C (90.0 F)0.6 C (33.1 F)
May36.7 C (98.1 F)-1.7 C (28.9 F)33.3 C (91.9 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)
Jun40.6 C (105.1 F)2.8 C (37.0 F)33.9 C (93.0 F)8.9 C (48.0 F)
Jul41.1 C (106.0 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)39.4 C (102.9 F)13.9 C (57.0 F)
Aug40.0 C (104.0 F)5.6 C (42.1 F)35.0 C (95.0 F)14.4 C (57.9 F)
Sep39.4 C (102.9 F)0.6 C (33.1 F)34.4 C (93.9 F)7.2 C (45.0 F)
Oct35.6 C (96.1 F)-7.2 C (19.0 F)29.4 C (84.9 F)8.3 C (46.9 F)
Nov30.0 C (86.0 F)-12.8 C (9.0 F)n/an/a
Dec26.7 C (80.1 F)-23.3 C (-9.9 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Morganton by the year they were set 1,464 records at Morganton still stand. 1925 holds the most, with 28. 01020301893: 171897: 121898: 151899: 231900: 131901: 171902: 111903: 161904: 131905: 141906: 181907: 221908: 121909: 61910: 121911: 181912: 71913: 131914: 121915: 71916: 121917: 201918: 181919: 91920: 141921: 81922: 71923: 131924: 141925: 281926: 171927: 181928: 71929: 211930: 71931: 151932: 141933: 191934: 121935: 101936: 161937: 71938: 111939: 161940: 221941: 121942: 61943: 191944: 61945: 111946: 121947: 101948: 131949: 111950: 121951: 111952: 241953: 211954: 281955: 81956: 111957: 71958: 101959: 31960: 151961: 91962: 101963: 161964: 91965: 41966: 101967: 221968: 101969: 41970: 151971: 91972: 101973: 71974: 121975: 121976: 161977: 141978: 31979: 61980: 81981: 71982: 91983: 141984: 121985: 141986: 141987: 71988: 51989: 131990: 61991: 41992: 151993: 91994: 71995: 71996: 111997: 91998: 41999: 62000: 92001: 42002: 132003: 32004: 32005: 72006: 52007: 62008: 32009: 32010: 132011: 182012: 42013: 92014: 122015: 92016: 72017: 102018: 172019: 72020: 62021: 62022: 62023: 42024: 42025: 92026: 51893191019241938195219661980199420082022
1,464 records at Morganton still stand. 1925 holds the most, with 28.
Standing records at Morganton by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
189317
189712
189815
189923
190013
190117
190211
190316
190413
190514
190618
190722
190812
19096
191012
191118
19127
191313
191412
19157
191612
191720
191818
19199
192014
19218
19227
192313
192414
192528
192617
192718
19287
192921
19307
193115
193214
193319
193412
193510
193616
19377
193811
193916
194022
194112
19426
194319
19446
194511
194612
194710
194813
194911
195012
195111
195224
195321
195428
19558
195611
19577
195810
19593
196015
19619
196210
196316
19649
19654
196610
196722
196810
19694
197015
19719
197210
19737
197412
197512
197616
197714
19783
19796
19808
19817
19829
198314
198412
198514
198614
19877
19885
198913
19906
19914
199215
19939
19947
19957
199611
19979
19984
19996
20009
20014
200213
20033
20043
20057
20065
20076
20083
20093
201013
201118
20124
20139
201412
20159
20167
201710
201817
20197
20206
20216
20226
20234
20244
20259
20265

All-Time Record Progression

6 new records
When Morganton set new all-time records 6 all-time records were set at Morganton between 14 August 1940 and 25 December 1983. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitationRecord high minimum temperatureRecord high maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature14 August 1940: Record daily precipitation 154.9 mm (6.1 in)23 June 1944: Record high minimum temperature 27.2 C (81.0 F)14 June 1947: Record daily precipitation 187.7 mm (7.4 in)22 July 1948: Record high minimum temperature 28.9 C (84.0 F)29 July 1952: Record high maximum temperature 41.1 C (106.0 F)25 December 1983: Record low maximum temperature -7.8 C (18.0 F)19401950196019701980
6 all-time records were set at Morganton between 14 August 1940 and 25 December 1983. Each dot is a new record.
When Morganton set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1940-08-14Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1944-06-23Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 27.2 C (81.0 F)
1947-06-14Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 187.7 mm (7.4 in)
1948-07-22Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 28.9 C (84.0 F)
1952-07-29Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 41.1 C (106.0 F)
1983-12-25Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -7.8 C (18.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 187.7 mm (7.4 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Morganton The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Morganton. The most was 187.7 mm (7.4 in) on 14 June 1947. 050100150200 Jan: 128.5 mm (5.1 in), 15 January 1995 Jan Feb: 99.6 mm (3.9 in), 14 February 1984 Feb Mar: 100.1 mm (3.9 in), 14 March 1975 Mar Apr: 88.9 mm (3.5 in), 19 April 1901 Apr May: 120.7 mm (4.8 in), 6 May 2013 May Jun: 187.7 mm (7.4 in), 14 June 1947 Jun Jul: 138.4 mm (5.4 in), 18 July 1934 Jul Aug: 154.9 mm (6.1 in), 14 August 1940 Aug Sep: 173.2 mm (6.8 in), 8 September 2004 Sep Oct: 154.2 mm (6.1 in), 13 October 1990 Oct Nov: 106.7 mm (4.2 in), 25 November 1964 Nov Dec: 110.5 mm (4.4 in), 7 December 1950 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Morganton. The most was 187.7 mm (7.4 in) on 14 June 1947.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Morganton
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan128.5 mm (5.1 in)15 January 1995
Feb99.6 mm (3.9 in)14 February 1984
Mar100.1 mm (3.9 in)14 March 1975
Apr88.9 mm (3.5 in)19 April 1901
May120.7 mm (4.8 in)6 May 2013
Jun187.7 mm (7.4 in)14 June 1947
Jul138.4 mm (5.4 in)18 July 1934
Aug154.9 mm (6.1 in)14 August 1940
Sep173.2 mm (6.8 in)8 September 2004
Oct154.2 mm (6.1 in)13 October 1990
Nov106.7 mm (4.2 in)25 November 1964
Dec110.5 mm (4.4 in)7 December 1950

