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Catawba Hospital Weather Records (USC00441471)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Catawba Hospital (USC00441471), Virginia, United States, with 68 years of record.

Key Facts for Catawba Hospital

  • Catawba Hospital (USC00441471) is a weather station in Virginia, United States at 37.38 latitude and -80.08 longitude, 573 m (1,880 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1910 to 1977, 68 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Catawba Hospital still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Catawba Hospital set a daily record low maximum temperature of -5.6 C (21.9 F) on 27 December 1977.

About the Station

  • Location: Virginia, United States, 37.38 latitude, -80.08 longitude.
  • Elevation: 573 m (1,880 ft).
  • Period of record: 1910 to 1977, 68 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Catawba Hospital, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Catawba Hospital. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-2002040 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Catawba Hospital. 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 Catawba Hospital, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan25.0 C (77.0 F)-22.8 C (-9.0 F)n/an/a
Feb27.2 C (81.0 F)-20.6 C (-5.1 F)n/an/a
Mar30.0 C (86.0 F)-15.0 C (5.0 F)n/an/a
Apr34.4 C (93.9 F)-7.8 C (18.0 F)n/an/a
May33.9 C (93.0 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)n/an/a
Jun36.7 C (98.1 F)-0.6 C (30.9 F)n/an/a
Jul38.9 C (102.0 F)6.1 C (43.0 F)n/an/a
Aug38.3 C (100.9 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)n/an/a
Sep37.8 C (100.0 F)-1.1 C (30.0 F)n/an/a
Oct33.9 C (93.0 F)-7.2 C (19.0 F)n/an/a
Nov27.8 C (82.0 F)-16.1 C (3.0 F)n/an/a
Dec23.3 C (73.9 F)-20.0 C (-4.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Catawba Hospital by the year they were set 1,464 records at Catawba Hospital still stand. 1930 holds the most, with 53. 02040601910: 21911: 241912: 511913: 281914: 361915: 441916: 131917: 301918: 331919: 251920: 261921: 221922: 191923: 191924: 201925: 461926: 181927: 371928: 121929: 271930: 531931: 231932: 221933: 151934: 161935: 131936: 191937: 221938: 201939: 141940: 251941: 271942: 271943: 291944: 151945: 251946: 151947: 111948: 101949: 221950: 241951: 221952: 201953: 161954: 221955: 131956: 261957: 141958: 121959: 131960: 201961: 151962: 181963: 211964: 91965: 141966: 141967: 271968: 171969: 91970: 241971: 231972: 141973: 171974: 201975: 81976: 231977: 341910191719241931193819451952195919661973
1,464 records at Catawba Hospital still stand. 1930 holds the most, with 53.
Standing records at Catawba Hospital by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
19102
191124
191251
191328
191436
191544
191613
191730
191833
191925
192026
192122
192219
192319
192420
192546
192618
192737
192812
192927
193053
193123
193222
193315
193416
193513
193619
193722
193820
193914
194025
194127
194227
194329
194415
194525
194615
194711
194810
194922
195024
195122
195220
195316
195422
195513
195626
195714
195812
195913
196020
196115
196218
196321
19649
196514
196614
196727
196817
19699
197024
197123
197214
197317
197420
19758
197623
197734

