Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Whiteville (USC00319352), North Carolina, United States, with 73 years of record.
Key Facts for Whiteville
Whiteville (USC00319352) is a weather station in North Carolina, United States at 34.32 latitude and -78.72 longitude, 18 m (59 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1903 to 1975, 73 years of record.
1,464 records set at Whiteville still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Whiteville set a daily record precipitation of 22.9 mm (0.9 in) on 30 December 1975.
About the Station
Location: North Carolina, United States, 34.32 latitude, -78.72 longitude.
Elevation: 18 m (59 ft).
Period of record: 1903 to 1975, 73 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 Whiteville. 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 Whiteville, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
41.1 C (106.0 F)
6.7 C (44.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.0 C (104.0 F)
12.2 C (54.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
41.1 C (106.0 F)
11.1 C (52.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.8 C (100.0 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Whiteville still stand. 1954 holds the most, with 80.
Standing records at Whiteville by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1903
23
1904
31
1905
45
1906
19
1907
16
1908
25
1909
56
1910
41
1911
50
1912
9
1945
5
1946
57
1947
36
1948
40
1949
42
1950
60
1951
43
1952
49
1953
44
1954
80
1955
36
1956
44
1957
40
1958
33
1959
39
1960
39
1961
32
1962
30
1963
48
1964
51
1965
27
1966
26
1967
44
1968
31
1969
18
1970
29
1971
27
1972
36
1973
19
1974
21
1975
23
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Whiteville between 9 January 1970 and 9 January 1970. Each dot is a new record.
When Whiteville set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1970-01-09
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -13.3 C (8.1 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 160.8 mm (6.3 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Whiteville. The most was 160.8 mm (6.3 in) on 29 July 1960.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Whiteville
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
26 January 1906
Feb
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
28 February 1966
Mar
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
6 March 1959
Apr
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
17 April 1946
May
118.4 mm (4.7 in)
3 May 1972
Jun
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
17 June 1971
Jul
160.8 mm (6.3 in)
29 July 1960
Aug
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
24 August 1970
Sep
119.9 mm (4.7 in)
13 September 1964
Oct
134.6 mm (5.3 in)
15 October 1954
Nov
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
11 November 1970
Dec
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
18 December 1959
Period of Record Coverage
1903 to 1975
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
41 years of record at Whiteville, 1903 to 1975. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1903, 1904, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1911, 1912 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 28 complete years at Whiteville, 1946 to 1975. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.5 C (63.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1972, at 16.3 C (61.4 F), and the warmest was 1949, at 18.7 C (65.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Whiteville as warming stripes, 1946 to 1975
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1946
17.4 C
-0.06 C
1947
16.9 C
-0.56 C
1948
17.7 C
+0.25 C
1949
18.7 C
+1.18 C
1950
17.8 C
+0.35 C
1951
18.0 C
+0.48 C
1952
17.7 C
+0.27 C
1953
18.4 C
+0.88 C
1954
18.1 C
+0.64 C
1955
17.9 C
+0.39 C
1956
18.2 C
+0.72 C
1957
18.1 C
+0.67 C
1958
16.7 C
-0.74 C
1959
18.2 C
+0.69 C
1960
17.1 C
-0.37 C
1961
17.6 C
+0.12 C
1962
17.3 C
-0.17 C
1963
16.9 C
-0.57 C
1964
17.6 C
+0.11 C
1965
17.6 C
+0.15 C
1966
16.8 C
-0.63 C
1967
17.1 C
-0.37 C
1969
16.4 C
-1.08 C
1970
16.9 C
-0.53 C
1971
16.8 C
-0.68 C
1972
16.3 C
-1.15 C
1974
17.1 C
-0.33 C
1975
17.8 C
+0.33 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
1903 to 1975
Yearly extremes at Whiteville: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1954
36.7 C (98.1 F)
41
Coldest night (TNn)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1970
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
41
Wettest day (Rx1day)
160.8 mm (6.3 in)
1960
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
41
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
231.1 mm (9.1 in)
1908
122.5 mm (4.8 in)
41
Longest dry spell (CDD)
31 days
1910
20 days
41
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Whiteville, 1903 to 1975. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Whiteville by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1903
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1904
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1905
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1906
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1907
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1908
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1909
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1910
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1911
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1912
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1945
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1946
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1947
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1948
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1949
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1950
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1951
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1952
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1953
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1954
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1955
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1956
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1957
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1958
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1959
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1960
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1961
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1962
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1963
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1964
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1965
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1966
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1967
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1968
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1969
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1970
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1971
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1972
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1973
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1974
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1975
36.7 C (98.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Whiteville, 1903 to 1975. The record is -13.3 C (8.1 F) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is -8.9 C (16.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Whiteville by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1903
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1904
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1905
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1906
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1907
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1908
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1909
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1910
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1911
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1912
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1945
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1946
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1947
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1948
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1949
