Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Rockingham (USC00317370), North Carolina, United States, with 49 years of record.
Key Facts for Rockingham
Rockingham (USC00317370) is a weather station in North Carolina, United States at 34.95 latitude and -79.78 longitude, 64 m (210 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1900 to 1948, 49 years of record.
1,464 records set at Rockingham still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Rockingham tied a daily record low minimum temperature of -5.6 C (21.9 F) on 29 March 1948.
About the Station
Location: North Carolina, United States, 34.95 latitude, -79.78 longitude.
Elevation: 64 m (210 ft).
Period of record: 1900 to 1948, 49 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 Rockingham. 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 Rockingham, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
40.6 C (105.1 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
42.2 C (108.0 F)
9.4 C (48.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
41.7 C (107.1 F)
8.9 C (48.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Rockingham still stand. 1927 holds the most, with 65.
Standing records at Rockingham by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1900
34
1901
30
1902
33
1903
31
1904
18
1905
7
1906
38
1907
50
1908
41
1909
36
1910
20
1911
28
1912
33
1913
32
1914
38
1915
23
1916
20
1917
33
1918
31
1919
42
1920
25
1921
24
1922
20
1923
19
1924
40
1925
47
1926
45
1927
65
1928
25
1929
38
1930
46
1931
41
1932
23
1933
36
1934
36
1935
35
1936
31
1937
23
1938
16
1939
20
1940
32
1941
21
1942
16
1943
41
1944
17
1945
16
1946
16
1947
27
1948
5
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Rockingham between 1 February 1936 and 1 February 1936. Each dot is a new record.
When Rockingham set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1936-02-01
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -17.8 C (0.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
May: 130.8 mm (5.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Rockingham. The most was 130.8 mm (5.1 in) on 22 May 1901.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Rockingham
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
28 January 1918
Feb
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
11 February 1903
Mar
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
26 March 1901
Apr
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
11 April 1944
May
130.8 mm (5.1 in)
22 May 1901
Jun
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
16 June 1901
Jul
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
19 July 1938
Aug
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
24 August 1908
Sep
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
19 September 1928
Oct
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1 October 1929
Nov
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
29 November 1934
Dec
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
4 December 1931
Period of Record Coverage
1900 to 1948
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
49 years of record at Rockingham, 1900 to 1948. 16 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1904, 1905, 1907, 1908, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 31 complete years at Rockingham, 1900 to 1947. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.2 C (61.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1924, at 15.3 C (59.5 F), and the warmest was 1921, at 17.5 C (63.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at Rockingham as warming stripes, 1900 to 1947
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1900
16.7 C
+0.43 C
1902
15.9 C
-0.32 C
1903
16.2 C
-0.03 C
1906
17.0 C
+0.71 C
1910
16.1 C
-0.11 C
1920
15.8 C
-0.47 C
1921
17.5 C
+1.25 C
1922
16.9 C
+0.61 C
1923
16.2 C
-0.07 C
1924
15.3 C
-0.98 C
1925
16.5 C
+0.28 C
1926
15.8 C
-0.48 C
1927
16.3 C
+0.06 C
1928
16.3 C
+0.05 C
1929
16.6 C
+0.32 C
1930
16.1 C
-0.10 C
1931
16.5 C
+0.30 C
1932
17.1 C
+0.89 C
1933
17.4 C
+1.16 C
1934
15.9 C
-0.37 C
1935
16.1 C
-0.19 C
1936
15.9 C
-0.36 C
1937
16.0 C
-0.28 C
1938
16.7 C
+0.43 C
1939
16.7 C
+0.46 C
1940
15.5 C
-0.72 C
1941
16.2 C
-0.04 C
1942
15.5 C
-0.70 C
1943
15.3 C
-0.98 C
1944
16.0 C
-0.26 C
1947
15.6 C
-0.61 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1900 to 1947 is -0.12 C (-0.28 to 0.04) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.2 F (-0.5 to 0.1) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 31 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Rockingham
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.12 C (-0.28 to 0.04) per decade
-0.2 F (-0.5 to 0.1) per decade
1900 to 1947
31
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.2 F (-0.2 to 0.6) per decade
1900 to 1947
31
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
-0.3 C (-0.6 to -0.1) per decade
-0.6 F (-1.1 to -0.2) per decade
1900 to 1947
31
Fall
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
1900 to 1948
Yearly extremes at Rockingham: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1925
38.3 C (100.9 F)
49
Coldest night (TNn)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1936
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
49
Wettest day (Rx1day)
130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1901
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
49
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
357.0 mm (14.1 in)
1945
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
49
Longest dry spell (CDD)
38 days
1933
22 days
49
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Rockingham, 1900 to 1948. The record is 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 1925, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.3 C (100.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Rockingham by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1900
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1901
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1902
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1903
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1904
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1905
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1906
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1907
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1908
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1909
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1910
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1911
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1912
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1913
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1914
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1915
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1916
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1917
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1918
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1919
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1920
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1921
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1922
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1923
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1924
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1925
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1926
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1927
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1928
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1929
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1930
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1931
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1932
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1933
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1934
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1935
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1936
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1937
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1938
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1939
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1940
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1941
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1942
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1943
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1944
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1945
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1946
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1947
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1948
31.1 C (88.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Rockingham, 1900 to 1948. The record is -17.8 C (0.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is -11.1 C (12.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Rockingham by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1900
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1901
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1902
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1903
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1904
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1905
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1906
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1907
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1908
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1909
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1910
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1911
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1912
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1913
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1914
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1915
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1916
