All-time weather records — Hillsborough, NC

Record high
102.9°F
August 9, 2007
Record low
0.1°F
January 7, 2018
Wettest day
5.29 in
September 6, 2008

Climate change signal in Hillsborough

57.7%

of Hillsborough's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (211 of 366 records since 2015).

55.7%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (204 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 #
2000s
54
66
2010s
204
192
2020s
108
108

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 2007, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 2007-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 77.5°F — Jan 1, 2022 0.1°F — Jan 7, 2018 3.01 in — Jan 3, 2022
February 81.5°F — Feb 12, 2017 4.1°F — Feb 20, 2015 3.00 in — Feb 6, 2020
March 89.1°F — Mar 28, 2020 12.6°F — Mar 3, 2009 2.72 in — Mar 4, 2008
April 89.6°F — Apr 6, 2010 25.2°F — Apr 8, 2007 3.19 in — Apr 24, 2017
May 93.0°F — May 28, 2019 32.0°F — May 10, 2020 4.20 in — May 15, 2014
June 100.0°F — Jun 29, 2012 46.2°F — Jun 1, 2024 3.25 in — Jun 23, 2023
July 100.4°F — Jul 8, 2012 52.7°F — Jul 3, 2010 2.96 in — Jul 22, 2024
August 102.9°F — Aug 9, 2007 51.4°F — Aug 22, 2024 4.86 in — Aug 27, 2008
September 97.3°F — Sep 10, 2007 42.8°F — Sep 22, 2020 5.29 in — Sep 6, 2008
October 97.5°F — Oct 3, 2019 28.4°F — Oct 26, 2013 4.62 in — Oct 8, 2016
November 82.4°F — Nov 7, 2022 15.4°F — Nov 19, 2014 3.50 in — Nov 12, 2018
December 78.1°F — Dec 10, 2007 7.5°F — Dec 24, 2022 3.39 in — Dec 23, 2015

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