North Carolina · county areal climate 1951–2025

Clay County, NC

A 62.5" / 55.2°F normal · 2025 ran 87% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 74% (27.73") 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)

62.5in
annual precipitation · 55.2°F

2025 vs Normal

87%
54.1" · 55.8°F (+0.6 vs normal)

Wettest Year

85.5in
2013

Driest Year

41.1in
2016

Biggest Rain Day

4.55in
Jan 27 · 1996

Warmest Year

57.1°F
2019

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

37°
J
41°
F
47°
M
55°
A
62°
M
69°
J
72°
J
71°
A
66°
S
56°
O
46°
N
40°
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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