Asheville, NC

North Carolina · Records since 1876–2026

🌤️ 88°F Feels like 92°
Currently in Asheville
As of 2:30 PM EDT
🔥 3° from today's record of 91°F

Records for September 11

🔥 Record High

91°F

September 11, 1897

+11° from 80° normal

❄ Record Low

44°F

September 11, 1998

-16° from 60° normal
🌞 Normal high: 80°F 🌑 Normal low: 60°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Asheville

🔥
100°F
Hottest Day Ever
Aug 21, 1983
❄
-16°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 21, 1985
🌧
6.40"
Wettest Day Ever
Oct 18, 1879
☃
16.3"
Most Snow in One Day
Dec 3, 1971

First & Last Dates — Asheville

How early and how late each seasonal turning point has ever arrived, across the full period of record

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Range ever recorded Normal date (1991–2020)
235 days
Longest growing season
2012
139 days
Shortest growing season
1895
191 days
Normal growing season
1991–2020 average

Top 10 Record Highs — September 11

# Temp Date
🏆 91°F September 11, 1897
2 90°F September 11, 2019
3 88°F September 11, 1983
4 88°F September 11, 1933
5 87°F September 11, 1931
6 87°F September 11, 1925
7 86°F September 11, 2002
8 86°F September 11, 1981
9 86°F September 11, 1951
10 86°F September 11, 1934

Top 5 Record Lows — September 11

# Temp Date
🥶 44°F September 11, 1998
2 44°F September 11, 1976
3 44°F September 11, 1969
4 44°F September 11, 1924
5 44°F September 11, 1913
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 1876–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.
1
day
Hot Streak
1 consecutive day at or above 89°F · since September 10
2 more days to heat wave status

Heat Wave Summary — Asheville

threshold: 89°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.4
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
93°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
9
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
4
Heat waves 2026
so far

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1877–2026
15
2026 so far
10
Avg/year 1970–2025
12
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
32
Most in a year (1952)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Asheville

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jul 10, 1932 – Jul 29, 1932 20 97°F (Jul 20) 92°F 66°F
2 Jul 6, 1977 – Jul 21, 1977 16 94°F (Jul 13) 92°F 66°F
3 Jun 30, 1993 – Jul 13, 1993 14 95°F (Jul 7) 92°F 65°F
4 Jun 25, 1969 – Jul 6, 1969 12 96°F (Jun 28) 93°F 66°F
5 Jul 20, 1940 – Jul 29, 1940 10 95°F (Jul 27) 92°F 67°F
6 Aug 13, 2007 – Aug 22, 2007 10 94°F (Aug 16) 91°F 63°F
7 Jun 22, 1952 – Jun 30, 1952 9 98°F (Jun 28) 94°F 68°F
8 Aug 17, 1983 – Aug 24, 1983 8 100°F (Aug 21) 95°F 66°F
9 Jul 23, 1949 – Jul 30, 1949 8 97°F (Jul 29) 93°F 66°F
10 Jul 26, 1941 – Aug 2, 1941 8 94°F (Jul 29) 91°F 67°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

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

63
2026 total
above-normal nights
37.1
Avg / summer
1970–2020
67
Most in a summer
2016

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Annual totals and trend across the full period of record · see this year's standing →

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1869–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1869, annual totals have trended +1.16" per decade, about +18.1" across the record.

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (≥ 1.0")

This Year — 2026

How Asheville is tracking against normal, year to date

Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Above normal Below normal

146 of 252 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Precipitation, Year to Date

32.89"
2026 YTD
Normal: 35.51"
-2.62"
0.02"
September so far
September normal: 4.13"
-4.11"
8
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · Asheville is 2.62" behind the normal pace

Period Review — Mar 1 – May 31, 2026

Any window, evaluated against every other year on record — 92 days

Quick picks: Last 7 days Last 30 days Last 90 days This month
Seasons: Spring (Mar–May) Summer (Jun–Aug) Fall (Sep–Nov)
59.9°F
Average temperature
2nd-warmest of 134
+3.9°
vs. average
Normal: 56.0°F (1991–2020)
12.52"
Precipitation
50th-wettest of 143
+0.42"
vs. average
Normal: 12.10" · 103% of normal

Average Temperature by Year — Mar 1 – May 31

1877–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.15° per decade (warming since 1877)

Precipitation by Year — Mar 1 – May 31

1869–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.20" per decade (wetter since 1869)

Warmest Mar 1 – May 31 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2012 60.7°F
2 2026 59.9°F
3 2024 59.5°F
4 2025 59.1°F
5 2015 58.8°F
6 1908 58.6°F
7 1945 58.6°F
8 2019 58.6°F
9 1991 58.4°F
10 1946 58.2°F

Coolest Mar 1 – May 31 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1960 50.8°F
2 1924 51.3°F
3 1926 51.6°F
4 1966 51.8°F
5 1931 52.0°F
6 1984 52.1°F
7 1915 52.4°F
8 1904 52.4°F
9 1920 52.5°F
10 1928 52.7°F

Wettest Mar 1 – May 31 on Record

# Year Total
1 1973 23.45"
2 2018 22.43"
3 1975 18.64"
4 2017 18.60"
5 1979 18.33"
6 2003 17.95"
7 1980 17.57"
8 2013 16.98"
9 2009 16.79"
10 1909 16.55"

Driest Mar 1 – May 31 on Record

# Year Total
1 1985 5.10"
2 1988 5.83"
3 1872 5.83"
4 2016 5.90"
5 1930 5.94"
6 1894 5.96"
7 1914 6.18"
8 1941 6.49"
9 1947 6.57"
10 1927 6.60"
About this data. Pick any start and end date and this becomes the same kind of review as the Month and Fall tabs, just for exactly the window you asked for — the generalized version of the same engine, evaluated across every year on record. Average temperature is the mean of each day's (high + low) / 2; precipitation is the sum of daily totals. A year missing more than about a fifth of the window's days is excluded from the temperature ranking; any missing day excludes a year from the precipitation ranking, since an unreported day is unreported rain. Ranges that cross from December into January aren't supported yet. Normals are the 1991–2020 mean for the same window.
← Back to all stations