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 2026
Days with data per year at Morganton 131 years of record at Morganton, 1893 to 2026. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1897, 1899, 1900, 1930, 2026. 1893: 92 of 365 days1897: 213 of 365 days1898: 333 of 365 days1899: 318 of 365 days1900: 214 of 365 days1901: 363 of 365 days1902: 334 of 365 days1903: 365 of 365 days1904: 366 of 366 days1905: 365 of 365 days1906: 364 of 365 days1907: 364 of 365 days1908: 366 of 366 days1909: 365 of 365 days1910: 365 of 365 days1911: 364 of 365 days1912: 366 of 366 days1913: 365 of 365 days1914: 365 of 365 days1915: 365 of 365 days1916: 363 of 366 days1917: 361 of 365 days1918: 359 of 365 days1919: 364 of 365 days1920: 351 of 366 days1921: 356 of 365 days1922: 360 of 365 days1923: 365 of 365 days1924: 366 of 366 days1925: 363 of 365 days1926: 363 of 365 days1927: 352 of 365 days1928: 351 of 366 days1929: 355 of 365 days1930: 35 of 365 days1931: 354 of 365 days1932: 355 of 366 days1933: 359 of 365 days1934: 365 of 365 days1935: 364 of 365 days1936: 362 of 366 days1937: 351 of 365 days1938: 363 of 365 days1939: 365 of 365 days1940: 365 of 366 days1941: 363 of 365 days1942: 362 of 365 days1943: 362 of 365 days1944: 361 of 366 days1945: 363 of 365 days1946: 365 of 365 days1947: 357 of 365 days1948: 363 of 366 days1949: 363 of 365 days1950: 363 of 365 days1951: 364 of 365 days1952: 357 of 366 days1953: 364 of 365 days1954: 361 of 365 days1955: 343 of 365 days1956: 364 of 366 days1957: 363 of 365 days1958: 363 of 365 days1959: 362 of 365 days1960: 365 of 366 days1961: 358 of 365 days1962: 358 of 365 days1963: 361 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 363 of 365 days1966: 364 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 362 of 366 days1969: 354 of 365 days1970: 364 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 365 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 364 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 365 of 366 days1981: 362 of 365 days1982: 363 of 365 days1983: 361 of 365 days1984: 361 of 366 days1985: 358 of 365 days1986: 362 of 365 days1987: 356 of 365 days1988: 349 of 366 days1989: 344 of 365 days1990: 356 of 365 days1991: 357 of 365 days1992: 348 of 366 days1993: 341 of 365 days1994: 343 of 365 days1995: 341 of 365 days1996: 331 of 366 days1997: 340 of 365 days1998: 356 of 365 days1999: 358 of 365 days2000: 360 of 366 days2001: 358 of 365 days2002: 352 of 365 days2003: 353 of 365 days2004: 357 of 366 days2005: 356 of 365 days2006: 357 of 365 days2007: 354 of 365 days2008: 358 of 366 days2009: 365 of 365 days2010: 365 of 365 days2011: 365 of 365 days2012: 366 of 366 days2013: 365 of 365 days2014: 365 of 365 days2015: 365 of 365 days2016: 366 of 366 days2017: 365 of 365 days2018: 365 of 365 days2019: 365 of 365 days2020: 366 of 366 days2021: 365 of 365 days2022: 364 of 365 days2023: 365 of 365 days2024: 365 of 366 days2025: 364 of 365 days2026: 256 of 365 days1900192019401960198020002020
131 years of record at Morganton, 1893 to 2026. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1897, 1899, 1900, 1930, 2026.
Days with data per year at Morganton
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
18939225%No
189721358%No
189833391%Yes
189931887%No
190021459%No
190136399%Yes
190233492%Yes
1903365100%Yes
1904366100%Yes
1905365100%Yes
1906364100%Yes
1907364100%Yes
1908366100%Yes
1909365100%Yes
1910365100%Yes
1911364100%Yes
1912366100%Yes
1913365100%Yes
1914365100%Yes
1915365100%Yes
191636399%Yes
191736199%Yes
191835998%Yes
1919364100%Yes
192035196%Yes
192135698%Yes
192236099%Yes
1923365100%Yes
1924366100%Yes
192536399%Yes
192636399%Yes
192735296%Yes
192835196%Yes
192935597%Yes
19303510%No
193135497%Yes
193235597%Yes
193335998%Yes
1934365100%Yes
1935364100%Yes
193636299%Yes
193735196%Yes
193836399%Yes
1939365100%Yes
1940365100%Yes
194136399%Yes
194236299%Yes
194336299%Yes
194436199%Yes
194536399%Yes
1946365100%Yes
194735798%Yes
194836399%Yes
194936399%Yes
195036399%Yes
1951364100%Yes
195235798%Yes
1953364100%Yes
195436199%Yes
195534394%Yes
195636499%Yes
195736399%Yes
195836399%Yes
195936299%Yes
1960365100%Yes
196135898%Yes
196235898%Yes
196336199%Yes
1964366100%Yes
196536399%Yes
1966364100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
196836299%Yes
196935497%Yes
1970364100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972365100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974364100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
1978365100%Yes
1979365100%Yes
1980365100%Yes
198136299%Yes
198236399%Yes
198336199%Yes
198436199%Yes
198535898%Yes
198636299%Yes
198735698%Yes
198834995%Yes
198934494%Yes
199035698%Yes
199135798%Yes
199234895%Yes
199334193%Yes
199434394%Yes
199534193%Yes
199633190%Yes
199734093%Yes
199835698%Yes
199935898%Yes
200036098%Yes
200135898%Yes
200235296%Yes
200335397%Yes
200435798%Yes
200535698%Yes
200635798%Yes
200735497%Yes
200835898%Yes
2009365100%Yes
2010365100%Yes
2011365100%Yes
2012366100%Yes
2013365100%Yes
2014365100%Yes
2015365100%Yes
2016366100%Yes
2017365100%Yes
2018365100%Yes
2019365100%Yes
2020366100%Yes
2021365100%Yes
2022364100%Yes
2023365100%Yes
2024365100%Yes
2025364100%Yes
202625670%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Morganton
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
25 September 2026Morganton, USdaily rain (Provisional)109.2 mm (4.3 in)73.4 mm (2.9 in)5 years51 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2026Morganton, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)22.8 C (73.0 F)tie83 years8 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 2026Morganton, USdaily rain58.9 mm (2.3 in)20.8 mm (0.8 in)124 years52 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2026Morganton, USdaily rain61.7 mm (2.4 in)13.9 mm (0.5 in)33 years29 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 2026Morganton, USdaily low max (Tie)23.9 C (75.0 F)tie85 years8 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 2026Morganton, USdaily high max38.9 C (102.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)77 years36 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2026Morganton, USdaily high max39.4 C (102.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)56 years33 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 2026Morganton, USdaily high min (Tie)21.7 C (71.1 F)tie95 years9 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 2026Morganton, USdaily high max (Tie)38.3 C (100.9 F)tie13 years3 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 2026Morganton, USdaily rain54.6 mm (2.1 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)95 years40 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2026Morganton, USdaily low max16.7 C (62.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)59 years28 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 2026Morganton, USdaily rain43.2 mm (1.7 in)9.2 mm (0.36 in)127 years47 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2026Morganton, USdaily high max (Tie)32.2 C (90.0 F)tie73 years8 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 2026Morganton, USdaily high max (Tie)29.4 C (84.9 F)tie36 years5 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 2026Morganton, USdaily high max25.0 C (77.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)116 years43 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2026Morganton, USdaily high min (Tie)10.6 C (51.1 F)tie75 years8 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 2026Morganton, USdaily high min (Tie)11.1 C (52.0 F)tie88 years9 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 2026Morganton, USdaily low max-4.4 C (24.1 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)127 years43 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2026Morganton, USdaily snowfall14.0 cm (5.5 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)44 years31 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 2026Morganton, USdaily snowfall6.4 cm (2.5 in)0.8 cm (0.3 in)76 years34 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

