North Carolina · county areal climate 1951–2025

Stanly County, NC

A 45.9" / 61.3°F normal · 2025 ran 84% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 72% (18.67") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 5th driest start of 76 years. Temperature +1.3°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

45.9in
annual precipitation · 61.3°F

2025 vs Normal

84%
38.8" · 61.2°F (-0.1 vs normal)

Wettest Year

65.2in
2003

Driest Year

31.6in
2012

Biggest Rain Day

5.96in
Oct 11 · 1990

Warmest Year

62.8°F
1990

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

42°
J
46°
F
53°
M
61°
A
69°
M
76°
J
80°
J
78°
A
72°
S
62°
O
52°
N
45°
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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