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records
When Catawba Hospital set new all-time records 3 all-time records were set at Catawba Hospital between 24 January 1963 and 16 January 1972. Each dot is a new record. Record low minimum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature24 January 1963: Record low minimum temperature -22.2 C (-8.0 F)9 January 1970: Record low maximum temperature -13.9 C (7.0 F)16 January 1972: Record low minimum temperature -22.8 C (-9.0 F)19651970
3 all-time records were set at Catawba Hospital between 24 January 1963 and 16 January 1972. Each dot is a new record.
When Catawba Hospital set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1963-01-24Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1970-01-09Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -13.9 C (7.0 F)
1972-01-16Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -22.8 C (-9.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 153.4 mm (6.0 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Catawba Hospital The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Catawba Hospital. The most was 153.4 mm (6.0 in) on 30 October 1921. 050100150200 Jan: 43.9 mm (1.7 in), 31 January 1914 Jan Feb: 51.1 mm (2.0 in), 11 February 1960 Feb Mar: 91.4 mm (3.6 in), 17 March 1936 Mar Apr: 72.9 mm (2.9 in), 20 April 1940 Apr May: 102.9 mm (4.1 in), 16 May 1942 May Jun: 104.1 mm (4.1 in), 29 June 1949 Jun Jul: 74.9 mm (2.9 in), 28 July 1934 Jul Aug: 144.8 mm (5.7 in), 16 August 1928 Aug Sep: 89.9 mm (3.5 in), 30 September 1959 Sep Oct: 153.4 mm (6.0 in), 30 October 1921 Oct Nov: 96.5 mm (3.8 in), 10 November 1962 Nov Dec: 58.4 mm (2.3 in), 5 December 1914 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Catawba Hospital. The most was 153.4 mm (6.0 in) on 30 October 1921.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Catawba Hospital
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan43.9 mm (1.7 in)31 January 1914
Feb51.1 mm (2.0 in)11 February 1960
Mar91.4 mm (3.6 in)17 March 1936
Apr72.9 mm (2.9 in)20 April 1940
May102.9 mm (4.1 in)16 May 1942
Jun104.1 mm (4.1 in)29 June 1949
Jul74.9 mm (2.9 in)28 July 1934
Aug144.8 mm (5.7 in)16 August 1928
Sep89.9 mm (3.5 in)30 September 1959
Oct153.4 mm (6.0 in)30 October 1921
Nov96.5 mm (3.8 in)10 November 1962
Dec58.4 mm (2.3 in)5 December 1914

Period of Record Coverage

1910 to 1977
Days with data per year at Catawba Hospital 68 years of record at Catawba Hospital, 1910 to 1977. 19 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1910, 1914, 1916, 1918, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1933 and others. 1910: 61 of 365 days1911: 332 of 365 days1912: 330 of 366 days1913: 363 of 365 days1914: 300 of 365 days1915: 330 of 365 days1916: 268 of 366 days1917: 332 of 365 days1918: 320 of 365 days1919: 360 of 365 days1920: 332 of 366 days1921: 333 of 365 days1922: 360 of 365 days1923: 363 of 365 days1924: 339 of 366 days1925: 329 of 365 days1926: 274 of 365 days1927: 364 of 365 days1928: 329 of 366 days1929: 331 of 365 days1930: 300 of 365 days1931: 350 of 365 days1932: 331 of 366 days1933: 305 of 365 days1934: 300 of 365 days1935: 321 of 365 days1936: 302 of 366 days1937: 362 of 365 days1938: 365 of 365 days1939: 365 of 365 days1940: 332 of 366 days1941: 306 of 365 days1942: 334 of 365 days1943: 323 of 365 days1944: 366 of 366 days1945: 303 of 365 days1946: 363 of 365 days1947: 303 of 365 days1948: 344 of 366 days1949: 364 of 365 days1950: 365 of 365 days1951: 365 of 365 days1952: 365 of 366 days1953: 365 of 365 days1954: 364 of 365 days1955: 364 of 365 days1956: 363 of 366 days1957: 365 of 365 days1958: 364 of 365 days1959: 362 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 364 of 365 days1962: 365 of 365 days1963: 365 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 364 of 365 days1966: 363 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 334 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 361 of 365 days1971: 357 of 365 days1972: 260 of 366 days1973: 241 of 365 days1974: 282 of 365 days1975: 260 of 365 days1976: 359 of 366 days1977: 332 of 365 days1910192019301940195019601970
68 years of record at Catawba Hospital, 1910 to 1977. 19 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1910, 1914, 1916, 1918, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1933 and others.
Days with data per year at Catawba Hospital
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
19106117%No
191133291%Yes
191233090%Yes
191336399%Yes
191430082%No
191533090%Yes
191626873%No
191733291%Yes
191832088%No
191936099%Yes
192033291%Yes
192133391%Yes
192236099%Yes
192336399%Yes
192433993%Yes
192532990%Yes
192627475%No
1927364100%Yes
192832990%No
192933191%Yes
193030082%No
193135096%Yes
193233190%Yes
193330584%No
193430082%No
193532188%No
193630283%No
193736299%Yes
1938365100%Yes
1939365100%Yes
194033291%Yes
194130684%No
194233492%Yes
194332388%No
1944366100%Yes
194530383%No
194636399%Yes
194730383%No
194834494%Yes
1949364100%Yes
1950365100%Yes
1951365100%Yes
1952365100%Yes
1953365100%Yes
1954364100%Yes
1955364100%Yes
195636399%Yes
1957365100%Yes
1958364100%Yes
195936299%Yes
1960366100%Yes
1961364100%Yes
1962365100%Yes
1963365100%Yes
1964366100%Yes
1965364100%Yes
196636399%Yes
1967365100%Yes
196833491%Yes
1969365100%Yes
197036199%Yes
197135798%Yes
197226071%No
197324166%No
197428277%No
197526071%No
197635998%Yes
197733291%Yes