117 complete years, 1901 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Morganton as warming stripes, 1901 to 2025 One stripe for each of 117 complete years at Morganton, 1901 to 2025. 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 1904, at 13.4 C (56.0 F), and the warmest was 1953, at 16.1 C (61.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F). 1901: 13.6 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1903: 14.1 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1904: 13.4 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1905: 13.9 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1906: 14.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1907: 14.0 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1908: 14.1 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1909: 14.8 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1910: 14.2 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1911: 15.4 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1912: 14.2 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1913: 15.1 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1914: 14.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1915: 14.1 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1916: 14.6 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1917: 13.7 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1918: 14.8 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1919: 15.2 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1921: 15.6 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1922: 15.3 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1923: 14.8 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1924: 13.8 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1925: 15.5 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1926: 14.8 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1927: 15.8 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1928: 14.8 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1929: 14.8 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1931: 15.7 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1932: 15.2 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1933: 15.6 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1934: 14.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1935: 15.2 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1936: 14.5 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1937: 14.6 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1938: 15.5 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1940: 13.9 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1941: 14.9 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1942: 14.6 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1943: 15.0 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1944: 14.8 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1945: 15.6 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1946: 15.9 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1947: 15.0 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1948: 15.6 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1950: 15.1 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1951: 15.1 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1952: 15.8 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1953: 16.1 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1954: 15.0 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1956: 14.7 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1957: 14.8 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1958: 13.8 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1959: 15.1 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1960: 13.9 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1961: 14.3 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1962: 14.2 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1963: 13.8 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1964: 14.2 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1965: 14.5 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1966: 13.8 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1967: 13.7 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1968: 13.8 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1969: 13.7 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1970: 15.3 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1971: 15.1 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1972: 14.9 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1973: 15.4 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1974: 15.4 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1975: 15.5 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1976: 14.3 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1977: 15.1 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1978: 14.6 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1979: 14.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1980: 14.8 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1981: 14.0 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1982: 14.3 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1983: 13.8 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1984: 14.6 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1985: 14.3 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1986: 15.1 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1987: 14.5 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1988: 14.5 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1989: 14.3 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1990: 15.7 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1991: 15.0 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1992: 13.4 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1993: 14.7 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1994: 14.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1995: 14.3 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1996: 14.6 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1997: 14.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1998: 14.9 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1999: 14.3 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2000: 13.6 C, -1.1 C from the station mean2001: 14.5 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2003: 13.8 C, -0.8 C from the station mean2004: 14.5 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2005: 14.5 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2006: 14.6 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2008: 14.2 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2009: 13.9 C, -0.7 C from the station mean2010: 14.0 C, -0.7 C from the station mean2011: 14.6 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2012: 15.2 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2013: 13.8 C, -0.8 C from the station mean2014: 13.6 C, -1.0 C from the station mean2015: 14.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2016: 15.3 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2017: 15.2 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2018: 14.8 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2019: 15.3 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2020: 15.0 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2021: 14.8 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2022: 14.6 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2023: 15.2 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2024: 15.4 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2025: 14.8 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1901191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 117 complete years at Morganton, 1901 to 2025. 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 1904, at 13.4 C (56.0 F), and the warmest was 1953, at 16.1 C (61.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Morganton as warming stripes, 1901 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
190113.6 C-1.05 C
190314.1 C-0.51 C
190413.4 C-1.30 C
190513.9 C-0.71 C
190614.4 C-0.29 C
190714.0 C-0.69 C
190814.1 C-0.54 C
190914.8 C+0.17 C
191014.2 C-0.49 C
191115.4 C+0.74 C
191214.2 C-0.46 C
191315.1 C+0.42 C
191414.4 C-0.29 C
191514.1 C-0.53 C
191614.6 C-0.02 C
191713.7 C-0.98 C
191814.8 C+0.11 C
191915.2 C+0.56 C
192115.6 C+0.93 C
192215.3 C+0.61 C
192314.8 C+0.16 C
192413.8 C-0.87 C
192515.5 C+0.81 C
192614.8 C+0.16 C
192715.8 C+1.14 C
192814.8 C+0.10 C
192914.8 C+0.19 C
193115.7 C+1.01 C
193215.2 C+0.57 C
193315.6 C+0.93 C
193414.9 C+0.29 C
193515.2 C+0.56 C
193614.5 C-0.19 C
193714.6 C-0.09 C
193815.5 C+0.86 C
194013.9 C-0.72 C
194114.9 C+0.21 C
194214.6 C-0.09 C
194315.0 C+0.39 C
194414.8 C+0.18 C
194515.6 C+0.92 C
194615.9 C+1.20 C
194715.0 C+0.32 C
194815.6 C+0.91 C
195015.1 C+0.41 C
195115.1 C+0.49 C
195215.8 C+1.14 C
195316.1 C+1.45 C
195415.0 C+0.39 C
195614.7 C+0.02 C
195714.8 C+0.16 C
195813.8 C-0.90 C
195915.1 C+0.47 C
196013.9 C-0.75 C
196114.3 C-0.39 C
196214.2 C-0.48 C
196313.8 C-0.88 C
196414.2 C-0.45 C
196514.5 C-0.11 C
196613.8 C-0.85 C
196713.7 C-0.95 C
196813.8 C-0.81 C
196913.7 C-0.92 C
197015.3 C+0.64 C
197115.1 C+0.44 C
197214.9 C+0.21 C
197315.4 C+0.78 C
197415.4 C+0.79 C
197515.5 C+0.85 C
197614.3 C-0.32 C
197715.1 C+0.44 C
197814.6 C-0.07 C
197914.4 C-0.28 C
198014.8 C+0.13 C
198114.0 C-0.70 C
198214.3 C-0.36 C
198313.8 C-0.86 C
198414.6 C-0.06 C
198514.3 C-0.32 C
198615.1 C+0.41 C
198714.5 C-0.16 C
198814.5 C-0.16 C
198914.3 C-0.32 C
199015.7 C+1.08 C
199115.0 C+0.30 C
199213.4 C-1.26 C
199314.7 C+0.09 C
199414.4 C-0.28 C
199514.3 C-0.31 C
199614.6 C-0.05 C
199714.4 C-0.30 C
199814.9 C+0.22 C
199914.3 C-0.35 C
200013.6 C-1.06 C
200114.5 C-0.15 C
200313.8 C-0.83 C
200414.5 C-0.18 C
200514.5 C-0.19 C
200614.6 C-0.01 C
200814.2 C-0.46 C
200913.9 C-0.74 C
201014.0 C-0.65 C
201114.6 C-0.10 C
201215.2 C+0.55 C
201313.8 C-0.84 C
201413.6 C-1.01 C
201514.9 C+0.27 C
201615.3 C+0.68 C
201715.2 C+0.52 C
201814.8 C+0.18 C
201915.3 C+0.60 C
202015.0 C+0.33 C
202114.8 C+0.18 C
202214.6 C-0.03 C
202315.2 C+0.55 C
202415.4 C+0.72 C
202514.8 C+0.15 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1901 to 2025 is 0.00 C (-0.04 to 0.03) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.01 F (-0.06 to 0.05) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 117 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Morganton
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.00 C (-0.04 to 0.03) per decade-0.01 F (-0.06 to 0.05) per decade1901 to 2025117Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum0.01 C (-0.03 to 0.04) per decade0.01 F (-0.06 to 0.08) per decade1901 to 2025117Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum-0.02 C (-0.06 to 0.02) per decade-0.03 F (-0.10 to 0.04) per decade1901 to 2025117Not clearly different from zero

