All-time weather records — Walnut Creek, NC

Record high
108.0°F
July 22, 1932
Record low
0.0°F
January 4, 1918
Wettest day
7.86 in
October 12, 1942

Climate change signal in Walnut Creek

0.8%

of Walnut Creek's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (3 of 366 records since 2015).

0.3%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (1 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 #
1900s
10
35
1910s
34
58
1920s
59
41
1930s
81
45
1940s
56
45
1950s
38
34
1960s
8
49
1970s
19
32
1980s
17
16
1990s
25
6
2000s
16
4
2020s
3
1

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 1900, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1900-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 84.9°F — Jan 16, 1928 0.0°F — Jan 4, 1918 2.80 in — Jan 10, 1977
February 87.1°F — Feb 12, 1965 1.9°F — Feb 12, 1912 2.30 in — Feb 4, 1998
March 96.1°F — Mar 30, 1907 10.0°F — Mar 4, 1980 3.08 in — Mar 21, 2001
April 98.1°F — Apr 13, 1930 16.0°F — Apr 30, 1931 4.80 in — Apr 1, 1973
May 102.0°F — May 28, 1941 32.0°F — May 2, 1963 7.10 in — May 14, 1921
June 106.0°F — Jun 20, 1928 39.9°F — Jun 12, 1900 3.52 in — Jun 27, 1947
July 108.0°F — Jul 22, 1932 43.0°F — Jul 12, 1900 7.35 in — Jul 28, 1950
August 107.1°F — Aug 31, 1932 45.0°F — Aug 12, 1900 7.16 in — Aug 16, 1992
September 105.1°F — Sep 1, 1932 30.9°F — Sep 12, 1900 7.02 in — Sep 18, 1928
October 99.0°F — Oct 6, 1941 21.9°F — Oct 24, 1969 7.86 in — Oct 12, 1942
November 90.0°F — Nov 9, 1900 15.1°F — Nov 26, 1950 5.00 in — Nov 6, 1977
December 91.0°F — Dec 25, 1999 1.0°F — Dec 25, 1989 3.83 in — Dec 4, 1931

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