North Carolina · county areal climate 1951–2025

Catawba County, NC

A 46.4" / 59.2°F normal · 2025 ran 89% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 74% (19.28") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 7th driest start of 76 years. Temperature +1.7°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

46.4in
annual precipitation · 59.2°F

2025 vs Normal

89%
41.2" · 59.7°F (+0.5 vs normal)

Wettest Year

72.5in
2020

Driest Year

28.9in
2007

Biggest Rain Day

5.29in
Aug 10 · 1970

Warmest Year

60.7°F
2024

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

40°
J
44°
F
50°
M
59°
A
67°
M
74°
J
78°
J
76°
A
70°
S
60°
O
49°
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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