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

1880 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Morganton: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)41.1 C (106.0 F)195236.1 C (97.0 F)131
Coldest night (TNn)-23.3 C (-9.9 F)1917-13.3 C (8.1 F)130
Wettest day (Rx1day)187.7 mm (7.4 in)194776.9 mm (3.0 in)136
Wettest five days (Rx5day)294.6 mm (11.6 in)1940124.6 mm (4.9 in)134
Longest dry spell (CDD)40 days189520 days134

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Morganton by year The hottest day of the year at Morganton, 1880 to 2026. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F). 253035404518801900192019401960198020002020Record: 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1952
The hottest day of the year at Morganton, 1880 to 2026. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Morganton by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
1880n/a
1890n/a
189326.7 C (80.1 F)
1894n/a
1895n/a
1896n/a
189737.8 C (100.0 F)
189835.6 C (96.1 F)
189937.2 C (99.0 F)
190037.8 C (100.0 F)
190136.7 C (98.1 F)
190236.7 C (98.1 F)
190336.1 C (97.0 F)
190435.6 C (96.1 F)
190535.0 C (95.0 F)
190635.0 C (95.0 F)
190735.6 C (96.1 F)
190834.4 C (93.9 F)
190935.0 C (95.0 F)
191033.3 C (91.9 F)
191138.9 C (102.0 F)
191235.6 C (96.1 F)
191340.0 C (104.0 F)
191437.2 C (99.0 F)
191537.2 C (99.0 F)
191634.4 C (93.9 F)
191734.4 C (93.9 F)
191836.1 C (97.0 F)
191935.6 C (96.1 F)
192033.9 C (93.0 F)
192136.1 C (97.0 F)
192233.3 C (91.9 F)
192334.4 C (93.9 F)
192436.1 C (97.0 F)
192539.4 C (102.9 F)
192640.6 C (105.1 F)
192737.8 C (100.0 F)
192835.6 C (96.1 F)
192933.9 C (93.0 F)
193037.8 C (100.0 F)
193137.2 C (99.0 F)
193238.9 C (102.0 F)
193337.2 C (99.0 F)
193437.2 C (99.0 F)
193537.8 C (100.0 F)
193640.6 C (105.1 F)
193736.7 C (98.1 F)
193835.6 C (96.1 F)
193937.2 C (99.0 F)
194037.8 C (100.0 F)
194136.7 C (98.1 F)
194237.2 C (99.0 F)
194337.2 C (99.0 F)
194437.8 C (100.0 F)
194538.3 C (100.9 F)
194635.6 C (96.1 F)
194737.2 C (99.0 F)
194837.8 C (100.0 F)
194936.7 C (98.1 F)
195036.7 C (98.1 F)
195138.3 C (100.9 F)
195241.1 C (106.0 F)
195337.8 C (100.0 F)
195440.0 C (104.0 F)
195535.6 C (96.1 F)
195637.2 C (99.0 F)
195735.6 C (96.1 F)
195836.1 C (97.0 F)
195936.7 C (98.1 F)
196035.0 C (95.0 F)
196133.9 C (93.0 F)
196234.4 C (93.9 F)
196336.1 C (97.0 F)
196435.6 C (96.1 F)
196535.0 C (95.0 F)
196637.2 C (99.0 F)
196732.8 C (91.0 F)
196836.7 C (98.1 F)
196936.1 C (97.0 F)
197037.2 C (99.0 F)
197135.0 C (95.0 F)
197235.0 C (95.0 F)
197334.4 C (93.9 F)
197433.3 C (91.9 F)
197536.7 C (98.1 F)
197637.8 C (100.0 F)
197737.8 C (100.0 F)
197836.7 C (98.1 F)
197935.6 C (96.1 F)
198038.9 C (102.0 F)
198136.7 C (98.1 F)
198233.9 C (93.0 F)
198340.0 C (104.0 F)
198436.1 C (97.0 F)
198535.0 C (95.0 F)
198638.9 C (102.0 F)
198736.1 C (97.0 F)
198840.0 C (104.0 F)
198934.4 C (93.9 F)
199037.2 C (99.0 F)
199135.6 C (96.1 F)
199235.6 C (96.1 F)
199338.9 C (102.0 F)
199434.4 C (93.9 F)
199536.1 C (97.0 F)
199636.1 C (97.0 F)
199736.1 C (97.0 F)
199836.1 C (97.0 F)
199938.9 C (102.0 F)
200036.7 C (98.1 F)
200135.0 C (95.0 F)
200236.1 C (97.0 F)
200334.4 C (93.9 F)
200433.9 C (93.0 F)
200535.6 C (96.1 F)
200636.1 C (97.0 F)
200738.3 C (100.9 F)
200836.7 C (98.1 F)
200934.4 C (93.9 F)
201037.2 C (99.0 F)
201137.2 C (99.0 F)
201238.3 C (100.9 F)
201333.3 C (91.9 F)
201433.3 C (91.9 F)
201535.6 C (96.1 F)
201636.7 C (98.1 F)
201734.4 C (93.9 F)
201834.4 C (93.9 F)
201935.0 C (95.0 F)
202033.9 C (93.0 F)
202134.4 C (93.9 F)
202236.1 C (97.0 F)
202334.4 C (93.9 F)
202436.7 C (98.1 F)
202535.6 C (96.1 F)
202639.4 C (102.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Morganton by year The coldest night of the year at Morganton, 1880 to 2026. The record is -23.3 C (-9.9 F) in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is -13.3 C (8.1 F). -25-20-15-10-518801900192019401960198020002020Record: -23.3 C (-9.9 F) in 1917
The coldest night of the year at Morganton, 1880 to 2026. The record is -23.3 C (-9.9 F) in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is -13.3 C (8.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Morganton by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1880n/a
1890n/a
1893n/a
1894n/a
1895n/a
1896n/a
1897-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1898-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1899-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1900-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1901-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1902-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1903-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1904-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1905-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1906-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1907-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1908-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1909-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1910-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1911-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1912-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1913-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1914-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1915-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1916-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1917-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1918-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1919-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