All-time weather records — Ossipee, NC
Climate change signal in Ossipee
of Ossipee's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (15 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (4 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 | 73 | 34 | ||
| 1960s | 40 | 82 | ||
| 1970s | 51 | 54 | ||
| 1980s | 71 | 102 | ||
| 1990s | 49 | 58 | ||
| 2000s | 48 | 30 | ||
| 2010s | 34 | 6 |
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 1953, the latest in 2019. Period of observation: 1950-2020.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 89.1°F — Jan 5, 1997 | -6.0°F — Jan 21, 1985 | 5.00 in — Jan 3, 2002 |
| February | 82.9°F — Feb 27, 1977 | 3.9°F — Feb 5, 1996 | 6.00 in — Feb 26, 2015 |
| March | 89.1°F — Mar 13, 1990 | 8.1°F — Mar 15, 1993 | 3.10 in — Mar 4, 1993 |
| April | 95.0°F — Apr 27, 1990 | 21.0°F — Apr 4, 1987 | 3.60 in — Apr 26, 1978 |
| May | 98.1°F — May 22, 1996 | 23.0°F — May 14, 2007 | 2.90 in — May 28, 1973 |
| June | 105.1°F — Jun 27, 1954 | 43.0°F — Jun 2, 1996 | 4.60 in — Jun 26, 1980 |
| July | 105.1°F — Jul 8, 1977 | 46.0°F — Jul 31, 2007 | 4.30 in — Jul 4, 1981 |
| August | 104.0°F — Aug 19, 1988 | 41.0°F — Aug 30, 1986 | 4.67 in — Aug 28, 1995 |
| September | 102.9°F — Sep 6, 1954 | 28.9°F — Sep 28, 1989 | 5.15 in — Sep 6, 1996 |
| October | 96.1°F — Oct 5, 1954 | 24.1°F — Oct 27, 1962 | 6.71 in — Oct 15, 1954 |
| November | 86.0°F — Nov 3, 1974 | 15.1°F — Nov 12, 1987 | 3.20 in — Nov 11, 2009 |
| December | 79.0°F — Dec 7, 1998 | -4.0°F — Dec 26, 1980 | 4.50 in — Dec 9, 2018 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Ossipee.