All-time Record Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever Recorded in Charlotte, North Carolina

Weather temperatures have been officially kept in Charlotte, North Carolina since 1878. These are the all-time record hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Charlotte since 1878.

Charlotte, which is the largest city in North Carolina, has a milder climate than the extremes that can be found in the state of North Carolina. This is shown by the difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Charlotte, compared to the difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in North Carolina.

The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Charlotte is 109 degrees. The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in the state of North Carolina is 144 degrees; a difference of 35 degrees.

Record Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever Recorded in Charlotte, North Carolina

All-time Record Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in Charlotte is 104 Degrees

The hottest temperature ever officially recorded in the city of Charlotte is 104 degrees, which has occurred on six different dates. Three of the 104 record degree dates occurred consecutively from June 29th to July 1st in the summer of 2012.

It was also 104 degrees on consecutive days, August 9th and 10th, during the summer of 2007. The first time the temperature reached 104 degrees in Charlotte occurred on September 6, 1954. I would not say 100 degree days are common in Charlotte, but they certainly do occur from time to time in the summer months.

• Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in North Carolina is 110 Degrees 

The all-time record hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of North Carolina is 110 degrees, which occurred on August 21, 1983, in Fayetteville. Home to Fort Bragg, Fayetteville is located roughly 100 miles east of Charlotte as the crow flies.

The difference between the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in Charlotte (104) and the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of North Carolina (110) is six degrees. Not a huge difference.

All-time Record Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Charlotte is -5 Degrees

The coldest temperature ever officially recorded in the city of Charlotte is -5 degrees, which has occurred on three different dates. The first time it was -5 degrees in Charlotte was on December 30, 1880, the second time was on February 14, 1899, and third time was on January 21, 1985.

Below zero temperature days are exceedingly rare in the city of Charlotte. Since 1878, there have only been five days when the temperature dropped below zero. There were also two more days when the temperature was exactly zero.

• Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in North Carolina is -34 Degrees

The coldest temperature ever recorded in the state of North Carolina is -34 degrees, which occurred on January 21, 1985, on top of Mount Mitchell. At 6,684 feet in elevation, Mount Mitchell, which is located roughly 100 miles northwest of Charlotte, is the tallest mountain in the United States east of the Mississippi River.

If you have never been to Mount Mitchell, it is a place well worth visiting. The views from the top are beautiful, and it's fun to say you have been to the top of the highest mountain east of the Mississippi.

The difference between the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in Charlotte (-5) and the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in the state of North Carolina (-34) is 29 degrees. A very large difference, but that is because Charlotte, which has an elevation of 751 feet, is almost 6,000 feet lower than the elevation on top of Mount Mitchell.

Overall, Charlotte has a climate that is much milder than the extremes found in the state of North Carolina.