1920-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1921-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1922-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1923-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1924-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1925-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1926-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1927-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1928-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1929-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1930-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1931-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1932-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1933-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1934-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1935-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1936-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1937-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1938-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1939-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1940-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1941-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1942-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1943-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1944-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1945-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1946-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1947-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1948-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1949-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1950-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1951-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1952-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1953-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1954-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1955-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1956-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1957-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1958-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1959-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1960-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1961-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1962-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1963-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1964-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1965-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1966-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1967-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1968-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1969-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1970-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1971-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1972-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1973-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1974-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1975-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1976-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1977-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1978-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1979-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1980-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1981-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1982-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1983-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1984-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1985-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1986-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1987-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1988-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1989-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1990-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1991-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1992-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1993-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1994-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1995-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1996-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1997-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1998-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1999-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2000-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2001-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2002-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2003-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2004-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2005-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2006-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2007-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2008-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2009-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2010-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2011-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2012-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2013-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2014-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2015-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2016-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2017-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2018-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2019-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2020-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2021-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2022-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2023-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2024-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2025-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2026-13.9 C (7.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Morganton by year The wettest day of the year at Morganton, 1880 to 2026. The record is 187.7 mm (7.4 in) in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.9 mm (3.0 in). 05010015020018801900192019401960198020002020Record: 187.7 mm (7.4 in) in 1947
The wettest day of the year at Morganton, 1880 to 2026. The record is 187.7 mm (7.4 in) in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.9 mm (3.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Morganton by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
188038.1 mm (1.5 in)
189025.4 mm (1.0 in)
1893127.0 mm (5.0 in)
189455.9 mm (2.2 in)
189538.1 mm (1.5 in)
189692.7 mm (3.6 in)
1897127.0 mm (5.0 in)
189882.6 mm (3.3 in)
189966.0 mm (2.6 in)
190050.8 mm (2.0 in)
190188.9 mm (3.5 in)
190290.9 mm (3.6 in)
190365.5 mm (2.6 in)
190485.1 mm (3.4 in)
190564.5 mm (2.5 in)
190661.2 mm (2.4 in)
190782.8 mm (3.3 in)
1908116.3 mm (4.6 in)
190989.4 mm (3.5 in)
191057.2 mm (2.3 in)
191174.9 mm (2.9 in)
1912101.1 mm (4.0 in)
191396.3 mm (3.8 in)
191463.2 mm (2.5 in)
191578.7 mm (3.1 in)
1916121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1917149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1918153.7 mm (6.1 in)
191957.7 mm (2.3 in)
192062.5 mm (2.5 in)
192158.7 mm (2.3 in)
192246.5 mm (1.8 in)
192373.7 mm (2.9 in)
1924108.0 mm (4.3 in)
192540.1 mm (1.6 in)
192670.6 mm (2.8 in)
192747.2 mm (1.9 in)
1928127.0 mm (5.0 in)
192988.9 mm (3.5 in)
193017.0 mm (0.7 in)
193169.1 mm (2.7 in)
1932141.5 mm (5.6 in)
193351.6 mm (2.0 in)
1934138.4 mm (5.4 in)
193573.9 mm (2.9 in)
193681.3 mm (3.2 in)
1937109.2 mm (4.3 in)
193847.0 mm (1.9 in)
193962.2 mm (2.4 in)
1940154.9 mm (6.1 in)
194178.7 mm (3.1 in)
194274.9 mm (2.9 in)
194391.4 mm (3.6 in)
1944104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1945132.8 mm (5.2 in)
194663.0 mm (2.5 in)
1947187.7 mm (7.4 in)
1948114.8 mm (4.5 in)
194948.8 mm (1.9 in)
1950110.5 mm (4.4 in)
195184.1 mm (3.3 in)
195266.0 mm (2.6 in)
195395.3 mm (3.8 in)
195468.3 mm (2.7 in)
195567.1 mm (2.6 in)
195657.2 mm (2.3 in)
195780.8 mm (3.2 in)
195889.7 mm (3.5 in)
1959130.8 mm (5.1 in)
196070.1 mm (2.8 in)
196167.6 mm (2.7 in)
196248.3 mm (1.9 in)
196369.3 mm (2.7 in)
1964106.7 mm (4.2 in)
196561.5 mm (2.4 in)
196688.4 mm (3.5 in)
196756.9 mm (2.2 in)
196866.0 mm (2.6 in)
196962.7 mm (2.5 in)
1970122.9 mm (4.8 in)
197159.4 mm (2.3 in)
197288.4 mm (3.5 in)
197377.5 mm (3.1 in)
197465.5 mm (2.6 in)
1975102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1976106.9 mm (4.2 in)
197796.5 mm (3.8 in)
197874.7 mm (2.9 in)
1979109.7 mm (4.3 in)
198070.4 mm (2.8 in)
198171.1 mm (2.8 in)
198258.9 mm (2.3 in)
198386.1 mm (3.4 in)
198499.6 mm (3.9 in)
198578.7 mm (3.1 in)
198653.8 mm (2.1 in)
198780.8 mm (3.2 in)
198852.3 mm (2.1 in)
1989104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1990154.2 mm (6.1 in)
199159.2 mm (2.3 in)
199261.7 mm (2.4 in)
199352.8 mm (2.1 in)
1994104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1995128.5 mm (5.1 in)
199666.3 mm (2.6 in)
1997116.3 mm (4.6 in)
199854.9 mm (2.2 in)
199956.1 mm (2.2 in)
200050.5 mm (2.0 in)
200169.9 mm (2.8 in)
200255.9 mm (2.2 in)
200357.2 mm (2.3 in)
2004173.2 mm (6.8 in)
200588.1 mm (3.5 in)
200653.6 mm (2.1 in)
200764.0 mm (2.5 in)
200888.9 mm (3.5 in)
200974.9 mm (2.9 in)
201094.2 mm (3.7 in)
201161.0 mm (2.4 in)
201276.2 mm (3.0 in)
2013120.7 mm (4.8 in)
201496.3 mm (3.8 in)
201583.8 mm (3.3 in)
201696.5 mm (3.8 in)
201774.9 mm (2.9 in)
201884.8 mm (3.3 in)
2019106.4 mm (4.2 in)
2020103.6 mm (4.1 in)
2021101.6 mm (4.0 in)
202255.9 mm (2.2 in)
202371.1 mm (2.8 in)
2024108.0 mm (4.3 in)
202573.7 mm (2.9 in)
2026109.2 mm (4.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Morganton by year The wettest five days of the year at Morganton, 1880 to 2026. The record is 294.6 mm (11.6 in) in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 124.6 mm (4.9 in). 010020030018801900192019401960198020002020Record: 294.6 mm (11.6 in) in 1940
The wettest five days of the year at Morganton, 1880 to 2026. The record is 294.6 mm (11.6 in) in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 124.6 mm (4.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Morganton by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1880n/a
1890n/a
1893167.7 mm (6.6 in)
1894108.0 mm (4.3 in)
189559.6 mm (2.3 in)
1896179.6 mm (7.1 in)
1897127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1898121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1899152.5 mm (6.0 in)
190064.8 mm (2.6 in)
1901137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1902101.4 mm (4.0 in)
190393.5 mm (3.7 in)
1904103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1905185.6 mm (7.3 in)
1906151.2 mm (6.0 in)
1907104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1908237.3 mm (9.3 in)
1909125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1910108.2 mm (4.3 in)