Latest Records

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Latest records at Catawba Hospital
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
27 December 1977Catawba Hospital, USdaily low max-5.6 C (21.9 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)60 years28 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1977Catawba Hospital, USdaily low min-12.8 C (9.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)64 years30 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1977Catawba Hospital, USdaily low max-3.9 C (25.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1977Catawba Hospital, USdaily low min-12.8 C (9.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1977Catawba Hospital, USdaily high max19.4 C (66.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)7 years8 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1977Catawba Hospital, USdaily snowfall9.7 cm (3.8 in)5.9 cm (2.3 in)64 years36 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1977Catawba Hospital, USdaily rain (Tie)16.5 mm (0.6 in)tie20 years3 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1977Catawba Hospital, USdaily low max (Tie)3.3 C (37.9 F)tie66 years6 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1977Catawba Hospital, USdaily low max2.8 C (37.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)8 years8 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 1977Catawba Hospital, USdaily high min13.3 C (55.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)32 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1977Catawba Hospital, USdaily rain31.8 mm (1.3 in)9.7 mm (0.38 in)50 years29 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1977Catawba Hospital, USdaily high min15.6 C (60.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)28 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1977Catawba Hospital, USdaily high min16.7 C (62.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)42 years21 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1977Catawba Hospital, USdaily rain60.2 mm (2.4 in)34.8 mm (1.4 in)54 years53 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1977Catawba Hospital, USdaily high min (Tie)15.0 C (59.0 F)tie16 years2 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1977Catawba Hospital, USdaily high max33.3 C (91.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)64 years27 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1977Catawba Hospital, USdaily high max (Tie)36.7 C (98.1 F)tie47 years5 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1977Catawba Hospital, USdaily high max35.0 C (95.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)51 years22 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1977Catawba Hospital, USdaily high max35.0 C (95.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)22 years15 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 1977Catawba Hospital, USdaily high min21.7 C (71.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)47 years26 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

35 complete years, 1913 to 1976
Annual mean temperature at Catawba Hospital as warming stripes, 1913 to 1976 One stripe for each of 35 complete years at Catawba Hospital, 1913 to 1976. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.5 C (54.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1958, at 11.5 C (52.7 F), and the warmest was 1913, at 13.9 C (57.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F). 1913: 13.9 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1919: 13.1 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1922: 13.4 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1923: 12.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1927: 12.9 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1931: 13.2 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1937: 12.3 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1938: 13.0 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1939: 13.0 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1944: 12.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1946: 12.8 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1948: 12.3 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1949: 12.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1950: 11.9 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1951: 12.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1952: 12.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1953: 13.5 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1954: 13.1 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1955: 12.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1956: 12.9 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1957: 12.9 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1958: 11.5 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1959: 12.9 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1960: 11.8 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1961: 12.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1962: 11.7 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1963: 12.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1964: 12.4 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1965: 12.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1966: 11.7 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1967: 11.6 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1969: 11.6 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1970: 12.5 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1971: 12.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1976: 11.7 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1913192019301940195019601970
One stripe for each of 35 complete years at Catawba Hospital, 1913 to 1976. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.5 C (54.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1958, at 11.5 C (52.7 F), and the warmest was 1913, at 13.9 C (57.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).
Annual mean temperature at Catawba Hospital as warming stripes, 1913 to 1976
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
191313.9 C+1.37 C
191913.1 C+0.59 C
192213.4 C+0.91 C
192312.7 C+0.18 C
192712.9 C+0.41 C
193113.2 C+0.64 C
193712.3 C-0.20 C
193813.0 C+0.48 C
193913.0 C+0.43 C
194412.1 C-0.43 C
194612.8 C+0.32 C
194812.3 C-0.19 C
194912.9 C+0.33 C
195011.9 C-0.59 C
195112.2 C-0.33 C
195212.6 C+0.08 C
195313.5 C+0.99 C
195413.1 C+0.57 C
195512.7 C+0.17 C
195612.9 C+0.41 C
195712.9 C+0.40 C
195811.5 C-1.02 C
195912.9 C+0.40 C
196011.8 C-0.75 C
196112.0 C-0.50 C
196211.7 C-0.84 C
196312.0 C-0.50 C
196412.4 C-0.10 C
196512.7 C+0.16 C
196611.7 C-0.87 C
196711.6 C-0.97 C
196911.6 C-0.89 C
197012.5 C0.00 C
197112.7 C+0.19 C
197611.7 C-0.81 C

