North Carolina · county areal climate 1951–2025

Polk County, NC

A 55.7" / 59.6°F normal · 2025 ran 80% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 76% (23.62") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 8th driest start of 76 years. Temperature +1°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

55.7in
annual precipitation · 59.6°F

2025 vs Normal

80%
44.7" · 59.4°F (-0.2 vs normal)

Wettest Year

82.3in
2018

Driest Year

35.8in
2007

Biggest Rain Day

6.83in
Sep 27 · 2024

Warmest Year

61.4°F
2012

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

40°
J
44°
F
51°
M
59°
A
67°
M
74°
J
77°
J
76°
A
70°
S
60°
O
50°
N
44°
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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