North Carolina · county areal climate 1951–2025

Rowan County, NC

A 43.7" / 59.5°F normal · 2025 ran 78% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 73% (18.21") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 4th driest start of 76 years. Temperature +1.2°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

43.7in
annual precipitation · 59.5°F

2025 vs Normal

78%
34.2" · 59.7°F (+0.2 vs normal)

Wettest Year

62.4in
2020

Driest Year

29.2in
1986

Biggest Rain Day

5.43in
Aug 27 · 2008

Warmest Year

61.0°F
1990

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

40°
J
44°
F
51°
M
59°
A
67°
M
75°
J
78°
J
77°
A
71°
S
60°
O
50°
N
43°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.

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