Drexel, NC
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MORGANTON, NC US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Drexel has an annual average temperature of 57.9°F with about 51.5 inches of precipitation per year and 4.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 87.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 27.9°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.80 in) and February the driest (3.67 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.
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Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →18 of 366 (4.9%) of Drexel'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.
| 1890s | 17 | |
| 1900s | 26 | |
| 1910s | 24 | |
| 1920s | 28 | |
| 1930s | 53 | |
| 1940s | 52 | |
| 1950s | 51 | |
| 1960s | 9 | |
| 1970s | 30 | |
| 1980s | 20 | |
| 1990s | 20 | |
| 2000s | 14 | |
| 2010s | 14 | |
| 2020s | 8 |
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 | 49.4°F | 27.9°F | 38.7°F | 4.30 in | 1.0 in | 10 |
| February | 53.4°F | 30.3°F | 41.8°F | 3.67 in | 0.3 in | 9 |
| March | 60.8°F | 36.6°F | 48.7°F | 4.38 in | 1.6 in | 11 |
| April | 70.6°F | 44.9°F | 57.7°F | 4.29 in | — | 9 |
| May | 77.9°F | 53.7°F | 65.8°F | 4.11 in | — | 11 |
| June | 84.5°F | 62.2°F | 73.3°F | 4.80 in | — | 11 |
| July | 87.7°F | 66.0°F | 76.9°F | 4.41 in | — | 12 |
| August | 85.9°F | 64.9°F | 75.4°F | 4.80 in | — | 11 |
| September | 80.0°F | 58.5°F | 69.3°F | 4.59 in | — | 9 |
| October | 70.9°F | 46.2°F | 58.5°F | 3.77 in | — | 8 |
| November | 60.6°F | 35.2°F | 47.9°F | 3.75 in | — | 8 |
| December | 51.8°F | 30.3°F | 41.1°F | 4.66 in | 1.6 in | 10 |
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