The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade over 1913 to 1976. In Fahrenheit: 0.4 F (0.2 to 0.6) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 35 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Catawba Hospital
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature-0.2 C (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade-0.4 F (-0.6 to -0.2) per decade1913 to 197635Fall
Mean daily maximum-0.3 C (-0.4 to -0.2) per decade-0.5 F (-0.8 to -0.3) per decade1913 to 197635Fall
Mean daily minimum-0.2 C (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade-0.3 F (-0.5 to -0.1) per decade1913 to 197635Fall

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

1910 to 1977
Yearly extremes at Catawba Hospital: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)38.9 C (102.0 F)192634.4 C (93.9 F)68
Coldest night (TNn)-22.8 C (-9.0 F)1972-15.3 C (4.5 F)68
Wettest day (Rx1day)153.4 mm (6.0 in)192164.4 mm (2.5 in)68
Wettest five days (Rx5day)226.9 mm (8.9 in)1940106.0 mm (4.2 in)68
Longest dry spell (CDD)37 days193520 days68

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Catawba Hospital by year The hottest day of the year at Catawba Hospital, 1910 to 1977. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1926, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.4 C (93.9 F). 10203040192019401960Record: 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1926
The hottest day of the year at Catawba Hospital, 1910 to 1977. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1926, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.4 C (93.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Catawba Hospital by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
191018.3 C (64.9 F)
191134.4 C (93.9 F)
191233.3 C (91.9 F)
191333.3 C (91.9 F)
191436.7 C (98.1 F)
191535.6 C (96.1 F)
191633.3 C (91.9 F)
191734.4 C (93.9 F)
191837.2 C (99.0 F)
191934.4 C (93.9 F)
192034.4 C (93.9 F)
192135.6 C (96.1 F)
192232.8 C (91.0 F)
192333.3 C (91.9 F)
192435.0 C (95.0 F)
192535.6 C (96.1 F)
192638.9 C (102.0 F)
192735.0 C (95.0 F)
192835.0 C (95.0 F)
192933.9 C (93.0 F)
193038.9 C (102.0 F)
193134.4 C (93.9 F)
193237.8 C (100.0 F)
193335.6 C (96.1 F)
193436.1 C (97.0 F)
193533.3 C (91.9 F)
193637.2 C (99.0 F)
193733.3 C (91.9 F)
193836.7 C (98.1 F)
193935.0 C (95.0 F)
194033.9 C (93.0 F)
194133.9 C (93.0 F)
194234.4 C (93.9 F)
194334.4 C (93.9 F)
194434.4 C (93.9 F)
194533.9 C (93.0 F)
194632.2 C (90.0 F)
194733.9 C (93.0 F)
194835.0 C (95.0 F)
194932.2 C (90.0 F)
195031.7 C (89.1 F)
195133.3 C (91.9 F)
195237.2 C (99.0 F)
195337.2 C (99.0 F)
195438.3 C (100.9 F)
195535.0 C (95.0 F)
195632.8 C (91.0 F)
195734.4 C (93.9 F)
195832.8 C (91.0 F)
195933.9 C (93.0 F)
196033.3 C (91.9 F)
196133.9 C (93.0 F)
196232.8 C (91.0 F)
196335.6 C (96.1 F)
196434.4 C (93.9 F)
196533.9 C (93.0 F)
196636.1 C (97.0 F)
196731.1 C (88.0 F)
196834.4 C (93.9 F)
196933.3 C (91.9 F)
197037.8 C (100.0 F)
197132.2 C (90.0 F)
197232.2 C (90.0 F)
197333.3 C (91.9 F)
197432.2 C (90.0 F)
197532.8 C (91.0 F)
197632.8 C (91.0 F)
197736.7 C (98.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Catawba Hospital by year The coldest night of the year at Catawba Hospital, 1910 to 1977. The record is -22.8 C (-9.0 F) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is -15.3 C (4.5 F). -25-20-15-10-5192019401960Record: -22.8 C (-9.0 F) in 1972
The coldest night of the year at Catawba Hospital, 1910 to 1977. The record is -22.8 C (-9.0 F) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is -15.3 C (4.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Catawba Hospital by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1910-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1911-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1912-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1913-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1914-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1915-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1916-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1917-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1918-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1919-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1920-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1921-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1922-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1923-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1924-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1925-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1926-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1927-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1928-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1929-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1930-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1931-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1932-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1933-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1934