Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Salisbury 9 WNW (USC00317618), North Carolina, United States, with 44 years of record.
Key Facts for Salisbury 9 WNW
Salisbury 9 WNW (USC00317618) is a weather station in North Carolina, United States at 35.70 latitude and -80.62 longitude, 221 m (725 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1983 to 2026, 44 years of record.
1,464 records set at Salisbury 9 WNW still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Salisbury 9 WNW tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 22.8 C (73.0 F) on 8 August 2026.
About the Station
Location: North Carolina, United States, 35.70 latitude, -80.62 longitude.
Elevation: 221 m (725 ft).
Period of record: 1983 to 2026, 44 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
31 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 Salisbury 9 WNW. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 31 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Salisbury 9 WNW, 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)
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
22.2 C (72.0 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
Feb
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
Mar
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
Apr
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
May
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
Jun
38.3 C (100.9 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
35.6 C (96.1 F)
9.4 C (48.9 F)
Jul
38.3 C (100.9 F)
8.3 C (46.9 F)
37.8 C (100.0 F)
15.6 C (60.1 F)
Aug
40.0 C (104.0 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
35.6 C (96.1 F)
14.4 C (57.9 F)
Sep
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Salisbury 9 WNW still stand. 1984 holds the most, with 63.
Standing records at Salisbury 9 WNW by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1983
49
1984
63
1985
47
1986
47
1987
25
1988
50
1989
55
1990
26
1991
38
1992
28
1993
36
1994
12
1995
17
1996
31
1997
35
1998
30
1999
40
2000
31
2001
30
2002
39
2003
29
2004
30
2005
18
2006
29
2007
44
2008
31
2009
30
2010
39
2011
30
2012
21
2013
33
2014
34
2015
44
2016
25
2017
33
2018
45
2019
39
2020
26
2021
17
2022
23
2023
23
2024
23
2025
31
2026
38
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Salisbury 9 WNW between 22 July 2026 and 22 July 2026. Each dot is a new record.
When Salisbury 9 WNW set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2026-07-22
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 25.6 C (78.1 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 137.2 mm (5.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Salisbury 9 WNW. The most was 137.2 mm (5.4 in) on 27 August 2008.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Salisbury 9 WNW
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
3 January 2022
Feb
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
7 February 2020
Mar
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
29 March 2010
Apr
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
16 April 1987
May
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
17 May 2010
Jun
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
13 June 1997
Jul
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
9 July 2011
Aug
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
27 August 2008
Sep
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
28 September 2004
Oct
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
11 October 1990
Nov
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
17 November 2011
Dec
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
5 December 2002
Period of Record Coverage
1983 to 2026
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
44 years of record at Salisbury 9 WNW, 1983 to 2026. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2026.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 41 complete years at Salisbury 9 WNW, 1983 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 1988, at 13.3 C (56.0 F), and the warmest was 2019, at 15.7 C (60.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).
Annual mean temperature at Salisbury 9 WNW as warming stripes, 1983 to 2025
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1983
13.8 C
-0.88 C
1984
14.4 C
-0.29 C
1985
14.5 C
-0.14 C
1986
15.0 C
+0.32 C
1987
14.3 C
-0.35 C
1988
13.3 C
-1.33 C
1989
13.7 C
-0.98 C
1990
15.5 C
+0.81 C
1991
14.9 C
+0.20 C
1992
13.9 C
-0.79 C
1993
14.2 C
-0.44 C
1994
14.7 C
+0.02 C
1996
13.7 C
-0.99 C
1997
13.6 C
-1.05 C
1998
15.4 C
+0.78 C
1999
14.6 C
-0.05 C
2000
14.0 C
-0.63 C
2002
14.6 C
-0.08 C
2003
14.1 C
-0.55 C
2004
14.5 C
-0.16 C
2005
14.5 C
-0.14 C
2006
14.8 C
+0.16 C
2007
15.3 C
+0.64 C
2008
14.2 C
-0.42 C
2009
14.2 C
-0.48 C
2010
14.4 C
-0.27 C
2011
15.2 C
+0.49 C
2012
15.5 C
+0.81 C
2013
14.1 C
-0.52 C
2014
13.8 C
-0.82 C
2015
15.1 C
+0.48 C
2016
15.5 C
+0.82 C
2017
15.3 C
+0.68 C
2018
15.1 C
+0.48 C
2019
15.7 C
+1.05 C
2020
15.4 C
+0.77 C
2021
15.2 C
+0.58 C
2022
14.8 C
+0.17 C
2023
15.5 C
+0.84 C
2024
15.7 C
+1.01 C
2025
15.1 C
+0.39 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.3 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade over 1983 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.5 F (0.3 to 0.8) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 41 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Salisbury 9 WNW
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.3 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade
0.5 F (0.3 to 0.8) per decade
1983 to 2025
41
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.3 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade
0.5 F (0.2 to 0.8) per decade
1983 to 2025
41
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.3 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade
0.5 F (0.3 to 0.8) per decade
1983 to 2025
41
Rise
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
1983 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Salisbury 9 WNW: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1983
36.1 C (97.0 F)
44
Coldest night (TNn)
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1985
-13.0 C (8.5 F)
44
Wettest day (Rx1day)
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
2008
68.7 mm (2.7 in)
44
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
217.4 mm (8.6 in)
1990
98.4 mm (3.9 in)
44
Longest dry spell (CDD)
51 days
2016
20 days
44
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Salisbury 9 WNW, 1983 to 2026. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Salisbury 9 WNW by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1983
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1984
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1985
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1986
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1987
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1988
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1989
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1990
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1991
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1992
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1993
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1994
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1995
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1996
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1997
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1998
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1999
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2000
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2001
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2002
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2003
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2004
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2005
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2006
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2007
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2008
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2009
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2010
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2011
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2012
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2013
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2014
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2015
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2016
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2017
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2018
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2019
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2020
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2021
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2022
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2023
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2024
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2025
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2026
37.8 C (100.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Salisbury 9 WNW, 1983 to 2026. The record is -21.1 C (-6.0 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -13.0 C (8.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Salisbury 9 WNW by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1983
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1984
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1985
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1986
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1987
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1988
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1989
