All-time weather records — Clayton, NC

Record high
107.1°F
August 18, 1988
Record low
-9.9°F
January 21, 1985
Wettest day
9.90 in
August 28, 1995

Climate change signal in Clayton

14.5%

of Clayton's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (53 of 366 records since 2015).

9%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (33 of 366 records since 2015).

If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:

Decade Heat records set # Cold records set #
1950s
16
23
1960s
48
76
1970s
69
82
1980s
73
58
1990s
52
19
2000s
40
46
2010s
29
54
2020s
39
8

Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 1955, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1955-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 81.0°F — Jan 2, 2022 -9.9°F — Jan 21, 1985 2.63 in — Jan 11, 2014
February 82.9°F — Feb 23, 2023 3.9°F — Feb 10, 1979 3.58 in — Feb 7, 2020
March 91.0°F — Mar 12, 1990 10.9°F — Mar 5, 1960 4.10 in — Mar 17, 2025
April 97.0°F — Apr 27, 1990 21.0°F — Apr 13, 2013 5.75 in — Apr 25, 2017
May 96.1°F — May 18, 1991 33.1°F — May 10, 1977 5.20 in — May 20, 1983
June 102.9°F — Jun 30, 1959 44.1°F — Jun 8, 1977 5.54 in — Jun 18, 1967
July 102.9°F — Jul 9, 1977 52.0°F — Jul 2, 1975 5.34 in — Jul 28, 1965
August 107.1°F — Aug 18, 1988 48.0°F — Aug 29, 1986 9.90 in — Aug 28, 1995
September 98.1°F — Sep 1, 1993 39.9°F — Sep 30, 1993 9.50 in — Sep 16, 1999
October 96.1°F — Oct 4, 2019 19.9°F — Oct 27, 1962 7.55 in — Oct 9, 2016
November 86.0°F — Nov 8, 2022 12.0°F — Nov 24, 1970 4.32 in — Nov 6, 1963
December 81.0°F — Dec 9, 1998 5.0°F — Dec 13, 1962 3.00 in — Dec 9, 2018

Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Clayton.