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1917
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1918
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1919
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1920
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1921
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1922
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1923
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1924
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1925
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1926
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1927
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1928
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1929
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1930
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1931
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1932
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1933
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1934
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1935
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1936
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1937
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1938
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1939
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1940
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1941
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1942
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1943
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1944
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1945
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1946
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1947
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1948
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Rockingham, 1900 to 1948. The record is 130.8 mm (5.1 in) in 1901, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.0 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Rockingham by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1900
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1901
130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1902
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1903
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1904
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1905
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1906
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1907
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1908
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1909
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1910
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1911
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1912
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1913
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1914
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1915
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1916
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1917
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1918
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1919
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1920
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1921
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1922
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1923
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1924
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1925
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1926
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1927
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1928
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1929
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1930
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1931
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1932
106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1933
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1934
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1935
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1936
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1937
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1938
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1939
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1940
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1941
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1942
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1943
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1944
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1945
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1946
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1947
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1948
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Rockingham, 1900 to 1948. The record is 357.0 mm (14.1 in) in 1945, marked on the chart; the median year is 101.6 mm (4.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Rockingham by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1900
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1901
222.3 mm (8.8 in)
1902
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1903
127.1 mm (5.0 in)
1904
137.1 mm (5.4 in)
1905
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1906
59.8 mm (2.4 in)
1907
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1908
120.6 mm (4.7 in)
1909
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1910
117.2 mm (4.6 in)
1911
77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1912
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1913
91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1914
75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1915
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1916
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1917
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1918
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1919
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1920
77.9 mm (3.1 in)
1921
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1922
125.1 mm (4.9 in)
1923
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1924
99.7 mm (3.9 in)
1925
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1926
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1927
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1928
192.1 mm (7.6 in)
1929
174.0 mm (6.9 in)
1930
73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1931
118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1932
132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1933
82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1934
153.0 mm (6.0 in)
1935
154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1936
115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1937
109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1938
175.3 mm (6.9 in)
1939
118.2 mm (4.7 in)
1940
124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1941
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1942
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1943
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1944
108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1945
357.0 mm (14.1 in)
1946
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1947
88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1948
59.0 mm (2.3 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Rockingham, 1900 to 1948. The record is 38 days in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Rockingham by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1900
19 days
1901
29 days
1902
20 days
1903
30 days
1904
19 days
1905
19 days
1906
19 days
1907
26 days
1908
19 days
1909
24 days
1910
31 days
1911
15 days
1912
21 days
1913
33 days
1914
20 days
1915
23 days
1916
17 days
1917
19 days
1918
29 days
1919
18 days
1920
26 days
1921
15 days
1922
23 days
1923
15 days
1924
26 days
1925
23 days
1926
29 days
1927
16 days
1928
16 days
1929
14 days
1930
20 days
1931
29 days
1932
17 days
1933
38 days
1934
24 days
1935
25 days
1936
22 days
1937
25 days
1938
24 days
1939
17 days
1940
31 days
1941
27 days
1942
22 days
1943
22 days
1944
21 days
1945
21 days
1946
18 days
1947
29 days
1948
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.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
31 years with a frost
Across 31 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Rockingham falls on 6 April and the median first autumn frost on 27 October, which leaves a median of 205 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -5.7 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Rockingham
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1902 to 1947)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
6 April
n/a
6 April
n/a
+2.7 days per decade
First autumn frost
27 October
n/a
27 October
n/a
-2.9 days per decade
Growing days
205 days
n/a
205 days
n/a
-5.7 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
36 years, 1900 to 1947
A day with at least 70.2 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 149.9 mm (5.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Rockingham: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
70.2 mm (2.8 in)
5 years
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
10 years
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
25 years
122.6 mm (4.8 in)
50 years
136.2 mm (5.4 in)
Longer than the 36 years of record
100 years
149.9 mm (5.9 in)
Longer than the 36 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, 36 years of values from 1900 to 1947.
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: 130.8 mm (5.1 in) in 1901; 120.7 mm (4.8 in) in 1928; 113.0 mm (4.4 in) in 1938.
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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.