All-time weather records — Wentworth, NC

Record high
102.9°F
August 19, 1988
Record low
-9.0°F
January 21, 1985
Wettest day
6.64 in
September 18, 2024

Climate change signal in Wentworth

16.1%

of Wentworth's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (59 of 366 records since 2015).

6%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (22 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 #
1960s
38
69
1970s
62
106
1980s
71
80
1990s
61
49
2000s
54
25
2010s
50
25
2020s
30
12

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 1962, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1962-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 79.0°F — Jan 31, 2002 -9.0°F — Jan 21, 1985 2.70 in — Jan 25, 2010
February 82.0°F — Feb 27, 1977 0.0°F — Feb 5, 1996 3.15 in — Feb 7, 2020
March 88.0°F — Mar 12, 2026 10.0°F — Mar 2, 1980 4.54 in — Mar 29, 2010
April 91.9°F — Apr 18, 2002 21.0°F — Apr 11, 1974 5.07 in — Apr 16, 1987
May 95.0°F — May 15, 1985 27.0°F — May 24, 2007 3.60 in — May 23, 1989
June 100.0°F — Jun 30, 2012 39.9°F — Jun 14, 1995 5.15 in — Jun 21, 1972
July 100.9°F — Jul 9, 1977 50.0°F — Jul 2, 1988 3.62 in — Jul 2, 1993
August 102.9°F — Aug 19, 1988 44.1°F — Aug 17, 1966 4.70 in — Aug 9, 2024
September 98.1°F — Sep 12, 1983 35.1°F — Sep 24, 1983 6.64 in — Sep 18, 2024
October 96.1°F — Oct 4, 2019 23.0°F — Oct 27, 1962 4.65 in — Oct 12, 2018
November 84.9°F — Nov 3, 1974 10.0°F — Nov 24, 1970 3.00 in — Nov 12, 2009
December 80.1°F — Dec 8, 1998 -0.9°F — Dec 25, 1983 2.50 in — Dec 4, 1990

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