All-time weather records — Morehead City, NC
Climate change signal in Morehead City
of Morehead City's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (24 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (13 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 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 1950s | 56 | 13 | ||
| 1960s | 33 | 63 | ||
| 1970s | 44 | 88 | ||
| 1980s | 80 | 69 | ||
| 1990s | 78 | 93 | ||
| 2000s | 17 | 20 | ||
| 2010s | 41 | 14 | ||
| 2020s | 9 | 4 |
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 1948, the latest in 2023. Period of observation: 1948-2026.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 80.1°F — Jan 2, 1995 | 1.0°F — Jan 21, 1985 | 4.64 in — Jan 4, 1982 |
| February | 78.1°F — Feb 25, 2023 | 8.1°F — Feb 5, 1996 | 5.11 in — Feb 4, 1998 |
| March | 86.0°F — Mar 10, 1974 | 12.0°F — Mar 3, 1980 | 3.47 in — Mar 21, 2003 |
| April | 91.9°F — Apr 23, 1985 | 19.9°F — Apr 9, 1998 | 3.40 in — Apr 26, 2003 |
| May | 97.0°F — May 31, 2011 | 35.1°F — May 11, 1997 | 5.52 in — May 6, 2005 |
| June | 107.1°F — Jun 26, 1952 | 39.9°F — Jun 21, 1995 | 8.50 in — Jun 11, 1966 |
| July | 100.0°F — Jul 19, 1986 | 37.9°F — Jul 7, 1983 | 4.69 in — Jul 25, 2014 |
| August | 98.1°F — Aug 21, 1983 | 53.1°F — Aug 10, 1997 | 7.89 in — Aug 31, 2023 |
| September | 93.9°F — Sep 14, 1952 | 41.0°F — Sep 25, 1949 | 9.15 in — Sep 15, 2018 |
| October | 95.0°F — Oct 5, 1986 | 14.0°F — Oct 2, 1996 | 7.05 in — Oct 31, 1985 |
| November | 91.9°F — Nov 13, 1982 | 19.0°F — Nov 9, 1976 | 7.70 in — Nov 20, 2015 |
| December | 79.0°F — Dec 1, 1998 | 3.0°F — Dec 25, 1983 | 5.90 in — Dec 28, 1980 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Morehead City.