-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1935-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1936-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1937-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1938-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1939-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1940-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1941-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1942-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1943-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1944-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1945-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1946-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1947-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1948-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1949-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1950-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1951-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1952-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1953-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1954-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1955-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1956-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1957-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1958-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1959-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1960-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1961-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1962-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1963-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1964-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1965-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1966-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1967-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1968-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1969-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1970-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1971-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1972-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1973-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1974-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1975-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1976-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1977-21.7 C (-7.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Catawba Hospital by year The wettest day of the year at Catawba Hospital, 1910 to 1977. The record is 153.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1921, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.4 mm (2.5 in). 050100150200192019401960Record: 153.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1921
The wettest day of the year at Catawba Hospital, 1910 to 1977. The record is 153.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1921, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.4 mm (2.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Catawba Hospital by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
191025.4 mm (1.0 in)
191161.0 mm (2.4 in)
191281.3 mm (3.2 in)
191376.2 mm (3.0 in)
191458.4 mm (2.3 in)
191581.3 mm (3.2 in)
191650.8 mm (2.0 in)
191742.7 mm (1.7 in)
191849.5 mm (1.9 in)
191969.1 mm (2.7 in)
192044.2 mm (1.7 in)
1921153.4 mm (6.0 in)
192250.8 mm (2.0 in)
192394.0 mm (3.7 in)
192464.0 mm (2.5 in)
192534.3 mm (1.4 in)
192654.6 mm (2.1 in)
192778.7 mm (3.1 in)
1928144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1929101.6 mm (4.0 in)
193033.0 mm (1.3 in)
193155.9 mm (2.2 in)
193289.7 mm (3.5 in)
193337.3 mm (1.5 in)
193474.9 mm (2.9 in)
193576.2 mm (3.0 in)
193691.4 mm (3.6 in)
193766.0 mm (2.6 in)
193850.8 mm (2.0 in)
193983.8 mm (3.3 in)
194098.6 mm (3.9 in)
194161.0 mm (2.4 in)
1942102.9 mm (4.1 in)
194340.1 mm (1.6 in)
194456.6 mm (2.2 in)
194565.5 mm (2.6 in)
194653.3 mm (2.1 in)
194764.8 mm (2.6 in)
194854.6 mm (2.1 in)
1949104.1 mm (4.1 in)
195055.9 mm (2.2 in)
195150.8 mm (2.0 in)
195281.8 mm (3.2 in)
195357.2 mm (2.3 in)
1954138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1955102.9 mm (4.1 in)
195658.4 mm (2.3 in)
195741.4 mm (1.6 in)
195856.6 mm (2.2 in)
195989.9 mm (3.5 in)
196062.2 mm (2.4 in)
196171.1 mm (2.8 in)
196296.5 mm (3.8 in)
196344.5 mm (1.8 in)
196469.6 mm (2.7 in)
196536.1 mm (1.4 in)
196674.9 mm (2.9 in)
196750.8 mm (2.0 in)
1968136.4 mm (5.4 in)
196971.1 mm (2.8 in)
197083.3 mm (3.3 in)
197156.9 mm (2.2 in)
197240.4 mm (1.6 in)
197376.7 mm (3.0 in)
197469.3 mm (2.7 in)
197550.8 mm (2.0 in)
197679.5 mm (3.1 in)
197760.2 mm (2.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Catawba Hospital by year The wettest five days of the year at Catawba Hospital, 1910 to 1977. The record is 226.9 mm (8.9 in) in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 106.0 mm (4.2 in). 0100200300192019401960Record: 226.9 mm (8.9 in) in 1940
