Mount Mitchell, NC: records

30 September 2026: The hottest day on record in Mount Mitchell, NC: 87°F on Friday 3 July 1925.

The record begins: 1925

All-time records

Hottest day: 87°F; 3 July 1925
Coldest night: -34°F; 21 January 1985
Wettest day: 16.50 in; 8 September 2004
Warmest night: 70°F; 29 July 1930
Coldest day: -8°F; 25 December 1983

Daily records by decade

New daily records set in Mount Mitchell, NC by decade since the 1950s: the most record highs, 87, came in the 1980s; the most record lows, 66, in the 1960s.

Record highs
Record lows

Every decade as a table

Decade	Record highs	Record lows	Years in the record
1920s	0	0	5
1930s	0	0	10
1940s	0	0	10
1950s	9	15	10
1960s	16	66	10
1970s	0	0	10
1980s	87	62	10
1990s	46	32	10
2000s	45	26	10
2010s	22	33	10
2020s	31	12	7

Records by month

Month	Highest	Lowest	Wettest day
January	62°F 29 January 1947, 8 January 1946, 8 January 1934	-34°F 21 January 1985	6.45 in 8 January 1998
February	64°F 26 February 1951	-23°F 17 February 1958	4.30 in 4 February 2022
March	74°F 25 March 1929	-15°F 30 March 1964	4.45 in 28 March 1994
April	73°F 17 April 2006	1°F 8 April 2007, 5 April 1944, 13 April 1940	5.95 in 19 April 1940
May	78°F 13 May 2000, 27 May 1965	13°F 1 May 1963	5.72 in 30 May 2018
June	80°F 29 June 1945, 28 June 1945, 30 June 1927	27°F 3 June 1956	4.65 in 21 June 2023
July	87°F 3 July 1925	36°F 23 July 1947, 22 July 1947, 1 July 1937 and 2 more	5.31 in 11 July 1948
August	81°F 1 August 1999	32°F 29 August 1986	9.74 in 29 August 1940
September	81°F 6 September 1925, 5 September 1925	23°F 22 September 1983	16.50 in 8 September 2004
October	75°F 5 October 1941, 1 October 1941	5°F 26 October 1962	7.21 in 9 October 2017
November	68°F 6 November 1946	-19°F 25 November 1950	6.61 in 5 November 1938
December	71°F 9 December 1946	-22°F 13 December 1962	5.05 in 1 December 1996

Streaks, months and years

Longest cold streak	20 days	23 December 1939 to 11 January 1940	A high of 32°F or below
Wettest month	46.77 in	September 2004
Driest month	0.00 in	November 1980
Wettest year	139.94 in	2018
Driest year	56.47 in	1986	and 1 more

Every record in words

The coldest night on record in Mount Mitchell, NC: a low of -34°F on Monday 21 January 1985.
The wettest day on record in Mount Mitchell, NC: 16.50 in on Wednesday 8 September 2004.
The warmest night on record in Mount Mitchell, NC: a low of 70°F on Tuesday 29 July 1930.
The coldest day on record in Mount Mitchell, NC: a high of -8°F on Sunday 25 December 1983.
The longest run of days with a high of 32°F or below in Mount Mitchell, NC: 20 days, from Saturday 23 December 1939 to Thursday 11 January 1940.
The wettest month on record in Mount Mitchell, NC: September 2004, with 46.77 in of precipitation.
The driest month on record in Mount Mitchell, NC: November 1980, with 0.00 in of precipitation.
The wettest year on record in Mount Mitchell, NC: 2018, with 139.94 in of precipitation.
The driest year on record in Mount Mitchell, NC: 1986, with 56.47 in of precipitation (shared with 1 other year).

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