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1950
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1951
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1952
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1953
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1954
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1955
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1956
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1957
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1958
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1959
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1960
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1961
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1962
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1963
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1964
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1965
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1966
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1967
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1968
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1969
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1970
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1971
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1972
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1973
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1974
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1975
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Whiteville, 1903 to 1975. The record is 160.8 mm (6.3 in) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 80.5 mm (3.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Whiteville by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1903
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1904
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1905
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1906
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1907
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1908
142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1909
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1910
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1911
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1912
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1945
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1946
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1947
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1948
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1949
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1950
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1951
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1952
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1953
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1954
134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1955
106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1956
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1957
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1958
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1959
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1960
160.8 mm (6.3 in)
1961
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1962
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1963
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1964
119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1965
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1966
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1967
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1968
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1969
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1970
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1971
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1972
118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1973
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1974
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1975
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Whiteville, 1903 to 1975. The record is 231.1 mm (9.1 in) in 1908, marked on the chart; the median year is 122.5 mm (4.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Whiteville by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1903
91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1904
110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1905
149.4 mm (5.9 in)
1906
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1907
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1908
231.1 mm (9.1 in)
1909
118.5 mm (4.7 in)
1910
132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1911
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1912
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1945
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1946
122.5 mm (4.8 in)
1947
114.7 mm (4.5 in)
1948
167.6 mm (6.6 in)
1949
128.2 mm (5.0 in)
1950
159.3 mm (6.3 in)
1951
100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1952
179.8 mm (7.1 in)
1953
76.6 mm (3.0 in)
1954
135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1955
176.6 mm (7.0 in)
1956
101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1957
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1958
128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1959
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1960
201.4 mm (7.9 in)
1961
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1962
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1963
106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1964
174.4 mm (6.9 in)
1965
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1966
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1967
154.1 mm (6.1 in)
1968
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1969
148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1970
180.1 mm (7.1 in)
1971
142.3 mm (5.6 in)
1972
133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1973
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1974
159.7 mm (6.3 in)
1975
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Whiteville, 1903 to 1975. The record is 31 days in 1910, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Whiteville by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1903
18 days
1904
11 days
1905
20 days
1906
18 days
1907
10 days
1908
15 days
1909
20 days
1910
31 days
1911
30 days
1912
20 days
1945
13 days
1946
14 days
1947
18 days
1948
15 days
1949
17 days
1950
20 days
1951
18 days
1952
31 days
1953
31 days
1954
20 days
1955
20 days
1956
20 days
1957
24 days
1958
22 days
1959
15 days
1960
16 days
1961
26 days
1962
28 days
1963
24 days
1964
25 days
1965
20 days
1966
17 days
1967
21 days
1968
29 days
1969
17 days
1970
30 days
1971
20 days
1972
17 days
1973
15 days
1974
24 days
1975
21 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
28 years with a frost
Across 28 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Whiteville falls on 26 March and the median first autumn frost on 7 November, which leaves a median of 225 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -8.9 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Whiteville
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1946 to 1975)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
26 March
n/a
26 March
n/a
+3.9 days per decade
First autumn frost
7 November
n/a
7 November
n/a
-5.0 days per decade
Growing days
225 days
n/a
225 days
n/a
-8.9 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
31 years, 1905 to 1975
A day with at least 84.3 mm (3.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 190.1 mm (7.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Whiteville: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
5 years
105.1 mm (4.1 in)
10 years
121.5 mm (4.8 in)
25 years
145.7 mm (5.7 in)
50 years
166.6 mm (6.6 in)
Longer than the 31 years of record
100 years
190.1 mm (7.5 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 1905 to 1975.
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: 160.8 mm (6.3 in) in 1960; 152.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1970; 134.6 mm (5.3 in) in 1954.
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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.