191182.5 mm (3.2 in)
1912135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1913133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1914143.2 mm (5.6 in)
1915132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1916254.3 mm (10.0 in)
1917184.7 mm (7.3 in)
1918284.0 mm (11.2 in)
1919122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1920133.9 mm (5.3 in)
192188.2 mm (3.5 in)
192289.7 mm (3.5 in)
1923106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1924181.7 mm (7.2 in)
192569.4 mm (2.7 in)
1926122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1927115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1928196.8 mm (7.7 in)
1929155.0 mm (6.1 in)
193024.1 mm (0.9 in)
1931102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1932168.2 mm (6.6 in)
1933101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1934149.1 mm (5.9 in)
193595.5 mm (3.8 in)
1936119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1937143.5 mm (5.6 in)
193888.7 mm (3.5 in)
193996.8 mm (3.8 in)
1940294.6 mm (11.6 in)
1941198.0 mm (7.8 in)
1942105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1943190.0 mm (7.5 in)
1944111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1945281.2 mm (11.1 in)
194693.9 mm (3.7 in)
1947208.8 mm (8.2 in)
1948242.8 mm (9.6 in)
1949103.2 mm (4.1 in)
1950136.2 mm (5.4 in)
195199.3 mm (3.9 in)
1952104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1953163.3 mm (6.4 in)
1954122.2 mm (4.8 in)
195594.0 mm (3.7 in)
1956113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1957156.5 mm (6.2 in)
1958152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1959162.1 mm (6.4 in)
1960151.3 mm (6.0 in)
1961103.9 mm (4.1 in)
196295.5 mm (3.8 in)
196389.4 mm (3.5 in)
1964150.4 mm (5.9 in)
1965129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1966126.3 mm (5.0 in)
196797.1 mm (3.8 in)
1968136.9 mm (5.4 in)
1969157.4 mm (6.2 in)
1970214.7 mm (8.5 in)
1971126.2 mm (5.0 in)
1972167.1 mm (6.6 in)
197397.7 mm (3.8 in)
1974105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1975162.6 mm (6.4 in)
1976206.4 mm (8.1 in)
1977199.1 mm (7.8 in)
197888.4 mm (3.5 in)
1979126.0 mm (5.0 in)
198095.3 mm (3.8 in)
1981102.5 mm (4.0 in)
1982104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1983105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1984100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1985177.4 mm (7.0 in)
198675.7 mm (3.0 in)
1987136.4 mm (5.4 in)
198888.4 mm (3.5 in)
1989148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1990225.3 mm (8.9 in)
1991103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1992105.4 mm (4.1 in)
199393.8 mm (3.7 in)
1994128.2 mm (5.0 in)
1995173.0 mm (6.8 in)
199688.2 mm (3.5 in)
1997123.7 mm (4.9 in)
199885.0 mm (3.3 in)
199958.5 mm (2.3 in)
2000123.9 mm (4.9 in)
2001102.1 mm (4.0 in)
2002114.6 mm (4.5 in)
2003124.2 mm (4.9 in)
2004186.7 mm (7.4 in)
2005152.2 mm (6.0 in)
2006117.9 mm (4.6 in)
200786.1 mm (3.4 in)
2008106.1 mm (4.2 in)
200989.3 mm (3.5 in)
2010116.3 mm (4.6 in)
2011133.1 mm (5.2 in)
2012125.0 mm (4.9 in)
2013174.0 mm (6.9 in)
2014106.7 mm (4.2 in)
2015134.1 mm (5.3 in)
2016123.2 mm (4.9 in)
2017123.7 mm (4.9 in)
2018138.2 mm (5.4 in)
2019170.5 mm (6.7 in)
2020159.5 mm (6.3 in)
2021133.4 mm (5.3 in)
202291.7 mm (3.6 in)
2023126.5 mm (5.0 in)
2024216.2 mm (8.5 in)
2025146.8 mm (5.8 in)
2026177.9 mm (7.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Morganton by year The longest dry spell of the year at Morganton, 1880 to 2026. The record is 40 days in 1895, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days. 01020304018801900192019401960198020002020Record: 40 days in 1895
The longest dry spell of the year at Morganton, 1880 to 2026. The record is 40 days in 1895, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Morganton by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
1880n/a
1890n/a
189315 days
189419 days
189540 days
189619 days
189731 days
189821 days
189919 days
190021 days
190140 days
190220 days
190321 days
190426 days
190529 days
190622 days
190727 days
190819 days
190917 days
191024 days
191113 days
191220 days
191312 days
191420 days
191524 days
191613 days
191715 days
191816 days
191917 days
192026 days
192121 days
192222 days
192326 days
192425 days
192522 days
192619 days
192721 days
192815 days
192915 days
19303 days
193121 days
193217 days
193328 days
193440 days
193534 days
193619 days
193716 days
193820 days
193921 days
194028 days
194121 days
194218 days
194327 days
194424 days
194517 days
194615 days
194714 days
194817 days
194922 days
195018 days
195125 days
195230 days
195329 days
195422 days
195517 days
195623 days
195718 days
195825 days
195920 days
196016 days
196120 days
196217 days
196333 days
196414 days
196519 days
196618 days
196719 days
196825 days
196918 days
197024 days
197116 days
197216 days
197319 days
197423 days
197511 days
197629 days
197719 days
197824 days
197913 days
198017 days
198121 days
198211 days
198319 days
198425 days
198530 days
198620 days
198719 days
198822 days
198920 days
199017 days
199116 days
199219 days
199317 days
199414 days
199516 days
199610 days
199723 days
199825 days
199921 days
200039 days
200129 days
200212 days
200317 days
200414 days
200529 days
200620 days
200721 days
200818 days
200920 days
201016 days
201118 days
201227 days
201318 days
201428 days
201530 days
201631 days
201716 days
201818 days
201916 days
202012 days
202119 days
202217 days
202320 days
202428 days
202519 days
202615 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

