Cedar Rock, NC

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from LENOIR, NC US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Cedar Rock has an annual average temperature of 57.9°F with about 49.7 inches of precipitation per year and 4.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 87.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 27.3°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.73 in) and February the driest (3.33 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
38.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,660
Cooling need
1,095

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

21 of 366 (5.7%) of Cedar Rock's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1870s
0
1880s
0
1890s
0
1900s
40
1910s
47
1920s
48
1930s
57
1940s
24
1950s
37
1960s
9
1970s
14
1980s
22
1990s
12
2000s
27
2010s
19
2020s
10

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 49.1°F 27.3°F 38.2°F 3.93 in 1.3 in 10
February 52.9°F 29.7°F 41.3°F 3.33 in 0.2 in 10
March 60.2°F 36.2°F 48.2°F 4.29 in 0.3 in 11
April 70.1°F 45.0°F 57.5°F 4.44 in 10
May 77.4°F 53.9°F 65.6°F 4.38 in 11
June 84.3°F 62.7°F 73.5°F 4.73 in 12
July 87.5°F 66.7°F 77.1°F 4.60 in 13
August 86.0°F 65.4°F 75.7°F 4.48 in 12
September 80.4°F 58.9°F 69.6°F 4.25 in 9
October 71.1°F 46.3°F 58.7°F 3.63 in 8
November 60.9°F 35.7°F 48.3°F 3.33 in 8
December 52.1°F 29.6°F 40.8°F 4.27 in 2.3 in 10

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