The wettest five days of the year at Catawba Hospital, 1910 to 1977. The record is 226.9 mm (8.9 in) in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 106.0 mm (4.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Catawba Hospital by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
191025.4 mm (1.0 in)
1911108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1912100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1913106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1914105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1915106.2 mm (4.2 in)
191687.6 mm (3.4 in)
191748.3 mm (1.9 in)
191890.2 mm (3.6 in)
1919139.2 mm (5.5 in)
192065.0 mm (2.6 in)
1921153.4 mm (6.0 in)
192284.1 mm (3.3 in)
1923185.9 mm (7.3 in)
1924145.3 mm (5.7 in)
192558.7 mm (2.3 in)
192694.0 mm (3.7 in)
192798.6 mm (3.9 in)
1928158.3 mm (6.2 in)
1929141.0 mm (5.6 in)
193066.1 mm (2.6 in)
1931111.7 mm (4.4 in)
1932163.9 mm (6.5 in)
193385.6 mm (3.4 in)
1934124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1935113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1936130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1937128.3 mm (5.1 in)
193896.6 mm (3.8 in)
1939107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1940226.9 mm (8.9 in)
1941137.7 mm (5.4 in)
1942139.0 mm (5.5 in)
194369.8 mm (2.7 in)
194495.2 mm (3.7 in)
1945171.2 mm (6.7 in)
194654.8 mm (2.2 in)
1947111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1948117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1949149.3 mm (5.9 in)
1950107.2 mm (4.2 in)
195169.9 mm (2.8 in)
195297.0 mm (3.8 in)
195366.6 mm (2.6 in)
1954138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1955114.4 mm (4.5 in)
195674.1 mm (2.9 in)
1957132.6 mm (5.2 in)
195885.7 mm (3.4 in)
1959151.4 mm (6.0 in)
196097.7 mm (3.8 in)
1961106.7 mm (4.2 in)
196299.3 mm (3.9 in)
196347.3 mm (1.9 in)
196496.7 mm (3.8 in)
196562.0 mm (2.4 in)
196676.7 mm (3.0 in)
1967109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1968176.3 mm (6.9 in)
196982.8 mm (3.3 in)
1970166.6 mm (6.6 in)
197195.0 mm (3.7 in)
197271.6 mm (2.8 in)
1973105.6 mm (4.2 in)
197486.6 mm (3.4 in)
197582.6 mm (3.3 in)
1976122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1977150.1 mm (5.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Catawba Hospital by year The longest dry spell of the year at Catawba Hospital, 1910 to 1977. The record is 37 days in 1935, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days. 10203040192019401960Record: 37 days in 1935
The longest dry spell of the year at Catawba Hospital, 1910 to 1977. The record is 37 days in 1935, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Catawba Hospital by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
191016 days
191134 days
191228 days
191315 days
191420 days
191524 days
191616 days
191716 days
191820 days
191921 days
192026 days
192121 days
192224 days
192318 days
192426 days
192531 days
192616 days
192716 days
192821 days
192918 days
193019 days
193129 days
193216 days
193326 days
193421 days
193537 days
193619 days
193714 days
193820 days
193928 days
194015 days
194131 days
194218 days
194327 days
194423 days
194516 days
194616 days
194715 days
194813 days
194913 days
195025 days
195125 days
195223 days
195330 days
195425 days
195521 days
195619 days
195714 days
195823 days
195914 days
196016 days
196114 days
196215 days
196323 days
196420 days
196519 days
196619 days
196720 days
196825 days
196923 days
197020 days
197117 days
197213 days
197318 days
197413 days
197517 days
197629 days
197718 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

35 years with a frost

Across 35 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Catawba Hospital falls on 19 April and the median first autumn frost on 20 October, which leaves a median of 185 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -1.5 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Catawba Hospital
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest periodRecent period (1931 to 1976)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost19 Apriln/a18 Apriln/a+0.5 days per decade
First autumn frost20 Octobern/a19 Octobern/a-1.0 days per decade
Growing days185 daysn/a186 daysn/a-1.5 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

52 years, 1911 to 1977

A day with at least 66.3 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 164.6 mm (6.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Catawba Hospital: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years66.3 mm (2.6 in)
5 years88.8 mm (3.5 in)
10 years105.1 mm (4.1 in)
25 years127.4 mm (5.0 in)
50 years145.4 mm (5.7 in)
100 years164.6 mm (6.5 in)Longer than the 52 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, 52 years of values from 1911 to 1977.

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: 153.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1921; 138.4 mm (5.4 in) in 1954; 136.4 mm (5.4 in) in 1968.

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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.

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