Elizabeth City, NC

North Carolina · Records since 1934–2026

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Records for September 7

🔥 Record High

95°F

September 7, 2023

+11° from 84° normal

❄ Record Low

49°F

September 7, 1976

-18° from 67° normal
🌞 Normal high: 84°F 🌑 Normal low: 67°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Elizabeth City

🔥
107°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jul 18, 1942
❄
-2°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 21, 1985
🌧
8.52"
Wettest Day Ever
Sep 5, 1979
☃
15.0"
Most Snow in One Day
Mar 2, 1980

Top 10 Record Highs — September 7

# Temp Date
🏆 95°F September 7, 2023
2 95°F September 7, 1985
3 95°F September 7, 1943
4 94°F September 7, 1990
5 94°F September 7, 1983
6 94°F September 7, 1954
7 93°F September 7, 1978
8 93°F September 7, 1941
9 92°F September 7, 1996
10 91°F September 7, 2018

Top 5 Record Lows — September 7

# Temp Date
🥶 49°F September 7, 1976
2 52°F September 7, 1984
3 54°F September 7, 1982
4 55°F September 7, 1988
5 55°F September 7, 1952
About this data — Records are sourced from the NOAA Threadex dataset via RCC ACIS, a quality-controlled record for long-term climate stations. Threadex adjusts for station relocations and observation-time changes, making records comparable across all years since 1934–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Elizabeth City

threshold: 94°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.0
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
98°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
65
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
1
Heat waves 2026
so far

2026 Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Year to date
Above normal Below normal

135 of 249 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1934–2026
49
2026 so far
37
Avg/year 1970–2025
41
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
74
Most in a year (1942)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Elizabeth City

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jul 7, 1986 – Jul 15, 1986 9 99°F (Jul 7) 98°F 74°F
2 Jul 9, 1992 – Jul 16, 1992 8 99°F (Jul 12) 97°F 78°F
3 Jun 11, 1945 – Jun 18, 1945 8 98°F (Jun 16) 96°F 72°F
4 Jul 14, 1995 – Jul 21, 1995 8 98°F (Jul 16) 96°F 76°F
5 Jul 23, 1995 – Jul 30, 1995 8 98°F (Jul 29) 96°F 76°F
6 Aug 6, 1977 – Aug 13, 1977 8 96°F (Aug 8) 95°F 75°F
7 Jul 31, 1980 – Aug 6, 1980 7 103°F (Aug 1) 97°F 77°F
8 Jul 29, 1942 – Aug 4, 1942 7 99°F (Aug 3) 96°F 74°F
9 Sep 4, 1985 – Sep 10, 1985 7 98°F (Sep 8) 96°F 74°F
10 Aug 12, 1997 – Aug 18, 1997 7 97°F (Aug 13) 96°F 73°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

Nights where the overnight low exceeded the 1991–2020 normal low

56
2026 total
above-normal nights
44.6
Avg / summer
1970–2020
72
Most in a summer
2020

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Actual vs. 1991–2020 full-month and full-season normals

27.70"
2026 YTD
Normal: 33.30"
-5.60"
1.53"
September so far
September normal: 4.52"
-2.99"
6
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

2026 Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · Elizabeth City is 5.60" behind the normal pace

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1934–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1934, annual totals have trended -0.61" per decade, about -5.6" across the record.

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (≥ 1.0")

Month in Review — August 2026

80.5°F

Average temperature · August 2026

30th-warmest month on record

6th-warmest August of 92 on record

+2.0° vs. 78.5° average (1991–2020)
84.7°F
Warmest month ever
July 2012
82.3°F
Warmest August ever
2020
15
Days ≥ 90°F
in August
99°F
Hottest of 2026
Jun 12

Longest 90°F Streak in August

7 consecutive days with highs of at least 90°F (Aug 5–11, 2026, peaking at 92°F)

The longest August streak since 2022 (4 years). The August record is 12 days, set in 1941.

