McDowell County, NC
: September 2026 so far averaged 71.5°F in McDowell County, NC, the warmest 1 to 29 September in the county average since 2019, tied 5th warmest of 76 (with 1998) (county average from NOAA gridded data, 1951 to 2026).
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- Tuesday 29 September 2026: a high of 76.6°F averaged over McDowell County, NC, the warmest 29 September in the county average since 2025, 31st warmest of 76 (county average from NOAA gridded data, 1951 to 2026).
- Tuesday 29 September 2026: a low of 47°F averaged over McDowell County, NC, the coldest 29 September night in the county average since 2022, tied 25th coldest of 76 (with 1953) (county average from NOAA gridded data, 1951 to 2026).
- No measurable precipitation in the county average of McDowell County, NC for 4 days to Tuesday 29 September 2026 (county average from NOAA gridded data, 1951 to 2026).
The month
- August 2026 averaged 75.2°F in McDowell County, NC, the warmest August in the county average since 2016, tied 12th warmest of 132 (with 1959) (county average from NOAA's monthly county data, 1895 to 2026).
- Days of the month without a value
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Every year on this date
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Every year as a table
| Year | High, °F | Low, °F |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 76.6 | 47 |
| 2025 | 78.5 | 59.6 |
| 2024 | 74.7 | 62.3 |
| 2023 | 74.1 | 54.7 |
| 2022 | 65.1 | 39 |
| 2021 | 81.3 | 52.1 |
| 2020 | 80.6 | 61.7 |
| 2019 | 82.5 | 64.3 |
| 2018 | 79.2 | 62.7 |
| 2017 | 86.4 | 59 |
| 2016 | 80.7 | 53.5 |
| 2015 | 72.9 | 64.6 |
| 2014 | 73.8 | 54.3 |
| 2013 | 70.8 | 51.7 |
| 2012 | 80.7 | 55.1 |
| 2011 | 77.3 | 51.7 |
| 2010 | 74.1 | 54 |
| 2009 | 78 | 48.8 |
| 2008 | 76.9 | 53.7 |
| 2007 | 77.6 | 43.9 |
| 2006 | 72.7 | 43.1 |
| 2005 | 75.8 | 58.7 |
| 2004 | 74.8 | 56.4 |
| 2003 | 68.3 | 41.2 |
| 2002 | 77.5 | 57.6 |
| 2001 | 67.5 | 39.8 |
| 2000 | 71 | 43 |
| 1999 | 74.8 | 64.9 |
| 1998 | 83.4 | 63.7 |
| 1997 | 69.3 | 53.5 |
| 1996 | 71.3 | 47.9 |
| 1995 | 74.6 | 48.3 |
| 1994 | 73.7 | 44.8 |
| 1993 | 71.6 | 40.7 |
| 1992 | 70.8 | 50.2 |
| 1991 | 72.7 | 40.6 |
| 1990 | 76.4 | 50.3 |
| 1989 | 66.9 | 43.9 |
| 1988 | 76.8 | 51 |
| 1987 | 75.4 | 53.5 |
| 1986 | 85.8 | 62.2 |
| 1985 | 71.2 | 39.7 |
| 1984 | 64.7 | 49.7 |
| 1983 | 75.1 | 45.5 |
| 1982 | 76.3 | 46.1 |
| 1981 | 78.4 | 42.2 |
| 1980 | 57.8 | 49.4 |
| 1979 | 74.2 | 59.9 |
| 1978 | 78.6 | 51.3 |
| 1977 | 74.5 | 44.1 |
| 1976 | 77.3 | 61 |
| 1975 | 71.5 | 44 |
| 1974 | 79.9 | 58.6 |
| 1973 | 83.5 | 60.3 |
| 1972 | 78 | 63.1 |
| 1971 | 80.2 | 59 |
| 1970 | 68.9 | 39.6 |
| 1969 | 74.6 | 41.6 |
| 1968 | 77.6 | 48.3 |
| 1967 | 66.7 | 42 |
| 1966 | 72.2 | 60.4 |
| 1965 | 68.5 | 50.9 |
| 1964 | 75.3 | 64 |
| 1963 | 65.7 | 51.9 |
| 1962 | 64.3 | 36.9 |
| 1961 | 78.6 | 46.9 |
| 1960 | 66.9 | 56.8 |
| 1959 | 82.2 | 60.8 |
| 1958 | 71.1 | 42.9 |
| 1957 | 52.9 | 43 |
| 1956 | 68.8 | 50.8 |
| 1955 | 77.8 | 55.1 |
| 1954 | 86.5 | 54.4 |
| 1953 | 84.7 | 47 |
| 1952 | 80.7 | 53.2 |
| 1951 | 74.9 | 42.9 |
Nearby
Mount Mitchell, NC 13.6 mi, the nearest city with its own station