All-time weather records — Fletcher, NC
Climate change signal in Fletcher
of Fletcher's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (70 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (9 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 | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 33 | 57 | ||
| 1950s | 69 | 94 | ||
| 1960s | 13 | 40 | ||
| 1970s | 49 | 51 | ||
| 1980s | 61 | 61 | ||
| 1990s | 30 | 28 | ||
| 2000s | 30 | 18 | ||
| 2010s | 50 | 12 | ||
| 2020s | 31 | 5 |
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 1946, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1946-2026.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 80.1°F — Jan 27, 1999 | -16.1°F — Jan 21, 1985 | 4.42 in — Jan 7, 1998 |
| February | 79.0°F — Feb 15, 2018 | -2.0°F — Feb 25, 1967 | 3.36 in — Feb 16, 1990 |
| March | 84.9°F — Mar 27, 2020 | 1.9°F — Mar 15, 1993 | 4.17 in — Mar 12, 1968 |
| April | 89.1°F — Apr 15, 1972 | 19.9°F — Apr 7, 2007 | 5.29 in — Apr 19, 2019 |
| May | 93.0°F — May 19, 1996 | 27.0°F — May 10, 1947 | 4.39 in — May 27, 1973 |
| June | 99.0°F — Jun 25, 1952 | 35.1°F — Jun 2, 1966 | 3.97 in — Jun 26, 1997 |
| July | 100.9°F — Jul 28, 1952 | 44.1°F — Jul 2, 1988 | 4.02 in — Jul 27, 1969 |
| August | 100.0°F — Aug 21, 1983 | 42.1°F — Aug 26, 1952 | 4.32 in — Aug 21, 1990 |
| September | 98.1°F — Sep 7, 1947 | 28.0°F — Sep 28, 1947 | 5.78 in — Sep 26, 2024 |
| October | 91.0°F — Oct 2, 2019 | 16.0°F — Oct 22, 1952 | 5.18 in — Oct 4, 1964 |
| November | 82.0°F — Nov 9, 2023 | -2.0°F — Nov 26, 1950 | 4.11 in — Nov 30, 2010 |
| December | 81.0°F — Dec 31, 1951 | -7.1°F — Dec 25, 1983 | 4.17 in — Dec 28, 2018 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Fletcher.