Average August Temperature by Year

1934–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.13° per decade (warming since 1934)

Precipitation — August 2026

Month total against the 1991–2020 average and every other August on record

2.79"
Total precipitation
August 2026
-2.61"
vs. average
Normal: 5.40" · 52% of normal
13th-driest
August rank
of 92 on record
11.85"
Wettest August ever
2006 · driest 1.21" (1970)

August Precipitation by Year

1934–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend -0.07" per decade (drier since 1934)

Wettest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 2006 11.85"
2 1981 11.54"
3 1986 11.16"
4 1955 10.89"
5 1940 10.40"
6 1958 10.19"
7 2009 9.81"
8 1953 9.45"
9 1946 9.02"
10 2004 8.79"

Driest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 1970 1.21"
2 2005 1.47"
3 2008 1.94"
4 1975 2.22"
5 1962 2.31"
6 1968 2.36"
7 1978 2.38"
8 2015 2.45"
9 1959 2.49"
10 1948 2.64"

Warmest Augusts on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2020 82.3°F
2 2012 81.2°F
3 2018 81.1°F
4 2009 80.9°F
5 2016 80.9°F
6 2026 80.5°F
7 2011 80.3°F
8 2021 80.3°F
9 1983 80.1°F
10 1978 79.9°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 July 2012 84.7°F
2 July 2020 83.7°F
3 July 1942 83.2°F
4 July 1993 82.6°F
5 July 1986 82.4°F
6 June 1943 82.4°F
7 August 2020 82.3°F
8 July 1992 82.2°F
9 July 2011 82.2°F
10 July 1995 82.1°F

Nearby Stations — August 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp August Rank
Elizabeth City, NC 80.5°F 6th of 92
Norfolk, VA 81.2°F 5th of 153
Cape Hatteras, NC 81.9°F 6th of 133
New Bern, NC 81.7°F 3rd of 90
Richmond, VA 79.8°F 12th of 130
About this data. Monthly averages are the mean of daily average temperatures, computed from NOAA Threadex records via RCC ACIS. Months missing more than three days of observations are excluded from the rankings, so the in-progress month never appears. Rankings cover 1,100 complete months on record. Precipitation totals sum the daily reports for the month, with trace amounts counted as zero. A month missing any day of precipitation data is left out entirely (an unreported day is unreported rain), so the precipitation ranking covers 92 complete Augusts. Normals are the 1991–2020 mean for the same calendar month. Trend lines are a least-squares fit across every year shown.

Fall in Review — Fall 2026

September 1 – November 30, 2026

Fall 2026 is still under way. Season totals and rankings appear once November closes; the markers below update as they happen.

Summer to Winter — 2026

Each turning point of the season against its 1991–2020 normal date, with the earliest and latest on record

Marker 2026 Normal vs. normal Earliest Latest Drift
Last 90°F day
The final day of summer heat
 Sep 5
so far
 Sep 13 Jul 12, 1967 Nov 1, 1989 -0.3 d/decade
Last 80°F day
The last genuinely warm afternoon
 Sep 6
so far
 Nov 1 Sep 24, 1965 Dec 9, 1978 +0.2 d/decade
First high below 50°F
The first afternoon that stays cold
 not yet Nov 30 Oct 21, 1974 Dec 28, 2012 +0.9 d/decade
First 32°F freeze
Growing season over
 not yet Nov 14 Oct 4, 1974 Dec 11, 1948 +0.8 d/decade
First 28°F hard freeze
Cold enough to end tender growth
 not yet Nov 26 Oct 22, 1974 Dec 26, 1998 +0.9 d/decade
First 20°F night
Winter cold arriving
 not yet — Nov 9, 1976 Dec 31, 1993 +0.4 d/decade

Drift is a least-squares fit across every year on record. Positive means the marker has been arriving later.

First Freeze by Year

The first 32°F night of each autumn since 1934 · trending +0.8 days later per decade

229
Normal length
1991–2020 average
271
Longest on record
1946
183
Shortest on record
1997

Growing Season Length by Year

Days between the last spring freeze and the first fall freeze · trending +1.1 days longer per decade

Fall Average Temperature by Year

1935–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.15° per decade (warming since 1935)

Fall Precipitation by Year

1934–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend -0.14" per decade (drier since 1934)

About this data. Fall is meteorological autumn, September 1 through November 30, the window NOAA uses for seasonal statistics. Seasonal temperature is the day-weighted mean of the three monthly means; precipitation is their sum, and a season missing any of the three months is left out of the rankings. Freeze, heat and snow markers come from daily NOAA Threadex observations via RCC ACIS: freezes and snow are the first occurrence on or after July 1, and the last 90°F and 80°F days are the final ones anywhere in the calendar year. Growing season counts the freeze-free days between the last spring 32°F and the first fall 32°F.
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