117 years with a frost

Across 117 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Morganton falls on 14 April and the median first autumn frost on 20 October, which leaves a median of 191 days between them.

In 1994 to 2025 the median growing season was 203 days. That is 7 days more than in 1901 to 1933.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.9 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Morganton
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1901 to 1933)Recent period (1994 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost14 April11 April9 April2 days earlier-0.4 days per decade
First autumn frost20 October22 October29 October7 days later+0.5 days per decade
Growing days191 days196 days203 days7 days more+0.9 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

127 years, 1894 to 2025

A day with at least 78.5 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 182.0 mm (7.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Morganton: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years78.5 mm (3.1 in)
5 years104.1 mm (4.1 in)
10 years121.8 mm (4.8 in)
25 years145.2 mm (5.7 in)
50 years163.3 mm (6.4 in)
100 years182.0 mm (7.2 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 127 years of values from 1894 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: 187.7 mm (7.4 in) in 1947; 173.2 mm (6.8 in) in 2004; 154.9 mm (6.1 in) in 1940.

Station Changes

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

Climate Twins

2011 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2011 to 2025, Morganton had a mean temperature of 14.8 C (58.7 F) and 1,420.5 mm (55.9 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Bridgeport 5 NW (United States, 384 km away), Dallas 7 NE (United States, 340 km away) and Heflin (United States, 428 km away).

Climate twins of Morganton: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2011 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
Bridgeport 5 NWUnited States384 km (239 mi)15.0 C (59.0 F)1,458.5 mm (57.4 in)0.54
Dallas 7 NEUnited States340 km (211 mi)14.9 C (58.8 F)1,394.9 mm (54.9 in)0.57
HeflinUnited States428 km (266 mi)15.0 C (59.0 F)1,369.8 mm (53.9 in)0.57

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.

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  • Data for Morganton standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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 (2026-10-14).