Mt Mitchell Weather Records (USC00315921)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Mt Mitchell (USC00315921), North Carolina, United States, with 38 years of record.

Key Facts for Mt Mitchell

Mt Mitchell (USC00315921) is a weather station in North Carolina, United States at 35.77 latitude and -82.27 longitude, 2,024 m (6,640 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1925 to 1962, 38 years of record.
1,464 records set at Mt Mitchell still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Mt Mitchell set a daily record precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 21 March 1962.

About the Station

Location: North Carolina, United States, 35.77 latitude, -82.27 longitude.
Elevation: 2,024 m (6,640 ft).
Period of record: 1925 to 1962, 38 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Mt Mitchell. 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 Mt Mitchell, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	16.7 C (62.1 F)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	17.8 C (64.0 F)	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	21.7 C (71.1 F)	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Mt Mitchell still stand. 1931 holds the most, with 84.

Standing records at Mt Mitchell by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1925	45
1926	40
1927	48
1928	37
1929	33
1930	67
1931	84
1932	45
1933	53
1934	46
1935	56
1936	55
1937	54
1938	38
1939	45
1940	83
1941	53
1942	54
1943	73
1944	43
1945	65
1946	58
1947	52
1948	48
1949	33
1950	52
1951	44
1952	39
1953	21

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 247.4 mm (9.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Mt Mitchell. The most was 247.4 mm (9.7 in) on 29 August 1940.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Mt Mitchell
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	9 January 1935
Feb	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	6 February 1955
Mar	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	14 March 1946
Apr	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	19 April 1940
May	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	11 May 1961
Jun	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	5 June 1957
Jul	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	11 July 1948
Aug	247.4 mm (9.7 in)	29 August 1940
Sep	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	19 September 1953
Oct	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	16 October 1936
Nov	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	5 November 1938
Dec	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	29 December 1942

Period of Record Coverage

1925 to 1953

29 years of record at Mt Mitchell, 1925 to 1953. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1953.

Days with data per year at Mt Mitchell
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1925	166	45%	No
1926	305	84%	No
1927	258	71%	No
1928	272	74%	No
1929	240	66%	No
1930	314	86%	No
1931	332	91%	Yes
1932	361	99%	Yes
1933	363	99%	Yes
1934	362	99%	Yes
1935	362	99%	Yes
1936	335	92%	Yes
1937	358	98%	Yes
1938	330	90%	Yes
1939	358	98%	Yes
1940	352	96%	Yes
1941	364	100%	Yes
1942	363	99%	Yes
1943	364	100%	Yes
1944	362	99%	Yes
1945	365	100%	Yes
1946	355	97%	Yes
1947	361	99%	Yes
1948	334	91%	Yes
1949	361	99%	Yes
1950	333	91%	Yes
1951	365	100%	Yes
1952	365	100%	Yes
1953	273	75%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Mt Mitchell
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 March 1962	Mt Mitchell, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	19 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1962	Mt Mitchell, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1962	Mt Mitchell, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1961	Mt Mitchell, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1961	Mt Mitchell, US	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	16 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1961	Mt Mitchell, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1961	Mt Mitchell, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1961	Mt Mitchell, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1961	Mt Mitchell, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	24 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1961	Mt Mitchell, US	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	32 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1961	Mt Mitchell, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1961	Mt Mitchell, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1961	Mt Mitchell, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	3 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1961	Mt Mitchell, US	monthly rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1961	Mt Mitchell, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1961	Mt Mitchell, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1961	Mt Mitchell, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	6 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1961	Mt Mitchell, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1961	Mt Mitchell, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1960	Mt Mitchell, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	1 year	3 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

17 complete years, 1932 to 1952

One stripe for each of 17 complete years at Mt Mitchell, 1932 to 1952. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 6.1 C (42.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1940, at 5.1 C (41.2 F), and the warmest was 1946, at 7.1 C (44.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.1 C (2.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at Mt Mitchell as warming stripes, 1932 to 1952
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1932	6.1 C	+0.01 C
1933	6.4 C	+0.39 C
1934	5.9 C	-0.18 C
1935	5.5 C	-0.52 C
1937	5.9 C	-0.14 C
1939	6.6 C	+0.55 C
1940	5.1 C	-0.93 C
1941	6.5 C	+0.40 C
1942	5.5 C	-0.60 C
1943	5.9 C	-0.20 C
1944	6.0 C	-0.02 C
1945	6.1 C	+0.08 C
1946	7.1 C	+1.05 C
1947	5.4 C	-0.61 C
1949	6.7 C	+0.65 C
1951	5.7 C	-0.34 C
1952	6.5 C	+0.47 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

