Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Rural Hall (USC00317548), North Carolina, United States, with 70 years of record.
Key Facts for Rural Hall
Rural Hall (USC00317548) is a weather station in North Carolina, United States at 36.23 latitude and -80.31 longitude, 293 m (960 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1948 to 2017, 70 years of record.
1,464 records set at Rural Hall still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Rural Hall set a daily record precipitation of 54.9 mm (2.2 in) on 8 August 2017.
About the Station
Location: North Carolina, United States, 36.23 latitude, -80.31 longitude.
Elevation: 293 m (960 ft).
Period of record: 1948 to 2017, 70 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.
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 Rural Hall. 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 Rural Hall, 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)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
38.3 C (100.9 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
38.9 C (102.0 F)
6.7 C (44.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
37.2 C (99.0 F)
9.4 C (48.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
25.6 C (78.1 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 Rural Hall still stand. 2000 holds the most, with 80.
Standing records at Rural Hall by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1954
78
1955
64
1956
77
1957
51
1958
52
1959
42
1960
69
1961
60
1962
7
1998
8
1999
51
2000
80
2001
72
2002
60
2003
47
2004
41
2005
37
2006
48
2007
65
2008
50
2009
36
2010
61
2011
49
2012
51
2013
36
2014
59
2015
47
2016
35
2017
31
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 147.3 mm (5.8 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Rural Hall. The most was 147.3 mm (5.8 in) on 15 October 1954.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Rural Hall
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1 January 2007
Feb
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
6 February 1955
Mar
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
20 March 2003
Apr
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
24 April 2017
May
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
14 May 1999
Jun
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
22 June 1957
Jul
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
26 July 1952
Aug
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
27 August 2008
Sep
119.6 mm (4.7 in)
28 September 2004
Oct
147.3 mm (5.8 in)
15 October 1954
Nov
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
27 November 2013
Dec
109.5 mm (4.3 in)
28 December 1958
Period of Record Coverage
1954 to 2017
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
29 years of record at Rural Hall, 1954 to 2017. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1954, 1962, 1998, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2017.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 20 complete years at Rural Hall, 1955 to 2014. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.1 C (57.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2000, at 13.4 C (56.2 F), and the warmest was 2012, at 14.9 C (58.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.8 C (1.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Rural Hall as warming stripes, 1955 to 2014
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1955
14.8 C
+0.63 C
1957
14.6 C
+0.51 C
1958
13.6 C
-0.49 C
1959
14.8 C
+0.69 C
1960
13.6 C
-0.54 C
1999
14.2 C
+0.07 C
2000
13.4 C
-0.68 C
2001
13.9 C
-0.18 C
2002
14.3 C
+0.14 C
2003
13.5 C
-0.58 C
2004
14.2 C
+0.04 C
2006
14.6 C
+0.45 C
2007
14.8 C
+0.68 C
2008
13.8 C
-0.34 C
2009
13.8 C
-0.34 C
2010
14.0 C
-0.08 C
2011
14.5 C
+0.39 C
2012
14.9 C
+0.75 C
2013
13.7 C
-0.47 C
2014
13.5 C
-0.67 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
1948 to 2017
Yearly extremes at Rural Hall: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1954
35.0 C (95.0 F)
29
Coldest night (TNn)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1958
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
29
Wettest day (Rx1day)
147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1954
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
35
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
165.7 mm (6.5 in)
1956
106.4 mm (4.2 in)
35
Longest dry spell (CDD)
50 days
2016
19 days
35
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Rural Hall, 1948 to 2017. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Rural Hall by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
n/a
1952
n/a
1953
n/a
1954
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1955
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1956
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1957
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1958
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1959
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1960
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1961
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1962
16.1 C (61.0 F)
1998
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1999
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2000
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2001
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2002
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2003
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2004
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2005
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2006
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2007
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2008
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2009
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2010
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2011
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2012
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2013
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2014
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2015
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2016
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2017
34.4 C (93.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Rural Hall, 1948 to 2017. The record is -19.4 C (-2.9 F) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is -12.2 C (10.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Rural Hall by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
n/a
1952
n/a
1953
n/a
1954
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1955
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1956
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1957
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1958
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1959
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1960
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1961
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1962
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1998
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1999
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2000
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2001
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2002
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2003
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2004
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2005
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2006
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2007
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2008
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2009
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2010
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2011
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2012
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2013
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2014
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2015
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2016
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2017
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Rural Hall, 1948 to 2017. The record is 147.3 mm (5.8 in) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 71.9 mm (2.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Rural Hall by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1948
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1949
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1950
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1951
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1952
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1953
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1954
147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1955
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1956
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1957
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1958
109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1959
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1960
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1961
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1962
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1998
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1999
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
2000
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
2001
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
2002
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
2003
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
2004
119.6 mm (4.7 in)
2005
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
2006
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
2007
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
2008
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
2009
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2010
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
2011
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
2012
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
2013
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
2014
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2015
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
2016
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
2017
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Rural Hall, 1948 to 2017. The record is 165.7 mm (6.5 in) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 106.4 mm (4.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Rural Hall by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1948
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1949
106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1950
67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1951
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1952
109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1953
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1954
149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1955
104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1956
165.7 mm (6.5 in)
1957
111.1 mm (4.4 in)
1958
116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1959
142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1960
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1961
132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1962
66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1998
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1999
96.2 mm (3.8 in)
2000
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
2001
64.1 mm (2.5 in)
2002
90.3 mm (3.6 in)
2003
146.7 mm (5.8 in)
2004
125.2 mm (4.9 in)
2005
152.1 mm (6.0 in)
2006
95.1 mm (3.7 in)
2007
107.1 mm (4.2 in)
2008
109.0 mm (4.3 in)
2009
106.4 mm (4.2 in)
2010
125.7 mm (4.9 in)
2011
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
2012
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
2013
113.5 mm (4.5 in)
2014
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
2015
98.9 mm (3.9 in)
2016
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
2017
161.8 mm (6.4 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Rural Hall, 1948 to 2017. The record is 50 days in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Rural Hall by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1948
19 days
1949
19 days
1950
21 days
1951
24 days
1952
31 days
1953
30 days
1954
22 days
1955
21 days
1956
31 days
1957
17 days
1958
26 days
1959
27 days
1960
17 days
1961
15 days
1962
4 days
1998
12 days
1999
14 days
2000
42 days
2001
39 days
2002
19 days
2003
18 days
2004
11 days
2005
28 days
2006
25 days
2007
23 days
2008
12 days
2009
15 days
2010
17 days
2011
19 days
2012
24 days
2013
18 days
2014
15 days
2015
16 days
2016
50 days
2017
20 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
20 years with a frost
Across 20 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Rural Hall falls on 7 April and the median first autumn frost on 29 October, which leaves a median of 204 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Rural Hall
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1955 to 2014)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
7 April
n/a
7 April
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
29 October
n/a
29 October
n/a
n/a
Growing days
204 days
n/a
204 days
n/a
n/a
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
31 years, 1949 to 2016
A day with at least 70.9 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 155.3 mm (6.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Rural Hall: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
5 years
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
10 years
106.5 mm (4.2 in)
25 years
125.5 mm (4.9 in)
50 years
140.2 mm (5.5 in)
Longer than the 31 years of record
100 years
155.3 mm (6.1 in)
Longer than the 31 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, 31 years of values from 1949 to 2016.
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: 147.3 mm (5.8 in) in 1954; 119.6 mm (4.7 in) in 2004; 109.5 mm (4.3 in) in 1958.
Download the Data
Data for Rural Hall standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Rural Hall 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.