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1990
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1991
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1992
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1993
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1994
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1995
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1996
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1997
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1998
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1999
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2000
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2001
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2002
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2003
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2004
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2005
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2006
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2007
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2008
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2009
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2010
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2011
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2012
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2013
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2014
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2015
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2016
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2017
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2018
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2019
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2020
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2021
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2022
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2023
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2024
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2025
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2026
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Salisbury 9 WNW, 1983 to 2026. The record is 137.2 mm (5.4 in) in 2008, marked on the chart; the median year is 68.7 mm (2.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Salisbury 9 WNW by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1983
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1984
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1985
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1986
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1987
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1988
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1989
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1990
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1991
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1992
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1993
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1994
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1995
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1996
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1997
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1998
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1999
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
2000
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
2001
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
2002
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2003
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
2004
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
2005
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
2006
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2007
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
2008
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
2009
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
2010
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
2011
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
2012
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2013
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2014
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
2015
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
2016
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
2017
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
2018
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
2019
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
2020
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
2021
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
2022
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
2023
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
2024
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2025
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2026
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Salisbury 9 WNW, 1983 to 2026. The record is 217.4 mm (8.6 in) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 98.4 mm (3.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Salisbury 9 WNW by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1983
70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1984
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1985
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1986
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1987
154.5 mm (6.1 in)
1988
151.3 mm (6.0 in)
1989
101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1990
217.4 mm (8.6 in)
1991
82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1992
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1993
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1994
110.9 mm (4.4 in)
1995
132.4 mm (5.2 in)
1996
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1997
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1998
87.8 mm (3.5 in)
1999
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2000
87.7 mm (3.5 in)
2001
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
2002
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
2003
146.2 mm (5.8 in)
2004
117.1 mm (4.6 in)
2005
134.4 mm (5.3 in)
2006
78.1 mm (3.1 in)
2007
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
2008
164.4 mm (6.5 in)
2009
106.1 mm (4.2 in)
2010
166.9 mm (6.6 in)
2011
139.5 mm (5.5 in)
2012
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
2013
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2014
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
2015
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
2016
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
2017
113.4 mm (4.5 in)
2018
126.7 mm (5.0 in)
2019
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
2020
144.8 mm (5.7 in)
2021
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
2022
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
2023
114.6 mm (4.5 in)
2024
144.0 mm (5.7 in)
2025
88.2 mm (3.5 in)
2026
157.5 mm (6.2 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Salisbury 9 WNW, 1983 to 2026. The record is 51 days in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Salisbury 9 WNW by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1983
18 days
1984
32 days
1985
24 days
1986
18 days
1987
20 days
1988
14 days
1989
21 days
1990
17 days
1991
36 days
1992
16 days
1993
25 days
1994
14 days
1995
20 days
1996
21 days
1997
20 days
1998
24 days
1999
14 days
2000
43 days
2001
29 days
2002
19 days
2003
18 days
2004
15 days
2005
34 days
2006
28 days
2007
33 days
2008
34 days
2009
21 days
2010
17 days
2011
19 days
2012
27 days
2013
14 days
2014
14 days
2015
19 days
2016
51 days
2017
24 days
2018
11 days
2019
49 days
2020
12 days
2021
19 days
2022
21 days
2023
23 days
2024
25 days
2025
19 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.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
41 years with a frost
Across 41 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Salisbury 9 WNW falls on 10 April and the median first autumn frost on 28 October, which leaves a median of 200 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +4.0 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Salisbury 9 WNW
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1994 to 2025)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
10 April
n/a
10 April
n/a
-1.1 days per decade
First autumn frost
28 October
n/a
1 November
n/a
+2.8 days per decade
Growing days
200 days
n/a
203 days
n/a
+4.0 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
43 years, 1983 to 2025
A day with at least 67.7 mm (2.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 146.3 mm (5.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Salisbury 9 WNW: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
67.7 mm (2.7 in)
5 years
87.5 mm (3.4 in)
10 years
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
25 years
118.8 mm (4.7 in)
50 years
132.4 mm (5.2 in)
Longer than the 43 years of record
100 years
146.3 mm (5.8 in)
Longer than the 43 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, 43 years of values from 1983 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: 137.2 mm (5.4 in) in 2008; 119.4 mm (4.7 in) in 1990; 114.3 mm (4.5 in) in 2004.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Salisbury 9 WNW, at 2005. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 2005 ran 0.1 C (0.2 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Salisbury 9 WNW, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
2005
+0.1
+0.2
possible
5
Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.
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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.