North Carolina · county areal climate 1951–2025

Lee County, NC

A 45.5" / 61.0°F normal · 2025 ran 98% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 73% (18.28") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 4th driest start of 76 years. Temperature +2.1°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

45.5in
annual precipitation · 61.0°F

2025 vs Normal

98%
44.7" · 61.7°F (+0.7 vs normal)

Wettest Year

64.7in
2018

Driest Year

33.3in
1968

Biggest Rain Day

5.63in
Sep 16 · 1999

Warmest Year

62.7°F
1990

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

42°
J
45°
F
52°
M
61°
A
68°
M
76°
J
80°
J
78°
A
72°
S
62°
O
51°
N
45°
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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