Record Hottest and Coldest Weather Temperatures Ever Recorded in Greensboro, North Carolina

Weather temperatures have been officially kept in Greensboro, North Carolina since 1903. These are the all-time record hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Greensboro since 1903.

Located in north-central North Carolina, the city of Greensboro has a milder climate than the extremes found in the Tar Heel State. This is born out by the differences between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Greensboro, compared to the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures recorded in North Carolina.

The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Greensboro is 112 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 32 degrees.

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

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

The hottest weather temperature ever officially recorded in the city of Greensboro is 104 degrees, which has occurred on three different dates. The first time is was a record 104 degrees in Greensboro was on June 12, 1911, the second time was on June 12, 1914, and third time was on July 27, 1914.

Days when the temperature reaches 100 degrees or hotter are not overly common in Greensboro, but they can occur from May through early September. Greensboro averages 29 days a year when the temperature reaches 90 degrees or above.

As a bit of weather trivia some might find hard to believe, the record hottest temperature in Greensboro of 104 degrees is four degrees hotter than the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in Miami, Florida. Greensboro is about 800 miles north of Miami.

• Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in North Carolina is 110 Degrees 

The all-time record hottest weather temperature ever recorded in the state of North Carolina is 110 degrees, which occurred on August 21, 1983, in Fayetteville, which is located about 100 miles southeast of Greensboro.

The difference between the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in Greensboro (104) and the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of North Carolina (110) is six degrees. A decent sized statistical difference.

All-time Record Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Greensboro is -8 Degrees

The coldest weather temperature ever officially recorded in Greensboro is -8 degrees, which occurred on January 21, 1985 when a massive arctic chill spread across the south.

Days when the temperature drops below zero are pretty rare in Greensboro, as temperatures have only dropped below zero about a dozen times in the city since 1903. Greensboro averages 81 days a year when the temperature drops below the freezing mark.

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

The coldest weather temperature ever officially recorded in the state of North Carolina is -34 degrees, which occurred on January 21, 1985, at Mount Mitchell, which is located about 170 miles west of Greensboro.

The all-time coldest temperature in North Carolina history was set on the same date that Greensboro set its all-time low, on January 21, 1985. A massive cold arctic chill spread into the southern part of the United States on that day.

Mount Mitchell is the tallest mountain east of the Mississippi River, and it is a great place to visit. The views from the top of Mount Mitchell are spectacular all year long. Mount Mitchell is one of my favorite places to visit in the eastern United States.

The difference between the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in Greensboro (-8) and the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in the state of North Carolina (-34) is 26 degrees. A pretty big statistical difference.

Overall, the city of Greensboro has a milder climate than the extremes found in the state of North Carolina.