1925 to 1962

Yearly extremes at Mt Mitchell: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1925	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29
Coldest night (TNn)	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	1950	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	29
Wettest day (Rx1day)	247.4 mm (9.7 in)	1940	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	38
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	397.0 mm (15.6 in)	1940	148.7 mm (5.9 in)	38
Longest dry spell (CDD)	47 days	1935	15 days	38

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Mt Mitchell, 1925 to 1962. The record is 30.6 C (87.1 F) in 1925, marked on the chart; the median year is 25.6 C (78.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Mt Mitchell by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1925	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1926	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1927	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1928	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1929	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1930	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1931	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1932	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1933	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1934	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1935	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1936	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1937	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1938	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1939	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1940	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1941	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1942	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1943	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1944	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1945	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1946	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1947	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1948	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1949	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1950	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1951	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1952	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1953	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Mt Mitchell, 1925 to 1962. The record is -28.3 C (-18.9 F) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is -23.3 C (-9.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Mt Mitchell by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1925	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1926	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1927	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1928	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1929	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1930	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1931	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1932	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1933	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1934	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1935	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1936	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1937	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1938	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1939	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1940	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1941	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1942	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1943	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1944	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1945	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1946	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1947	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1948	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1949	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1950	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1951	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1952	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1953	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Mt Mitchell, 1925 to 1962. The record is 247.4 mm (9.7 in) in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 90.9 mm (3.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Mt Mitchell by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1925	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1926	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1927	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1928	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1929	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1930	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1931	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1932	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1933	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1934	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1935	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1936	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1937	124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1938	167.9 mm (6.6 in)
1939	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1940	247.4 mm (9.7 in)
1941	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1942	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1943	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1944	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1945	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1946	159.3 mm (6.3 in)
1947	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1948	134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1949	127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1950	233.7 mm (9.2 in)
1951	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1952	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1953	132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1954	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1955	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1956	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1957	134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1958	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1959	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1960	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1961	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1962	45.0 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Mt Mitchell, 1925 to 1962. The record is 397.0 mm (15.6 in) in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 148.7 mm (5.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Mt Mitchell by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1925	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1926	249.4 mm (9.8 in)
1927	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1928	181.7 mm (7.2 in)
1929	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1930	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1931	147.6 mm (5.8 in)
1932	150.6 mm (5.9 in)
1933	143.4 mm (5.6 in)
1934	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1935	205.2 mm (8.1 in)
1936	219.2 mm (8.6 in)
1937	190.0 mm (7.5 in)
1938	244.6 mm (9.6 in)
1939	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1940	397.0 mm (15.6 in)
1941	231.2 mm (9.1 in)
1942	171.5 mm (6.8 in)
1943	129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1944	115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1945	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1946	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1947	196.5 mm (7.7 in)
1948	208.9 mm (8.2 in)
1949	149.8 mm (5.9 in)
1950	309.5 mm (12.2 in)
1951	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1952	126.8 mm (5.0 in)
1953	153.9 mm (6.1 in)
1954	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1955	224.1 mm (8.8 in)
1956	130.1 mm (5.1 in)
1957	235.8 mm (9.3 in)
1958	122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1959	184.4 mm (7.3 in)
1960	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1961	156.8 mm (6.2 in)
1962	140.0 mm (5.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Mt Mitchell, 1925 to 1962. The record is 47 days in 1935, marked on the chart; the median year is 15 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Mt Mitchell by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1925	19 days
1926	20 days
1927	21 days
1928	14 days
1929	9 days
1930	17 days
1931	16 days
1932	16 days
1933	15 days
1934	19 days
1935	47 days
1936	18 days
1937	15 days
1938	19 days
1939	15 days
1940	14 days
1941	14 days
1942	18 days
1943	22 days
1944	19 days
1945	13 days
1946	9 days
1947	11 days
1948	14 days
1949	12 days
1950	11 days
1951	26 days
1952	20 days
1953	22 days
1954	13 days
1955	16 days
1956	15 days
1957	14 days
1958	17 days
1959	15 days
1960	12 days
1961	15 days
1962	7 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.

Download the Data

Data for Mt Mitchell standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Mt Mitchell threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).