Lumberton, NC

North Carolina · Records since 1903–2026

🌤️ 85°F
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Records for September 7

🔥 Record High

100°F

September 7, 1925

+14° from 86° normal

❄ Record Low

47°F

September 7, 1924

-21° from 68° normal
🌞 Normal high: 86°F 🌑 Normal low: 68°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Lumberton

🔥
108°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jul 21, 1926
❄
-2°F
Coldest Day Ever
Dec 28, 1989
🌧
12.53"
Wettest Day Ever
Oct 8, 2016
☃
12.0"
Most Snow in One Day
Feb 11, 1912

Top 10 Record Highs — September 7

# Temp Date
🏆 100°F September 7, 1925
2 98°F September 7, 1954
3 98°F September 7, 1921
4 96°F September 7, 1983
5 96°F September 7, 1910
6 95°F September 7, 2018
7 94°F September 7, 2023
8 94°F September 7, 2016
9 94°F September 7, 1985
10 94°F September 7, 1941

Top 5 Record Lows — September 7

# Temp Date
🥶 47°F September 7, 1924
2 49°F September 7, 1984
3 49°F September 7, 1982
4 52°F September 7, 1997
5 53°F September 7, 1988
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 1903–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Lumberton

threshold: 96°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.3
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
100°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
76
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
3
Heat waves 2026
so far

2026 Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Year to date
Above normal Below normal

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

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1903–2026
82
2026 so far
63
Avg/year 1970–2025
75
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
107
Most in a year (1954)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Lumberton

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jun 12, 2015 – Jun 26, 2015 15 104°F (Jun 15) 100°F 74°F
2 Jul 4, 1993 – Jul 16, 1993 13 103°F (Jul 11) 99°F 72°F
3 Aug 29, 1921 – Sep 7, 1921 10 102°F (Sep 4) 99°F 71°F
4 Jun 24, 1914 – Jul 2, 1914 9 103°F (Jun 25) 100°F 73°F
5 Aug 13, 2007 – Aug 21, 2007 9 103°F (Aug 21) 98°F 72°F
6 Aug 18, 1968 – Aug 26, 1968 9 102°F (Aug 25) 99°F 71°F
7 Jul 14, 1977 – Jul 22, 1977 9 101°F (Jul 21) 98°F 70°F
8 Jun 4, 2008 – Jun 11, 2008 8 102°F (Jun 8) 99°F 73°F
9 Aug 13, 2026 – Aug 20, 2026 8 102°F (Aug 17) 98°F 74°F
10 Jul 23, 1914 – Jul 29, 1914 7 106°F (Jul 26) 103°F 69°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

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

42
2026 total
above-normal nights
25.4
Avg / summer
1970–2020
69
Most in a summer
2010

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

24.31"
2026 YTD
Normal: 30.25"
-5.94"
0.00"
September so far
September normal: 4.93"
-4.93"
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 · Lumberton is 5.94" behind the normal pace

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1903–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1903, annual totals have trended -0.28" per decade, about -3.4" 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

81.6°F

Average temperature · August 2026

30th-warmest month on record

6th-warmest August of 118 on record

+2.2° vs. 79.4° average (1991–2020)
84.5°F
Warmest month ever
August 2007
84.5°F
Warmest August ever
2007
23
Days ≥ 90°F
in August
102°F
Hottest of 2026
Aug 17

Longest 90°F Streak in August

16 consecutive days with highs of at least 90°F (Aug 6–21, 2026, peaking at 102°F)

The longest August streak since 2016 (10 years). The August record is 31 days, set in 1954.

Average August Temperature by Year

1903–2026 · 2026 highlighted

Precipitation — August 2026

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

4.02"
Total precipitation
August 2026
-1.39"
vs. average
Normal: 5.41" · 74% of normal
41st-driest
August rank
of 116 on record
11.08"
Wettest August ever
1992 · driest 0.55" (2005)

August Precipitation by Year

1903–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.01" per decade (wetter since 1903)

Wettest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 1992 11.08"
2 2011 10.92"
3 1974 10.46"
4 1955 9.96"
5 1922 9.74"
6 2004 9.73"
7 1949 9.21"
8 1962 8.81"
9 1967 8.80"
10 1908 8.74"

Driest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 2005 0.55"
2 2010 0.72"
3 1968 0.91"
4 1980 1.37"
5 1954 1.44"
6 1959 1.49"
7 1997 1.50"
8 1950 1.67"
9 1979 1.71"
10 1917 1.77"

Warmest Augusts on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2007 84.5°F
2 1954 82.8°F
3 2010 82.3°F
4 2016 82.1°F
5 1926 81.8°F
6 2026 81.6°F
7 1906 81.5°F
8 2005 81.4°F
9 2011 81.3°F
10 2021 81.2°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 August 2007 84.5°F
2 July 1993 83.7°F
3 July 2025 83.6°F
4 July 2011 83.5°F
5 July 2012 83.3°F
6 July 2024 83.2°F
7 July 2016 83.1°F
8 July 2015 83.1°F
9 July 2019 82.9°F
10 June 2015 82.8°F

Nearby Stations — August 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp August Rank
Lumberton, NC 81.6°F 6th of 118
Fayetteville, NC 82.1°F 5th of 114
Myrtle Beach, SC 81.3°F 5th of 67
Wilmington, NC 82.1°F 6th of 153
Raleigh, NC 81.2°F 4th of 140
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 1,398 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 116 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 21 Aug 20, 2004 Oct 20, 1926 -0.9 d/decade
Last 80°F day
The last genuinely warm afternoon
 Sep 6
so far
 Nov 11 Sep 26, 1957 Dec 29, 2015 +0.5 d/decade
First high below 50°F
The first afternoon that stays cold
 not yet Nov 28 Oct 14, 1977 Dec 26, 1921 +0.4 d/decade
First 32°F freeze
Growing season over
 not yet Nov 7 Oct 3, 1981 Dec 1, 1948 +0.3 d/decade
First 28°F hard freeze
Cold enough to end tender growth
 not yet Nov 21 Oct 4, 1974 Dec 21, 2009 +0.5 d/decade
First 20°F night
Winter cold arriving
 not yet — Oct 27, 1962 Dec 31, 1993 +0.1 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 1903 · trending +0.3 days later per decade

222
Normal length
1991–2020 average
261
Longest on record
1938
168
Shortest on record
1980

Growing Season Length by Year

Days between the last spring freeze and the first fall freeze · trending +0.1 days longer per decade

Fall Average Temperature by Year

1903–2025 · 2026 highlighted

Fall Precipitation by Year

1903–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.11" per decade (wetter since 1903)

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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