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Weather extremes

How extreme does Statesville's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Statesville has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1971–present), from the Salisbury station 38 km away. Updated through May 2026 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Statesville has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
105°F Aug 21, 1983

That is about 19°F hotter than a normal August afternoon in Statesville (typical high near 86°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 105°F Aug 21, 1983
2 104°F Jul 8, 1977
3 104°F Aug 22, 1983
❄️ Coldest night
-17°F Jan 29, 2007

About 46°F colder than a normal January night in Statesville (typical low near 29°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -17°F Jan 29, 2007
2 -4°F Jan 21, 1985
3 -3°F Nov 22, 2001
🌧️ Most rain in one day
5.90 in Aug 27, 2008

More rain in a single day than Statesville usually gets in the whole month of August (typical August total about 3.7 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 5.90 in Aug 27, 2008
2 5.25 in Aug 8, 2024
3 5.12 in Oct 9, 1976
Most snow in one day
12.0 in Feb 18, 1979

Close to a whole typical February's snow in one day (Statesville averages about 0 in across the month).

The three most extreme on record

1 12.0 in Feb 18, 1979
2 11.0 in Jan 22, 1987
3 10.0 in Feb 6, 1984

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

-30°-10°10°30°50°70°90°110°130° all-time high 105°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Statesville's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — August's 105°F is about 19°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Statesville's warmest days reach the high 80s°F and its coldest nights drop to the high 20s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 105°F and as low as −17°F. A single day has delivered over 6 inches of rain or close to 12 inches of snow. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.
Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Statesville 2 Nne (NOAA GHCN station USC00318292), about 3 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →